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1Die Walküre: Ride 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 Wagner5:30
2A Sea Symphony: Behold, the Sea Itself
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (from 1992-06-19 until 1992-06-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1992-06-19 until 1992-06-20)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) (from 1992-06-19 until 1992-06-20)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
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 1993)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1992-06-19 until 1992-06-20)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1, "A Sea Symphony": Ia. A Song for All Seas, All Ships: Behold, the sea itself (from 1992-06-19 until 1992-06-20)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1903 until 1909)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony": I. A Song for All Seas, All Ships
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:28
3Symphony No. 6, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Allegro "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 Beethoven4:02
4Grand 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 Grofé8:33
5Requiem: Dies irae (Excerpt)
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 Verdi2:04
6The Rite of Spring: Sacrificial Dance
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1968, on 1968-07-01)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (in 1968, on 1968-07-01)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago (on 1968-07-01)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice: VI. Danse sacrale (L’Élue) (on 1968-07-01)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice (The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice: VI. Danse sacrale (L’Élue) (in 1968)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice (The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский4:06
7Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев3:20
8El Amor Brujo: Ritual 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 Falla4:00
9Boléro (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 Ravel10:50
10Gayne: 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 Խաչատրյան2:28
11Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
recording engineer:
Michael Gray (UK classical recording engineer)
producer:
Jay David Saks (producer of classical and musical theatre recordings)
mixer and editor:
Paul Goodman (engineer)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (from 1980-12-15 until 1980-12-17)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1980-12-15 until 1980-12-17)
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor) (from 1980-12-15 until 1980-12-17)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor) (from 1980-12-15 until 1980-12-17)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1980-12-15 until 1980-12-17)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (from 1980-12-15 until 1980-12-17)
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
Carl Orff2:53
12Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate at Kiev (orchestration: Maurice Ravel)
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 Мусоргский5:21
13Il 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 Verdi2:52
14Ein Heldenleben: Battle Scene
recording engineer:
Leslie Chase (on 1954-03-06)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (on 1954-03-06)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1954-03-06)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago (on 1954-03-06)
recording of:
Ein Heldenleben, op. 40: IV. Des Helden Walstatt (A Hero’s Life, op. 40: 4. The Hero at Battle) (on 1954-03-06)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1898)
part of:
Ein Heldenleben (op 40; TrV 190)
Richard Strauss8:50
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 Чайковский3:27

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