The Classical Love Collection

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Annotation

Box set with 5 CDs.
CD 1: 780001.61
CD 2: 780002.61
CD 3: 780003.61
CD 4: 780004.61
CD 5: 780005.61

Annotation last modified on 2019-02-06 12:56 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1: Für Elise
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Waltz, from Serenade for Strings
orchestra:
Australian Chamber Orchestra (Australian orchestra founded in 1975)
conductor:
Carl Pini (violinist)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky3:44
2Für Elise
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:54
3Toreador Song
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor)
Georges Bizet2:19
4Air
orchestra:
Camerata of St. Andrew
conductor:
Leonard Friedman (violinist)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach4:52
5Slavonic Dance no. 8
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor)
Antonín Dvořák4:08
6BerceuseFryderyk Chopin5:00
7Saltarello from Italian SymphonyFelix Mendelssohn5:40
8Adagio pathétiqueLudwig van Beethoven5:30
9Voices of Spring
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Anton Paulik (conductor)
recording of:
Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1882)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 410)
Johann Strauss6:52
10Hornpipe, from Water MusicGeorge Frideric Handel3:23
11Granada
guitar:
Alirio Díaz (classical guitarist and composer)
Isaac Albéniz4:24
12Après une rêve
cello:
Antonio Janigro (cellist)
piano:
Antonio Belgrami (pianist)
recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (catch-all arrangement for cello and piano)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1877)
arrangement of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré3:03
13Semiramis: Overture
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Semiramide: Sinfonia (Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Gaetano Rossi (librettist)
part of:
Semiramide
Gioachino Rossini12:12
14Gymnopédies 1 & 3
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
Erik Satie5:44
15Pavane pour une infante défunte
orchestra:
Houston Symphony
conductor:
Sergiu Comissiona (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Ed. Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:10
CD 2: Bolero
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Hungarian Dance no. 5
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Hungarian Dance no. 5 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
Johannes Brahms2:23
2Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
orchestra:
Camerata of St. Andrew
conductor:
Leonard Friedman (violinist)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:17
3Trumpet Voluntary
orchestra:
I Musici di Zagreb
conductor:
Antonio Janigro (cellist)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
Jeremiah Clarke2:32
4Nocturne
piano:
Joseph Seiger (pianist)
violin:
Mischa Elman (Russian-American violinist)
Fryderyk Chopin5:20
5Peer Gynt: Anitra’s Dance
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Slowakische Philharmonie (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava) and Slowakisches Philharmonisches Orchester (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Sven Bengtson (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Gehardt (conductor), Libor Pesek (conductor) and Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitras dans
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Anitras dans
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg43:30
6La campanellaFranz Liszt4:30
7Entrance of the Queen of ShebaGeorge Frideric Handel3:07
8Flower Waltz
orchestra:
Utah Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky6:18
9Clair de lune
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:09
10Serenade
orchestra:
I Musici di Zagreb
conductor:
Antonio Janigro (cellist)
Joseph Haydn3:41
11Scherzo from A Midsummernight’s DreamFelix Mendelssohn4:32
12Overture Le Nozze di Figaro
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Felix Prohaska (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:08
13Trout Quintet: VariationsFranz Schubert7:57
14Bolero
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sergiu Comissiona (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel14:57
CD 3: Waltz from Swan Lake
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Spring, from The Four SeasonsVivaldi3:24
2Moonlight AdagioBeethoven5:54
3Waltz from Swan Lake
orchestra:
Utah Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: II. Valse
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Tchaikovsky6:15
4Ave Maria
piano:
Joseph Seiger (pianist)
violin:
Mischa Elman (Russian-American violinist)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Schubert4:32
5Allegro from Eine kleine Nachtmusik
orchestra:
Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Mozart5:54
6The Old Castle, from Pictures at an Exhibition
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Vladimir Golschmann (conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: II. Il vecchio castello (orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (orchestrated by Ravel)
Mussorgski4:03
7Réjouissance for Flute & Strings
flute:
Leonard Friedman (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata of St. Andrew
recording of:
Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:a2: V. Réjouissance (for recorder or flute and strings)
composer:
Georg Philipp Telemann (composer)
part of:
Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:a2
Telemann2:17
8Raindrop PreludeChopin4:33
9Un bal, from Symphonie fantastiqueBerlioz6:00
10Humoreske
piano:
Joseph Seiger (pianist)
violin:
Mischa Elman (Russian-American violinist)
recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (for violin and piano, unknown arranger)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer)
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Dvorak3:47
11Theme Elvira Madigan (Piano Concerto 21)
piano:
Vilmos Fischer (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Svetlana Stanceva (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Wiener Mozart‐Ensemble (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Herbert Kraus (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Mozart35:34
