Classic Classics, Volume 2

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CD 1

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Overture from 'The Marriage of Figaro' (Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino/Zubin Mehta)
2. Johann Sebastian Bach : Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (from Cantata BWV 147) (Philharmonia Virtuosi/Richard Kapp)
3. Giuseppe Verdi : March and Ballet (from 'Aida') (The Metropolitan Orchestra/James Levine)
4. Antonio Vivaldi : Allegro (from 'Spring', The Four Seasons) (John Holloway, La Grande Ecurie et la Chamber du Roy/Jean-Claude Malgoire)
5. Ludwig van Beethoven : Storm (from Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral') (Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell)
6. George Frideric Handel : And the Trumpet shall Sound (from 'Messiah') (Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy)
7. Peter I. Tchaikovsky : Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (from Piano Concerto No. 1) (Emil Gilels, New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta)
8. Camille Saint-Saens : The Swan (from 'Carnival of the Animals') (Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy)
9. Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov : Flight of the Bumble Bee (Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy)
10. Ottorino Resphighi : The Appian Way (from 'The Pines of Rome') (Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy)
11. George Gershwin : Rhapsody in Blue (Leonard Bernstein, piano, Columbia Symphony Orchestra)

CD 2

1. Erik Satie : Gymnopedie No. 1 (Daniel Varsano, piano)
2. Handel : Largo (Ombra mai fu, from 'Xerxes') (Carolyn Watkinson, La Grande Ecurie et la Chamber du Roy/Jean-Claude Malgoire)
3. Luigi Boccherini : Minuet (Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy)
4. Christoph Gluck : Ballet (from 'Orfeo ed Euridice') (Tafelmusik/Frieder Bernius)
5. Johann Strauss II : Radetzky March (New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein)
6. Alexander Borodin : Polovestsian Dances (from 'Prince Igor') (New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein)
7. Hector Berlioz : March to the Scaffold (from 'Symphonie Fantastique') (Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy)
8. Claude Debussy : Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy)
9. Edvard Grieg : Morning (from 'Peer Gynt' Suite No. 1) (New Philharmonia Orchestra/Andrew Davis)
10. Mozart : Allegro (from 'Eine Kleine Machtmusik') (Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell)
11. Johannes Brahms : Hungarian Dance No. 5 (New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein)
12. Georges Bizet : Habanera (from 'Carmen Suite' No. 1) (New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein)
13. Maurice Ravel : Bolero (New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein)

CD 3

1. Gioacchino Rossini : Overture (from 'The Barber of Seville') (New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein)
2. Ravel : Dawn (from 'Daphnis et Chloe' Suite No. 2) (Schola Cantorum, New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein)
3. Sergeo Rachmaninov : Vocalise (Nellytree, Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra/Arnold Kaz)
4. Jeremiah Clarke : Trumpet Voluntary (Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy)
5. Handel : Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from 'Solomon')(English Chamber Orchestra/Raymond Leppard)
6. Mozart : Dies Irae (from 'Requiem') (La Grande Ecurie et la Chamber du Roy/Jean-Claude Maggiore)
7. Beethoven : Overture (from 'Fidelio') (Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell)
8. Debussy : The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (Paul Crossley, piano)
9. Edward Elgar : Variation 8 (from 'Enigma Variations') (London Philharmonic Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim)
10. Tchaikovsky : Fantasy Overture (from 'Romeo & Juliet') (New York Philharmonic Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein)
11. Richard Wagner : Vorspiel & Liebestod (from 'Tristan & Isolde') (Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell)

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Tracklist

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1Gymnopedie No. 1
piano:
Daniel Varsano (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:40
2Xerces: Largo
contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto)
orchestra:
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Malgoire (conductor and oboist)
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. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel2:47
3Minuet
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Luigi Boccherini3:52
4Orfeo ed Euridice: Act III, Scene III, Ballet
orchestra:
Tafelmusik (Canadian Baroque orchestra)
conductor:
Frieder Bernius (chorus master)
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:22
5Radetzky March, op. 228
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1970-10-20)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1970-10-20)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-10-20)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (on 1970-10-20)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien, Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:28
6Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1963-01-21)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1963-01-21)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-01-21)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890) (on 1963-01-21)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski‐Korsakov)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин13:13
7Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz4:38
8Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-03-14)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-03-14)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-03-14)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (original version for orchestra) (on 1959-03-14)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy8:57
9Peer Gynt, op. 23: Morning
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg3:44
10Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1968-10-08)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1968-10-08)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1968-10-08)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (on 1968-10-08)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:46
11Hungarian Dance No. 5
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1970-10-22)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1970-10-22)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-10-22)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in G minor: Allegro - Vivace (orch. Schmeling) (on 1970-10-22)
orchestrator:
Martin Schmeling
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra (Schmeling orchestration)
Johannes Brahms2:30
12Carmen: Habañera
producer:
Richard Killough and John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1967-05-15, on 1967-05-20)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1967-05-15, on 1967-05-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
recorded at:
Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-05-15, on 1967-05-20)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: II. Habanera (on 1967-05-15)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Havanaise « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (Habanera)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet2:04
13Bolero
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel15:38
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