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1Overture to Russlan and Ludmila
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (on 1959-03-14)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1959, on 1959-03-14)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (in 1959, on 1959-03-14)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-03-14)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture) (on 1959-03-14)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka5:20
2Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
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 Wagner5:29
3Goldberg Variation No. 26
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Variatio 26. a 2 Clav.
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
J.S. Bach1:00
4Overture to Candide
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:07
5Saltarello from Symphony No. 4
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”: IV. Saltarello. Presto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1833)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”
Felix Mendelssohn6:00
6Mercury from The Planets
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst4:23
7Sabre Dance from Gayne
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
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
Aram Khachaturian2:25
8"Largo al factotum" Il Barbiere di Siviglia
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:59
9Trepak from The Nutcracker
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (on 1959-03-30)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (on 1959-03-30)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1959-03-30)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1959-03-30)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12d. Дивертисмент (г) Трепак: русский танец (Trepak: Russian dance) (on 1959-03-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: c) Danse russe. Trépak. Tempo di Trepak, molto vivace
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky1:05
10Troika from Lieutenant Kije
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (on 1957-03-02)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (on 1957-03-02)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (on 1957-03-02)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-03-02)
recording of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika (on 1957-03-02)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60
Sergei Prokofiev2:41
11Dance of the Comedians from The Bartered Bride
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Prodaná nevěsta: Act III, Scene II. Dance of the Comedians
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
part of:
Prodaná nevěsta: Act III
Bedřich Smetana5:08
12"Revolutionary" Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12
piano:
John Browning (American pianist)
recording of:
Étude in C minor, op. 10 no. 12 “Revolutionary”: Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1831)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 25) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 67)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin2:26
13Accelerations
recording engineer:
John Crawford (sound engineer, mainly for RCA classical recordings) and Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
John Pfeiffer (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Accelerationen, op. 234
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. 234)
Johann Strauss II8:45
14Infernal Dance from The Firebird
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Firebird Suite: V. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
Igor Stravinsky4:18
15Finale from William Tell Overture
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace) (Lone Ranger theme)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
Gioachino Rossini3:06
16Finale from Symphony No. 7
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven6:49
17Flight of the Bumble-Bee
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
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)
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:10