200 Popular Classics The Finest Music By The Greatest Composers

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1Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets Suite for Large Orchestra, op. 32
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst6:51
2Nessun dorma! (None shall sleep) from TurandotGiacomo Puccini3:10
3Toccata from Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565Johann Sebastian Bach3:16
4Promenade from Pictures at an Exhibition Suite
orchestra:
New Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Claude Estrier
partial recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (in 1874)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky1:40
5Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (part 1)Peter Tchaikovsky4:32
6Prelude to Act 1 (The Toreadors) from CarmenGeorges Bizet2:13
7Waltz from Swan Lake, op. 20 balletPeter Tchaikovsky4:34
8Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. AndanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:11
9O for the wings of a dove: Hear my prayer ‐ Hymn
choir vocals:
St. Thomas’s Church Choir
soprano vocals:
David Boyd
conductor:
Henry Newman
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Felix Mendelssohn5:43
10Love theme from Romeo and Juliet Fantasy‐Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Peter Tchaikovsky2:00
11Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante
violin:
Stoika Milanova
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Васил Стефанов
partial recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: II. Andante (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Felix Mendelssohn1:22
12Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71aPeter Tchaikovsky2:33
13Capriccio espagnol, op. 34: FinaleNikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov3:54
14Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
orchestra:
Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Georg Fischer and George Fischer
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 (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)
Johannes Brahms2:07
15Golliwog’s Cake‐Walk from Children’s Corner Suite
piano:
Nicholas York
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:46
16Rhapsody in Blue: Andante
piano:
Boyan Vodenicharov
orchestra:
Balkan State Orchestra
conductor:
Jo Alfidi
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing, New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin6:14
17Boléro
orchestra:
Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Claude Estrier
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie and Soc. Arima
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel7:45
18Waltz from Serenade for Strings, op. 48Peter Tchaikovsky3:45
19Rondo “Alla turca” from Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:14
201812 Overture, op. 49: Closing section
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Serge Tchaikov
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 (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!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Peter Tchaikovsky3:23
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