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CD 1
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1Ouverture solennelle 1812, Op. 49
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 Чайковский3:47
2Carmen: 'Habanera'Georges Bizet5:00
3Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven7:22
4Turandot: 'Nessun Dorma'Giacomo Puccini3:00
5Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: Rondo - Allegro vivace
French horn and horn:
Josef Dokupil (horn player, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:01
6Rigoletto: Canzone: 'La donna è mobile'
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 Verdi2:24
7Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. LargoAntonín Dvořák3:12
8Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: Allegro molto moderatoEdvard Grieg4:34
9Porgy & Bess: 'Summertime'
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
George Gershwin2:37
10'The Four Seasons': Concerto 1: Spring: AllegroAntonio Vivaldi3:22
11Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: Lento e Largo - TanquillissimoHenryk Mikołaj Górecki4:57
12L'elisir d'amore: 'Una furtiva lacrima'
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:40
13Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. AllegroLudwig van Beethoven4:17
14Gianna Schicchi: 'O, mio babbino caro'Giacomo Puccini2:17
15The love for three oranges, Op. 33: March
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев1:42
16Serse: 'Frondi tenere... Ombra mai fu'
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1738)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel4:18
17Nutcracker suite, Op. 71a: Dance of the ReedsПётр Ильич Чайковский2:22
18Andrea Chénier - 'La mamma morta...'Umberto Giordano4:25
19Adagio in G minor for Organ and Strings
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)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni6:48
20Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - O Fortuna
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:26
CD 2
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1Boléro: Tempo di Boléro, moderato assai
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel3:38
2La traviata: Brindisi: 'Libiamo ne' lieti calici'Giuseppe Verdi3:19
3Canon in D minor
Johann Pachelbel5:52
4La boheme: 'Che gelida manina'Giacomo Puccini4:36
5Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Laurence Siegel (conductor, possibly another pseudonym Alfred Scholz created)
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)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:20
6Les pëcheurs de perles: 'Au fond du temple saint'
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles: “Au fond du temple saint” (for brass band)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
arranger:
Geoff Richards (British composer, arranger and adjudicator)
arrangement of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
Georges Bizet5:20
7Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C major KV 299: AndantinoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:11
8The Messiah: Hallelujah - Chorus
Georg Friedrich Händel4:07
9Gymnopédie No. 1
Erik Satie4:42
10Pagliacci: 'Recitar!... Vesti la giubba'
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:17
11Rhapsody for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 43 on a Theme of Paganini: Var. 18
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 Рахманинов3:08
12Le nozze di Figaro: 'Voi che sapete'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:38
13Menuet
Luigi Boccherini3:48
14The Planets: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst5:26
15Rigoletto - 'Questa o quella'
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:58
16Waltz No. 6 in D-flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute Waltz"
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin1:45
17Orphée et Eurydice: 'J'ai perdu mon Eurydice'Christoph Willibald Gluck4:47
18Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major BWV 1068: Air
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 Bach4:58
19Ernani: Caballeta: 'Dell'esiglio nel dolore...'Giuseppe Verdi3:22
20Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:25
CD 3
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1Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71: Ouverture Miniature
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:39
2Carmen: Séguedille: 'Près des remparts de Séville'Georges Bizet2:09
3Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:54
4Die Valküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner4:17
5I Lombardi: 'La mia letizia infondere'
recording of:
I Lombardi: Atto II. N°7 “La mia letizia infondere vorrei” (Oronte, Sofia)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
I Lombardi: Atto II (L'uomo della caverna)
Giuseppe Verdi2:11
6Valse triste from Kuolema Suite, op. 44/1
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius6:06
7Don Giovanni: 'La ci darem la mano'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:25
8Concerto for Orchestra: Intermezzo interrottoBéla Bartók3:57
9La Rondine: 'Chi il bel sogno di Doretta'Giacomo Puccini2:20
10Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No. 8
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин3:52
11Die Fladermaus: Ensemble: Brüderlein und Schwesterlein
Johann Strauss II3:13
12'Scenes of Childhood': Träumerei in F major, Op. 15/7
Robert Schumann3:57
13Lucia di Lammermoor: 'Fra poco a me ricovero'Gaetano Donizetti3:30
14Fireworks Music - Concerto No. 26 in D major: La Réjouissance: Allegro
Georg Friedrich Händel3:05
15Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Act 3
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:21
16'The Firebird' Ballet Suite: Infernal Dance
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский4:28
17La Wally: 'Ebben ne andrò lontana'
Alfredo Catalani4:47
18Classical Symphony in D major, Op. 25: Gavotte (non troppo allegro)Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев1:40
19La Sonnambula: 'Prendi: l'anei ti dono'
Vincenzo Bellini4:47
20Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E flat major Hob.VII:e:1: Finale: Allegro
Joseph Haydn4:20
CD 4
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1Also sprach Zarathrustra!, Op. 30: Beginning
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 Strauss1:50
2Luisa Miller: 'Quando le sere al placido'Giuseppe Verdi5:31
3Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:36
4Fidelio: 'O Gott! - Welch ein Augenblick!'
