The Greatest Classical Music of All Time, Volume 1

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Part of a 3 (5 CD) Volume box set

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1CD: Orchestral Favourites
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1William Tell Overture
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Dommett
partial recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini3:40
2Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
clarinet:
Donald Westlake
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Pikler
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:33
3Ride of the Valkyries (From the Valkyrie)Richard Wagner5:07
4Vocalise
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope
recorded at:
ABC Odeon in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for orchestra) (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (in 1919)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов6:49
5The Toreador Song (From Carmen Suite)Georges Bizet2:10
6Symphony no. 9 in E minor "New World Symphony": Largo
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
José Serebrier
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák4:08
7Marche Militaire no. 1 in DFranz Schubert4:13
8Serenade From String Quartet in FJoseph Haydn3:42
9Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brioLudwig van Beethoven7:24
10Triumphant March (From Aida)Giuseppe Verdi6:28
11Hungarian Dance no. 5Johannes Brahms2:32
12Polka (From the Bartered Bride)
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham
recording of:
Die verkaufte Braut: I. Polka (The Bartered Bride: I. Polka)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (from 1863 until 1870)
part of:
Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride"
Bedřich Smetana4:48
13Nimrod (From Enigma Variations)Sir Edward Elgar3:20
14Intermezzo (From Cavalleria Rusticana)Pietro Mascagni3:36
15Light Cavalry Overture
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Dommett
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture)
composer:
Franz von Suppé
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé7:36
16Wedding March (From a Midsummer Night’s Dream)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Dommett
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn3:56
2CD: A Festival of Baroque Music
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Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from SolomonGeorge Frideric Handel2:57
Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope
recorded at:
ABC Odeon in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
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) (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:29
Flute Concerto no. 3 in D major, RV 428 "Il Cardellino" (The Goldfinch): I. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi4:04
Flute Concerto no. 3 in D major, RV 428 "Il Cardellino" (The Goldfinch): II. AdagioAntonio Vivaldi2:37
Flute Concerto no. 3 in D major, RV 428 "Il Cardellino" (The Goldfinch): III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi3:19
Largo (Ombra mai fü) from XerxesGeorge Frideric Handel3:40
Canon from Canon and Gigue in D major
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel4:35
Concerto in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica": I. PrestoAntonio Vivaldi1:24
Concerto in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica": II. AdagioAntonio Vivaldi1:26
Concerto in G major, RV 151 "Alla rustica": III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi1:48
Musique de Table, Production I - Ouverture (Suite) and Conclusion in E minor (excerpts): Ouverture: Lentement - Vite - LentementGeorg Philipp Telemann7:54
Musique de Table, Production I - Ouverture (Suite) and Conclusion in E minor (excerpts): RéjouissanceGeorg Philipp Telemann3:36
Musique de Table, Production I - Ouverture (Suite) and Conclusion in E minor (excerpts): RondeauGeorg Philipp Telemann2:21
Musique de Table, Production I - Ouverture (Suite) and Conclusion in E minor (excerpts):LoureGeorg Philipp Telemann5:17
Musique de Table, Production I - Ouverture (Suite) and Conclusion in E minor (excerpts): PassepiedGeorg Philipp Telemann2:34
The Fairy Queen: Symphony While the Swans Came Forward
instruments:
Sirius Ensemble
conductor:
Erin Helyard and Anna McDonald
Henry Purcell2:10
The Fairy Queen: Second Musick: RondeauHenry Purcell1:24
Air from Water Music (Suite in F major), HWV 348George Frideric Handel5:08
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: ToccataJohann Sebastian Bach2:45
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: FugueJohann Sebastian Bach6:41
Pifa (Pastoral Symphony) from MessiahGeorge Frideric Handel3:23
Pastorale from Concerto Grosso in F minor, op. 1 no. 8 "Christmas Concerto"Pietro Antonio Locatelli4:57