101 Classics, Volume 1: A Selection From the Worlds Greatest Orchestras

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1Ride of the Valkyries
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 Wagner4:42
2Air on a G String
partial recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:16
3Overture - The Force of Destiny
partial recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi2:38
4Eine kleine Nachtmusik
partial recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 525), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 525) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 525)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:13
5On the Beautiful Blue Danube
partial 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 Strauss II3:23
6Hungarian March
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre) (Rákóczi March)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie
Hector Berlioz4:13
7La fille aux chevaux de lin
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:15
8Polovtsian Dances
partial recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
Alexander Borodin2:09
9Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
dedicated to:
Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz and Андрей Разумовский (Russian diplomat)
premiered at:
Ludwig van Beethoven at Theater an der Wien (1808-12-22)
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf (on 1808-12-22)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 68)
included in:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:26
10Trumpet Voluntary
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
Jeremiah Clarke2:54
11Prelude for Guitar no. 1
partial recording of:
Choros nº 1, W161
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1920)
part of:
Appleby Catalogue (W) (number: W161)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos3:07
12Symphony no. 40 in G minor K. 550
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
revised by:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 550), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 550) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 550)
revision of:
Symphony no. 40 for Orchestra without clarinets in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (first version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:17
13Violin Concerto in E major RV 269 “Spring”
partial recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Fanna Catalogue, Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. I/22) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 269)
part of:
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8 (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, op. 8)
part of:
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons, “The Four Seasons”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:26
14Perpetuum mobile opus 257
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 257
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1861)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 257)
Johann Strauss II2:40
15Midsummer Nights Dream op. 61
partial recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Friedrich Wilhelm IV. von Preußen
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 61), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 97) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV M 13)
is based on:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Felix Mendelssohn2:53
16Etude in C sharp minor, opus 10, no. 4
recording of:
Étude in C‐sharp minor, op. 10 no. 4: Presto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin2:28
17Madame Butterfly
partial recording of:
Madama Butterfly (complete standard version)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica (in 1904)
part of:
Giacomo Puccini: Catalogue of the Works (“SC”) (number: SC 74)
Giacomo Puccini1:40
18In the Hall of the Mountain King
partial recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:24
19L’Arlesienne Suite no. 1
partial recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1, op. 23bis (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
part of:
Winton Dean Catalogue (Bizet WD #s) (number: WD 40) and Hugh Macdonald Catalogue (Bizet GB #s) (number: GB 121)
is based on:
L’Arlésienne
Georges Bizet3:33
20Swan Lake “The Dying Swan”
partial recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20 (Лебединое озеро)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1875 until 1876)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 12), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 12) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 20)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:50
21Quintet in E flat - Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:59
22Verano porteno
partial recording of:
Verano porteño
composer:
Astor Piazzolla (composer and bandoneón player) (in 1965)
part of:
Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
Astor Piazzolla3:05
23Violin Concerto in F major RV 293 “Autumn”
partial recording of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno” (Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Fanna Catalogue, Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. I/24) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 293)
part of:
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8 (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, op. 8)
part of:
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons, “The Four Seasons”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:08
24Symphony no. 9 in D minor op. 125 Choral
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 Beethoven3:20
25Pomp & Circumstance - March in D major op. 39/1
partial 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
Edward Elgar2:35

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