The Greatest Classical Music of All Time, Volume 2

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1CD: Russian Spectacular
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1Dawn on the Moscow River (From Khovanshchina)Modest Mussorgsky5:35
2Gopak (From Sorochintsi Fair)Modest Mussorgsky2:01
3Marche Slave
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Hubert Soudant
recording of:
Marche slave in B-flat minor, op. 31
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1876-11-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (from 1876-09 until 1876-10)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 45), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 42) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 31)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky10:03
4Flight of the Bumble Bee (From Tale of the Tsar Saltan)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan) (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:32
5Procession of the Sardar (From Caucasian Sketches)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Caucasian Sketches Suite no. 1, op. 10: IV. Procession of the Sardar (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Михаил Ипполитов‐Иванов (in 1894)
part of:
Caucasian Sketches Suite no. 1, op. 10
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov4:04
6I. Hymn Song (Eight Russian Folk Songs)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58: I. Religious Chant (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов
part of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58
Anatoly Lyadov2:12
7II. Christmas Song (Eight Russian Folk Songs)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58: II. Christmas Carol "Kolyada" (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов
part of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58
Anatoly Lyadov1:32
8III. Lament (Eight Russian Folk Songs)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58: III. Plaintive Song (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов
part of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58
Anatoly Lyadov2:59
9IV. Comic Song (Eight Russian Folk Songs)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58: IV. Humorous Song "I Danced with the Gnat" (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов
part of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58
Anatoly Lyadov1:02
10V.Legend of the Birds (Eight Russian Folk Songs)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58: V. Legend of the Birds (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов
part of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58
Anatoly Lyadov1:33
11VI. Cradle Song (Eight Russian Folk Songs)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58: VI. Cradle Song (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов
part of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58
Anatoly Lyadov2:24
12VII. Round Dance (Eight Russian Folk Songs)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58: VII. Round Dance (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов
part of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58
Anatoly Lyadov0:46
13VIII. Village Dance (Eight Russian Folk Songs)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
conductor:
Shalom Ronly-Riklis (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon Theatre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58: VIII. Village Dance Song (from 1987-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов
part of:
Eight Russian Folksongs, op. 58
Anatoly Lyadov1:41
141812 Festival Overture, op. 49
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stuart Challender
recorded at:
Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1989-02-13 until 1989-02-21)
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!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:33
15Scene Act II From Swan Lake “Lebedinoe Ozero”Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:40
16Black Swan Act III From Swan Lake “Pas de Deux”Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:34
17Waltz From Sleeping Beauty “Spyashchaya Krasavitsa”Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:45
18Cossack Dance (From Mazeppa)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:31
19March (From the Love of Three Oranges)Sergei Prokofiev1:54
20Nocturne (From String Quartet no. 2)Alexander Borodin7:38
2CD: Music of Fantasy and Imagination
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1The Birds: I. Prelude
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Omri Hadari
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: I. Preludio (The Birds: I. Prelude, Prelude)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (in 1928)
is based on:
Arie in C per organo o clavicembalo No. 2
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi2:47
2The Birds: II. The Dove
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Omri Hadari
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: II. La Colomba (The Birds: II. The dove, The dove)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (in 1928)
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi4:27
3The Birds: III. The Hen
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Omri Hadari
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: III. La Gallina (The Birds: III. The hen, The hen)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (in 1928)
is based on:
Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin: La Poule
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi3:01
4The Birds: IV. The Nightingale
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Omri Hadari
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: IV. L'Usignuolo (The Birds: IV. The nightingale, The nightingale)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (in 1928)
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi3:39
5The Birds: V. The Cuckoo
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Omri Hadari
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: V. Il Cucù (The Birds: V. The cuckoo, The cuckoo)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (in 1928)
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi4:29
6Toy Symphony: I. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:24
7Toy Symphony: II. Minuet and TrioWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:20
8Toy Symphony: III. PrestoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:17
9Mother Goose: I. Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye: I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (pour orchestre)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (from 1908 until 1910)
orchestration of:
Ma mère l’Oye: I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (suite pour orchestre)
Maurice Ravel1:38
10Mother Goose: II. Tom Thumb
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye: II. Petit poucet (pour orchestre)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (from 1908 until 1910)
orchestration of:
Ma mère l’Oye: II. Petit poucet (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (suite pour orchestre)
Maurice Ravel3:59
11Mother Goose: III. Princess of the Pagodas
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye: III. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (pour orchestre)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (from 1908 until 1910)
orchestration of:
Ma mère l’Oye: III. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (suite pour orchestre)
Maurice Ravel3:45
12Mother Goose: IV. The Conversations of the Beauty and the Beast
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye: IV. Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (pour orchestre)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (from 1908 until 1910)
orchestration of:
Ma mère l’Oye: IV. Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (suite pour orchestre)
Maurice Ravel4:18
13Mother Goose: V. The Fairy Garden
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye: V. Le Jardin féerique (pour orchestre)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (from 1908 until 1910)
orchestration of:
Ma mère l’Oye: V. Le Jardin féerique (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (suite pour orchestre)
Maurice Ravel3:21
14The Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : I. Introduction et marche royale du lion (The Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Royal March of the Lion)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:00
15The Carnival of the Animals: II. Hens and Roosters
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : II. Poules et coqs
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns0:54
16The Carnival of the Animals: III. Wild Asses
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : III. Hèmiones (Animaux véloces)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns0:40
17The Carnival of the Animals: IV. Tortoises
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : IV. Tortues
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:47
18The Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : V. L'Éléphant (The Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:24
19The Carnival of the Animals: VI. Kangaroos
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VI. Kangourous
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns0:53
20The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:17
21The Carnival of the Animals: VIII. Persons With Long Ears
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns0:53
22The Carnival of the Animals: IX. The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : IX. Le Coucou au fond des bois
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:06
23The Carnival of the Animals: X. Aviary
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : X. Volière
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:18
24The Carnival of the Animals: XI. Pianists
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XI. Pianistes
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:06
25The Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XII. Fossiles
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:22
26The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
piano [pianos]:
Max Olding & Pamela Page
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:29
27The Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Heinze
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIV. Finale (The Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:08
28The Sorceror’s Apprentice
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Tibor Paul
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas10:27