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1The Nutcracker, ballet op. 71, I. Overture : Allegro giusto
orchestra:
RTV Moscow Large Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.)
conductor:
Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: I. Ouverture miniature. Allegro giusto
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (until 1892)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:01
2The Nutcracker, ballet op. 71, act I : Premier tableau : III. No. 2 march : Tempo di marcia viva
orchestra:
RTV Moscow Large Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.)
conductor:
Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:14
3The Nutcracker, ballet op. 71, act II : Troisieme tableau : XIV. Le café : Danse arabe - comodo
orchestra:
RTV Moscow Large Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.)
conductor:
Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: d) Danse arabe. Allegretto
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:12
4The Nutcracker, ballet op. 71, act II : Troisieme tableau : XV. Le thé : Danse chinoise - allegro moderato
orchestra:
RTV Moscow Large Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.)
conductor:
Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: e) Danse chinoise. Allegro moderato
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:10
5The Nutcracker, ballet op. 71, act II : Troisieme tableau : XVI. Danse russe : Tempo di trepak - molto vivace
orchestra:
RTV Moscow Large Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.)
conductor:
Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: c) Danse russe. Trépak. Tempo di Trepak, molto vivace
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:09
6The Nutcracker, ballet op. 71, act II : Troisieme tableau : XIX. No. 13 valse des fleurs - tempo di valse, no. 14 pax de deux
orchestra:
RTV Moscow Large Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.)
conductor:
Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14a. Па-де-де: Танец Принца Оршада и Феи Драже (Dance of the Prince & the Sugar-Plum Fairy)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:58
7The Nutcracker, ballet, op. 71, act II : Troisieme tableau : XXII. Variation II : Pour le danseuse-danse de la fee dragee. Andante ma non troppo - presto
orchestra:
RTV Moscow Large Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.)
conductor:
Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:59
8The Nutcracker, ballet, op. 71, act II : Troisieme tableau : XVII. Pastorale : Danse des militons - andantino (dance of the Reed Flutes)
orchestra:
RTV Moscow Large Symphony Orchestra (Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, bso.ru, founded 1930, not Mikhailov's 1978 orch.)
conductor:
Vladimir Fedoseyev (conductor)
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:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
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)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:21
9Ave Maria
orchestra:
Caffè Concerto
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert5:54
10Concerto in F minor for violin, string orchestra and continuo, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) : I. Allegro non molto
recording engineer:
C. Jared Sacks (classical producer/engineer) and Bert van der Wolf (producer, engineer)
violin:
Emmy Verhey (violinist) (in 1991-09)
orchestra:
Camerata Antonio Lucio Chamber Orchestra (in 1991-09)
conductor:
Alun Francis (conductor) (in 1991-09)
recorded at:
Doopsgezinde kerk in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1991-09)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: I. Allegro non molto (in 1991-09)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:26
11Concerto in F minor for violin, string orchestra and continuo, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) : II. Largo
recording engineer:
C. Jared Sacks (classical producer/engineer) and Bert van der Wolf (producer, engineer)
violin:
Emmy Verhey (violinist) (in 1991-09)
orchestra:
Camerata Antonio Lucio Chamber Orchestra (in 1991-09)
conductor:
Alun Francis (conductor) (in 1991-09)
recorded at:
Doopsgezinde kerk in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1991-09)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo (in 1991-09)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:01
12Concerto in F minor for violin, string orchestra and continuo, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter) : III. Allegro
recording engineer:
C. Jared Sacks (classical producer/engineer) and Bert van der Wolf (producer, engineer)
violin:
Emmy Verhey (violinist) (in 1991-09)
orchestra:
Camerata Antonio Lucio Chamber Orchestra (in 1991-09)
conductor:
Alun Francis (conductor) (in 1991-09)
recorded at:
Doopsgezinde kerk in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1991-09)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: III. Allegro (in 1991-09)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:08
13Christmas oratorio BWV 248 :Sinfonia
orchestra:
Sinfonia Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Helmut Koch (conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach5:31
14Pastorale from Christmas oratorio, BWV 590
performer:
Ivan Sokol (organist)
recording of:
Pastorale F-Dur / Pastorella F-Dur, BWV 590
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 590)
Johann Sebastian Bach12:34
15Stille nacht
performer:
Prof. Clemens Schnorr (organist) and Prof. Manfred Niesgoda
recording of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (in 1818)
part of:
Oh, What a Lovely War! (stage musical)
