Classic Hits: 50 Tracks of the World's Favourite Classical Music

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1The Four Seasons
engineer:
Yolanta Skura
violin:
Piero Toso (violinist) (in 1982-04)
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti (in 1982-04)
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor) (in 1982-04)
recorded at:
Villa Simes in Piazzola sul Brenta, Padova, Veneto, Italy (in 1982-04)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (in 1982-04)
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 Vivaldi3:38
2The Blue Danube
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 Strauss II1:36
3Gold and Silver Waltz
recording of:
Gold und Silber-Walzer, op. 79
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
Franz Lehár3:24
4The Entertainer
recording of:
The Entertainer
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1902)
publisher:
Chappell, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Multimood Music (publisher)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 25)
Scott Joplin4:35
5I Pagliacci
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
conductor:
Nello Santi (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Schallplatten GmbH (not for release label use! formerly TELDEC »Telefunken-Decca« Schallplatten GmbH until 1983) (in 1968)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:07
6Toccata and Fugue in D minor
partial recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 565) and Bach Compendium (number: BC J 37)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:35
7Adagio for Organ and Strings
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 Albinoni3:02
8Canon in D major
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor)
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 Pachelbel53:26
9Piano Concerto no. 21
piano:
Maria João Pires (pianist)
orchestra:
Gulbenkian Orchestra (The Gulbenkian Orchestra)
conductor:
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:41
10Entrance of the Gladiators
partial recording of:
Vjezd gladiátorů, op. 68 (Entry of the Gladiators)
composer:
Julius Fučík (Czech composer) (in 1897)
Julius Fučík1:21
11Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche
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 Verdi2:49
12Aida: Triumphal March
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:43
13Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:39
14Waltz no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 212)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin1:57
15Waltz no. 7
recording of:
Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 213)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin3:23
16Piano Concerto no. 1
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
dedicated to:
Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1875-10-25)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1875-10-25)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 23) and The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 55)
Tchaikovsky3:07
17Piano Concerto no. 2
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1901-11-09)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1900-10 until 1901-04)
dedicated to:
Nikolai Dahl
premiered at:
[Philharmonic Society Concert] (1901-11-09)
publisher:
A. Gutheil (in 1901)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 6) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 18)
Rachmaninov4:09
18Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
English Chamber Choir
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:04
19“Moonlight” Sonata
piano:
Pierre Barbizet (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:08
20Symphony no. 6, “Pastoral”
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
dedicated to:
Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz and Андрей Разумовский (Russian diplomat)
premiered at:
Ludwig van Beethoven at Theater an der Wien (1808-12-22)
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1808-12-22)
part of:
Biamonti Catalogue (chronological catalogue of Beethoven's works) (number: 453), ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 6) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 68)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:40
21Palm Sunday
[anonymous]0:59
22Maundy Thursday
[anonymous]1:00
23Violin Concerto no. 1
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (in 1866)
revised by:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (in 1867)
dedicated to:
Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1868-01-05)
publisher:
Aug. Cranz (in 1868)
part of:
Works of Max Bruch by opus number (number: op. 26)
Max Bruch4:06
24Cosi fan tutte
bass vocals:
Jules Bastin (Belgian 20th century operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1978)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:09
251812 Overture
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
partial 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!)
Tchaikovsky3:42
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manufactured in:Germany
manufactured by:Warner Music Manufacturing Europe (manufacturing company; not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by:Warner Classics UK (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only)
ASIN:UK: B000027I2H [info]