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1Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral"
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
additional lyricist:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
lyricist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright) (in 1785)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824, from 1823 until 1824)
dedicated to:
Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preußen (Frederick William III)
premiered at:
Theater am Kärntnertor in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1824-05-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 1), Classic 100: The Music You Can't Live Without (2021) (number: 2), ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 3), Biamonti Catalogue (chronological catalogue of Beethoven's works) (number: Bia 787) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 125)
Ludwig van Beethoven10:15
2Carmen-Suite, Aragonaise
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre radio‐symphonique (associated with the fake, Alfred Scholz related, conductor Loïc Betrand) and Symphonic Orchestra of the Ljubljana Radio (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect; see Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija for the real orchestra)
conductor:
Loic Bertrand (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Cesare Cantieri (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), János Sándor and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: II. Aragonaise. Allegro vivo (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts III and IV)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:13
3Rustle of Spring
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist)
recording of:
6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen (6 Pieces, op. 32: No. 3. Rustle of Spring, for piano) (ended)
composer:
Christian Sinding (Norwegian composer)
part of:
6 Stücke, op. 32
Christian Sinding2:09
4Slavonic Dance no. 1 op. 46
orchestra:
Hungarian State Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
Ádám Fischer (Hungarian conductor)
performer:
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 1 in C major (Furiant)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák4:13
5Suite No. 1 op. 43, March miniature
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1987)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1987)
recording of:
Suite no. 1 in D minor, op. 43: IV. Marche miniature. Moderato con moto (in 1987)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1878 until 1879)
part of:
Suite no. 1 in D minor, op. 43
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:00
6Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major
piano:
Donatella Failoni
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:14
7Boléro (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French 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:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel7:59
8Serenata Notturna, Marcia, Maestoso
orchestra:
Camerata Salzburg (Austrian chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Sándor Végh (violinist/conductor/teacher)
recording of:
Serenade no. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”: I. Marcia. Maestoso
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1776-01)
part of:
Serenade no. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:57
9Concerto for Trumpet, AdagioGeorg Philipp Telemann2:06
10Concerto grosso no. 9 op. 6, Menuett
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum Leipzig (New Bach Collegium Musicum)
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in D major, op. 6 no. 5, HWV 323: VI. Menuet, un poco larghetto
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1739)
part of:
Concerto grosso in D major, op. 6 no. 5, HWV 323
Georg Friedrich Händel1:34
11Variations on a Theme By Paganini (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Симфоничен оркестър на Българското национално радио (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
performer:
Vassial Stefanov
partial recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:56
12Tic-Toc-Choc
harp:
Marion Hofmann (in 1986-10)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
recording of:
Dix-huitième ordre de clavecin en fa majeur: No. 6. Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins
composer:
François Couperin (French composer of the Baroque era)
part of:
Dix-huitième ordre de clavecin en fa majeur
François Couperin2:38
13The Nutcraker, Chinesischer TanzПётр Ильич Чайковский1:11
14Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, op. 214
orchestra:
People's Opera Orchestra, Vienna and Strauss-Orchester Wien (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Alfred Scholz
performer:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper
recording of:
Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (until 1858)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 214)
Johann Strauss II22:42
15Hungarian Dance no. 10 in F major
orchestra:
Győri Filharmonikus zenekar (Györ Philharmonic Orchestra) and Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 10 in F major (Presto) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, no. 10 in E major: Presto
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 2, no. 10 in F major: Presto (Brahms orchestration)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, no. 10 in E major: Presto
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 2
Johannes Brahms1:45
16The Grand-Duchess of Gerolstein, Overture
orchestra:
Kölner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein: Ouverture
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translator:
Julius Hopp
part of:
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein
Jacques Offenbach4:04
17The Marriage of Figaro, Overture
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:13
18Wine, Women and Song
orchestra:
Strauss-Orchester Wien (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333 (Wine, Woman and Song)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 333)
Johann Strauss II4:53
19Faust, Adagio
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the real LSO)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet II. Adagio
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet (La Nuit de Walpurgis)
Charles‐François Gounod4:10
20Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: Allegro
orchestra:
Franz Liszt Kammerorchester (Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:32
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