Greatest Classical Hits of All Time

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1“Military” Polonaise
Fryderyk Chopin3:52
2Overture to William Tell: Gallop
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
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
Gioachino Rossini3:25
3Bridal Chorus From Lohengrin
choir vocals:
Consortium Musicum
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra (pseudonym used on Alfred Scholz Recordings)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
Richard Wagner4:55
4Blue Danube Waltz
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna) (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss7:55
5Hungarian Dances no. 5
orchestra:
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker)
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
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)
Johannes Brahms2:20
6Carmen Suite no. 1: Prelude
orchestra:
Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect; see Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija for the real orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: I. Prélude. Allegro giocoso – Andante moderato
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet1:28
7March Militaire, From The Nutcracker
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:34
81812 Overture: Finale
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:53
9Minute Waltz
Fryderyk Chopin1:41
10Polovtsian Dances
Alexander Borodin3:54
11Triumphal March From Aida
orchestra:
Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect; see Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija for the real orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:38
12Prologue to Also Sprach Zarathustra
Richard Strauss1:47
13Piano Concerto no. 1: Introduction
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:41
14Boléro
Maurice Ravel6:09
15Gymnopédie no. 1
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)
Erik Satie2:59
16Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber9:07
17Rhapsody in Blue: Finale
George Gershwin5:25

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