The Best of the Classics

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Bolero piano: Mee Chou Lee (pianist) orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) conductor: Samo Hubad (conductor), Anton Nanut (conductor) and Laurence Siegel (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) 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 Ravel		13:48
2	Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2 (excerpt) partial recording of: Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801) part of: Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 1) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 2) part of: Two Piano Sonatas, op. 27	Ludwig van Beethoven		5:05
3	Symphony No. 9 in D minor (excerpt) 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 Beethoven		6:52
4	The Blue Danube, Vienna Blood Waltz, Emperor Waltz	Johann Strauss II		10:33
5	Overture to The Marriage of Figaro 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 Mozart		4:10
6	Waltz	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		3:40
7	1812 Overture 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 (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 Ilyich Tchaikovsky		15:43
8	Waltz from Swan Lake recording of: Swan Lake: Act I. Waltz composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		5:34
9	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (excerpt) partial recording of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02) dedicated to: Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer) premiered at: [concert] (1875-10-25) premiered at: Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1875-10-25) part of: Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 23) and The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 55)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		3:10

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	William Tell: Overture 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 Rossini		12:52
2	The Barber of Seville: Overture orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) conductor: Alfred Scholz recording of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Cesare Sterbini part of: Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics) part of: Il barbiere di Siviglia part of: Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics) part of: The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)	Gioachino Rossini		7:46
3	La gazza ladra: Overture orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Symphonic Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) conductor: Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alfred Scholz 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) (in 1989) recording of: La gazza ladra: Ouverture (The Thieving Magpie: Overture) composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817) librettist: Giovanni Gherardini part of: La gazza ladra part of: The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)	Gioachino Rossini		10:38
4	Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 recording of: Capriccio italien, op. 45 premiered in: Moscow, Russia (on 1880-12-18) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-01 until 1880-05) dedicated to: Карл Юльевич Давыдов (Karl Davydov) part of: The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 47), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 44) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 45)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		16:03
5	The Flying Dutchman recording of: Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Ouvertüre (The Flying Dutchman: Overture) composer: Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841) part of: Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63 (The Flying Dutchman)	Richard Wagner		10:35
6	Lohengrin orchestra: London Philharmonia Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related, not the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia or the New Philharmonia) conductor: Alfred Scholz recording of: Lohengrin: Vorspiel (catch‐all for unspecified/unknown act) composer: Richard Wagner (composer)	Richard Wagner		3:38

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	The Sea and Sinbad's Boat recording of: Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship composer: Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888) part of: Scheherazade, op. 35	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov		10:06
2	The Tale of Prince Calendar orchestra: Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) conductor: Anton Nanut (conductor) recording of: Scheherazade, op. 35: II. The Kalendar Prince composer: Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888) part of: Scheherazade, op. 35	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov		12:13
3	L'Italiana In Algeri: Overture orchestra: Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) conductor: Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) recording of: L’italiana in Algeri: Sinfonia composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Angelo Anelli part of: L’italiana in Algeri	Gioachino Rossini		10:38
4	Tannhäuser orchestra: London Philharmonia Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related, not the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia or the New Philharmonia) conductor: Alfred Scholz recording of: Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Ouvertüre composer: Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13) part of: Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70 part of: Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70 part of: Tannhäuser: Ouverture and Venusberg Music (ouverture and venusberg music (Act 1, scene 1) from Tannhäuser by Wagner)	Richard Wagner		14:42
5	Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro orchestra: Tbilisi Symphony 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 Mozart		6:31
6	Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance. Andante orchestra: Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra recording of: Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante 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 Mozart		6:45
7	Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": III. Minuetto. Allegretto orchestra: Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra recording of: Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio 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 Mozart		2:18
8	Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo. Allegro orchestra: Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra) conductor: Alexander von Pitamic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) recording of: Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: IV. Rondo. 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 Mozart		3:21

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Für Elise piano: Evelyne Dubourg (pianist), Misha Goldstein (pianist) and Leonard Hokanson (pianist) recording of: Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59) composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810) part of: Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)	Ludwig van Beethoven	3	2:51
2	Rondo alla turca recording of: Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto composed in: Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783) part of: Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 32) part of: Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		3:27
3	Barcarolle	Felix Mendelssohn		3:38
4	Nocturne	Frédéric Chopin		5:18
5	Consolation	Franz Liszt		3:59
6	Carmen Suite No. 1	Georges Bizet		12:07
7	Artists Life Waltz recording of: Künstlerleben, op. 316 (Artist’s Life, op. 316) composer: Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1867) part of: Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 316)	Johann Strauss II		9:35
8	Vienna Bon Bons recording of: Wiener Bonbons, op. 307 (Vienna Bonbons, Op. 307) composer: Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866) part of: Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 307)	Johann Strauss II		9:41
9	Prelude, Raindrop recording of: Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto composer: Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839) part of: Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 107) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 180) part of: 24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28	Frédéric Chopin		5:34
10	Erotic	Edvard Grieg		2:29
11	October: Autumn Song From "The Seasons" Op. 37a recording of: The Seasons, op. 37a: X. October “Autumn Song” composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) part of: The Seasons, op. 37a (for piano)	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky		3:52