The Best Symphonic Dances

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▼ CD 1
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1Minuet
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (composer)
arrangement of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
Luigi Boccherini3:37
2Anitra'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 Grieg43:32
3Ritual Fire Dance
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
Manuel de Falla4:20
4Champagne Polka
orchestra:
London Philharmonia Orchestra (name used on budget releases, not the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia or the New Philharmonia), Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Christian Rainer (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Scholz and Frank Shipway (British conductor)
recording of:
Champagner Polka, op. 211
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. 211)
Johann Strauss II2:52
5Slavonic Dance no1
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
Antonín Dvořák3:26
6Aragonaise
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: II. Aragonaise. Allegro vivo (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts III and IV)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:13
7Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:32
8Menuetto
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:16
9Hungarian Dance No1
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
Johannes Brahms3:29
10Mazurka
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Symphonic Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: VIII. Mazurka
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:49
11Arabian Dance
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Yuri Ahronovich (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: II. Arabisk dans
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Arabisk dans
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg4:31
12Pizzicato Polka
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Pizzicato-Polka
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1869) and Josef Strauss (composer) (in 1869)
Johann Strauss II2:46
13Dance of the Fossils
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XII. Fossiles
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:20
14Habanera
orchestra:
Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: II. Habanera
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet2:11
15Sartarello
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the real LSO)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
Felix Mendelssohn5:57
16Polka
orchestra:
Berlin Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholtz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Die verkaufte Braut: I. Polka
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1863 until 1870)
part of:
Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride"
Bedřich Smetana4:33
17Furiant
orchestra:
Berlin Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholtz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Die verkaufte Braut: II. Furiant
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1863 until 1870)
part of:
Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride"
Bedřich Smetana2:02
18Dance of the Comedians
orchestra:
Berlin Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholtz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Die verkaufte Braut: III. Komödiantenszene
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1863 until 1870)
part of:
Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride"
Bedřich Smetana4:46