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1Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung
orchestra:
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg
conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra (op 30; TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:32
2Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria
piano:
Nodar Gabunia (piano)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (in 1996)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach2:15
3Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: Ⅰ. O FortunaCarl Orff2:35
4An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
partial 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 II6:35
5Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:59
6Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:20
7Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
The London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:29
8Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
organ:
Klemens Schnorr (organist)
pipe organ:
Klemens Schnorr (organist) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in München, Bayern, Germany (in 1988)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (in 1988)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach8:54
9Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B-flat major, K. 370a/361 "Gran partita": III. AdagioWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:44
10Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. LentoFryderyk Chopin9:04
11Rigoletto: Atto III. "La donna è mobile" (Duca)
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (the real orchestra)
conductor:
Hanspeter Gmür (conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:11
12Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (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 Mozart4:00
13Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)Luigi Boccherini3:50
14Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderatoFranz Schubert11:27
15Concerto In D Minor for Oboe and Strings: II. Adagio[unknown]3:41
16Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: I. Andante tranquilloBéla Bartók7:02
17Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Schenck (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber9:03
18Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“: II. AndanteFranz Schubert7:02
19Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
producer:
Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) and London Symphony Orchestra (in 1980)
conductor:
David Parry (conductor) and Harold Farberman (conductor and composer) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1980)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (in 1980)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler12:04
20Finlandia, op. 26
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius7:30
21Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air
orchestra:
Mainz Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and 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 Bach5:36
22Die Walküre: WalkürenrittRichard Wagner5:35
23Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 no. 7: Hochzeitsmarsch: Allegro vivace
orchestra:
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.)
conductor:
Theodore Bloomfield (US 20th century conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61
Felix Mendelssohn5:07
24Guillaume Tell: Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Djansug Kakhidze (conductor)
partial recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini3:06
25A Night on Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
A Night on Bare Mountain (orchestrated by Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer)
is based on:
A Night on Bald Mountain (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский11:09
26The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни!
Пётр Ильич Чайковский15:43
27Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. CanonJohann Pachelbel5:20
28Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2 (original piano solo version)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106
Franz Liszt9:46
29String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif - Très rythméMaurice Ravel5:51
30Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
piano:
Vakhtang Kakhidze (composer and conductor)
orchestra:
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Djansug Kakhidze (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:04
31Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a, pour piano : III. Clair de lune
piano:
Peter Frankl (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 Debussy4:55
32Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
orchestra:
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor) and Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Hillborg version with new 2nd mvt)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048
Johann Sebastian Bach6:40
33Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 "L'estate": III. PrestoAntonio Vivaldi2:51
34Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Junge Süddeutsche Philharmonie Esslingen (in 1990-05)
conductor:
Bernhard Güller (German conductor) (in 1990-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (in 1990-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven7:35
35Turandot: Atto III, Scena I. Aria "Nessun dorma" (Calaf)
tenor vocals:
Andrej Kucharský
orchestra:
Filharmonie Brno
conductor:
J. Stých
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:50
36Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. PréludeJohann Sebastian Bach2:35
37Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"George Frideric Handel3:19
38L'Apprenti sorcier
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Hugo Rignold (conductor)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier
composer:
Paul Dukas (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas11:05
39Funeral Music on the Death of Queen Mary: I. March, Z. 860Henry Purcell1:36
40Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
orchestra:
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini7:06
41Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. “Hallelujah” (Chorus)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:32
42Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal ("Can-can")
orchestra:
St. Petersburg New Philharmony Orchestra
conductor:
Александр Титов (conductor)
recording of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (widely known as “Can-can”)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
Jacques Offenbach2:12
43Sylvia - Suite: III. Pizzicati
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (the real orchestra)
conductor:
Räto Tschupp (conductor)
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: III. Pizzicati
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
arrangement of:
Bake Sale
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes2:37
44La gazza ladra: Overture
orchestra:
Hermitage Museum Orchestra
conductor:
Станислав Горковенко
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioachino Rossini10:50
45Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 "Ave Maria"
piano:
Eileen Flissler (pianist)
violin:
Aaron Rosand (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)
Franz Schubert5:05
46Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
orchestra:
Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra and Софийски симфоничен оркестър
conductor:
Ivan Marinov (conductor)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան9:31
47Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Remo Giazotto6:51
48La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)Giuseppe Verdi3:10
49Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Jeffrey Siegel
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin17:57

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