Great Melodies of the Classics

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1Voices of Spring
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)
J. Strauss Jr.7:32
2Solveig's Song
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Julian Armstrong (conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (do not use if there is a singer)
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
Grieg5:18
3"Elvira Madigan Theme" (Piano Concerto No. 21, Andante)
piano:
Martha Bergerich (pseudonym used on budget recordings - not Martha Argerich)
orchestra:
Camerata Academia Salzburg (Alfred Scholz orchestra, not the same as Camerata Academia Salzburg)
conductor:
B. Paumgartner
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
Mozart6:46
4Waltz from "Sleeping Beauty"
orchestra:
Ljubljana Radio Symphony (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect)
conductor:
Laurenc Siegel (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a: V. Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a (Suite)
Tchaikovsky4:20
5Barcarolle from "Tales of Hoffmann"
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)
Offenbach3:16
6"Kaiser" Quartet - Poco Adagio
string quartet:
Melos-Quartet-Stuttgart
recording of:
String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 Hob. III:77 “Kaiser”: II. Poco Adagio. Cantabile
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
version of:
Gott erhalte Franz, den Kaiser
part of:
String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 Hob. III:77 “Kaiser”
Haydn6:58
7Polovtsian Dance No. 17 "Stranger in Paradise"
orchestra:
Ljubljana Radio Symphony (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect)
conductor:
Laurenc Siegel (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
partial instrumental recording of:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Polovtsian Dance with Choir
part of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
Borodin3:04
8Pastorale from "Messiah"
orchestra:
Stuttgart Radio Symphony
conductor:
García Navarro (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Handel3:03