Greats of the Gramophone, Volume 1

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Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Jalousie orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra conductor: Arthur Fiedler recording of: Jalousie “Tango Tzigane” (original orchestral version) premiered in: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1925-09-14) composer: Jacob Gade (in 1925)	Jacob Gade	3:56
2	Polonaise in A-flat, op. 53 no. 1 piano: José Iturbi recording of: Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique” composer: Fryderyk Chopin (in 1842) dedicated to: Auguste Léo part of: List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (number: 16) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53)	Frédéric Chopin	6:23
3	Vesti la giubba from Pagliacci tenor vocals: Enrico Caruso recording of: Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) composer and librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo (in 1892) part of: For the First Time (1959 film) part of: Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)	Ruggero Leoncavallo	3:12
4	Lo, Here the Gentle Lark soprano vocals: Amelita Galli-Curci recording of: The Comedy of Errors: "Lo! Here the Gentle Lark" lyricist: William Shakespeare composer: Sir Henry Rowley Bishop part of: The Comedy of Errors	Henry Rowley Bishop	3:23
5	Souvenir violin: Mischa Elman recording of: Souvenir composer: František Drdla (in 1904)	Franz Drdla	3:33
6	Largo al factotum from Il barbiere di Siviglia baritone vocals: Lawrence Tibbett recording of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) composer: Gioachino Rossini librettist: Cesare Sterbini part of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I	Gioachino Rossini	4:17
7	Moonlight Sonata (1st Movement) piano: Ignacy Jan Paderewski recording of: Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (in 1801) part of: Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”	Ludwig van Beethoven	5:31
8	Heav'n, Heav'n contralto vocals: Marian Anderson recording of: Heav'n Heav'n composer: [traditional] arranger: Henry Thacker Burleigh	[traditional]	2:53
9	Hora staccato violin: Jascha Heifetz recording of: Hora Staccato (for violin and piano, arr. Heifetz) composer: Grigoraș Dinicu piano and violin arranger: Jascha Heifetz (in 1932) arrangement of: Hora Staccato (dance for solo violin)	Grigoraș Dinicu / Jascha Heifetz	2:06
10	Mi chiamano Mimì from La Bohème soprano vocals: Lucrezia Bori recording of: La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) composer: Giacomo Puccini librettist: Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica part of: La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)	Giacomo Puccini	4:34
11	Prelude in C-sharp minor piano: Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов recording of: Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff part of: Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3	Sergei Rachmaninoff	3:44
12	Hear My Prayer... O for the Wings of a Dove organ: Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball choir vocals: The Choir of Temple Church treble vocals: Ernest Lough recording of: Hear My Prayer composer: Felix Mendelssohn (until 1844) librettist: William Bartholomew premiered at: Crosby Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1845-01-08) translated version of: Hör mein Bitten (Hymne für Sopranstimme, Chor und Orgel)	Felix Mendelssohn	8:16
13	'Little' Fugue in G minor orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1927 until 1939) conductor: Leopold Stokowski (from 1927 until 1939) recorded at: Trinity Church Studio no. 1, Camden, New Jersey in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1931-03-17) recording of: Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 ("Little") (Stokowski orchestration) orchestrator: Leopold Stokowski composer: Johann Sebastian Bach orchestration of: Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 ("Little")	Johann Sebastian Bach / Leopold Stokowski	3:42
14	Valse from Suite, op. 15 piano: Harold Bauer and Осип Сoломонович Габрилович recording of: Suite no. 1 for Two Pianos, op. 15: II. Valse: Allegro composer: Антон Степанович Аренский part of: Suite no. 1 for Two Pianos, op. 15	Anton Arensky	4:45
15	Bluebird of Happiness tenor vocals: Jan Peerce recording of: Bluebird of Happiness additional lyricist: Harry Parr-Davies (in 1934) lyricist: Edward Heyman (in 1934) composer: Sandor Harmati (in 1934)	Sandor Harmati, Edward Heyman, Harry Parr-Davies	4:54
16	Sabre Dance orchestra: New York Philharmonic conductor: Efrem Kurtz recording of: Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance composer: Aram Khachaturian (in 1942) version of: Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance part of: Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55	Aram Khachaturian	2:23

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ASIN:	UK: B00005KK55 [info]
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UK: B00005KK55