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

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
engineer:
Pauline Heister and Uli Schneider (producer/engineer)
producer:
Dorian Sheaves
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (from 1992-11-29 until 1992-12-13)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (from 1992-11-29 until 1992-12-13)
recorded at:
Teatro Verdi in Firenze, Firenze, Toscana, Italy (from 1992-11-29 until 1992-12-13)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia (from 1992-11-29 until 1992-12-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:24
2Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
engineer and producer:
Gregory K. Squires
orchestra:
New York Philharmonia Virtuosi (associated with Richard Kapp) (in 1984)
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor) (in 1984)
recorded at:
The American Academy of Arts and Letters in Washington Heights, New York, New York, United States (in 1984)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) (in 1984)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:15
3Aida: March
orchestra:
Metropolitan Orchestra
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Aida: Grand March (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
arrangement of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
Giuseppe Verdi6:33
4The Four Seasons: I. Allegro “Spring”
violin:
John Holloway (violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Malgoire (conductor and oboist)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
Antonio Vivaldi3:45
5Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: IV. Allegro “Thunderstorm”
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: IV. Allegro “Thunderstorm”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:31
6The Trumpet Shall Sound (excerpt, Messiah)
choir vocals:
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The Trumpet Shall Sound” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Georg Friedrich Händel6:55
7Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestosoo
engineer:
Bud Graham (classical sound engineer) and Martin Greenblatt
producer:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (in 1979-11)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (in 1979-11)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1979-11)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (in 1979-11)
live recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version) (in 1979-11)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский21:12
8Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (for cello (or violin) + piano, by composer)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
piano and violin arranger:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:09
9Flight of the Bumblebee
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; original for orchestra)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski‐Korsakov) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:27
10Symphonic Poem "Pini di Roma": IV. I pini della Via Appia
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1958-03-03)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1958-03-03)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1958-03-03)
recording of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: IV. I pini della Via Appia (on 1958-03-03)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Pini di Roma, P 141
Ottorino Respighi4:43
11Rhapsody in Blue
producer:
Howard Scott (classical music producer)
piano:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1959-06-23)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1959-06-23)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1959-06-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Hotel St. George in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-06-23)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (on 1959-06-23)
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)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin16:25
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