Symphonies: The Greatest Hits

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1Symphony no. 5: Allegro con brio
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 Beethoven7:21
2Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
orchestrator:
Neal Desby and Edward Trybek
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:02
3Symphony no. 5: Allegro
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: I. Allegro
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1816)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in B‐flat major, D. 485
Franz Schubert4:31
4Symphony no. 104 in D major, “London”: I. Adagio - Allegro
recording of:
Symphony no. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104 “London”: I. Adagio - Allegro
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1795)
part of:
Symphony no. 104 in D major, Hob. I:104 “London”
Joseph Haydn9:56
5Symphony no. 4, “Italian”: I. Allegro vivace
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the real LSO), ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, previously ORF-Symphonieorchester) and Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Milan Horvat (Croatian conductor, 1919-2014), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Scholz, Walter Scholz and Hans Swarowsky (conductor - do not confuse with the Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”: I. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1833)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian” (1834 revision, uncommon)
Felix Mendelssohn11:32
6Symphonie Fantastique: Dream of a Witches’ Sabbath (Larghetto - Allegro)
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 Berlioz11:23
7Symphony in C: Adagio
recording of:
Symphonie no. 1 en ut majeur : II. Andante (Adagio) (Symphony No. 1 in C major: II. Adagio)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1855-10 until 1855-11)
part of:
Symphonie no. 1 en ut majeur
Georges Bizet9:55
8Symphony no. 3, “Rhenish”: Lebhaft
recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur, op. 97 “Rheinische”: I. Lebhaft
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1850-11-02 until 1850-12-09)
part of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur, op. 97 “Rheinische”
Robert Schumann9:41
9Symphony no. 9, “Choral”: Finale
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:02
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1Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: I. Andante sostenuto - Moderato con anima
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1877 until 1878)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Пётр Ильич Чайковский17:50
2Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: Allegro non grazia
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1893-10-28)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
dedicated to:
Vladimir Davydov
publisher:
P. Jurgenson (in 1894-02)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 30), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 27) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 74)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский8:04
3Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”: Largo
orchestra:
Berlin Symphony Orchestra (use only if the correct orchestra is unknown - see annotation)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák12:15
4Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: Allegro giocoso
partial recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98 (Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98)
premiered in:
Meiningen (on 1885-10-25)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 98)
Johannes Brahms6:14
5Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: Adagio
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
premiered in:
Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1908-02-08)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
dedicated to:
Сергей Танеев (Sergei Taneyev, Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author)
publisher:
A. Gutheil (in 1908)
part of:
Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 27)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов12:04
6Symphony no. 3 in C minor, op. 78 “Organ Symphony”: Maestoso - Allegro
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
dedicated to:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
premiered at:
[concert] (1886-05-19)
publisher:
Durand & Schœnewerk (1886–1891) (in 1886)
was commissioned by:
Royal Philharmonic Society
premiered at:
St. James’s Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1886-05-19)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 2) and Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 78)
Camille Saint‐Saëns9:15
7Symphony no. 4: Sehr behaglich
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in G major
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1899 until 1901)
premiered at:
[concert] (1901-11-25)
publisher:
Ludwig Doblinger (in 1902)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 37)
Gustav Mahler8:31