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1Sinfonietta: Allegretto
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Sinfonietta
premiered in:
Praha (Prague), Czechia (on 1926-06-26)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer) (in 1926)
premiered at:
[concert] (1926-06-26)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1926)
part of:
Janáček's Works: A Catalogue of the Music and Writings of Leoš Janáček (number: JW VI/18)
Leoš Janáček3:21
2Concerto no. 1, Allegro, from The Four Seasons
solo violin:
Patrice Fontanarosa (violinist)
orchestra:
Solistes d'orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recorded at:
Union Libérale Israélite de France in Paris, Île-de-France, France
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”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:21
3"The Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Waalkure
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (from 1981 until 1982)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (from 1981 until 1982)
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 Wagner5:28
4Mazurka, op. 59, no. 3 Vivace (F-sharp minor)
piano:
Emanuel Ax (pianist)
recording of:
Mazurkas, op. 59: No. 3 in F‐sharp minor. Vivace
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 88)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 59
Fryderyk Chopin3:33
5Rhapsodie Espagnole: IV
recording engineer:
Bud Graham (classical sound engineer) (on 1988-04-08)
producer:
Steven Epstein (classical music producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1988-04-08)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (on 1988-04-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (CBS, CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) (in 1989) and Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1988-04-08)
recording of:
Rapsodie espagnole: IV. Feria. Assez animé (orchestrated by Ravel) (on 1988-04-08)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
orchestration of:
Rapsodie espagnole: IV. Feria. Assez animé (for piano duo)
part of:
Rapsodie espagnole (orchestrated by Ravel)
Maurice Ravel6:40
6Stars
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
Bobby McFerrin4:04
7"In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt, op. 23
choir vocals:
Oslo Filharmoniske Kor (Oslo Philharmonic Choir, Oslo philharmonic choir)
orchestra:
Oslo‐Filharmonien (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:35
81812 Overture, op. 49
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
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!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский14:31