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1Also sprach Zarathustra - Fanfare
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:50
2The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (in 1975)
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)
Gustav Holst7:02
3Pictures at an Exhibition - Great Gate of Kiev
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: X. La grande porte de Kiev (Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev, orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration 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)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский5:25
4Requiem - Dies Irae
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Chorus and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem (Manzoni requiem)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:06
5Il Trovatore - Anvil Chorus
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Arturo Basile (Italian opera conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:54
6Ritual Fire Dance
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (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 Falla4:02
7Boléro (conclusion)
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 (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 Ravel10:51
8Symphonie Fantastique - March to the Scaffold
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (on 1969-02-03)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (on 1969-02-03)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice (on 1969-02-03)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz4:51
9Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68: Thunderstorm
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: IV. Allegro “Thunderstorm”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:04
10Ein Heldenleben - Battle Scene
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Ein Heldenleben, op. 40: IV. Des Helden Walstatt (A Hero’s Life, op. 40: 4. The Hero at Battle)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1898)
part of:
Ein Heldenleben (op 40; TrV 190)
Richard Strauss8:53
11Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
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 Wagner5:31
12Gayne - Sabre Dance
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
performer:
Boston Pops Orchestra
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
version of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:30
13Firebird - Infernal Dance
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский4:23
14Grand Canyon Suite - Cloudburst
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (on 1960-02-19)
producer:
Joseph Habig and John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Morton Gould Orchestra (on 1960-02-19)
conductor:
Morton Gould (American composer and conductor) (on 1960-02-19)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan (on 1960-02-19)
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst (on 1960-02-19)
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé8:36
151812 Overture - Finale
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:26

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part of:Greatest Hits (RCA Victor) (order: 16)
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