101 Classical Greats (CD4, track 15 is by Beethoven)

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1Overture: The Magic Flute
orchestra:
Georgian Symphony Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Anzor Kinkladze
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre (The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute, K. 620)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:52
2Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
choir vocals:
SIMI Studio Boys’ Choir and Simi Studio Choir
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Nodar Tsatishvili
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 Orff2:36
3Carmen Suite no. 1 (Aragonaise)
orchestra:
Baltic Festival Orchestra (Pseudonym used by budget labels for "Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra")
conductor:
Leonid Malyshev
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: II. Aragonaise. Allegro vivo (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts III and IV)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:19
4Hungarian Dance no. 5
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Festival Symphony Orchestra (probably ficticious orchestra)
conductor:
Leonid Malyshev
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 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 Brahms2:55
5Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: Adagio
cello:
Dimitry Ratushin (cellist)
violin:
Oleg Klimov (violinist)
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch8:23
6Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
Georgian Symphony Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Anzor Kinkladze
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 Barber3:47
7Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": Adagio - PrestoLudwig van Beethoven5:58
8Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Nodar Tsatishvili
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов6:48
9Sleeping Beauty, op. 66 (The Waltz)
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a: V. Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a (Suite)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:43
10Waltz no. 6 in D-flat major, op. 64 no. 1 "Minute Waltz"
piano:
Naira Netadze
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin1:51
11Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
clarinet:
Grigori Riumin
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra "Conon"
conductor:
Leonid Malyshev
partial recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra 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 Mozart2:41
12Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor (Badinerie)
solo concert flute [flute]:
Alexander Kiskachi (flutist)
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Classical Music Studio Orchestra (Orchestra “Classic Music Studio”, St. Petersburg)
conductor:
Aleksander Titov (Alexander Titov, conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:27
13Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 "Scottish": II. Vivace non troppoFelix Mendelssohn4:27
14Overture: William Tell
orchestra:
Georgian Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Jahni Mardjani
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 Rossini3:08
15Holberg Suite for Strings, op. 40: Prelude. Allegro vivace
orchestra:
Baltic Festival Orchestra (Pseudonym used by budget labels for "Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra")
conductor:
Vitas Antonavichius
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: I. Præludium (Allegro vivace) (for string orchestra)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1884)
arrangement of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: I. Præludium (Allegro vivace) (for piano)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, for string orchestra)
Edvard Grieg2:49
16Madame Butterfly (Un Bel di)Giacomo Puccini3:27
17The Nutcracker, op. 71a (Chinese dance)Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:06
18Romeo and Juliet, op. 64 (Montagus and Capulets)Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев4:00
19The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Leonid Malyshev
partial recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas4:06
20Finlandia, op. 26
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
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 Sibelius2:40
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1Overture: The Marriage of Figaro
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Anzor Kinkladze
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 Mozart4:10
2Carmen Suite no. 2 (Habanera)
orchestra:
Baltic Festival Orchestra (Pseudonym used by budget labels for "Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra")
conductor:
Tong Khing
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: II. Habanera
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet2:04
3String Quartet in E major, op. 11 no. 5: MinuetLuigi Boccherini3:32
4La Traviata Brndisi (Drinking Song)Giuseppe Verdi3:13
5Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: Allegro non troppo
piano:
Vakhtang Badrishvili
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Nodar Tsatishvili
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:27
6Rosamunde D 797, op. 26, IntermezzoFranz Schubert4:10
7String Serenade in E major, op. 22: I. Moderato
orchestra:
New Philarmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
partial recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1875-05-03 until 1875-05-14)
revised by:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Smyčcová serenáda E dur, op. 22, B. 52 (Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52)
Antonín Dvořák1:46
8Scheherazade, op. 35: Andantino quasi allegretto
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess (Andantino quasi allegretto)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков3:56
9Scenes From Childhood, op. 15: Of Foreign Lands and Peoples
piano:
Povilas Mezhetskis
orchestra:
Baltic Festival Orchestra (Pseudonym used by budget labels for "Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra")
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann1:29
10Largo From the Opera Xerxes, K525, Menuetto Allegro
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Chamber Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Arkady Terentiev
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 Händel3:56
11The Four Seasons ’Spring’ in E major, op. 8 no. 3, AllegroAntonio Vivaldi3:13
12Overture: Don Giovanni
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Festival Symphony Orchestra (probably ficticious orchestra)
conductor:
Sergei Evgenin (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Ouvertura
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, K. 527
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:20
13Egmont, op. 84: Overture
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Festival Symphony Orchestra (probably ficticious orchestra)
conductor:
Leonid Malyshev
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven5:42
14Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace — Poco sostenuto (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": III. Scherzo. Molto vivace — Poco sostenuto)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák3:29
15Symphony no. 101 in D major, "The Clock": II. AndanteJoseph Haydn2:50
16Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043: I. VivaceJohann Sebastian Bach4:08
17L’Arlésienne Suit no. 2: Farandola
orchestra:
Baltic Festival Orchestra (Pseudonym used by budget labels for "Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra")
conductor:
Yun-Sung Chang
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: IV. Farandole (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2 (for orchestra)
Georges Bizet3:20
18Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra and Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Djansug Kakhidze (Jansug Kakhidze, conductor) and Nodar Tsatishvili
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 Grieg2:47
19Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
orchestra:
