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1Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung
orchestra:
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
Richard Strauss1:32
2Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria
piano:
Nodar Gabunia (piano)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (FIRST movement) (in 1996)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:15
3Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: Ⅰ. O Fortuna
choir vocals:
Simi Studio Choir
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra and Тбилисский симфонический оркестр (Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Evgeny Vovkushansky and Джансуг Кахидзе (Jansug Kakhidze, 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
Carl Orff2:35
4An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II6:35
5Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Zdeněk Košler (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 Mozart7:59
6Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King)
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 Grieg2:20
7Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
The London Symphony Orchestra (London Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Philip Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:29
8Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
organ:
Klemens Schnorr (organist)
pipe organ:
Klemens Schnorr (organist) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1988)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (in 1988)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 565) and Bach Compendium (number: BC J 37)
Johann Sebastian Bach8:54
9Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B-flat major, K. 370a/361 "Gran partita": III. AdagioWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:44
10Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. LentoFryderyk Chopin9:04
11Rigoletto: Atto III. "La donna è mobile" (Duca)
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the real orchestra)
conductor:
Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:11
12Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:00
13Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)Luigi Boccherini3:50
14Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderatoFranz Schubert11:27
15Concerto In D Minor for Oboe and Strings: II. Adagio[unknown]3:41
16Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: I. Andante tranquilloBéla Bartók7:02
17Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Schenck (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber9:03
18Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“: II. Andante
instruments:
Rochester Chamber Players
recording of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“: II. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1819)
part of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“ (Piano quintet in A, "Trout Quintet")
Franz Schubert7:02
19Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
producer:
Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler12:04
20Finlandia, op. 26
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (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 Sibelius7:30
21Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air
orchestra:
Mainz Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist)
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
22Die Walküre: Walkürenritt
orchestra:
Губернаторский симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербурга (St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, St Petersburg Radio & TV Orchestra)
conductor:
Станислав Горковенко
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
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 Wagner5:35
23Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 no. 7: Hochzeitsmarsch: Allegro vivace
orchestra:
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (use for Rochester Pops, Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, etc.)
conductor:
Theodore Bloomfield (US 20th century conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:07
24Guillaume Tell: Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Djansug Kakhidze (Jansug Kakhidze, conductor)
partial recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
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 Rossini3:06
25A Night on Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
A Night on Bare Mountain (orchestrated by Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l'orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский11:09
26The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Maurice Abravanel (conductor)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский15:43
27Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
orchestra:
The Westwind Ensemble
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
Johann Pachelbel5:20
28Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2 (original piano solo version)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106
Franz Liszt9:46
29String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif - Très rythméMaurice Ravel5:51
30Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
piano:
Vakhtang Kakhidze (composer and conductor)
orchestra:
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Djansug Kakhidze (Jansug Kakhidze, conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов3:04
31Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a, pour piano : III. Clair de lune
piano:
Peter Frankl (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:55
32Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
orchestra:
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor) and Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048, Hillborg version with new 2nd mvt)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:40
33Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 "L'estate": III. Presto
violin:
Pavel Popov (violinist)
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra and St. Petersburg Radio and TV Orchestra (St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, St Petersburg Radio & TV Orchestra)
conductor:
Станислав Горковенко and Igor Ivanenko
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:51
34Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Junge Süddeutsche Philharmonie Esslingen (in 1990-05)
conductor:
Bernhard Güller (German conductor) (in 1990-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (in 1990-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven7:35
35Turandot: Atto III, Scena I. Aria "Nessun dorma" (Calaf)
tenor vocals:
Andrej Kucharský
orchestra:
Filharmonie Brno
conductor:
J. Stých
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 (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:50
36Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
cello:
Gaspar Cassadó (Spanish cellist and composer)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007 (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:35
37Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
orchestra:
Ensemble Collegium Musicum (German orchestra)
conductor:
Arnold Kaz (Arnold Katz)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
George Frideric Handel3:19
38L'Apprenti sorcier
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Hugo Rignold (conductor)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas11:05
39Funeral Music on the Death of Queen Mary: I. March, Z. 860Henry Purcell1:36
40Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
orchestra:
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
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 Rossini7:06
41Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. “Hallelujah” (Chorus)
choir vocals:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
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
George Frideric Handel3:32
42Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal ("Can-can")
orchestra:
St. Petersburg New Philharmony Orchestra
conductor:
Александр Титов (Alexander Titov, conductor)
recording of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
Jacques Offenbach2:12
43Sylvia - Suite: III. Pizzicati
orchestra:
Nürnberger Symphoniker (Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra, the real orchestra)
conductor:
Räto Tschupp (conductor)
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: III. Pizzicati
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
arrangement of:
Bake Sale
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes2:37
44La gazza ladra: Overture
orchestra:
Hermitage Museum Orchestra
conductor:
Станислав Горковенко
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture (The Thieving Magpie: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioachino Rossini10:50
45Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 "Ave Maria"
piano:
Eileen Flissler (pianist)
violin:
Aaron Rosand (violinist)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert5:05
46Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & PhrygiaԱրամ Խաչատրյան9:31
47Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Remo Giazotto6:51
48La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)Giuseppe Verdi3:10
49Rhapsody in Blue
piano and solo piano:
Jeffrey Siegel
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin17:57

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