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1Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood. Allegretto pastorale
orchestra:
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Djansug Kakhidze (Jansug Kakhidze, conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:20
2Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro
orchestra:
Губернаторский симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербурга (St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, St Petersburg Radio & TV Orchestra)
conductor:
Станислав Горковенко
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 Vivaldi3:10
3Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in C major, K. 285e/315: Andante
transverse flute:
Valentinas Gelgotas (flutist)
orchestra:
Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras (Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Saulius Sondeckis (conductor)
recording of:
Andante in C major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 285e/315
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1778)
was commissioned by:
Ferdinand De Jean (flutist)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 285e), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 315), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 315) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 285e)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:23
4Die Fledermaus: Overture
orchestra:
Губернаторский симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербурга (St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, St Petersburg Radio & TV Orchestra)
conductor:
Станислав Горковенко
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre (Die Fledermaus: Overture)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)
Johann Strauss8:44
5String Quartet in E major, op. 11 no. 5: III. Menuett
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra “Renaissance”
conductor:
Leo Korchin
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer) (in 1771)
part of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5
Luigi Boccherini3:30
6Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise": Poco moto
piano:
Elisso Bolkvadze (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)
Eliso Bolkvadze4:17
7The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71: Dance of the Shepherd Boys
orchestra:
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Djansug Kakhidze (Jansug Kakhidze, conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:29
8Má vlast (My Country): II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (excerpt)
orchestra:
Губернаторский симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербурга (St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, St Petersburg Radio & TV Orchestra)
conductor:
Станислав Горковенко
partial recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana6:33
9Carmen Suite no. 2: Danse Boheme
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra Canon
conductor:
Александр Титов (Alexander Titov, conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: VI. Danse bohème
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet4:19
10Prince Igor: Polvotsian Dance
orchestra:
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Djansug Kakhidze (Jansug Kakhidze, conductor)
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)
Alexander Borodin12:02
11On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314
orchestra:
Губернаторский симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербурга (St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, St Petersburg Radio & TV Orchestra)
conductor:
Станислав Горковенко
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss10:59