The Essential Classics II (disc 1)

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Label: Star Direct Ltd. - Catalog #: SDCD013

Annotation last modified on 2005-11-19 11:18 UTC.

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1Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 - Excerpt
orchestra:
Nemzeti Filharmonikus zenekar (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
partial recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra (op 30; TrV 176)
premiered in:
Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (on 1896-11-27)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
part of:
Works of Richard Strauss by opus number (number: op. 30) and Werkverzeichnis (Richard Strauss TrV) (number: TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:35
2William Tell Overture
orchestra:
Пловдивска филхармония
recording of:
Guillaume Tell: Overture (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arrangement of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
Gioachino Rossini3:46
3In the Hall of the Mountain King From Peer Gynt
orchestra:
Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:40
4Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Ungarisches Staatsorchester (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
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 Խաչատրյան2:32
5Concierto de Aranjuez
strings:
Budapesti Vonósok (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
Joaquín Rodrigo5:29
6Wedding March
orchestra:
Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61
Felix Mendelssohn4:59
7The Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony)
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 Wagner2:05
8Nessun Dorma From Turandot
orchestra:
Orchestra Națională Radio
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:22
9Night on a Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Budapesti Filharmóniai Társaság Zenekara
recording of:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer)
publisher:
Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski
Модест Петрович Мусоргский5:59
10The Sorceror's Apprentice
orchestra:
Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony)
partial recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier
composer:
Paul Dukas (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas5:01
11Pizzicato From Sylvia
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: III. Pizzicati
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
arrangement of:
Bake Sale
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes1:52
12Barber of Seville - Excerpt
orchestra:
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini5:34
13Calvalleria Rusticana - Excerpt
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
partial recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
Pietro Mascagni4:23
14Flight of the Bumble Bee
orchestra:
Nemzeti Filharmonikus zenekar (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
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
15Intermezzo - From Karelia Suite
orchestra:
Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony)
recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11: I. Intermezzo (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11
Jean Sibelius4:19
16Pomp and Circumstance March
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie
partial recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1901 until 1930)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 39)
Sir Edward Elgar2:21