100 Greatest Classics Series 3

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Annotation

The Third Series of 100 Greatest Classics continues the policy of original albums.

Annotation last modified on 2013-05-15 01:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Zadok the Priest
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
Georg Friedrich Händel5:29
2Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
performer:
David Strange (cellist)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:01
3Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
guitar:
Julian Bream
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo10:29
4Trout Quintet: III. Scherzo
violin:
Viktor Šimčisko (violinist)
recording of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“: III. Scherzo. Presto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1819)
part of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“ (Piano quintet in A, "Trout Quintet")
Franz Schubert4:07
5"Death and the Maiden": II (extract)
string quartet:
Caspar da Salo Quartet (string quartet, Alfred Scholz related)
partial recording of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
Franz Schubert4:56
6Hungarian Dance no. 1
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre Symphonique de Dresde (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra), Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Prague Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Julian Armstrong (conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Cesare Cantieri (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Edvard Kronau (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Scholz and Pavel Urbanek (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 1 in G minor (Allegro molto) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms3:28
7Polonaise in A-flat, op. 53
piano:
Anthony Goldstone (British classical pianist and broadcaster)
recording of:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 16), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 155) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 147)
Fryderyk Chopin6:29
8Piano Concerto no. 1: I.
orchestra:
The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg13:43
9Brandenburg Concerto no. 5: I.
orchestra:
Deutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050: I. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
version of:
Concerto D-Dur, BWV 1050a: I. Allegro
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050)
Johann Sebastian Bach10:07
10Pathetique Sonata: III.
piano:
Hans-Jurgen Dietrich
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:08
11Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Variation XVIII
piano:
Leonard Pennario (pianist / composer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:39
12Pearl Fishers Duet
performer:
Alain Vanzo (french tenor)
Georges Bizet4:38