101 Classics: Classical Highlights from the Great Composers

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▶ CD 1: 101 Classics, Vol. 1
▶ CD 2: 101 Classics, Vol. 2
▶ CD 3: 101 Classics, Vol. 3
▶ CD 4: 101 Classics, Vol. 4
▼ CD 5: 101 Classics, Vol. 5
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1Overture: Ruslan & Ludmila
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (State Symphony Orchestra "Novaya Rossiya") and Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Glinka5:24
2The Blue Danube Waltz
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (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)
Strauss II5:39
3Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat minor
orchestra:
Симфоничен оркестър на Българското национално радио (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Васил Стефанов (Vassil Stefanov, Bulgarian conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
dedicated to:
Hans von Bülow
premiered at:
[concert] (1875-10-25)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1875-10-25)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 23) and The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 55)
Tchaikovsky4:32
4Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Ponchielli3:21
5Golliwogg’s Cakewalk From Children’s Corner Suite
piano:
Winifred Atwell (pianist)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Debussy2:40
6Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major
orchestra:
The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
conductor:
John Lubbock (English singer, conductor & founder of Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square Orchestra)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 467) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 467)
Mozart5:41
7An die Musik
piano:
Jennifer Purers (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Ritchie (soprano)
recording of:
An die Musik, D. 547 (original, for solo voice and piano)
lyricist:
Franz von Schober (Austrian poet, librettist, lithographer, actor)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817-03)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 547)
Schubert2:48
8Italian Symphony no. 4 in A major
orchestra:
Софийски симфоничен оркестър
conductor:
Hikmet Şimşek
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian” (Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian")
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1833)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 90) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV N 16)
Mendelssohn4:09
9Carmen: Prelude to Act 1 The Toreadors
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Sofia National Opera
conductor:
Ivan Marinov (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Bizet2:13
10Slavonic Dance no. 8, op. 46
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (aka Philharmoniker Hamburg)
conductor:
Georg Fischer (keyboardist and conductor)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G minor (Furiant) (for orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
Dvořák4:20
111812 Overture, op. 49
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (State Symphony Orchestra "Novaya Rossiya")
conductor:
Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Tchaikovsky3:22
12Bolero for Orchestra
orchestra:
New Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related orchestra used on budget recordings)
conductor:
Claude Estrier (conductor)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Ravel6:52
13The Young Prince & Princess from Scheherazade
orchestra:
Плевенска филхармония (Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Georgi Notev
partial recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess (Andantino quasi allegretto)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Rimsky‐Korsakov2:30
14Lullaby Cradle Song, op. 49
piano:
Jennifer Purers (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Ritchie (soprano)
Brahms1:47
15Gymnopédie no. 1
piano:
Robert Matthew-Walker
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Satie1:41
16Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
partial recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1919)
dedicated to:
Frances Colvin and Sidney Colvin
premiered at:
[concert] (1919-10-27)
publisher:
Novello & Co. Ltd. (in 1921)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 85)
Elgar1:51
17Turkish Rondo From Piano Sonata no. 11
piano:
Elly Ney (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Mozart3:13
18Hungarian Dance no. 5
orchestra:
Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra (aka Philharmoniker Hamburg)
conductor:
Georg Fischer (keyboardist and conductor) and George Fischer (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Brahms2:07
19Trumpet Voluntary
producer:
Harold Lawrence
trumpet:
William Lang (trumpet) (from 1957-08-09 until 1957-08-11)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1957-08-09 until 1957-08-11)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1957-08-09 until 1957-08-11)
balance engineer:
C. Robert Fine
recorded at:
Free Trade Hall in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1957-08-09 until 1957-08-11)
recording of:
Trumpet Voluntary (from 1957-08-09 until 1957-08-11)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
arranger:
Sir Henry J. Wood (English conductor)
Purcell2:51
20Ode to Joy From the 4th Movement of the 9th Symphony in D minor, op. 125
choir vocals:
University of Vera Cruz Choir
soprano vocals:
Benita Valente (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Francisco Araiza (tenor)
orchestra:
Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México (Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
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)
is based on:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Beethoven6:22

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