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1Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Sunrise
recording engineer:
Leslie Chase (on 1954-03-08)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (on 1954-03-08)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1954-03-08)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1954-03-08)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang) (on 1954-03-08)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
Richard Strauss1:31
2Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood
recording engineer:
René Möller
producer:
Friedemann Engelbrecht
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (on 2015-05-14)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (on 2015-05-14)
recorded at:
Schönbrunn Palace in Hietzing, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 2015-05-14)
live recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood) (on 2015-05-14)
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 Grieg3:51
3Orpheus in the Underworld: Cancan (single version)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
recording of:
Orpheus in the Underworld
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
translated version of:
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra féerie in four acts, 1874)
Jacques Offenbach2:23
4Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca - Allegretto (remastered)
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist) (on 1965-12-16, on 1970-08-11)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-12-16, on 1970-08-11)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (from 1965-12-16 until 1970-08-11)
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 32)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:04
5The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. for cello and piano)
cello:
Sol Gabetta (cellist)
piano:
Irène Timacheff-Gabetta
recording of:
Flight of the Bumble Bee (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
arrangement 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)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:17
6Má Vlast, JB 1:112: The Moldau (Vltava) (excerpt)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
partial recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana3:43
7Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air
recording engineer:
Adam Abeshouse (from 2014-04-28 until 2014-04-29)
producer:
Adam Abeshouse
violin:
Joshua Bell (violinist) (from 2014-04-28 until 2014-04-29)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 2014-04-28 until 2014-04-29)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2014-04-28 until 2014-04-29)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string) (from 2014-04-28 until 2014-04-29)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:53
8Kinderszenen, op. 15: VII. Träumerei
piano:
Khatia Buniatishvili (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann3:15
9Rigoletto: Atto III, Canzone: "La donna è mobile"
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell'Opera di Parma
conductor:
Pier Giorgio Morandi (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 Verdi2:18
10Turandot: Atto III: "Nessun Dorma"
recording engineer:
Giacomo De Caterini
producer:
Philipp Nedel
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor) (from 2014-09-14 until 2014-09-21)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (from 2014-09-14 until 2014-09-21)
conductor:
Antonio Pappano (conductor and pianist) (from 2014-09-14 until 2014-09-21)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Sala Santa Cecilia (Parco della Musica) in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 2014-09-14 until 2014-09-21)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 2014-09-14 until 2014-09-21)
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 Puccini3:09
11The Nutcracker, op. 71, TH 14: Waltz of the Flowers
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (from 1956-05-25 until 1956-05-26)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (from 1956-05-25 until 1956-05-26)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse (from 1956-05-25 until 1956-05-26)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:26
12Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco (excerpt)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: IV. Allegro con fuoco (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco)
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 Dvořák3:40
13Boléro, M. 81 (excerpt)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
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 Ravel4:51
14An American in Paris (excerpt)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
partial recording of:
An American in Paris
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-13)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin5:23
15España
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier6:22
16Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (excerpt)
guitar:
Julian Bream
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo2:48
17Piano Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento
piano:
Khatia Buniatishvili (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Fryderyk Chopin8:31
18Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (remastered)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:12
19Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem
recording engineer:
Michael Brammann (sound engineer) and Josef Schütz
producer:
Friedemann Engelbrecht
editor:
René Möller
choir vocals:
Arnold Schoenberg Chor (from 2003-11-27 until 2003-12-01)
soprano vocals:
Christine Schäfer (soprano) (from 2003-11-27 until 2003-12-01)
orchestra:
Concentus Musicus Wien (from 2003-11-27 until 2003-12-01)
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) (from 2003-11-27 until 2003-12-01)
chorus master:
Erwin Ortner (from 2003-11-27 until 2003-12-01)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 2003-11-27 until 2003-12-01)
live recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: “Requiem aeternam” (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition) (from 2003-11-27 until 2003-12-01)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Beyer (violist)
additional composer:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:59
20Messiah, HWV 56: Part 2: Hallelujah (Chorus)
choir vocals:
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
orchestra:
Concentus Musicus Wien
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:58
21Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 2010-04)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 2010-04)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 2010-04)
live recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (in 2010-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven7:26
22Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
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 Barber9:58
23Nocturnes, op. 9: no. 2 in E-flat major. Andante
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3) and Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin4:27
24Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", op. 52/6, D. 839
tenor vocals:
Vittorio Grigolo (Italian tenor)
orchestra:
Roma Sinfonietta
conductor:
Fabio Cerroni (conductor and organist)
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert2:58
25Guten Abend, gut' Nacht, op. 49, no. 4
piano:
Helmut Deutsch (Austrian pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
"Des Knaben Wunderhorn" ([traditional], special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer (author and publisher of German folk songs, fables, sayings and riddles.)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
dedicated to:
Bertha Faber
premiered at:
[concert] (1869-12-22)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1874)
version of:
Fünf Lieder für eine Stimme, op. 49: Nr. 4, Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht” (early one-verse version)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 49
Johannes Brahms2:37
26Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de Lune (transcribed for harp)
harp:
Lavinia Meijer (harpist)
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 Debussy4:34
27Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major, S. 541
piano:
Olga Scheps (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:57
28Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
piano:
Robert Casadesus (French pianist/composer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
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 Mozart8:16
29An der schönen, blauen Donau, Walzer, op. 314 (excerpt)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II4:24
30Gaîté parisienne: no. 23: Barcarolle
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XXIII. Barcarolle (from « Les Contes d'Hoffmann »)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach3:47
31Rákóczy March, S. 244c
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Rákóczi-Marsch, S. 244c (version populaire)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
Franz Liszt6:44
32Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights) (excerpts)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
Sergei Prokofiev3:34
33French Suite no. 5 in G major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue
organ:
Cameron Carpenter
recording of:
Französische Suite Nr. 5 G-dur, BWV 816: VII. Gigue
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Französische Suite Nr. 5 G-dur, BWV 816 (French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:28
34The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (arr. for cello and piano)
recording engineer:
Richard King (engineer with Sony Music Studios, NYC from 1992–2007) (from 2015-03-28 until 2015-03-31)
producer:
Steven Epstein (classical music producer)
mixer:
Richard King (engineer with Sony Music Studios, NYC from 1992–2007)
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist) (from 2015-03-28 until 2015-03-31)
piano:
Kathryn Stott (pianist) (from 2015-03-28 until 2015-03-31)
recorded at:
Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (from 2015-03-28 until 2015-03-31)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements) (from 2015-03-28 until 2015-03-31)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:51
35Bagatelle no. 25 in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Ludwig van Beethoven3:31
36Waltz no. 1 in D-flat major, op. 64/1
piano:
Andrea Kauten (pianist)
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
Fryderyk Chopin1:55
37Jesus bleibt meine Freude, BWV 147: Choral
piano:
See Siang Wong
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 Bach3:29
38Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist) (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-09-21)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (from 1962-06-07 until 1962-09-21)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 29)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
revision of:
Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846.1/846a: I. Prelude (early version)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:24
39Gymnopédie no. 1: Lent et douloureux
piano:
Olga Scheps (pianist)
recording of:
Gymnopédie no. 1: Lent et douloureux (orchestrated by Lenehan & Kennedy)
orchestrator:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) and John Lenehan (classical pianist)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer)
orchestration of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
Erik Satie3:11
40Pavane pour une infante défunte in G major, M. 19
piano:
Khatia Buniatishvili (pianist)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
premiered in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 13), Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 59)
Maurice Ravel5:57
41Requiem en ré mineur, op. 48: "Pie Jesu"
cello:
Christian-Pierre La Marca (cellist)
orchestra:
Les Ambassadeurs (orchestra playing period instruments)
conductor:
Alexis Kossenko (flutist and conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:34
42Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Daniele Gatti (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:15
43Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals:
Nino Machaidze (georgian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Daniele Gatti (Italian conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:23
44Valse Triste, op. 44 (2015 remastered version)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1969-12-08)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1969-12-08)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-12-08)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra) (on 1969-12-08)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius5:07
45Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King (excerpt) (without applause)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
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 Grieg2:52
46El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
Manuel de Falla4:17
47Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
orchestra:
Concentus Musicus Wien
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
orchestrator:
Neal Desby and Edward Trybek
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:24
48Rhapsody in Blue (excerpt)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (catch-all for unknown versions and arrangements)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 4)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
George Gershwin6:16
49Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (excerpt)
piano:
Arcadi Volodos (pianist)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
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)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:09
50Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Recitativo: "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne" (excerpt)
alto vocals:
Mihoko Fujimura (mezzo-soprano)
bass vocals:
Georg Zeppenfeld (german operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Wiener Singverein
soprano vocals:
Annette Dasch (German soprano)
tenor vocals:
Piotr Beczała (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:47