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1The Four Seasons: Spring, op 8 no. 1
orchestra:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Martin Sieghart (Austrian conductor and cellist)
Antonio Vivaldi3:16
2Sonata no. 16 in C major K. 545 "Sonata facile": Allegro
grand piano [Klavier / Piano (Steinway)]:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist) (in 1989)
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Madacy Entertainment Group, Inc. (do not use as a release label! later renamed Madacy Lifestyle Marketing, read annotations for sub-label to use) (in 2006)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: 1. Allegro (Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": 1. Allegro) (in 1989)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:22
3The Tales of Hoffmann
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:21
4Barcarole: Aida
orchestra:
Symphonic Orchestra Berlin (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990)
conductor:
Carl-August Bünte (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi6:14
5Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:23
6Canon in D major
orchestra:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Bernhard Güller (German conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon)
Johann Pachelbel4:47
7Hungarian Dance no.1 in G minor
orchestra:
Symphonic Orchestra Bamberg (Bamberg Symphony)
Johannes Brahms2:52
8Dreaming, op. 15 no. 7 From: Scenes From Childhood, op. 15
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann3:16
9Swan Lake, Ballet Suite, op. 20a
orchestra:
Symphonic Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:06
10Carmen Suite no. 1
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Nemzeti Filharmonikus zenekar (Hungarian National Philharmonic), Orchester der Zagreber Oper (Alfred Scholz related), Orchestre radio symphonique de Paris, Orchestre radio‐symphonique (associated with the fake, Alfred Scholz related, conductor Loïc Betrand), Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) and Symphonic Orchestra of the Ljubljana Radio (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect)
conductor:
Loic Bertrand (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Cesare Cantieri (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Emil Edlinger, Jovan Šajnović (conductor, Alfred Scholz related), János Sándor and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:18
11Watermusic; Alla Hornpipe
orchestra:
Bratislava Chamber Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic) and Slovenský komorný orchester Bohdana Warchala (Slovak Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Oliver Von Downanti (conductor)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: XI. Alla Hornpipe (variant)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel3:14
12The Well Tempered Clavier, Part 1: Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
harpsichord:
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:06
13String Quintet in E major, op. 13 no. 5
orchestra:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Bernhard Güller (German conductor)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
Luigi Boccherini3:49
14Thus Spoke Zarathustra
orchestra:
Pretoria Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice F. Henschel (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
Richard Strauss1:25
15Melody in F, op. 3 no. 1
piano:
Michael Ponti (pianist)
recording of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major (for solo piano)
composer:
Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн (Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer) (in 1852)
part of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3
Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн3:44
16Peer Gynt, Suite no. 2, op. 55: Solveigs Song
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Slowakische Staatsphilharmonie (Slovak Philharmonic) and Slowakisches Philharmonisches Orchester (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Sven Bengtson (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Libor Pesek (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song, do not use if there is a singer) (in 1984)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg55:23
17The Flight of the Bumble Bee from "The Tale of the Tsar Sultan"
orchestra:
Camerata Rhenania (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:36
18Wedding March from "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
engineer and producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic) (from 1987-06-14 until 1987-06-19)
conductor:
Anthony Bramall (conductor) (from 1987-06-14 until 1987-06-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1987-06-14 until 1987-06-19)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace) (from 1987-06-14 until 1987-06-19)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:26
19Prelude in D-flat major, op 28 no. 15 "Raindrops"
grand piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin5:13