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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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