12The Swan
cello:
Antonio Janigro (cellist)
piano:
Antonio Belgrami (pianist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (for cello (or violin) + piano, by composer)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
piano and violin arranger:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
Saint‐Saëns2:32
13Overture from A Midsummernight’s DreamMendelssohn11:06
14Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C Major, K 315
flute:
Julius Baker (flautist)
orchestra:
I Musici di Zagreb
conductor:
Antonio Janigro (cellist)
recording of:
Andante in C major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 285e/315
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1778)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (original numbering) (number: 315) and Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 285e)
Mozart6:22
CD 4: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fifth Symphony, First MovementBeethoven6:00
2Eine kleine Nachtmusik, RomanzeMozart6:05
3Badinerie
orchestra:
Camerata of St. Andrew
conductor:
Leonard Friedman (violinist)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067
J.S. Bach1:18
4Menuet in G.
piano:
Joseph Seiger (pianist)
violin:
Mischa Elman (Russian-American violinist)
Beethoven2:33
5Morning, from Peer Gynt
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre Philharmonique de la Slovaquie (Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice), Slowakische Staatsphilharmonie (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava) and Slowakisches Philharmonisches Orchester (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Sven Bengtson (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Libor Pesek (conductor), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Róbert Stankovský and Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Grieg3:53
6Menuet
orchestra:
I Musici di Zagreb
conductor:
Antonio Janigro (cellist)
Boccherini3:58
7Minute WaltzChopin1:53
8Méditation, from Thaïs
solo violin:
Barry Griffiths (violinist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Norman Sattler (Alfred Scholz related ?) and Frank Shipway (British conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ronco (Ronco Teleproducts, Inc.) (in 1978)
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Massenet5:16
9Zigeunerweisen
piano:
Joseph Seiger (pianist)
violin:
Mischa Elman (Russian-American violinist)
recording of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer) (in 1878)
De Sarasate9:45
10Winter, from The Four SeasonsVivaldi2:41
11Rondo à la TurcaMozart3:30
12Canon
orchestra:
Camerata of St. Andrew
conductor:
Leonard Friedman (violinist)
Pachelbel4:32
13Heroic Polonaise
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist)
Chopin6:42
14Träumerei
piano:
Joseph Seiger (pianist)
violin:
Mischa Elman (Russian-American violinist)
Schumann2:59
15Flight of the Bumblebee
cello:
Antonio Janigro (cellist)
piano:
Antonio Belgrami (pianist)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Rimsky Korsakov1:10
16Sheep May Safely GrazeJ.S. Bach5:21
17Blue Danube Waltz
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Anton Paulik (conductor)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Strauss9:20
CD 5: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Adagio
orchestra:
Camerata of St. Andrew
conductor:
Leonard Friedman (violinist)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni6:36
2Can Can
orchestra:
Grand Orchestre de Radio-Tele-Luxembourg (Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Wallez
Jacques Offenbach2:10
3Alborada del gracioso
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sergiu Comissiona (conductor and violinist)
Maurice Ravel8:08
4Adagio from Clarinet Concerto (Out of Africa)
clarinet:
Joze Ostrack
orchestra:
Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:20
5Rosamunde: Ballet Music
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Rosamunde, D. 797: IX. Ballettmusik Nr. 2 G-Dur. Andantino
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1823)
part of:
Rosamunde, D. 797
Franz Schubert5:59
6Gypsy Dance
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Mario Rossi (Italian conductor)
Georges Bizet3:29
7Dance of the Blessed Spirits
instruments:
Julius Baker (flautist)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Felix Prohaska (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melodie) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
arrangement of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck5:41
8The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarole
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:16
9Peer Gynt: Solveigh’s Song
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Slowakische Staatsphilharmonie (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava) and Slowakisches Philharmonisches Orchester (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Sven Bengtson (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Libor Pesek (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (do not use if there is a singer) (in 1984)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg55:19
10Liebestraum
piano:
Josef Bulva (pianist)
Franz Liszt4:20
11Largo from Symphony from the New WorldAntonín Dvořák13:03
12Peer Gynt: Aases Tod
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Philharmonic Ensemble Pro Musica (Alfred Scholz related), Slowakische Staatsphilharmonie (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava), Slowakische Staatsphilharmonie and Slowakisches Philharmonisches Orchester (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Sven Bengtson (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Herbert Fleischmann, Libor Pešek (conductor) and Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åses død
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 3. akt: Åses død
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:32
13Nabucco: Choir of the Hebrew Slaves
choir vocals:
London Festival Chorus
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
David Blackside (Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:18