Greatest Hits of the Classics

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CD 1: Volume One
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bolero (Complete)
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 Ravel15:55
2Carmina Burana (excerpt): Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
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 Orff2:52
3Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
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 Wagner4:56
4William Tell Overture
recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini11:50
5The Four Seasons - Spring: AllegroAntonio Vivaldi3:26
6The Four Seasons - Spring: Largo e Pianissimo sempreAntonio Vivaldi2:29
7The Four Seasons - Spring: AllegroAntonio Vivaldi4:12
CD 2: Volume Two
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Moonlight Piano Sonata: 1st MovementLudwig van Beethoven6:05
2The New World Symphony: II. LargoAntonín Dvořák13:49
3Scheherazade: Tale of the Kalander Price (Lento)
producer:
Udo Unger
orchestra:
Berliner Festspielorchester (likely another Alfred Scholz orchestra pseudonym), Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) and Soviet State Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Gavostov (conductor), Anton Nanut (conductor) and Vladimir Petroschoff (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: II. The Kalendar Prince
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков12:16
4Scheherazade: Swan Theme no. 10: Act IIНиколай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков3:04
5Scheherazade: Waltz in A major no. 2: Act I
recording of:
Swan Lake: Act I. Waltz
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков5:31
6The Trout - Piano Quintet in A: Theme and VariationFranz Schubert8:00
7The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier
composer:
Paul Dukas (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas10:43
8The Flight of the Bumble Bee
orchestra:
Radio Luxembourg Symphony Orchestra (Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Louis de Froment (conductor)
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:35
9The Four Seasons - Summer: Allegro non moltoAntonio Vivaldi5:15
10The Four Seasons - Summer: AdagioAntonio Vivaldi2:27
11The Four Seasons - Summer: Tempo Impetuose D’EstateAntonio Vivaldi3:04
CD 3: Volume Three
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1CanonJohann Pachelbel5:03
2Largo (Xerxes)
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
George Frideric Handel4:58
3Air on a G string (from Suite No.3)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer)
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 Bach4:56
4Adagio
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 Albinoni48:08
5Concerto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: Allegro con spirito
orchestra:
The European Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, NOT the Austrian orchestra of the same name)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro con spirito
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo6:25
6Concerto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: Adagio
orchestra:
The European Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, NOT the Austrian orchestra of the same name)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo10:29
7Concerto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: Allegro gentile
orchestra:
The European Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, NOT the Austrian orchestra of the same name)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: III. Allegro gentile
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo5:40
8The Planet Suite: Mars - The Bringer of War
partial recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst7:00
9The Planet Suite: Jupiter - The Bringer of Jollity
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
partial 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 Holst7:03
10The Four Seasons - Winter: Allegro non moltoAntonio Vivaldi3:21
11The Four Seasons - Winter: LargoAntonio Vivaldi2:12
10The Four Seasons - Winter: AllegroAntonio Vivaldi3:10

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