Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a Century

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1▶CD: Pop Music: The Early Years 1890–1950, Disc 1
2▶CD: Pop Music: The Early Years 1890–1950, Disc 2
3▼CD: Sony Classical: Great Performances: 1903–1998, Disc 1
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1Il Barbiere di Siviglia: “Largo al factotum“
piano:
Charles A. Prince (conductor, bandleader, pianist and organist)
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Giuseppe Campanari (baritone & cellist)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini2:33
2Mazurka in G major "Obertass", op. 19 no. 1
piano:
Camille de Creus (composer, pianist)
violin:
Eugène Ysaÿe (Belgian violinist, composer and conductor)
recording of:
Obertass (Mazurka), op. 19 no. 1 (violin and piano)
composer:
Henryk Wieniawski (Polish composer and violinist) (in 1860)
part of:
Works of Henryk Wieniawski by opus number (number: op. 19 no. 1)
part of:
2 Mazurkas caractéristiques, op. 19
Henryk Wieniawski2:07
3Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano: II. Pilenő
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
piano:
Béla Bartók (composer)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist)
recording of:
Kontrasztok, Sz. 111: II. Pihenő. Lento
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1938)
part of:
Kontrasztok, Sz. 111 (Contrasts, Sz. 111)
Béla Bartók4:31
4String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4: Allegro – Prestissimo
string quartet:
Budapest String Quartet (before 1967; do not use for Budapest Strings)
recording of:
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1799 until 1800)
part of:
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven4:15
5Bachiana Brasileira No. 5: Aria – Cantilena
cello:
Leonard Rose (cellist)
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
conductor:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W391: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and guitar)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
arranger:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1947)
version of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W391 (for voice and guitar)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos7:02
6Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: Allegro molto vivace
violin:
Nathan Milstein (violinist)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Felix Mendelssohn5:22
7Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile”
tenor vocals:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor)
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 Verdi1:56
8String Quartet No. 4: Prestissimo, con sordino
string quartet:
Juilliard String Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95: II. Prestissimo, con sordino
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95
Béla Bartók2:49
9Carnival of the Animals: Fossils
spoken vocals and spoken vocals [Narrator]:
Noël Coward
orchestra:
André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XII. Fossiles
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:55
10Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, No. 1: Rondo, allegro spirituoso
violin:
Zino Francescatti (violinist)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21: III. Rondò - Allegro spiritoso
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist) (from 1815 until 1816)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21
Niccolò Paganini5:43
11Le Tombeau de Couperin: Prélude
piano:
Robert Casadesus (French pianist/composer)
recording of:
Le tombeau de Couperin: I. Prélude (for solo piano)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
part of:
Le tombeau de Couperin (for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel2:46
12Hermit Songs, Op. 29: The Desire for Hermitage
piano:
Samuel Barber (American composer)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 10. The Desire for Hermitage
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber3:19
13Goldberg Variations: Variation 30 Quodlibet
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Variatio 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach0:49
14Goldberg Variations: Aria
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (FIRST movement)
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 Bach2:10
15The Threepenny Opera: “Mack the Knife”
producer:
H. Gerhard Lichthorn
vocals:
Lotte Lenya
orchestra:
Roger Bean und sein Orchester
conductor:
Roger Bean (German pianist and accordionist)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (from 1955-07-05 until 1955-07-07)
recording of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (from 1955-07-05 until 1955-07-07)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel
recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Kurt Weill3:04
16Symphony No. 36 in C major “Linz”: Menuetto – Trio
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 36 for Orchestra in C major, K. 425 “Linz”: III. Minuetto & Trio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Symphony no. 36 for Orchestra in C major, K. 425 “Linz”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:25
17Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major: Allegro vivace assai
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Schneider (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: III. Allegro vivace assai
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 Mozart6:25
18Symphonie espagnole: Rondo (Allegro)
violin:
Isaac Stern (violinist) (on 1956-01-10)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1956-01-10)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1956-01-10)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1956-01-10)
recording of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21: V. Rondo. Allegro (on 1956-01-10)
composer:
Édouard Lalo (French composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21
Édouard Lalo6:48
19Battle Hymn of the Republic
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 60) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: V17636)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. Wilhousky)
composer:
William Steffe
arranger:
Peter J. Wilhousky
arrangement of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
William Steffe4:41
20Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì”
soprano vocals:
Eileen Farrell (soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Max Rudolf (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 Puccini4:42
4▶CD: Sony Classical: Great Performances: 1903–1998, Disc 2
5▶CD: Sony Classical: Great Performances: 1903–1998, Disc 3
6▶CD: Sony Classical: Great Performances: 1903–1998, Disc 4
7▶CD: Jazz: The Definitive Performances, Disc 1
8▶CD: Jazz: The Definitive Performances, Disc 2
9▶CD: Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Disc 1
10▶CD: Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Disc 2
11▶CD: Country: The American Tradition, Disc 1
12▶CD: Country: The American Tradition, Disc 2
13▶CD: Movie Music: The Definitive Performances, Disc 1
14▶CD: Movie Music: The Definitive Performances, Disc 2
15▶CD: Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings, Disc 1
16▶CD: Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings, Disc 2
17▶CD: Pop Music: The Golden Era: 1951–1975, Disc 1
18▶CD: Pop Music: The Golden Era: 1951–1975, Disc 2
19▶CD: Rock: The Train Kept a Rollin’, Disc 1
20▶CD: Rock: The Train Kept a Rollin’, Disc 2
21▶CD: R&B: From Doo‐Wop to Hip‐Hop, Disc 1
22▶CD: R&B: From Doo‐Wop to Hip‐Hop, Disc 2
23▶CD: International Music: Sony Music Around the World, Disc 1
24▶CD: International Music: Sony Music Around the World, Disc 2
25▶CD: Pop Music: The Modern Era: 1976–1999, Disc 1
26▶CD: Pop Music: The Modern Era: 1976–1999, Disc 2