Classic Hits: 50 Tracks of the World's Favourite Classical Music

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1Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Minuet
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:58
2Rondo
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: IV. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:47
3Carmina Burana
partial recording of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt) (on 1937-06-08)
is based on:
Carmina Burana (original manuscript of poetry, ca. 1230)
part of:
Trionfi
Carl Orff2:29
4The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reeds
Tchaikovsky3:10
5The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
orchestra:
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
Tchaikovsky4:40
6Swan Lake: Scene
orchestra:
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: I. Scène (lake in the moonlight)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: IV. Scène
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Tchaikovsky3:01
7Turandot: Nessun dorma
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:24
8Adagio
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber3:39
9Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra
recording of:
Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1: III. Allegro
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1796)
part of:
Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1 (Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major)
Joseph Haydn4:43
10Clarinet Concerto in A minor
clarinet:
Jacques Lancelot (clarinetist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:18
11Pomp & Circumstance
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar1:39
12Jerusalem
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Jerusalem (orchestrated by Elgar)
orchestrator:
Edward Elgar (composer)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer)
orchestration of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
Sir Hubert Parry2:25
13Symphony no. 9 “New World”
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
premiered at:
Second Concert in the Fifty Second Season (1893-12-16) (on 1893-12-16)
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan (on 1893-12-16)
part of:
Works of Antonín Dvořák by opus number (number: op. 95) and Antonín Dvořák: Thematický katalog (Antonín Dvořák: Thematic Catalogue, Burghauser [B.]) (number: B. 178)
Antonín Dvořák3:04
14Symphony no. 40 in G minor
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony)
conductor:
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor)
partial 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 Mozart3:58
15Romeo and Juliet
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1935 until 1936)
premiered at:
Mahenovo divadlo (Mahen Theatre) in Brno (Brno-City District) (on 1938-12-30) and Kirov Theatre (Mariinsky Theatre, Mariinsky Theatre) in Sankt-Peterburg (Saint Petersburg), Russia (on 1940-01-11)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 64)
Prokofiev1:54
16Die Walkure
partial recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
premiered at:
Nationaltheater München in München (Munich) (on 1870-06-26)
part of:
Wagner-Werk-Verzeichnis (number: 86b)
part of:
Der Ring des Nibelungen, WWV 86
Richard Wagner4:16
17Coronation Anthem no. 1: Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
orchestra:
Monteverdi Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London) (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Georg Friedrich Händel3:03
18Romeo and Juliet: Overture
Tchaikovsky2:52
19Water Music
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard (in 1962)
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor) (in 1962)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe (in 1962)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel3:04
20Music for the Royal Fireworks
oboe:
Pierre Pierlot (oboist) (in 1962)
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard (in 1962)
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris (in 1962)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance (in 1962)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel2:28
21Bolero
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 Ravel2:22
22The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
partial recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
included in:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas3:01
23Rhapsody in Blue
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin3:00
24Symphony no. 3
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‐Saëns2:30
25Pictures at an Exhibition
Mussorgsky1:51

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manufactured in:Germany
manufactured by:Warner Music Manufacturing Europe (manufacturing company; not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Classics UK (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
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ASIN:UK: B000027I2H [info]