The Best of Ekseption: Ekseptional Classics

~ Release by Ekseption (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1The 5th
producer:
Tony Vos
recording of:
The 5th (in 1969)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arranger:
Ekseption
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
43:26
2Air
producer:
Tony Vos
arranger:
Ekseption and Rick van der Linden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1973)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (catch-all for unknown versions/arrangements) (in 1969)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement 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)
42:51
3Rondo
recording of:
Rondo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arranger:
Rick van der Linden
is based on:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro
5:24
4Peace Planet
recording of:
Peace Planet
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
is based on:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie)
3:31
5Adagio
3:50
6Italian Concerto
recording of:
Italian Concerto
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arranger:
Rick van der Linden
arrangement of:
Italienisches Konzert F-Dur, BWV 971 (Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971)
5:01
7Rhapsody in Blue
producer:
Tony Vos
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
43:59
8Partita No. 2 in C Minor
conductor:
Rick van der Linden
arranger:
Rick van der Linden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1971)
recording of:
Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826 (catch all for arrangements) (in 1971)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
5:44
9A la Turka
recording of:
Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
cover recording of:
Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
2:27
10Siciliano in G
3:56
11Romance
recording of:
Romance
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arranger:
Rick van der Linden
arrangement of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile)
3:30
12Concerto
recording of:
Concerto
arranger:
Rick van der Linden
is based on:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
is based on:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
3:55
13Vivace
recording of:
Vivace
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Александр Николаевич Черепнин (Alexander Tcherepnin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Rick van der Linden
arrangement of:
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro
2:49
14Toccata
arranger:
Rick van der Linden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1973)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (catch all for arrangements) (in 1973)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
5:17
15Sabre Dance
cover 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
3:48
16Ave Maria
conductor:
Rick van der Linden
arranger:
Rick van der Linden
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) (in 1971)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
2:35