101 Classics: Classical Highlights from the Great Composers

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1▶CD: 101 Classics, Vol. 1
2▼CD: 101 Classics, Vol. 2
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1Allegro From Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
orchestra:
Sofia Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Kazandjiev
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“
Mozart3:30
2Air on a G String From Suite no. 3 in D major
orchestra:
Sofia Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Kazandjiev
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)
Bach3:44
3Waltz From The Nutcracker Suite
orchestra:
USSR State Symphony Orchestra (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Tchaikovsky6:24
4Largo From Harpsichord Concerto no. 5 in F minor
harpsichord:
Eberhard Kraus (organist, harpsichordist and composer)
orchestra:
Munich Pro Arte Orchestra
conductor:
Kurt Redel (German flautist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
Bach2:56
5Für Elise - Bagatelle for Piano no. 25 in A minor
piano [Steinway piano]:
Martin Jones (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)
Beethoven2:38
6Winter from The Four Seasons
violin:
Stoika Milanova (violinist)
orchestra:
Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Kazandjiev
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”)
Vivaldi3:36
7Horn Concerto no. 4 in E‐flat major, K. 495
solo French horn:
Karl Schneider (french horn)
orchestra:
Salzburg Chamber Orchestra
Mozart3:37
8Largo from Serse
cello:
Anatole Krastev (cellist)
organ:
Neva Krasteva
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Handel2:34
9Emperor Waltz, op. 437
orchestra:
Bulgarian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
recording of:
Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437 (Emperor Waltz, op. 437)
premiered in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1889-10-21)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 437)
Strauss II7:30
10Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
orchestra:
South Western German Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Franz Ebert
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
dedicated to:
Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz and Андрей Разумовский (Russian diplomat)
premiered at:
Ludwig van Beethoven at Theater an der Wien (1808-12-22) (on 1808-12-22)
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1808-12-22)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 67)
Beethoven5:17
11Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
orchestra:
European Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, NOT the Austrian orchestra of the same name)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (in 1866)
revised by:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (in 1867)
dedicated to:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1868-01-05)
publisher:
Aug. Cranz (in 1868)
part of:
Works of Max Bruch by opus number (number: op. 26)
Bruch3:17
12Champagne Polka, op. 211
orchestra:
Bulgarian Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Rouslan Raichev (conductor)
recording of:
Champagner Polka, op. 211
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. 211)
Strauss II2:24
13Prelude in A major
piano:
Martin Jones (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 7 in A major, op. 28: Andantino
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 100) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 172)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Chopin0:42
14Anvil Chorus from Il Travatore
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Sofia National Opera
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Rouslan Raichev (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Verdi3:33
15Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
orchestra:
Sofia Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Kazandjiev
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“
Mozart2:40
16The Merry Peasant From Album for the Young
piano:
Richard Tilling
recording of:
Album für die Jugend, op. 68: X. Fröhlicher Landmann
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
part of:
Album für die Jugend, op. 68
Schumann0:49
17Finale From Trumpet Concerto
orchestra:
Sofia Sinfonietta Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Kazandjiev
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)
Haydn4:02
18Sonata in G major
guitar:
Alice Artzt
Scarlatti2:46
19Unfinished Symphony no. 8
orchestra:
Sofia Sinfonietta Orchestra
conductor:
Emil Tchakarov (conductor)
Schubert5:03
20Polovtsian Dances From Prince Igor
orchestra:
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Dobrin Petkov
partial recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
Borodin6:26
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5▶CD: 101 Classics, Vol. 5

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