Top 10 of Classical Music: Romantic

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12001: A Space Odyssey: Zarathustra
orchestra:
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Zdeněk Košler (conductor) and János Sándor
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 Strauss51:37
2Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 23: I. (excerpt)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist)
orchestra:
Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara
conductor:
András Ligeti (violinist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky2.59:00
3Méditation from “Thaïs”
violin:
Lászlo Kóte (violin)
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and János Sándor
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
Jules Massenet5:11
4A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: Wedding March
orchestra:
Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara
conductor:
Adam Fischer (Hungarian conductor) and János Kovács (conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61
Felix Mendelssohn5:01
5Tales from the Vienna Woods, op. 325, RV 325
orchestra:
Strauss-Orchester Wien (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Frank Meyer (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Peter Falk
recording of:
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, op. 325
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 325)
Johann Strauss II12:38
6Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Sandor Czech Ensemble (possibly a choral ensemble, even if it might be another Alfred Scholz creation)
recording 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)
lyricist:
Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert4:53
7Barcarolle from “The Tales of Hoffmann”
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor and Norman Shetler (Austrian pianist, puppeteer, puppett constructor, piano professor with American origin)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
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 Offenbach3:33
8Solveig’s Song from “Peer Gynt”
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
Edvard Grieg5:14
9Humoresque in G‐flat major, B. 187 op. 101 no. 7
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1894)
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Antonín Dvořák3:22
10“1812” Overture in E‐flat major, op. 49
orchestra:
Nemzeti Filharmonikus zenekar (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Ádám Fischer (Hungarian 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!
Pyotr Tchaikovsky16:14