Georgian Symphony Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Nodar Tsatishvili
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo russico – Senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto, orchestrated by Ravel, 1st promenade)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (1st) (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:45
201812 Overture, op. 49
orchestra:
Georgian Symphony Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Nodar Tsatishvili
partial 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 Чайковский6:18
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1Overture. Russian and Ludmilla
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Михаил Иванович Глинка5:03
2Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": I. AllegroLudwig van Beethoven6:14
3Cavalleria Rusticana, Intermezzo
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Viacheslav Suvorov
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 Mascagni3:33
4Etude in E major, op. 10 no. 3 ("So Deep the Night")
piano:
Sergei Gurevich
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:26
5Swan Lake, SceneПётр Ильич Чайковский1:45
6Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: Moderato
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Nodar Tsatishvili
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов6:23
7Overture, the Barber of Seville
orchestra:
Georgian Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Jahni Mardjani
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 Rossini3:46
8Carmen Suite no. 2 (Danze Boheme)
orchestra:
Baltic Festival Orchestra (Pseudonym used by budget labels for "Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra")
conductor:
Tong Khing
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: VI. Danse bohème
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet3:17
9Bolero
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Nodar Tsatishvili
partial 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 Ravel5:17
10Canon in D major
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Chamber Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Arkady Terentiev
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 Pachelbel4:49
11Messiah, Pastoral Symphony
orchestra:
Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras (Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Imants Kokars
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel3:00
12Piano Sonata no. 11, K. 300i/331: III. Rondo. Alla turcaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:25
13Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and OrchestraFranz Liszt3:34
14Midsummer Nights Dream, op. 21 (Wedding March)Felix Mendelssohn2:20
15Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: Allegro
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra "Muse"
conductor:
Viacheslav Suvorov
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 Mozart4:13
16Hungarian Dance no. 1
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Festival Symphony Orchestra (probably ficticious orchestra)
conductor:
Leonid Malyshev
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 1 in G minor (Allegro molto) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms3:24
17Swan Lake, WaltzПётр Ильич Чайковский3:05
18Für Elise
piano:
Marina Bolkan (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 Beethoven3:30
19Flight of the Bumble Bee
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
performer:
Leonid Malychev
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
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:36
20Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Georgian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Anzor Kinkladze
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:29
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1Ouverture: The Nutcracker
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Nodar Tsatishvili
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Увертюра (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture, Nutcracker Overture)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71 (The Nutcracker, op. 71, The Nutcracker)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:06
2Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: RondoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:30
3Coppelia - CzardasLéo Delibes3:20
4Die Walküre (Ride of the Valkyries)
orchestra:
Festival Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonid Malyshev
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 Wagner5:29
5Swan Lake, op. 20 (Dance of the Swans)
orchestra:
Georgian SIMI Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Anzor Kinkladze
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: III. Danse des cygnes
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:41
6Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425: Allegro
mandolin:
Olgo Akulova
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Chamber Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Arkady Terentiev
partial recording of:
Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. V/1) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 425)
Antonio Vivaldi2:49
7Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043: Largo ma non tantoJohann Sebastian Bach6:17
8Etude in C minorFrédéric Chopin3:40
9String Quartet no. 2 in D major: Notturno. AndanteАлександр Порфирьевич Бородин2:29
10Prelude no. 8 ("The Girl with the Flaxen Hair")
piano:
Marina Bolkan (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:40
11Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
piano:
Igor Ivanenko
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
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 Бородин3:47
12Prelude in D-flat major, op. 28 no. 15 "Raindrop"
piano:
Naira Netadze
recording of:
Prélude in D‐flat major, op. 28 no. 15 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto (for cello and piano, Casals)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
cello and piano arranger:
Pau Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals)
arrangement of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
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 Chopin3:48
13Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43, Var. 18: Andante cantabileСергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:49
14Karelia, op. 11, Intermezzo
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11: I. Intermezzo (Karelia Suite, op. 11: I. Intermezzo, for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11 (Karelia Suite, op. 11)
Jean Sibelius4:12
15Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
violin:
Anna Grunberg
orchestra:
Baltic Festival Orchestra (Pseudonym used by budget labels for "Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra")
conductor:
Vitas Antonavichius
partial recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Ludwig van Beethoven4:09
16Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": Andante
piano:
Marina Bolkan (pianist)
orchestra:
Georgian Symphony Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Anzor Kinkladze
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 10), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 467) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 467)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:45
17Scherezade, op. 35: Lento. AdagioНиколай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков3:23
18Persian March, op. 289
orchestra:
Philharmonica Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Ivanenko
recording of:
Persischer Marsch, op. 289
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. 289)
Johann Strauss II2:14
19Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-Can
orchestra:
Festival Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonid Malyshev
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 Offenbach2:13
20Carmen Suite no. 1: Les Toreadores
orchestra:
Baltic Festival Orchestra (Pseudonym used by budget labels for "Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra")
conductor:
Tong Khing
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 Bizet2:24
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