200 Popular Classics The Finest Music By The Greatest Composers

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1Overture: The Barber of Seville
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 Rossini7:49
2Prelude from Les Sylphides
Frédéric Chopin1:21
3Horn Concerto no. 2
French horn:
Josef Dokupil (horn player, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonia Slavonica (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alberto Lizzio (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:13
4Overture: A Night in Venice
recording of:
Ein Nacht in Venedig: Ouverture
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
Johann Strauss8:18
5Rigoletto: “Della mia bella incognita borghese”
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Introduzione “Della mia bella incognita borghese” (Duca, Borsa)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:58
6Recondita armonia from Tosca
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini3:34
7Carnival of the Animals: Royal March of the Lion
piano:
Laura O'Gorman (pianist) and Nicholas Walker (pianist)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Philip Ellis
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : I. Introduction et marche royale du lion
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:15
8Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
piano:
Laura O'Gorman (pianist) and Nicholas Walker (pianist)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Philip Ellis
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 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:16
9St Paul's Suite for Strings
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
recording of:
St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra, op. 29 no. 2
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1912)
part of:
A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst’s music (number: H. 118)
recording of:
St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra, op. 29 no. 2: II. Ostinato. Presto
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1912)
part of:
St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra, op. 29 no. 2
Gustav Holst1:45
10Violin Concerto no. 2
partial recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 1042)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:56
11Piano Sonata no. 14
piano:
Nicholas Walker (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: II. Allegretto
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 Beethoven2:09
12Ch'ella mi creda libero
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III. “Ch’ella mi creda libero e lontano” (Johnson, Rance)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1910)
part of:
La fanciulla del West: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini2:00
13Si ridesti di leon di Castigla
recording of:
Ernani: Atto III. (no. 12b) “Un patto! Un giuramento!…Si redesti il Leon di Castiglia” (Tutti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Ernani: Atto III (La clemenza)
Giuseppe Verdi4:28
14Minuet & Trio
producer:
Mark Brown (operatic bass, early music singer, conductor, and producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1987-02)
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor) (in 1987-02)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio (2nd version) (in 1987-02)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:06
15Serenade for Strings op. 3 no. 5
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in D minor, op. 70: IV. Finale: Allegro
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1884-12-13 until 1885-03-17)
revised by:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1885)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in D minor, op. 70
Antonín Dvořák8:48
16Serenade for Strings no. 5
Joseph Haydn3:14
17Rule, Britannia!
soprano vocals:
Sarah Walker (British mezzosoprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia!
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
Thomas Arne5:08
18Prelude no. 1 in B-flat
George Gershwin1:34
19Salzberg Symphony no. 3
orchestra:
Orchestra Filarmonica Italiana
conductor:
Alessandro Arigoni
recording of:
Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K. 125c/138 "Salzburg Symphony no. 3": III. Presto
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1772)
part of:
Divertimento for String Quartet in F major, K. 125c/138 "Salzburg Symphony no. 3"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:55
20Rakoczy March
Franz Liszt4:55
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