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1Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 from “The Well Tempered Clavier”
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)
Bach2:25
2Sonata no. 11 in A major for Piano, K. 331: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist) (from 1989-12-09 until 1989-12-11)
recorded at:
BMG Studio A in Theater District (from 1989-12-09 until 1989-12-11)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (from 1989-12-09 until 1989-12-11)
composed in:
Paris (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”
Mozart3:44
3Air on the G-String
orchestra:
Moscow Virtuosi
conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
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)
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)
Bach5:42
4Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah!
choir vocals:
Royal Philharmonic Chorus (in 1959)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Chorus and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1959)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (in 1959)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1959)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Handel3:36
5Concerto Grosso, op. 6, no. 4: Adagio - AllegroCorelli3:30
6Eine kleine Nachtmusik
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
partial recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
composed in:
Wien (Vienna) (until 1987-08-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1787-08-10)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 525), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 525), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 525) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 525)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Mozart4:17
7Für Elise, WoO 59
piano:
André Watts (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)
Beethoven2:59
8Variations on Canon in DPachelbel8:14
9Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
engineer:
Steven Epstein (classical music producer) and Lawrence J. Kraman (engineer/producer)
producer:
Lawrence J. Kraman (engineer/producer)
editor:
Dr. Toby Mountain (American musician and mastering engineer) and Stephen J. Epstein (engineer)
organ:
Anthony Newman (organist, conductor, composer) (from 1985 until 1986)
recorded at:
Performing Arts Center: Recital Hall (Purchase College) in Purchase (from 1985 until 1986)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565) (from 1985 until 1986)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 565) and Bach Compendium (number: BC J 37)
Bach7:15
10Water Music Suite: Alla Hornpipe
engineer:
Dr. Thomas Gallia and Dr. Alfred Krings
orchestra:
Collegium Aureum (in 1971-06)
conductor:
Franzjosef Maier (German violinist and conductor)
recorded at:
Zedernsaal (Fuggerschloss Kirchheim) and Fuggerschloss Kirchheim in Kirchheim in Schwaben (in 1971-06)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe (in 1971-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Handel4:10
11Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring from Cantata no. 147, BWV 147
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:
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)
Bach3:12
12The Dance of the Blessed Spirits for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo from Act II of “Orpheus and Eurydice”
orchestra:
Tafelmusik (Canadian Baroque orchestra)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
Gluck7:35
13Chacony in G minorPurcell5:52
14Piano Sonata no. 14 in C♯ minor: Adagio sostenutoBeethoven6:13
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1Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
harpsichord:
Anthony Newman (organist, conductor, composer)
orchestra:
Brandenburg Collegium Orchestra
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048, Hillborg version with new 2nd mvt)
Bach5:43
2The Four Seasons, “Spring”: I. Allegro
violin:
Isaac Stern (violinist)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. 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”)
Vivaldi3:20
3The Four Seasons, “Summer”: III. Presto
violin:
Isaac Stern (violinist)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Vivaldi2:33
4Der Hölle Rache (Aria) from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
soprano vocals:
Zdislawa Donat (soprano) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein in Innere Stadt (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 1980-09-01 until 1980-09-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Mozart2:53
5Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from “Solomon”
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
Handel3:05
6Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist) (from 1962-12-08 until 1962-12-15)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1962-12-08 until 1962-12-15)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio (from 1962-12-08 until 1962-12-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Beethoven9:25
7The Marriage of Figaro: Overture, K. 492
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1990-05-28 until 1990-07-17)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (from 1990-05-28 until 1990-07-17)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia (from 1990-05-28 until 1990-07-17)
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)
Mozart4:12
8Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: I. Ouverture
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Handel10:19
9Symphony no. 94 in G major “Surprise”: II. Andante
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1967-05-05)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1967-05-05)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland (on 1967-05-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”: II. Andante (on 1967-05-05)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
Haydn6:25
10Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: Allegro con brio
recording engineer:
John Norman (recording engineer) (on 1955-05-02)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (on 1955-05-02)
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist) (on 1955-05-02)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston (on 1955-05-02)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (on 1955-05-02)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Beethoven6:00
11Requiem Mass, K. 626: II. Kyrie
recording engineer:
Markus Heiland and Stephan Schellmann (classical music engineer, co-founded Tritonus Musikproduktion)
producer:
Wolf Erichson (engineer/producer)
choir vocals:
Tölzer Knabenchor (Tölz Boys’ Choir) (from 1999-09-09 until 1999-09-10)
orchestra:
Tafelmusik (Canadian Baroque orchestra) (from 1999-09-09 until 1999-09-10)
conductor:
Bruno Weil (conductor) (from 1999-09-09 until 1999-09-10)
chorus master:
