The Essential Classics

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Annotation

Most performers are probably fake Alfred Scholz related names.

For several tracks the booklet (see cover art) does not indicate performers

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-02 16:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Jupiter (From The Planet Suite)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
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 Holst1:53
2Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: Allegro
orchestra:
Camerata Academica (Austrian chamber orchestra), Camerata Academica Salzburg (Alfred Scholz orchestra, not the same as Camerata Academia Salzburg), Camerata Accademica Hamburg, Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra), Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra), Mainz Chamber Orchestra, Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), The Northstar Orchestra, Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonic Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist), Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alexander von Pitamic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:30
3The Blue Danube
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II4:41
4Hallelujah Chorus (From Messiah)
choir vocals:
London Musici Chamber Choir
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:39
5Air on a 'G' String
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Hans Reinhardt (conductor)
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 Bach3:17
6Nutcracker (Overture)
orchestra:
Romanian State Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Johan Kleine (conductor)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Увертюра (Nutcracker Overture)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71 (The Nutcracker)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:04
7Summer
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. I/23) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 315)
part of:
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8
part of:
Le quattro stagioni (“The Four Seasons”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:54
8Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Peter Rösel (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:33
9Nimrod (From 'Enigma Variations')
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
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 Elgar4:03
10Sugar Plum Fairy (Coda & Pas De Deux)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Марк Эрмлер (conductor)
recording of:
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
version of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:17
11Clair De Lune
piano:
Andrew Wilde (pianist)
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 Debussy5:10
12The Marriage of Figaro (Overture)
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (use only if the correct orchestra is unknown - see annotation), Berlin Symphony Orchestra (almost certainly a Scholz fake artist), Hamburger Symphoniker, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonia Slovanica Orchester (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Pietro di la Corona (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Laurence Gordon Siegel (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart44:17
13Kinderszenen, Op. 15 No. 7: Träumerei
piano:
Andrew Wilde (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:48
14Morning Mood (From 'Peer Gynt')
performer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
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
15Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
conductor:
Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:33
16Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (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 Чайковский7:14
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