Commercial Classics: Classical Favourites from the Commercials

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1The Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British 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 Wagner5:16
2Air from Suite no. 3 in D
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
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)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:05
3The Moldau from “My Country” (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor)
Bedřich Smetana3:14
4Grand March from “Aida”
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
János Ferencsik (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi3:39
5Barcarole from “Tales of Hoffman”
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
Jacques Offenbach3:58
6Dance of the Reed Flutes “Nutcracker”
orchestra:
The Philharmonic Orchestra (needs to be identified)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor)
Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky2:27
7Dreaming
piano:
Peter Dagenhardt
Robert Schumann2:47
8Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
conductor:
Károly Botvay (cellist and conductor)
George Frideric Handel3:16
9Waltz from “Coppelia”
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
Léo Delibes2:11
10Morning from “Peer Gynt”
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Gibson (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 Grieg4:23
11Minuet
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
Luigi Boccherini3:50
12Can Can from “Orpheus in the Underworld”
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
recording of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
Jacques Offenbach2:11
13Largo from “Xerxes”
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
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)
instrumental 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)
George Frideric Handel3:32
14Flight of the Bumble Bee
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Gibson (conductor)
Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov1:34
15Four Seasons “Spring” (excerpt)
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
concertmaster:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
Antonio Vivaldi3:35
16Für Elise
piano:
Peter Dagenhardt
Ludwig van Beethoven2:50
17Carnival of the Animals “Fossils”
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
János Ferencsik (conductor)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:22
18Canon
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel6:15
19Overture “The Marriage of Figaro”
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:10
20New World Symphony “Largo” (excerpt)
orchestra:
Prague Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor)
Antonín Dvořák5:11
21Il trovatore “Anvil Chorus”
choir vocals:
Bulgarischer Nationalchor „Svetoslav Obretenov“ (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”), Nationalchor Sofia and Sofia National Opera Chorus
choir vocals [Gypsies]:
Bulgarian National Choir ‘Svetoslav Obretenov’ (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
vocals:
Bulgarian National Choir "Svetoslav Obretonov” (National Philharmonic Choir “Svetoslav Obretenov”)
orchestra:
Bulgarian National Orchestra (Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra), Sofia National Opera Orchestra and Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Georgi Robev (conductor) and Boris Hinchev (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
Giuseppe Verdi3:09

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manufactured in:EU (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 2001)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15995819 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000091AFU [info]