Ludwig van Beethoven3:27
5Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067: Menuet & Badinerie
harpsichord:
Mikhail Terian (violist / conductor)
orchestra:
Slovenský komorný orchester Bohdana Warchala
conductor:
Bohdan Warchal (violinist, conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach2:45
6Cavalleria rusticana: 'Infanto amici... Viva il vino spumeggiante'
Pietro Mascagni2:52
7Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: Solvejgs Song
Edvard Grieg5:13
8El amor brujo: Danza ritual del fuego
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
Manuel de Falla4:23
9Remeo et Juliette: Valse: Je vux vivre dans le rëve
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod3:16
10Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto
producer:
David Ellis (producer) (in 1995-04)
orchestra:
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra (from 1995-04-24 until 1995-04-25)
conductor:
Reinhard Seifried (from 1995-04-24 until 1995-04-25)
recorded at:
National Concert Hall (Dublin) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (from 1995-04-24 until 1995-04-25)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”: IV. Saltarello. Presto (from 1995-04-24 until 1995-04-25)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1833)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”: IV. Saltarello. Presto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1833)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”
Felix Mendelssohn5:39
11Rigoletto: 'E il sol dell'anima'Giuseppe Verdi3:49
12Concerto No. 3 in D major Op. 10/3 'Il Gardellino' RV 428: Cantabile
Antonio Vivaldi3:27
13Die Zauberflöte: 'Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:00
14Masquerade: Waltz from Scenic Music
recording of:
Masquerade Suite, op. 48a: I. Waltz
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1944)
part of:
Masquerade Suite, op. 48a
Արամ Խաչատրյան4:35
15Andrea Chénier: 'Come un bel dì di Maggio'
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1896)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
Umberto Giordano3:16
16Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F sharp minor (Allegro)
Johannes Brahms2:48
17La traviata: 'Parigi, o cara'
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orquesta del Palacio de Las Bellas Artes
conductor:
Umberto Mugnai (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. Duetto “Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:55
18Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceLudwig van Beethoven5:48
19Mefistofele: 'Ecco il mondo'
recording of:
Mefistofele: Atto II. “Ecco il mondo” (Mefistofele)
composer and librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Mefistofele: Atto II
Arrigo Boito2:18
20The Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians (Skocná)
recording of:
Die verkaufte Braut: III. Komödiantenszene
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1863 until 1870)
part of:
Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride"
Bedřich Smetana4:48
CD 5
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1Carmen Suite No. 1: Les Toréadors
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:17
2Moment Musical in F minor D 780 - Allegro ModeratoFranz Schubert1:41
3La forza del destino: 'Soldier's Chorus'
Giuseppe Verdi3:09
4The Second Waltz
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович3:36
5Moonlight Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenutoLudwig van Beethoven6:04
6Till Rosorna: Moderato, poco rubato from 'Frösöblomster', Orkestersvit No. 1
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger3:58
7'The Tales of Hoffmann': Barcarolle
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 Offenbach3:20
8Méditation de Thais
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
Jules Massenet5:16
9Granada
Agustín Lara3:56
10Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin4:15
11Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber4:44
12Waltz from Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:40
13La traviata: 'Addio, del passato'Giuseppe Verdi3:07
14Clair de Lune from 'Suite Bergamasque'
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 Debussy5:18
15Sabre dance from 'Gayaneh'
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 Խաչատրյան2:21
16Ave Maria
Franz Schubert2:12
17O Sole Mio
Eduardo di Capua3:31
18Lullaby, Op. 49/4 in E flat major
Johannes Brahms3:02
19Liebestraum
Franz Liszt4:15
20Romance - Adagio from 'Pastoralsvit'Lars‐Erik Larsson5:29