Gerhard Schmidt‐Gaden (conductor) (from 1999-09-09 until 1999-09-10)
concertmaster:
Jeanne Lamon (conductor/violinist) (from 1999-09-09 until 1999-09-10)
recording of:
Requiem, K. 626: II. Kyrie (Robbins Landon Edition) (from 1999-09-09 until 1999-09-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Robbins Landon Edition)
Mozart2:18
12Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: IV. Presto
choir vocals:
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
partial 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”
Beethoven6:17
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1Kinderszenen, op. 15: Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
piano:
Gerhard Oppitz (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Schumann1:32
2Wedding March
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (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)
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy4:23
3Fantaisie-Impromptu in C♯ minor, op. 66, no. 4
recording engineer:
Anthony Salvatore (engineer) (on 1964-03-25)
producer:
Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist) (on 1964-03-25)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan (on 1964-03-25)
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66 (on 1964-03-25)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 46), Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 46), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 87)
Chopin5:06
4Hungarian Dance no. 5
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
violin:
Isaac Stern (violinist) (on 1963-06-12)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1963-06-12)
conductor:
Milton Katims (violist and conductor) (on 1963-06-12)
arranger:
Arthur Harris (pianist, composer, arranger)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan (on 1963-06-12)
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations) (on 1963-06-12)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Brahms2:35
5Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: Morning
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
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
Grieg3:46
6Vltava (Moldau)
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony)
conductor:
Gustav Kuhn (Austrian conductor, stage director)
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)
Smetana2:55
7Slavonic Dances, op. 46: 1. “Furiant” in C major. Presto
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1962-07-19, on 1962-08-02, from 1963-01-04 until 1963-01-05)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1962-07-19, on 1962-08-02, from 1963-01-04 until 1963-01-05)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland (on 1962-07-19, on 1962-08-02, from 1963-01-04 until 1963-01-05)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C major (Furiant) (on 1962-07-19)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C major (Furiant) (on 1962-08-02)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C major (Furiant) (from 1963-01-04 until 1963-01-05)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
Dvořák3:53
8The Great Gate of Kiev
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
piano:
Gary Graffman (pianist) (from 1962-07-23 until 1962-07-25)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1962-07-23 until 1962-07-25)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version) (from 1962-07-23 until 1962-07-25)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Mussorgsky5:12
9Grand March from “Aida”
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1968-01-24)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1968-01-24)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side (on 1968-01-24)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch) (on 1968-01-24)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Verdi6:33
10Parsifal: Enthüllet den Gral
baritone vocals:
Eberhard Wächter (baritone) (on 1961-04-01)
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (on 1961-04-01)
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) (on 1961-04-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (on 1961-04-01)
live partial recording of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: III. Aufzug, 2. Szene (on 1961-04-01)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1877-09 until 1882-01)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1865-08-27 until 1877-04-19)
part of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: III. Aufzug
Wagner9:49
11William Tell Overture
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
partial recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
recording of:
William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace) (Lone Ranger theme)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
Rossini3:04
12Nessun dorma
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1964-04)
orchestra:
Grudgionz Festival Orchestra (in 1964-04)
conductor:
Gianfranco Masini (in 1964-04)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (in 1964-04)
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)
Puccini2:45
13Swan Lake: no. 29. Scene finale
assistant engineer:
Andrew Hallifax
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer) (in 1989-04)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 1989-04, from 1989-04 until 1989-05)
conductor:
Mark Ermler (conductor) (in 1989-04) and Марк Эрмлер (Mark Ermler, conductor) (from 1989-04 until 1989-05)
balance engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Conifer Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London) (in 1989-04, from 1989-04 until 1989-05)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act IV, no. 29: Scene finale: Andante - Allegro agitato - Alla breve. Moderato e maestoso (in 1989-04)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act IV
Tchaikovsky5:20
14Deux arabesques no. 1: Andantino con moto
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor) (on 1959-12-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-12-01)
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano) (on 1959-12-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
part of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 (for piano)
Debussy3:26
15Intermezzo in A major, op. 118, no. 2
piano:
Gerhard Oppitz (pianist)
recording of:
6 Klavierstücke, op. 118: Nr. 2. Intermezzo in A-Dur. Andante teneramente (6 Piano Pieces, op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A major. Andante teneramente)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
6 Klavierstücke, op. 118 (6 Piano Pieces, op. 118)
Brahms6:39
16Gymnopédie no. 1
instruments:
Black Dyke Band
vibraphone:
Evelyn Glennie (percussionist)
conductor:
James Watson (trumpeter)
arranger:
Peter Graham (brass composer)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer)
publisher:
