The Best of Classical Music, Vol. 1

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PC and CD TOC populate only eight tracks. Back cover lists 10 tracks. Track 7 has 3 parts.

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-08 23:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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1The Barber of Seville: Overture
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
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 Rossini7:47
2Piano Concerto, first movement
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect; see Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija for the real orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg13:07
3Hungarian Rhapsody no. 3
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect; see Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija for the real orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of:
Hungarian Rhapsody for Orchestra no. 3 in D major, S. 359/3
additional orchestrator:
Franz Doppler
orchestrator and composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
orchestration of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 6 in D-flat major, S. 244 no. 6: Tempo giusto – Presto – Andante – Allegro – Presto
part of:
6 Hungarian Rhapsodies for Orchestra, S. 359
Franz Liszt8:27
4German Dance no. 1
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Sechs deutsche Tänze, K. 509: No. 1 in D major
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1787-02-06 until 1878-02-06)
part of:
Sechs deutsche Tänze, K. 509 (for small orchestra)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:53
5Romeo and Juliet
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect; see Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija for the real orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:23
6Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Chorus „Wach auf“
choir vocals:
Choir of the Budapest State Opera, Chor der Philharmonie Bratislava (Slovak Philharmonic Choir) and Chor des Slowenischen Rundfunks (RTV Slovenia Chamber Choir)
orchestra:
Orchester der Philharmonie Bratislava (Slovak Philharmonic), Orchestra of the Budapest State Opera (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra) and Symphonieorchester des Slowenischen Rundfunks (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Josif Conta (conductor), Marko Munih (conductor) and Kurt Wöss (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Akt III, Szene V. "Wacht auf! es nahet gen den Tag" (Volk) (Wach-auf-Chor)
composer and librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III, Scene V. "Sankt Krispin, lobet ihn!"
Richard Wagner5:42
7The Carnival of Animals: Fossils / The Swan / Finale
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
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)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
arranger:
Pege Aladár
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIV. Finale (The Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale, full ensemble)
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‐Saëns6:05
8“Emperor” Waltz
orchestra:
Wiener Volksoper Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra)
conductor:
Peter Falk (conductor)
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)
Johann Strauss Jr.11:16