Greatest Hits of the Classics, Volume 4

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CD 1
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1The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
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 Holst3:02
2Andante from the Clarinet Concerto
orchestra:
Wiener Kammerorchester
partial recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:23
3Brandenburg Concerto No 3 (Excerpt)
strings:
Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble
conductor:
Vassil Kazandjiev
partial recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
dedicated to:
Christian Ludwig (Margrave of Brandenburg)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 1048)
part of:
Six concerts avec plusieurs instruments (Brandenburg concertos)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:44
4Spring Song from Songs Without Words
piano:
Nikolai Eurov
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6 (Frühlingslied / Spring Song; original for piano)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 161)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (for piano)
Felix Mendelssohn2:17
5Pavane
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Rome
conductor:
Nicolas Flagello (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré3:32
6Waltz in A minorFrédéric Chopin4:36
7Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. MorningEdvard Grieg2:14
8Jesu, Joy of Man's Desire
piano:
Richard Tilling
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, from BWV 147 (for piano, Myra Hess)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Dame Myra Hess (pianist)
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 Bach3:12
9Pastoral Symphony No 6
orchestra:
Münchner Symphoniker (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the former Symphonie-Orchester Graunke)
conductor:
Hans Swarowsky (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: II. Andante molto mosso “Scene at the brook”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:09
10Waltz from Swan Lake
orchestra:
Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (“Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
Swan Lake: Waltz
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:09
11Radetzky March
orchestra:
Marine Concert Band
conductor:
H. Glenn Ostrovsky
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228
composer:
Johann Strauss (Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien, Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:11
12Night on a Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Симфоничен оркестър на Българското национално радио (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Руслан Райчев (conductor)
recording of:
A Night on Bald Mountain (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian composer) (in 1886)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (from 1867-06-12 until 1867-06-23)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский4:18
13William Tell Overture
orchestra:
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rouslan Raychev (conductor)
partial 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 Rossini3:31
14Nimrod from the Enigma variationsSir Edward Elgar3:54
15Moonlight Sonata (Excerpt)Ludwig van Beethoven5:13
16Concerto Grosso
orchestra:
The European Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, NOT the Austrian orchestra of the same name)
Georg Friedrich Händel3:49
17MinuetLuigi Boccherini1:27
18Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Herbert Soudant (conductor)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:09
19Moment MusicalFranz Schubert1:47
20Flight of the Bumble Bee
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
George Weldon (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‐Корсаков1:24
21Pomp and Circumstance March No 1
orchestra:
The European Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, NOT the Austrian orchestra of the same name)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar5:57