Explosive Classics

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1Requiem: Dies irae
choir vocals:
Magyar Állami Operaház Énekkara (Hungarian State Opera Chorus)
orchestra:
Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:25
2Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Uwe Mund
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 Wagner5:23
3Turkish March, op. 55
orchestra:
Національний Симфонічний Оркестр України
conductor:
Arthur Fagen
recording of:
Turkish March, op. 55
composer:
Михаил Михайлович Ипполитов‐Иванов (Ippolitov‐Ivanov, Mikhail Mikhailovich - Russian composer, conductor, teacher)
Михаил Михайлович Ипполитов‐Иванов4:53
4Symphony no. 8: Allegretto non troppo
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ladislav Slovák (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: III. Allegro non troppo
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович6:43
5Danse Macabre
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Keith Clark (American conductor)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (original for orchestra)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:09
6Firebird: King Kastechei's Infernal Dance
orchestra:
Brussels Philharmonic
conductor:
علی رهبری (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Firebird Suite: V. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский4:45
7Symphony no. 2: IV. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
orchestra:
Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia w Katowicach (revived in 1945 in Katowice)
performer:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": III. In ruhig fließender Bewegung
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1888 until 1894)
premiered at:
[concert] (1895-03-04)
premiered at:
Philharmonie in Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany (on 1895-03-04)
is based on:
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt
part of:
Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
Gustav Mahler10:56
8Entry March of the Boyars
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava)
conductor:
Kenneth Jean (conductor)
recording of:
Bojarenes inntogsmarsj
composer:
Johan Halvorsen (Norwegian composer) (in 1895)
Johan Halvorsen5:04
9The Rite of Spring: Sacrifice
orchestra:
Brussels Philharmonic
conductor:
علی رهبری (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps : II. Le Sacrifice : I. Introduction
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский2:43
10Symphonie fantastique: March to the Scaffold
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz4:54
11Symphony no. 9: IV. Ode to Joy
choir vocals:
Nicolaus Esterházy Choir
solo alto vocals:
Hasmik Papian (soprano)
solo bass vocals:
Claudio Otelli (bass-baritone)
solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ruxandra Donose (mezzo-soprano)
solo tenor vocals:
Manfred Fink (tenor)
orchestra:
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
conductor:
Béla Drahos (flutist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
is based on:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven11:03