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

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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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