Marches: The Greatest Hits

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1Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
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 Wagner4:49
2Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
orchestra:
Denver Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (unspecified promenade)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
is based on:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky1:35
3Aida: Triumphal March
orchestra:
Ljubljana Radio Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
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
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi11:48
4The Nutcracker: March
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие I, Картина I, no. 2. Марш (The Nutcracker, op. 71: March, March)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие I (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 1, The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 1)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky2:49
5Pomp and Circumstance
orchestra:
Houston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sergiu Comissiona (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar6:11
6Symphonie fantastique: March to the ScaffoldHector Berlioz4:53
7A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn4:42
8Symphony no. 9, “Choral”: Alla marcia
choir vocals:
London Festival Chorus
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:46
9March Militaire no. 1Franz Schubert / Max Schönherr4:51
10Entry of the Gladiators
orchestra:
Houston Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Vjezd gladiátorů, op. 68 (Entry of the Gladiators)
composer:
Julius Fučík (Czech composer) (in 1897)
Julius Fučík2:59
11Love for Three Oranges: March
orchestra:
Slavonic Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Suite from “Love for Three Oranges”, op. 33A: III. Marche (original for orchestra)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
Suite from "Love for Three Oranges", op. 33A
Sergei Prokofiev1:34
12March Joyeuse
orchestra:
Denver Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Joyeuse marche (for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1888)
Emmanuel Chabrier3:56
13Symphony no. 1, “Titan”: Funeral March
orchestra:
Philharmonic Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Prague Festival Orchestra, Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) and Ukrainian Festival Orchestra (possibly Alfred Scholz related)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor), Vladimir Petroschoff (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Vladimir Suk (possibly Alfred Scholz related) and Pavel Urbanek (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”: III. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1884 until 1888)
quotes music from:
Frère Jacques
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”
Gustav Mahler10:26
14Radetsky March
performer:
Vienna Military Band
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss Sr.2:33
15National Emblem MarchEdwin Eugene Bagley4:00
16The Washington Post
orchestra:
University of Michigan Symphonic Band
recording of:
The Washington Post
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1889)
John Philip Sousa2:36
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manufactured by and distributed by:Intersound Inc.
copyrighted (©) by:Intersound Inc. (in 1993)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Musikförderung (for copyrights use only) (in 1993)
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