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1"1812" Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (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 Чайковский3:02
2The Four Seasons, Summer, Presto
violin:
Joseph Silverstein (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
orchestrator:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
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”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:46
3Symphonie fantastique, Mvt. IV
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz4:08
4Toccata & Fugue in d, Toccata
organ:
Michael Murray (organist and liner notes)
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 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:52
5Carmen, Danse Bohéme
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: VI. Danse bohème
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet4:44
6Nutcracker Suite, Waltz of the Flowers
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
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)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:06
7Symphony no. 5, Mvt. I (excerpt)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven4:05
8Symphony no. 8, Mvt. II
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93
Ludwig van Beethoven3:55
9Polonaise in Ab
piano:
Malcolm Frager (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 16), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 155) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 147)
Fryderyk Chopin6:25
10Kanon (excerpt)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
partial recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel2:55
11Symphony no. 4, Mvt. III-IV
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1877 until 1878)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1877 until 1878)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:25
12Piano Con. no. 5, Mvt. III (excerpt)
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:10
13The Firebird Suite (excerpt)
orchestra:
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Shaw (conductor)
partial recording of:
Firebird Suite: V. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
partial recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: Suite, tirée du conte dansé pour Orchestre (The Firebird Suite (1911), 1911 orchestral suite)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
arranger:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1911)
is based on:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:04
14Symphony no. 2, concl.
contralto vocals:
Maureen Forrester (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": V. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1888 until 1894)
librettist:
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock and Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1888 until 1894)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
Gustav Mahler4:27
15Pictures at an Exhibition, Hut of Baba Yaga, Great Gate of Kiev
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
performer:
The Cleveland Orchestra
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IX. La cabane sur des pattes de poules (Baba-Yaga) (Pictures at an Exhibition: XIV. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga), 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. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
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 Мусоргский6:33