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1Die Fledermaus : Ouvertüre
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony)
conductor:
Manfred Honeck (conductor)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre (Die Fledermaus: Overture)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)
Johann Strauss7:57
2Thais : Méditation
violin:
Egon Morbitzer (violinist)
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet4:34
3Dornröschen-Walzer
conductor:
Heinz Rögner (conductor)
performer:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski4:58
4DIe Wut über den verlorenen GroschenLudwig van Beethoven6:34
5Die Vier Jahreszeiten: Herbst
violin:
Eugène d'Angelo (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata di Roma
conductor:
José Ferrari (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno” (Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. I/24) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 293)
part of:
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8 (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, op. 8)
part of:
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons, “The Four Seasons”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:19
6Menuett Nr. 2 G Dur
piano:
WInfried Apel (pianist)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:23
7Rosen aus dem Süden
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Carl von Garaguly (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Rosen aus dem Süden, op. 388 (Roses from the South)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 388)
Johann Strauss8:32
8Konzert für Flöte und Harfe KV 299
flute:
Johannes Walter (flautist) (in 1975-03)
harp:
Jutta Zoff (German harpist) (in 1975-03)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1975-03)
conductor:
Otmar Suitner (conductor) (in 1975-03)
recorded at:
Studio Lukaskirche, Dresden (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1975-03)
recording of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299: III. Rondeau. Allegro (in 1975-03)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1778-04)
part of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:29
9Pathétique op. 13 Nr. 8 c-mollLudwig van Beethoven5:15
10Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 5 g-moll
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Václav Neumann (Czech conductor)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in G minor: Allegro - Vivace (Hungarian Dance No. 5, orch. Schmeling)
orchestrator:
Martin Schmeling
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra (Schmeling orchestration)
Johannes Brahms2:41
11Etüde c-moll op. 10 Nr. 12
piano:
Siegfried Stöckigt (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin2:36
12Pulcinella Sinfonia
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert Kegel (conductor)
recording of:
Pulcinella (Suite): I. Sinfonia (Ouverture)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Pulcinella Suite
Igor Strawinsky1:57
13"Wassermusik" - Suite Nr. 2 D-Dur
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel3:11
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1Aida: Vorspiel
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Preludio (standard opening to the opera, ~4min)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Aida
part of:
Aida (German lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:42
2Streichquintett op. 13 Nr. 5: Menuett
orchestra:
Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig (MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Robert Hanell (conductor)
Luigi Boccherini4:01
3Türkischer Marsch KV 331Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:19
4Norwegischer Tanz op. 35 Nr. 2
conductor:
Robert Hanell (conductor)
performer:
Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin
recording of:
Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35: No. 2 in A major. Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso (orchestrated by Sitt)
orchestrator:
Hans Sitt
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1880)
orchestration of:
Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35: No. 2. Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso in A major (for piano, four hands)
part of:
Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35 (orchestrated by Sitt)
Edvard Grieg2:48
5Lied ohne Worte op. 19 Nr. 1
piano:
Renate Schorler (pianist)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte Es-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 1 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1843 until 1845)
arrangement of:
Lied ohne Worte Es-Dur, op. 67 Nr. 1 (Song Without Words in E-flat major, Op. 67 No. 1)
Felix Mendelssohn3:33
6Reigen Seliger Geister
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Horst Förster (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck7:49
7"Feuerwerksmusik"George Friedrich Händel4:02
8Ave Maria
piano:
Siegfried Stöckigt (pianist)
violin:
Egon Morbitzer (violinist)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Johann Sebastian Bach & Charles‐François Gounod3:11
9Largo aus "Xerxes"
harpsichord [cembalo]:
Hans Otto (German organist and harpsichordist)
tenor vocals:
Eberhard Büchner (tenor)
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel2:48
10Für Elise
piano:
Günter Kootz (pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:03
11Romanze für Violine und Orchester Nr. 2 op. 50
violin:
Karl Suske (violinist)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Heinz Bongartz (German conductor)
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:43
12Zar und Zimmermann: Holzschuhtanz
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Zar und Zimmermann: Akt III. Nr. 16 Holzschuhtanz (Zar und Zimmermann, LoWV 38: Act III. Clog Dance)
composer and librettist:
Albert Lortzing (German composer) (in 1837)
part of:
Zar und Zimmermann, LoWV 38: Akt III
Albert Lortzing4:27
13Kol Nidrei
cello:
Peter Bruns (German cellist)
