100 Masterpieces of Classical Music, Volume 2

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1Carmen: Les toréadors
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Nemzeti Filharmonikus zenekar (Hungarian National Philharmonic), Orchester der Zagreber Oper (Alfred Scholz related), Orchestre radio symphonique de Paris, Orchestre radio‐symphonique (associated with the fake, Alfred Scholz related, conductor Loïc Betrand), Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) and Symphonic Orchestra of the Ljubljana Radio (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect)
conductor:
Loic Bertrand (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Cesare Cantieri (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Emil Edlinger, Jovan Šajnović (conductor, Alfred Scholz related), János Sándor and Alfred Scholz
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 Bizet2:18
2Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:34
3Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Menuetto allegro
orchestra:
Camerata Salzburg (Austrian chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Sándor Végh (violinist/conductor/teacher)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:13
4Four Seasons, Spring: Allegro
instruments and orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
violin:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
conductor:
Károly Botvay (cellist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (“The Four Seasons”: Concerto in E Major, op. 8 no. 1, RV. 269, “Spring”: 1. Allegro)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:38
5Overture/Suite no. 2, Menuett & Badinerie
flute:
Karl-Heinz Passin (flutist) (from 1982 until 1984)
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum) (from 1982 until 1984)
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor) (from 1982 until 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delta Music GmbH (not for release label use! 1970–2007, succeeded in 2008 by Delta Music & Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1982 until 1984)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet) (from 1982 until 1984)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie) (from 1982 until 1984)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:46
6Ave Maria
solo cello:
Károly Botvay (cellist and conductor)
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
conductor and concertmaster:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version 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)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement 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)
Franz Schubert4.54:51
7Für Elise
piano:
Evelyne Dubourg (pianist), Misha Goldstein (pianist) and Leonard Hokanson (pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven32:51
8Zar und Zimmermann: Holzschuhtanz
orchestra:
Philharmonic Orchestra Bratislava (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Kurt Wöss (conductor)
recording of:
Zar und Zimmermann: Akt III. Nr. 16 Holzschuhtanz (Zar und Zimmermann, LoWV 38: Act III. Clog Dance)
composer and librettist:
Albert Lortzing (German composer) (in 1837)
part of:
Zar und Zimmermann, LoWV 38: Akt III
Albert Lortzing3:40
9The Marriage of Figaro: March
orchestra:
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Graf (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:08
10Solveig's Song
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Yuri Ahronovitch (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song, do not use if there is a singer)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg5:12
11Air
bassoon:
Gerd Schulze (bassoonist) (from 1982 until 1984)
cello:
Burkhard Schmidt (cellist) (from 1982 until 1984)
double bass:
Rainer Hucke (double bass player) (from 1982 until 1984)
harpsichord:
Walter Heinz Bernstein (harpsichordist and organist) (from 1982 until 1984)
oboe:
Günter Heidrich (oboist) (from 1982 until 1984) and Uwe Kleinsorge (oboist) (from 1982 until 1984)
timpani:
Werner Legutke (percussionist) (from 1982 until 1984)
trumpet:
Ludwig Güttler (trumpet player) (from 1982 until 1984), Roland Rudolph (trumpet player) (from 1982 until 1984) and Heinz Stiefel (from 1982 until 1984)
violin:
Eberhard Palm (violinist) (from 1982 until 1984)
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum) (from 1982 until 1984)
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor) (from 1982 until 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delta Music GmbH (not for release label use! 1970–2007, succeeded in 2008 by Delta Music & Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1982 until 1984)
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 1982 until 1984)
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 Bach4:08
12Thais: Méditation
violin:
Lászlo Kóte (violin)
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and János Sándor
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
13Thunder and Lightning
violin:
André Rieu
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper, Strauss-Orchester Wien and The Vienna Strauss Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Frank Meyer (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Alfred Scholz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1984)
recording of:
Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324 (Thunder and Lightning, op. 324)
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. 324)
Johann Strauss II3:19
14Rosamunde: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Kovács (conductor)
partial recording of:
Rosamunde, D. 797
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1823)
librettist:
Helmina von Chézy
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1823-12-20)
recording of:
Rosamunde, D. 797: IIIa. Entr’acte Nr. 2 D-Dur. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1823)
parody version of:
Längtans blomma är störst på håll
part of:
Rosamunde, D. 797
Franz Schubert2:32
15Eugen Onegin: Polonaise
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие III, картина 1, no. 19. Полонез (Polonaise)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Eugen Onegin: Akt III
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие третье (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act III)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский24:48
16Toccata in D Minor
organ and pipe organ:
Hannes Kästner (German organist and cembalist)
recording of:
Toccata in D minor (unspecified)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach32:47
17Wedding March
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Kovács János (conductor) and Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:00
18Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Prelude
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic) and Sofia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Stefanov (Bulgarian conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 12a. Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:23
19Light Cavalry
orchestra:
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture)
composer:
Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé6:51
20Radetzky-Marsch, op. 228
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper, Royal Promenade Orchestra (possibly fictitious by association with Alfred Gehardt), The Vienna Strauss Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra) and Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Peter Falk (conductor), Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Alfred Gehardt (fictitious conductor), Frank Meyer (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Paul Kantschieder
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:55

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