Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music

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1"Peer Gynt" Suite No.1: Morning
orchestra:
Boston Pops
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:06
2Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
choir vocals:
The Norman Luboff Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
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)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:51
3The Four Seasons - Winter: Largo
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (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 Vivaldi2:23
4Clarinet Concerto: Adagio
clarinet:
Richard Stoltzman (clarinetist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Schneider (violinist and conductor)
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 Mozart8:12
5Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle
orchestra:
Boston Pops
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (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 Offenbach3:40
6LAKME: Flower Duet
orchestra:
Philharmonia Virtuosi (associated with Richard Kapp)
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes3:56
7Clair de Lune
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:33
8Tales From the Vienna Woods
zither:
Toni Noichl
orchestra:
Boston Pops
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, op. 325 (Tales From the Vienna Woods)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1868)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 325)
Johann Strauss II8:42
9Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Boston Pops
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
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
10THE NUTCRACKER: Pas de Deux
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (on 1959-03-30)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (on 1959-03-30)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1959-03-30)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-03-30)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14a. Па-де-де: Танец Принца Оршада и Феи Драже (Dance of the Prince & the Sugar-Plum Fairy) (on 1959-03-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:20
11Polovtsian Dance No.17 ("Strangers in Paradise")
orchestra:
Boston Pops
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин1:40
12Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation 18
piano:
Leonard Pennario (pianist / composer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (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 Рахманинов2:45
13Fantasia on" Greensleeves"
orchestra:
Boston Pops
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams5:44
14Piano Concerto No.21: Andante
piano:
Géza Anda (Geza Anda, pianist) (in 1973-05)
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (in 1973-05)
conductor:
Géza Anda (Geza Anda, pianist) (in 1973-05)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (in 1973-05)
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 Mozart7:22
15Symphony No.9 "New World": Going Home Theme
orchestra:
Boston Pops
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo)
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 Dvořák5:36
16Rhapsody in Blue (excerpt)
piano:
Earl Wild (pianist, composer and conductor)
solo clarinet:
Pasquale Cardillo (clarinetist)
partial 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 Gershwin5:41