Tower Records Classical Music Sampler

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1The Flight of the Bumble Bee
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:19
2Sonata for Violin & Cello: Très vif
recording of:
Sonate pour violon et violoncelle, M. 73: II. Très vif
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1920 until 1922)
part of:
Sonate pour violon et violoncelle, M. 73
Maurice Ravel3:28
3Sonata in D Minor
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist)
Domenico Scarlatti3:21
4Violin Concerto: Allegro moderato
violin:
Sarah Chang (violinist)
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 28: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Karl Goldmark (composer)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 28
Karl Goldmark3:56
5Violin Concerto: Lento
violin:
Sarah Chang (violinist)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 8: II. Lento
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1881 until 1882)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D minor (op 8; TrV 110)
Richard Strauss3:33
6Symphony No. 10: Adagio
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1910)
version of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major (original incomplete version)
Gustav Mahler1:47
7The Blue Danube
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (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)
Johann Strauss II2:16
8Kammermusik No. 7: Nicht...
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Kammermusik No. 7, op. 46 no. 2: I. Nicht zu schnell
composer:
Paul Hindemith (German composer, 1895–1963)
part of:
Kammermusik No. 7, op. 46 no. 2
Paul Hindemith3:07
9Piano Concerto No. 4: Finale
piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist)
Joseph Haydn3:32
10Piano Concerto in C: Arietta
piano:
Giorgia Tomassi
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
Nino Rota1:57
11Piano Concerto No. 6: Rondo
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:48
12Cello Concerto: Adagio
cello:
Truls Mørk (Norwegian cellist)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Sir Edward Elgar3:55
13Violin Concerto in D: Toccata
violin:
Maxim Vengerov (violinist)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский2:35
14Clarinet Concerto in A: Adagio
clarinet:
Sabine Meyer (clarinetist)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
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 Mozart1:57
15Harpsichord Concerto in D: Allegro
orchestra:
Europa Galante (Italian Baroque orchestra)
conductor:
Fabio Biondi (violinist)
recording of:
Concerto for Keyboard and Orchestra no. 3 in D major, BWV 1054: III. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto for Keyboard and Orchestra no. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
Johann Sebastian Bach2:43
16Bilitis: Invocation of Pan
flute:
Emmanuel Pahud (flutist)
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97 : La Flûte de Pan «Pour le jour des Hyacinthies»
lyricist:
Pierre Louÿs
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1897-06 until 1898-08)
part of:
Chansons de Bilitis, L. 90, CD 97 (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy2:24
17Piano Quartet No. 2: Allegro
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist)
string quartet:
Alban Berg Quartett (string quartet)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:01
18Salut d'amour
Sir Edward Elgar2:52
19Die Bürgschaft: Finale
orchestra:
Spoleto Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
Kurt Weill3:58
20Nova
recording of:
Nova
composer:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
Paul McCartney2:38
21Requiem: In Paradisum
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
Maurice Duruflé3:24
22Hands, Eyes & Heart
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
recording of:
Hands, Eyes and Heart
lyricist:
Ursula Vaughan Williams
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:26
23O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals:
Ruth Ann Swenson (soprano)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:32
24Après un rêve
piano:
Roger Vignoles (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Véronique Gens (soprano)
recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1877)
translator:
Romain Bussine
publisher:
Choudens (in 1878)
premiered at:
Société nationale de musique in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1879-01-11)
part of:
Trois mélodies, op. 7
Gabriel Fauré2:36
25Violin Sonata No. 4: Allegro
Georg Friedrich Händel2:33
26Piano Concerto No. 3: Finale
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев1:59
27Piano Concerto No. 2: Finale
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов1:14
28The Art of Flying
Zbigniew Preisner3:57