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1Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
orchestra:
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:10
2Minuet (String Quintet in E)
strings:
Günter Kehr Quintet
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer) (in 1771)
part of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5
Luigi Boccherini4:09
3Ave Maria (Arr'd from Bach Prelude in C)
orchestra:
Hans Hagen & His Orchestra
conductor:
Hans Hagen (Austrian conductor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles‐François Gounod2:58
4Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana)
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 Mascagni3:31
5Adagio
organ:
Douglas Haas (Canadian organist)
orchestra:
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:16
6Hungarian Dance No.5
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990), Festivalový orchestr Praha (Prague Festival Orchestra), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre Symphonique de Dresde (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra) and Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Julian Armstrong (conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Cesare Cantieri (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Edvard Kronau (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Scholz and Pavel Urbanek (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
performer:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
recording of:
Hungarian Dance no. 5 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
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)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
part of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1
Johannes Brahms2:23
7Montagus and Capulets (Romeo & Juliet)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев3:47
8Lovers Parting (Romeo & Juliet)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor)
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев3:04
9Night on Bald Mountain
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
partial recording of:
A Night on the Bare Mountain (unknown version, use as last resort)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский4:04
10Jupiter
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst7:53
11Adagio
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 Barber9:11
12Stabat Mater
contralto vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Margaret Marshall (Scots soprano active in late 20th century)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi4:00
13Libera Me Domine
choir vocals:
Chorale des Jeunesses Musicales de France
conductor:
Louis Martini (French conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VI. Libera me (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré5:03
14Adagietto (Symphony No.5)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Harold Farberman (conductor and composer)
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 Mahler12:09
15Andante Cantabile
string quartet:
Copenhagen String Quartet
partial recording of:
Andante cantabile, TH 63, ČW 348 (for cello and string orchestra)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
Home of Marie de Benardaky in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1888-02-28)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 63) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 348)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:09
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1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Donald Johanos (conductor)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland2:34
2William Tell Overture (Finale)
orchestra:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace) (Lone Ranger theme)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
Gioachino Rossini3:41
3Overture to Die Meistersinger
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Jerzy Semkow (conductor)
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner9:50
4Polovitsian Dances (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Heinrich Hollreiser (conductor)
partial 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)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин4:56
5Hungarian Dance 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 Liszt4:40
6Stars and Stripes Forever
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
John Philip Sousa3:40
7Habanera from Carmen
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet2:14
8Gran Partita (Adagio)
orchestra:
New York Philomusica Winds
conductor:
Robert Johnson (American hornist and conductor, Philomusica/Marlboro)
recording of:
Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B‐flat major, K. 370a/361 “Gran partita”: III. Adagio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1781)
part of:
Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B‐flat major, K. 370a/361 “Gran partita”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:46
9Oboe Concerto in D minor (II Andante e spiccato)
instruments:
Helmut Hucke (oboist)
orchestra:
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Angerer (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: I. Andante e spiccato (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: I. Andante e spiccato)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935 (Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor)
Alessandro Marcello3:46
10Un Bel Di from Madama Butterfly
soprano vocals:
Eugenia Moldoveanu (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Paul Popescu (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:53
11Nessun Dorma from Turandot
recording engineer:
Eric Tomlinson (British recording engineer) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02) and Daniel Gable (engineer) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
producer:
Christopher Todd Landor (producer / found of label Musical Concepts)
mixer:
Eric Tomlinson (British recording engineer)
choir vocals:
Prague Philharmonic Choir (Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Choir) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
tenor vocals:
John Oakman (tenor) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
vocals:
Prague Philharmonic Choir (Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
conductor:
Julian Bigg (conductor) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
chorus master:
Pavel Kühn (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Christopher Todd Landor (producer / found of label Musical Concepts) (in 1992)
recorded at:
FHS Studios in Praha (Prague), Czechia (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
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 Puccini3:30
12Meditation from Thais
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British 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 Massenet5:10
13Greensleeves
harp:
Elena Polonska (harpist)
[anonymous]1:53
14Granada from Suite espanola
guitar:
Konrad Ragossnig (lutenist)
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: I. Granada (Serenata) (for solo piano)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
part of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47 (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz4:02
15Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
brass:
Chicago Symphony Brass
conductor:
Barry Faldner
recording 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; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
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 Bach3:24
16Toccata in D minor
organ:
Walter Kraft (organist / composer)
recording of:
Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1708)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: BC L 144) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 913)
revision of:
Toccata in D minor, BWV 913a (early version of BWV 913a)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:25
17Also Sprach Zarathustra (Sunrise)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
Richard Strauss1:46
18Mars from The Planets
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (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 Holst2:57
19Can-Can from Orpheus
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Can-can (Ouverture / Acte II. Galop infernal) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
is based on:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
Jacques Offenbach1:26
20Bolero
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor)
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 Ravel5:13

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