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1Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
trumpet:
Alison Balsom (classical trumpet player)
orchestra:
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
recording of:
Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1: III. Allegro
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1796)
part of:
Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1 (Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major)
Joseph Haydn4:33
224 Caprices: No. 1Niccolò Paganini1:51
3William Tell Overture (excerpt)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
partial recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini3:16
4The Typewriter
recording of:
The Typewriter
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1950-10-09)
Leroy Anderson1:56
5Symphony No 9 II
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
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 (composer) (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”)
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 (composer) (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 Dvořák4:49
6Radetzky March
orchestra:
Orquesta Johann Strauss de Viena (in 1978)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor) (in 1978)
performer:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228) (in 1978)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:57
7Danse macabre
solo violin:
Malcolm Stewart (violinist) (from 1994-11 until 1995-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1994-11 until 1995-06)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1994-11 until 1995-06)
recorded at:
Halle aux Grains (Toulouse) in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1994-11 until 1995-06)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (symphonic poem for orchestra) (from 1994-11 until 1995-06)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 16) and Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:02
8Bolero
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
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 Ravel5:21
9Sorcerer's Apprentice
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
partial recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Paul Dukas4:16
10Fanfare for the Common Man
producer and balance engineer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1985-03)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist) (in 1985-03)
recorded at:
Sala Nezahualcóyotl in Ciudad de México (Mexico City), Mexico (in 1985-03)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra) (in 1985-03)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland3:45
11Ave Maria
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert6:46
12El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
Manuel de Falla4:18
13Also sprach Zarathustra
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1989-03)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (in 1989-03)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang) (in 1989-03)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: II. Von den Hinterweltlern (in 1989-03)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: III. Von der großen Sehnsucht (in 1989-03)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
partial recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
premiered in:
Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1896-11-27)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
part of:
Works of Richard Strauss by opus number (number: op. 30) and Werkverzeichnis (Richard Strauss TrV) (number: TrV 176)
Richard Strauss7:54
14Zigeunerweisen
violin:
吕思清 (violinist)
recording of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (Gypsy Airs, op. 20, for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Works of Pablo de Sarasate by opus number (number: op. 20)
arrangement of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano)
Pablo de Sarasate8:45
15The Flight of the Bumble bee
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
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 1986-10 until 1986-11)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement 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)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov21:28
16Gaite Parisienne: Vivo (Can-Can)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XXI. Vivo (leggiero) (from « Orphée aux enfers »)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:45
17Sicilienne
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor)
recording of:
Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80: III. Sicilienne
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
part of:
Pelléas et Mélisande, op. 80
recording of:
Sicilienne, op. 78 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Sicilienne, op. 78 (original; for cello and piano)
Gabriel Fauré3:28
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11812 Overture
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic) (in 1987)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 (in 1987)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (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 Tchaikovsky3:37
2Rhapsody in Blue
grand piano:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
was commissioned by:
Paul Whiteman (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
premiered at:
Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12)
version of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
George Gershwin4:40
3Gayane Suite
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
version of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
Aram Khachaturian2:26
4Carnival of the Animals: Fossils
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XII. Fossiles (The Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils, strings, two pianos, clarinet, and xylophone)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:16
5Toccata and Fugue
organ:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:24
6Magic Flute: Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinen Herzen
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
soprano vocals [Die Königin der Nacht]:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 1964-03-24 until 1964-04-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:16
7The Planets: Jupiter
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
partial recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst4:53
8Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (opening)
classical guitar and guitar:
Julian Bream
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo54:47
9Toy Symphony: I. Allegro
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Berchtesgadener Musik "Toy Symphony": I. Allegro
composer:
Edmund Angerer
previously attributed to:
Joseph Haydn (composer) and Leopold Mozart (composer)
part of:
Berchtesgadener Musik "Toy Symphony"
Leopold Mozart4:45
10On the Way to Bethlehem (Dinaresade)
[anonymous]4:50
11Ride of the Valkyries
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic) (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor) (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Oslo Konserthus (The Oslo Concert Hall) in Oslo, Norway (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner4:51
12Vocalise
soprano vocals:
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
orchestra:
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester (Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester prior to 2006)
conductor:
Michael Schønwandt (Danish conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (1994–2013) (from 1998 to present), Parlophone (in 1998) and Warner Music France (in 1998)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for soprano and orchestra)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1916)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninov5:23
13Night on the Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
A Night on the Bare Mountain (unknown version, use as last resort) (in 1963)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
recording of:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l’orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1886)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (from 1867-06-12 until 1867-06-23)
dedicated to:
Wladimir Stassoff (Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov)
publisher:
W. Bessel & Cie (in 1886)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Modest Mussorgsky7:22
14Ma Vlast
partial recording of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
premiered in:
Praha (Prague), Czechia (on 1882-11-05)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874 until 1879)
part of:
Tematický katalog skladeb Bedřicha Smetany (number: JB 1:112)
Bedřich Smetana6:02
15Four Seasons - Summer: III. Presto
violin:
吕思清 (violinist)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:47
16Jesus bleibet meine Freude
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
harpsichord:
Ian Watson (conductor and keyboardist) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
oboe:
Celia Nicklin (oboist) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
arranger and orchestrator:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach5:13