Franz Xaver Gruber2:50
16German dances, k. 605 : No. 3 in C major
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
conductor:
Paul Kantschieder (conductor)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 3 in C major. German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:23
17Concerto for oboe and strings C major : Introduktion (Larghetto)
orchestra:
Sonora Hungarica
conductor:
Pauline Oostenrijk
recording of:
Oboe Concerto in C: I. Introduction: Larghetto - Allegro
composer:
Domenico Cimarosa (composer)
part of:
Oboe Concerto in C
Domenico Cimarosa3:37
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1Air
orchestra:
Camerata Rhenania (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Camerata Rhenania (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, 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 Bach4:59
2Christmas Overture
orchestra:
Symphony Orchestra Baden Baden (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Klaus Arp (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Weihnachtsouvertüre über "Vom Himmel Hoch"
composer:
Otto Nicolai (composer and conductor)
Otto Nicolai11:45
3Concerto grosso in G minor 'Fatto per la notte di Natale' 'Christmas concerto', op. 6 no. 8 : VI. Largo. Pastorale
orchestra:
I Solisti di Zagreb Chamber Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not to be confused with the real Zagrebački solisti)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
12 concerti grossi, op. 6
Arcangelo Corelli6:44
4Nun komm der heiden heiland BWV 659
performer:
Eberhard Kraus (organist, harpsichordist and composer)
recording of:
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (Chorale Prelude for organ in G minor, BWV 659 “Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland”)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Leipzig-Choräle) (number: 9), Bach Compendium (number: K82) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 659)
revision of:
Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659a
Johann Sebastian Bach5:36
5Concerto for Trumpet & Strings in E-flat major : II. Largo
performer:
Harald Feller and Bernhard Schmid (classical trumpetist)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn (or Trumpet) and Strings in E-flat major: II. Largo
composer:
Jan Křtitel Jiři Neruda (Johann Baptist Georg Neruda, composer of the 18th century)
part of:
Concerto for Horn (or Trumpet) and Strings in E-flat major
Jan Křtitel Jiři Neruda5:03
6In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
performer:
Egbert Lewark (German trumpeter)
recording of:
In dulci jubilo, BWV 729
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 729)
version of:
In dulci iubilo (original traditional version in macaronic alteration of medieval German and Latin, use also for unspecified versions)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:43
7Trio sonata op. 1, 1 F major : Grave
performer:
Musici dal Medico
recording of:
Trio sonata op. 1, 1 F major : Grave
composer:
Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent (Baroque composer (1688-1720))
Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent2:04
8Trio sonata op. 1, 1 F major : Adagio
performer:
Musici dal Medico
recording of:
Trio sonata op. 1, 1 F major : Adagio
composer:
Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent (Baroque composer (1688-1720))
Jean Baptiste Loeillet of Ghent1:15
9Concerto for oboe, strings and B.C. op. 1 D minor : Adagio
oboe:
Gerhard Vetter
orchestra:
Camerata Rhenania (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935 (Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor)
Alessandro Marcello3:33
10Der tag, der ist so freudenreich
performer:
Otto Winter (organist, harpsichordist and pianist)
recording of:
Choralvorspiel, BWV 605 "Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Das Orgel-Büchlein (number: 7) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 605)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:47
11Herz und mund und that und leben BWV 147 : Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
organ:
Susanne Doll
performer:
Susanne Doll
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:11
12Les saisons, op. 37b : no. 12, decembre
orchestra:
USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
Yevgeni Svetlanov (Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37b: XII. December “Yuletide”: Tempo di valse (orchestrated by Gauk)
orchestrator:
Александр Васильевич Гаук (Alexander Gauk, Russian/Soviet conductor, composer 1893-1963) (in 1942)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
version of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: XII. December “Christmas”
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37b (orchestrated by Gauk)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:49
13Messiah : Symphony
orchestra:
Lettisches Sinfonieorchester
conductor:
Alexandr Dmitrijew
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 1. Symphony
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel3:07
14Messiah : 13. Pifa (Pastoral Symphony)
orchestra:
Latvian State Symphony Orchestra (Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra) and Lettisches Sinfonieorchester
conductor:
Alexandr Dmitrijew
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel2:44
15Messiah : 42. Chorus : "Hallelujah"
orchestra:
Latvian State Symphony Orchestra (Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Aleksandrs Viļumanis (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:35

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