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1Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: Alegro ma non troppo
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Bystrík Režucha (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: I. Allegro ma non troppo “Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country” (Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country")
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:30
2Thais: Meditation
solo violin:
Barry Griffiths (violinist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Norman Sattler (conductor, Alfred Scholz related ?) and Frank Shipway (British conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ronco Teleproducts, Inc. (not for release label use, please refer to Ronco instead) (in 1978)
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:17
3Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Robert Alexander Bohnke (pianist)
orchestra:
Tübingen Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Norbert Kirchmann
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rahmaninov10:49
4Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:09
5The Nutcracker, Ballet Suite, op. 71a: Flower Waltz
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Festspielorchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
P.I. Tchaikovsky7:04
6Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in F minor, op. 73: Adagio ma non troppo
clarinet:
David Glazer (clarinetist)
orchestra:
Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra, Heilbronn (Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn)
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
recording of:
Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester Nr. 1 in f-Moll, op. 73: II. Adagio ma non troppo
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer) (in 1811)
part of:
Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester Nr. 1 in f-Moll, op. 73 (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73)
Carl Maria von Weber6:32
7Serenade no. 10 in B-flat major, K 361 “Gran Partita”: Adagio
basset horn:
Werner Müller (basset horn player) and Walter Triebskorn (clarinetist and horn player)
bassoon:
Jürgen Gode (bassoonist) and Alfred Rinderspacher (bassoon player)
clarinet:
Franz Klein (clarinetist) and Helmut Pallushek (clarinetist)
double bass:
Herbert Duft (double bass player)
horn:
Volker Hardt (hornist), Gerd Krumbein (horn player), Kurt Krumbein (horn player) and Otto Schmitz (horn player)
oboe:
Lajos Lencsés (oboist / english horn player) and Willy Schnell (oboist)
recording of:
Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B‐flat major, K. 370a/361 “Gran partita”: III. Adagio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1781)
part of:
Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B‐flat major, K. 370a/361 “Gran partita”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:31
8Rondo capricioso: Op. 14
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy5:36
9Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: Solveig’s Song
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song, do not use if there is a singer)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg5:19
10Notturno in B minor: Molto Adagio
orchestra:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Bernhard Güller (German conductor)
recording of:
Nocturne in B major, op. 40, B. 47 (for string orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1882 until 1883)
part of:
Antonín Dvořák: Thematický katalog (Antonín Dvořák: Thematic Catalogue, Burghauser [B.]) (number: B. 47) and Works of Antonín Dvořák by opus number (number: op. 40)
Antonín Dvořák6:47

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manufactured in:Canada
distributed by and marketed by:Madacy Entertainment
copyrighted (©) by:Madacy Entertainment Group, Inc. (do not use as a release label! later renamed Madacy Lifestyle Marketing, read annotations for sub-label to use) (in 1999)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/17971993 [info]