conductor:
Claus Peter Flor
performer:
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester (Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester prior to 2006)
recording of:
Kol Nidrei, op. 47
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (in 1880-07)
dedicated to:
Robert Hausmann
part of:
Works of Max Bruch by opus number (number: op. 47)
Max Bruch11:37
14Oh Fortuna / Fortune piango vulnera
choir vocals:
Dresdner Kapellknaben, Rundfunkchor Berlin (Berlin Radio Chorus) and Rundfunkchor Leipzig
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Herbert Kegel (conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: II. Fortuna plango vulnera
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
Fortune plango vulnera (Poem, CB 16)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff5:07
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1Eine kleine Nachtmusik
orchestra:
Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig (MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (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 Mozart7:53
2Orchestersuite N3. 3 D-Dur BWV 1068
orchestra:
Kammerorchester Berlin (Berlin Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Helmut Koch (conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, 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 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:36
3Hoffmanns Erzählungen: Barcarole
vocals:
Solistenvereinigung des Berliner Rundfunks
orchestra:
Großes Rundfunkorchester Berlin
conductor:
Robert Hanell (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 Offenbach3:01
4Zigeunerweisen
violin:
Ion Voicu (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Heinz Bongartz (German conductor)
recording of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (Gypsy Airs, op. 20, for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Works of Pablo de Sarasate by opus number (number: op. 20)
arrangement of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano)
Pablo de Sarasate8:11
5Der Nußknacker: Blumenwalzer
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Heinz Rögner (conductor)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski7:11
6Polowetzer Tänze
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert Kegel (conductor)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
Alexander Porfirjewitsch Borodin11:23
7Finlandia
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Heinz Bongartz (German conductor)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius8:26
8Die vier Jahreszeiten: Frühling
violin:
Eugène d'Angelo (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata di Roma
conductor:
José Ferrari (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (“The Four Seasons”: Concerto in E Major, op. 8 no. 1, RV. 269, “Spring”: 1. Allegro)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:35
9Zar Saltan: Hummelflug
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Gerhard Wiesenhutter (conductor)
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow3:17
10Bolero
orchestra:
Tschaikowsky Festival Orchestra Moskau (possibly another Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Jurek Petroschof (conductor (possibly another Alfred Scholtz pseudonym))
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel16:13
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1Mein Vaterland: Die Moldau
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Václav Neumann (Czech conductor)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana12:53
2Notturno Nr. III As-Dur "Liebestraum"
orchestra:
Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig (MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Robert Hanell (conductor)
arranger:
Kurt Budde
recording of:
Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”, S. 541 Nr. 3 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
Franz Liszt5:11
3Symphonie Nr. 101 "Die Uhr" Andante-Menuetto
orchestra:
Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Günther Herbig (German conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 101 in D major, Hob. I:101 “Clock”: II. Andante
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1794)
part of:
Symphony no. 101 in D major, Hob. I:101 “Clock”
Joseph Haydn15:36
4Aufforderung zum Tanz
orchestra:
Großes Orchester des Deutschlandsenders Berlin
conductor:
Robert Hanell (conductor)
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanz, J. 260 (Invitation to the Dance, J. 260, orchestrated by Berlioz)
orchestrator:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 90)
orchestration of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano)
Carl Maria von Weber9:11
5Prélude à l'aprés-midi d'un faune
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Otmar Suitner (conductor)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:32
6Der Nußknacker: Tanz der RohrflötenPjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowski2:34
7Die vier Jahreszeiten: Winter
violin:
Eugène d'Angelo (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata di Roma
conductor:
José Ferrari (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:25
8Romanza Andaluza
orchestra:
Großes Orchester des Deutschlandsenders Berlin
conductor:
Robert Hanell (conductor)
recording of:
Spanish Dances, op. 22, no. 1: Romanza andaluza (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Spanish Dances, op. 22, no. 1: Romanza andaluza (for violin (or mandolin) and piano)
Pablo de Sarasate5:01
9Kaiserwalzer
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Carl von Garaguly (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437 (Emperor Waltz, op. 437)
premiered in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1889-10-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 437)
Johann Strauss9:58
10Messias: Halleluja
choir vocals:
Stadtsingechor Halle
orchestra:
Camerata Musica
conductor:
Dorothea Köhler
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 Händel3:18