Absolute Classics Volume Nine

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Picture at an Exhibition: Promenade orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) recording of: Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (unspecified promenade) composer: Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22) is based on: Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)	Modest Mussorgsky		1:50
2	Prelude no. 2 piano: Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist)	Fryderyk Chopin		2:12
3	Light Cavalry Overture orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) conductor: Herbert von Karajan (conductor) recording of: Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture) composer: Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer) part of: Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)	Franz von Suppè		7:33
4	Slavonic Dance orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) conductor: Rafael Kubelík (conductor)	Antonín Dvořák		4:03
5	Annen Polka orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) conductor: Herbert von Karajan (conductor) recording of: Annen‐Polka, op. 117 premiered in: Wien (Vienna) (on 1852-07-24) composer: Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1852) part of: Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 117)	Johann Strauss		4:24
6	Piano Concerto Movement 1 piano: Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Charles Dutoit (conductor)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		4:38
7	La Traviata: Prelude orchestra: Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) conductor: Carlos Kleiber (conductor) recording of: La traviata: Preludio composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) librettist: Antonio Ghislanzoni part of: La traviata part of: La traviata (english lyrics) part of: La traviata (french lyrics) part of: La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics) part of: Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)	Giuseppe Verdi		3:36
8	Cello Concerto Movement 1 cello: Pierre Fournier (cellist) orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) conductor: Alfred Wallenstein (conductor and cellist)	Edward Elgar		7:04
9	Rondo alla turca piano: Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) recording of: Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto 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”	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		3:31
10	Ave Maria choir vocals: Berliner Händel-Chor orchestra: Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–) conductor: Günther Arndt (choral conductor) recording of: Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) lyricist: [anonymous] (special purpose artist) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853) is based on: Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach is based on: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude	Bach / Gounod		3:17
11	Requiem: Lux aeterna choir vocals: Wiener Singverein soprano vocals: Anna Tomowa‐Sintow (soprano) orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) conductor: Herbert von Karajan (conductor) recording of: Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VII. Communio: Lux aeterna (catch-all for unknown editions) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) part of: Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		5:53
12	L’Arlésienne Suite orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) conductor: Herbert von Karajan (conductor)	Georges Bizet		3:17
13	Pathétique Sonata: Adagio cantabile piano: Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) recording of: Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798) part of: Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”	Ludwig van Beethoven		4:56
14	Dance of the Reeds orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor: Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) recording of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) part of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques revision of: Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		2:17
15	Water Music: Hornpipe orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra)	George Frideric Handel		2:44
16	‘Sleeper’s Awake’ choir vocals: Münchener Bach‐Chor (Munich Bach Choir) orchestra: Münchener Bach‐Orchester (Munich Bach Orchestra) conductor: Karl Richter (conductor/ choir master/ organist/ harpsichordist) recording of: Sleepers Awake composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) is based on: Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: I. Coro “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”	Johann Sebastian Bach		9:39
17	Firebird: Infernal Dance orchestra: Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–) conductor: Lorin Maazel (conductor) 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)	Igor Stravisnky		3:59
18	Four Seasons ‘Summer’: Presto violin: Wolfgang Schneiderhan (violinist) orchestra: Festival Strings Lucerne conductor: Rudolf Baumgartner (conductor) 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 Vivaldi		2:34

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included in:	Absolute Classics - 500 Years of Hits - Part 2

part of:	Absolute Classics - 500 Years of Hits (CD series of classical music in 10 volumes) (number: 9) (order: 8)