Discover the Classics: Heroes and Heroines

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1Overture: Russian and Ludmilla
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Ahronovitch (conductor)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила
Михаил Иванович Глинка5:27
2Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wyn Morris (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:33
3Overture: The Fair Melusina
orchestra:
Bern Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
recording of:
Das Märchen von der schönen Melusine, op. 32 (standard 1836 version)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 32) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 12)
revision of:
The Fair Melusina: Overture, Op. 32 (1835 version) (1835 version, little performed)
Felix Mendelssohn12:02
4Egmont, Overture for Orchestra, Op. 84
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Wyn Morris (conductor)
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven8:29
5The Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Tuckwell (hornist / conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:29
6Prelude to Act III, Lohengrin
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner2:57
7Heroes, When With Glory Burning
countertenor vocals:
James Bowman (UK countertenor)
orchestra:
The King’s Consort
conductor:
Robert King (conductor and harpsichordist)
Georg Friedrich Händel3:51
8Suite From Carmen
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
Georges Bizet3:30
9Variations on an Original Theme 'Enigma', Op. 36
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-04-26 until 1988-04-27)
conductor:
Barry Tuckwell (hornist / conductor) (from 1988-04-26 until 1988-04-27)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-04-26 until 1988-04-27)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (from 1988-04-26 until 1988-04-27)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar4:31
10Scheherazade - Symphonic Suite, Op. 35
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков10:19
11Radetzky March, Op. 228
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Georgiadis
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228
composer:
Johann Strauss (Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien, Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I3:02
12Marche Slave, Op. 31
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Ahronovitch (conductor)
recording of:
Marche slave in B-flat minor, op. 31
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1876-11-18)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1876-09 until 1876-10)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 45), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 42) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 31)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни!
Пётр Ильич Чайковский9:26

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