Das Maschine GMBH, Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017) and Londek Edition
arrangement of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
Satie3:01
17Aquarium
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium, string quartet (violins, viola, cello), two pianos, flute, and glass harmonica)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Saint‐Saëns2:27
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1Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: 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 (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.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Strauss1:34
2Fantasia on Greensleeves
violin:
David Nadien (on 1969-12-08)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1969-12-08)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1969-12-08)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side (on 1969-12-08)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (on 1969-12-08)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Vaughan Williams5:00
3The Planets, op. 32: Mars, the Bringer of War
producer:
Richard Killough (producer) and John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1971-11-30, on 1971-12-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1971-11-30, on 1971-12-07)
recorded at:
Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side (on 1971-11-30, on 1971-12-07) and Columbia 30th Street Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-07: organ)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (on 1971-12-07)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Holst6:32
4The Planets, op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
producer:
Richard Killough (producer) and John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1971-11-30, on 1971-12-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1971-11-30, on 1971-12-07)
recorded at:
Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side (on 1971-11-30, on 1971-12-07) and Columbia 30th Street Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-07: organ)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (on 1971-12-07)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Holst8:15
5Prelude in G♯ minor, op. 32, no. 12
piano:
Владимир Фельцман (Vladimir Feltsman, Russian American classical pianist)
recording of:
13 Preludes, op. 32: No. 12 in G-sharp minor. Allegro
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1910)
part of:
13 Preludes, op. 32
Rachmaninoff3:11
6Valses poéticos: 1. Preludio. Vivace molto
harp:
Xavier de Maistre (harpist) (from 2009-09-21 until 2009-12-22)
recording of:
Valses poéticos, H.147: Preludio: Vivace molto (from 2009-09-21 until 2009-12-22)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
part of:
Valses poéticos, H.147
Granados1:22
7Valses poéticos: 1: Melodico
harp:
Xavier de Maistre (harpist) (from 2009-09-21 until 2009-12-22)
recording of:
Valses poéticos, H.147: No. 1. Melódico (from 2009-09-21 until 2009-12-22)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
part of:
Valses poéticos, H.147
Granados1:37
8Cancan from “Gaîté Parisienne”
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XVII. Cancan
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Offenbach1:59
9Maple Leaf Rag
solo piano:
Dick Hyman (jazz pianist) (in 1975)
recording of:
Maple Leaf Rag (piano rag) (in 1975)
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 74)
Joplin2:25
10Fanfare for the Common Man
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Copland3:03
11Adagio for Strings, op. 11
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957) and Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1957-04-14)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957, on 1957-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia (on 1957-04-14)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (on 1957-04-14)
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
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
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
Barber7:42
12Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
choir vocals:
New England Conservatory Chorus
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Orff2:36
13Petrushka: Scene I. The Shrove-Tide Fair. Vivace
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) (from 1959-01-25 until 1959-01-28)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-01-25 until 1959-01-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-01-25 until 1959-01-28)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston (from 1959-01-25 until 1959-01-28)
recording of:
Pétrouchka : Tableau Ia. Fête populaire de la semaine grasse (1911 version) (from 1959-01-25 until 1959-01-28)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Pétrouchka : Tableau I. Fête populaire de la semaine grasse (1911 version)
Stravinsky5:37
14Peter and the Wolf, op. 67: Peter’s March and Finale
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
partial recording of:
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
composer and librettist:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
Nezlobin Theatre in Moscow, Russia (on 1936-05-02)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 67)
adaptations:
פטר והזאב
Prokofiev3:15
15Suite no. 1 for Jazz Orchestra: Waltz
orchestra:
Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt (Frankfurt Radio Symphony)
conductor:
Dmitri Kitaenko (Dmitri Kitayenko, Soviet, Russian conductor b. 1940)
recording of:
Suite for Jazz Orchestra no. 1: I. Waltz. Moderato
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Suite for Jazz Orchestra no. 1
Shostakovich2:19
16Atmosphères
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1964-01-06)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1964-01-06)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan (on 1964-01-06)
recording of:
Atmosphères (on 1964-01-06)
composer:
György Ligeti (Austrian-Hungarian composer) (in 1961)
Ligeti6:52
17Grover’s Corners from “Our Town”
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
recording of:
Music for Movies Suite: IV. Grover’s Corners (originally from the 1940 film "Our Town")
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1940)
part of:
Music for Movies Suite
Copland3:10
18Evening Song from “Satyagraha”
producer:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
choir vocals:
New York City Opera Chorus (in 1984)
tenor vocals:
Douglas Perry (tenor vocalist) (in 1984)
orchestra:
New York City Opera Orchestra (in 1984)
conductor:
Christopher Keene (in 1984)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (in 1984)
recording of:
Evening Song (originally from “Satyagraha”, adapted and compiled in "Songs from the Trilogy") (in 1984)
writer:
Vyasa (author of the Hindu epic Mahabharata)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
Glass4:07

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