Classic Concert Masterpieces

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Tracklist

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1Water Music: Allegro deciso
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Water Music: Allegro Deciso
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
George Frideric Handel3:22
2Peer Gynt Suite no. 1: Morning
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg3:46
3L'Arlesienne Suite no. 2: Farandole
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1872)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2 (for orchestra)
Georges Bizet3:18
4Serenade for Strings: Waltz
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:50
5Rhapsody España
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier6:21
6Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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
7Trumpet Voluntary
solo trumpet:
Raymond Simmons (trumpet player)
trumpet:
Stanley Woods (trumpet player)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
Jeremiah Clarke2:55
8Slavonic Dance no. 2
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 2 in E minor: Allegretto grazioso (for orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1886-11 until 1887-01-05)
premiered at:
[concert] (1887-01-06)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72, B. 147 (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák3:25
9Thais: Meditation
solo violin:
Barry Griffiths (violinist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Norman Sattler (Alfred Scholz related ?) and Frank Shipway (British conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ronco (Ronco Teleproducts, Inc.) (in 1978)
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)
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 Massenet5:19
10Hungarian March
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre) (Rákóczi March)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie
Hector Berlioz4:15
11Air on the G String
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Aria from Overture no. 3, BWV 1068 ("Air on the G-string", Stokowski orchestration)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
orchestration of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:17
12Claire de Lune
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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 Debussy5:13
13The Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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 Wagner4:43