The Magic of Italy

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”: I. orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) conductor: Tamás Vásáry (pianist) recording of: Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”: I. Allegro vivace composer: Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1833) part of: Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”	Felix Mendelssohn		10:43
2	The Birds: Prelude orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta conductor: Tamás Vásáry (pianist) recording of: Gli uccelli, P. 154: I. Preludio (Prelude) composer: Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928) is based on: Arie in C per organo o clavicembalo No. 2 part of: Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds)	Ottorino Respighi		2:56
3	Mandolin Concerto in C major, op. 134: I. mandolin: Lajos Mayer (Mandolin player) orchestra: Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings) conductor: Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings), Borvay Károly and Károly Botvay (cellist and conductor) recording of: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425: I. Allegro composer: Antonio Vivaldi part of: Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425	Antonio Vivaldi		3:13
4	The Barber of Seville: Overture orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor) recording of: Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Cesare Sterbini part of: Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics) part of: Il barbiere di Siviglia part of: Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics) part of: The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)	Gioachino Rossini		7:55
5	Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo orchestra: Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra) conductor: András Kórodi (conductor) and Anton Nanut (conductor) recording of: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo composer: Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888) part of: Cavalleria rusticana part of: Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)	Pietro Mascagni		3:34
6	Rigoletto: “La donna e mobile” tenor vocals [Duca]: Dénes Gulyás (tenor) orchestra: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra) conductor: János Ferencsik (conductor) recording of: Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) composer: Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11) librettist: Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11) part of: Rigoletto: Atto III	Giuseppe Verdi		2:14
7	Roman Carnival, op. 9 producer and balance engineer: Brian B. Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s) (in 1987) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1987) conductor: Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist) (in 1987) recorded at: Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987) recording of: Le carnaval romain, ouverture pour orchestre, op. 9 composer: Hector Berlioz (composer) (in 1843) part of: Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 95)	Hector Berlioz		9:21
8	The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor) recording of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités, Hoffmann, Schlemil) composer: Jacques Offenbach librettist: Jules Barbier part of: Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)	Jacques Offenbach		3:30
9	Violin Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 7 “La Campanella”: III. solo violin: Alexandre Dubach orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo conductor: Lawrence Foster (conductor) recording of: Violin Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 7, MS 48: III. Rondo a la clochette, “La campanella” composer: Niccolò Paganini (composer and violinist) (in 1826) part of: Violin Concerto no. 2 in B minor, op. 7, MS 48	Niccolò Paganini		8:45
10	La danza tarantella orchestra: Haydn Philharmonia conductor: Ezio Rojatti recording of: Soirées musicales: No. 8. La danza “Già la luna è in mezzo al mare” lyricist: Carlo Pepoli (Italian librettist, 19th c.) composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) part of: Soirées musicales	Gioachino Rossini		1:49
11	Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” soprano vocals: Ilona Tokody (Hungarian operatic soprano) orchestra: Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra) conductor: András Mihály (composer and conductor) recording of: Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) composer: Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) librettist: Giovacchino Forzano publisher: Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. part of: Gianni Schicchi	Giacomo Puccini		2:28
12	Capriccio italien, op. 45 orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker conductor: Yuri Ahronovitch (conductor) recording of: Capriccio italien, op. 45 premiered in: Moscow, Russia (on 1880-12-18) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-01 until 1880-05) dedicated to: Карл Юльевич Давыдов part of: The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 47), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 44) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 45)	Peter Tchaikovsky		15:01

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part of:	In Classical Mood (number: 5) (order: 7)

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Format:: CD
Length:: 1:11:30

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Other
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data Quality:: Normal

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International Masters Publishers
L GBP 60 00 18 005

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United Kingdom
1996

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