Top 100 Favourite Classical Melodies

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1Overture Le Nozze di Figaro
orchestra:
La Petite Bande (Belgian chamber orchestra) (on 1998-06-05)
conductor:
Sigiswald Kuijken (on 1998-06-05)
recorded at:
Palexco in A Coruña, A Coruña (Province of A Coruña), Galicia, Spain (on 1998-06-05)
live recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia (on 1998-06-05)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:29
2Mondschein Sonata: Adagio
piano:
Misha Goldstein (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 Beethoven5:38
3Bridal Chorus, From Lohengrin
choir vocals:
Slovenský filharmonický zbor (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Bratislava Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Otto Aebi (Swiss conductor) and Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor) (Lohengrin: Act III, Scene I. Bridal Chorus (Choir))
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner4:44
4Clair de Lune
piano:
Misha Goldstein (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:55
5Hungarian Dance no.5
orchestra:
Györ Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
part of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1
Johannes Brahms2:37
6Solveigh’s Song
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1993-10)
conductor:
Mark Ermler (conductor) (in 1993-10)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993-10)
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) (in 1993-10)
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 Grieg5:00
7Gymnopédie no.1
recording engineer:
Arts Music Recording (Recording studios, Rotterdam), Peter Arts (producer/engineer) and Marnix Brongers
piano:
Håkon Austbø (pianist) (from 1999-05-10 until 1999-07-01)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:39
8Apres Une Reve
harp:
Ieuan Jones
recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré3:15
9Flight of the Bumblebee
orchestra:
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra (Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Loris Tjeknavorian
recording 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)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:17
10Flower Waltz (From Nutcracker)
engineer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s) (in 1987-02)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1987-02-19 until 1987-02-20)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist) (from 1987-02-19 until 1987-02-20)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-02-19 until 1987-02-20)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse (from 1987-02-19 until 1987-02-20)
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)
Peter Tchaikovsky6:46
11Andante “Elvira Madigan” (From Piano Concerto 21)
engineer:
Bob Auger (Robert Auger, engineer) (in 1992)
producer:
Antony Hodgson
piano:
Derek Han (pianist) (in 1992)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1992)
conductor:
Paul Freeman (classical conductor) (in 1992)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1992)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (in 1992)
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 Mozart6:50
12Allegro (From String Sonata no. 1)
recording of:
String Sonata no. 1 in G major: III. Allegro
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1804)
part of:
String Sonata no. 1 in G major (Sonata a quattro no. 1)
Gioachino Rossini2:24
13Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
César Franck3:29
14”Alla Hornpipe” From “Water Music”
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel4:07
15Nocturne (From Lyric Suite)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yondani Butt (conductor)
recording of:
Lyric Suite, op. 54: III. Notturno. Andante (orch. Seidl, revised Grieg)
orchestrator:
Anton Seidl
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1905)
orchestration of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano)
part of:
Lyric Suite, op. 54 (pt 1 orch. Grieg; pts 2-4 orch. Seidl, revised Grieg)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
arrangement of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano)
Edvard Grieg4:29
16Waldesrauschen
engineer and producer:
Arts Music Recording (Recording studios, Rotterdam)
piano:
Klára Würtz (pianist) (from 2003-06-30 until 2003-07-01)
recorded at:
Hervormde kerk (Rhoon) in Rhoon, Zuid-Holland (South Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 2003-06-30 until 2003-07-01)
recording of:
Zwei Konzertetüden, S. 145, Nr. 1: Waldesrauschen (from 2003-06-30 until 2003-07-01)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1862 until 1863)
part of:
Zwei Konzertetüden, S. 145
Franz Liszt4:03
17La Paix, Siciliano (From Fireworks Music)
engineer:
John Timperley
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1993-10)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1993-10)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993-10)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La Paix: Largo alla siciliana (in 1993-10)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel2:37
18Autumn Song
engineer and producer:
Arts Music Recording (Recording studios, Rotterdam)
piano:
Alexander Warenberg (pianist) (in 2000-12)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: X. October “Autumn Song” (in 2000-12)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37a (for piano)
Peter Tchaikovsky3:24
19Allegro (From Trumpet Concerto)
flute:
Paul Verhey (Classical flutist)
oboe:
Rob Visser
trumpet:
Peter Masseurs
viola d'amore:
Jürgen Kussmaul (viola player and conductor)
orchestra:
Amsterdam Bach Soloists
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Oboes and Trumpet, TWV 53:D2: I. Allegro
composer:
Georg Philipp Telemann (composer)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Oboes and Trumpet, TWV 53:D2
recording of:
Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7: II. Allegro
composer:
Georg Philipp Telemann (composer)
part of:
Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7
Georg Philipp Telemann3:06
20Waltz
piano:
Alexander Warenberg (pianist)
recording of:
Three Pieces, op. 57: II. Waltz in E major
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов (Anatoly Lyadov, Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1905)
part of:
Three Pieces, op. 57
Anatol Liadov1:30
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released in support of:25 Classical Favourites, Volume 1 by Vivaldi (Antonio Vivaldi, Italian baroque composer and violinist), Wagner (Richard Wagner, composer), Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); The Millennium Philharmonic Orchestra
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