100 Chefs-d’œuvre de la musique classique

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1Carmina burana: O Fortuna
producer:
Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin) (in 1967-10)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (in 1967-10)
conductor:
Eugen Jochum (conductor) (in 1967-10)
chorus master:
Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master) (in 1967-10)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
UFA-Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany (in 1967-10)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1967-10)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:43
2Concerto piano et orchestre No. 2: Moderato
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist)
orchestra:
Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Narodowej (The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Stanisław Wisłocki (conductor)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:34
3Canon (excerpt)
harpsichord:
Hendrik Bouman (in 1981)
orchestra:
Musica Antiqua Köln (Musica Antiqua Cologne) (in 1980-09)
conductor:
Reinhard Goebel (violinist and conductor) (in 1980-09, in 1981)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1980-09)
partial 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
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 Pachelbel3:17
4Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor) (in 1965-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1965) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1965-04)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (in 1965-04)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 109)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin4:02
5Adagio pour cordes et orgue
orchestra:
Lucerne Festival Strings
conductor:
Rudolf Baumgartner (conductor)
arranger:
Remo Giazotto
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni4:22
6La Belle au bois dormant: Valse
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1971-01-04 until 1971-02-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1971-01-04 until 1971-02-17)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1971-01-04 until 1971-02-17)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1971-01-04 until 1971-02-17)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a: V. Valse (from 1971-01-04 until 1971-02-17)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a (Suite)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:15
7Symphonie No. 40, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
orchestrator:
Neal Desby and Edward Trybek
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:34
8Romance pour guitare
guitar:
Narciso Yepes (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Romance (Romance anónimo, guitar piece, sometimes "Jeux interdits")
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
Vicente Gómez (guitarist and composer), Fernando Sor (Ferdinand Sor, Spanish composer) and Narciso Yepes (classical guitarist)
arrangement of:
Romance de Amor
[unknown]2:37
9Ave Maria (excerpt)
piano:
Irwin Gage (pianist)
vocals:
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert2:46
10Gayaneh: Danse du sabre
orchestra:
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1882; read the annotation to avoid incorrect use) (in 1960-09)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor) (in 1960-09) and Геннадий Николаевич Рождественский (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1960-09)
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance (in 1960-09)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
version of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:23
11Valse triste
producer:
Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer) and Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (on 1967-01-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1967, on 1967-01-30)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (on 1967-01-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (on 1967-01-30)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra) (on 1967-01-30)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius6:20
12Peer Gynt: Dans le hall du roi de la montagne
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
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) (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
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 Grieg2:14
13Préludes, livre I: La Fille aux cheveux de lin
producer:
Karl Faust (producer) and Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
piano:
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (pianist) (in 1978-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, Germany (in 1978-06)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair) (in 1978-06)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy3:00
14Didon et Énée: "Thy hand, Belinda" (Mort de Didon)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch (engineer)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido, Queen of Carthage]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1988-07)
orchestra:
The English Concert (in 1988-07)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1988-07)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
concertmaster:
Simon Standage (English violinist and conductor) (in 1988-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1989) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (in 1988-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (in 1988-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell4:31
15Solomon: Arrivée de la Reine de Saba
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch (engineer)
orchestra:
The English Concert (in 1984-03)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1984-03, in 1985)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer) (in 1984-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (in 1984-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
Georg Friedrich Händel3:15
16Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
executive producer:
Dr. Ellen Hickmann (producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1971-09)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (in 1971-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214 (in 1971-09)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (until 1858)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 214)
Johann Strauss II2:58
17Concerto pour trompette: Allegro
engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
executive producer:
Hans Hickmann
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
editor:
Helmut Najda
harpsichord:
Hilde Noe (in 1966-11)
trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter) (in 1966-11)
orchestra:
Münchener Kammerorchester (Munich Chamber Orchestra) (in 1966-11)
conductor:
Hans Stadlmair (conductor) (in 1966-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-11)
recording of:
Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1: III. Allegro (in 1966-11)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1796)
part of:
Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1 (Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major)
Joseph Haydn4:38
18Rhapsody in blue (version pour Jazz Band)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
was commissioned by:
Paul Whiteman (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
premiered at:
Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12)
version of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
George Gershwin3:05
19Suite pour violoncelle seul BWV 1007: Prélude
recording engineer:
Karl-Heinz Schneider (producer) (in 1960-12)
producer:
Elsa Schiller (Deutsche Grammophon's head of production 1952-1965) and Karl-Heinz Schneider (producer)
cello:
Pierre Fournier (cellist) (in 1960-12)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (in 1960-12)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1960-12)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude) (in 1960-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007 (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:55
20Pavane pour une infante défunte
producer:
Thomas Mowrey
solo French horn:
Charles Kavaloski (horn player)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 1974-10)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (in 1974-10)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1974-10)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version) (in 1974-10)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:19
21Tristan et Isolde: Mort d'Isolde
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Richard Wagner Festival Theater) in Bayreuth, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:15
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