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1Canon in D
orchestra:
Societas Musica Chamber Orchestra Copenhagen
conductor:
Hansen (organist)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
Pachelbel5:24
2Serenade for Strings: Temp di Valse in E Major, Op 22
orchestra:
Sofia Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Kazandjiev
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1875-05-03 until 1875-05-14)
revised by:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Smyčcová serenáda E dur, op. 22, B. 52 (Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52)
Dvořák5:58
3Salut D'Amour, Op. 12
violin:
Chee‐Yun
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
dedicated to:
Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
publisher:
Schott & Co. Ltd. (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 12)
Elgar2:28
4Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' Mvt.2: Andante
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Berlin
conductor:
Otmar Suitner (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: II. Andante molto mosso “Scene at the brook” (Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Andante molto mosso "Scene at the brook")
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Beethoven12:52
5The Planets: Jupiter
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Judd (conductor)
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)
Holst7:55
6The Sorcerer's Apprentice
orchestra:
Radio Philharmonic Netherlands (Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Jean Fourmet (conductor)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Dukas12:03
7The Swan of Tuonela
orchestra:
Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra (Japan Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Akeo Watanabe (conductor)
recording of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22: II. Tuonelan joutsen (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
Sibelius8:28
8Après Un Rêve, Op. 7/1
cello:
Janos Staker (Hungarian-American cellist)
piano:
Shigeo Neriki (pianist)
recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (for cello and piano, arr. Casals)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
cello and piano arranger:
Pau Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals)
arrangement of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
Fauré3:11
9Violin Concerto: Andante
violin:
Jean‐Jacques Kantorow (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Antoni Ros‐Marbà (conductor)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: II. Andante (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Mendelssohn8:43
10The Four Seasons 'Spring' Mvt.1: Allegro
orchestra:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Vivaldi3:17
11The Four Seasons 'Spring' Mvt.2: Largo
orchestra:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Vivaldi2:44
12The Four Seasons 'Spring' Mvt.3: Allegro - Danza Pastorale
orchestra:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: III. Allegro pastorale
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Vivaldi4:00
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1Flute Concerto No.1: Adagio Non Troppo
recording engineer:
Takeaki Anazawa (from 1979-08-20 until 1979-08-21) and Peter Willemoës (from 1979-08-20 until 1979-08-21)
producer:
Peter Willemoës (task: recording director) and Yoshiharu Kawaguchi (task: recording director)
editor:
Hideki Kukizaki
flute:
András Adorján (flautist) (from 1979-08-20 until 1979-08-21)
orchestra:
Munich Chamber Orchestra (from 1979-08-20 until 1979-08-21)
conductor:
Hans Stadlmair (conductor) (from 1979-08-20 until 1979-08-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
NIPPON COLUMBIA CO., LTD. (holding company - normally not a release label) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1979-08-20 until 1979-08-21)
recording of:
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G major, K. 313/285c: II. Adagio ma non troppo (from 1979-08-20 until 1979-08-21)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1778)
part of:
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in G major, K. 313/285c
Mozart9:15
2Dance Macabre
orchestra:
Orchestre national de Lyon
conductor:
Krivine (conductor)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (symphonic poem for orchestra)
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)
Saint‐Saëns7:02
3Sinfonietta Mvt.5: Andante Con Moto
orchestra:
Deutsches-Symphonie Orchestra, Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993)
conductor:
Eliahu Inbal (Israeli conductor)
recording of:
Sinfonietta: V. Andante con moto (The Town Hall)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Sinfonietta
Janáček7:29
4Minuetto
orchestra:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
Boccherini3:54
5Symphony No.5 in C Sharp Minor, Mvt.4: Adiagietto
orchestra:
Frankfurt RSO (Frankfurt Radio Symphony)
conductor:
Eliahu Inbal (Israeli conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Mahler11:37
6Piano Sonata No.12 in F Mvt.2: Adagio
piano:
Maria João Pires (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 12 in F major, K. 300k/332: II. Adagio
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 12 in F major, K. 300k/332
Mozart5:08
7Concerto for Piano and Orch No.2 Mvt.3: Allegro Scherzando
piano:
Hélène Grimaud (French pianist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando
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
Rachmaninov11:44
8The Planets: Mars
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Judd (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Holst7:16
9The Four Seasons 'Winter' Mvt.1: Allegro Non Molto
orchestra:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: I. Allegro non molto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Vivaldi3:34
10The Four Seasons 'Winter' Mvt.2: Largo
orchestra:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Vivaldi2:10
11The Four Seasons 'Winter' Mvt.3: Allegro
orchestra:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: III. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Vivaldi3:10
12Serenade for String Orchestra in C Major: Waltz
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Tchaikovsky3:43
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1Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
Baroque Strings Zurich
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Barber7:07
2Clair de Lune
piano:
Alain Planès (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)
Debussy4:52
3Moonlight Sonata: Adagio
piano:
Gelber (pianist) (from 1987-10-26 until 1987-10-27)
recorded at:
Église Notre‐Dame du Liban in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1987-10-26 until 1987-10-27)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (from 1987-10-26 until 1987-10-27)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Beethoven6:39
4Gymnopédie No.1
orchestra:
Danceries
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer)
publisher:
Das Maschine GMBH, Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG (2001–2017) and Londek Edition
arrangement of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
Satie3:16
5Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
instruments:
Philharmonia Quartett Berlin (Philharmonia Quartet Berlin)
partial recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
composed in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (until 1987-08-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1787-08-10)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 525), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 525), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 525) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 525)
Mozart5:53
6Concerto Grosso in G: 'Pastoral'
performer:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Corelli3:28
7Adagio in G Minor
performer:
I Solisti Italiani
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Albinoni9:40
8Nocturne No.2 in E
piano:
Bruno Rigutto (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 109)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Chopin4:38
9Gnossiennes No.1
piano:
Yuji Takahashi (Yūji Takahashi)
recording of:
Gnossienne no. 1
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1890)
part of:
Trois Gnossiennes
Satie3:02
10Air on a G String
orchestra:
La Stravaganza Köln (German baroque ensemble)
conductor:
Andrew Manze (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Bach5:14
11Water Music: 'Air'
performer:
Camerata Bern and Thomas Frü (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Air. Presto
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Handel3:54
12Goldberg Variations: Aria
piano:
Konstantin Lifschitz (pianist)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Bach5:02
13Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
Philharmonic Orchestra (probably another Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Vaughan Williams4:34
14Pavane for a Dead Princess
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Eliahu Inbal (Israeli conductor)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Ravel6:44

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