The Essential Classics Collection

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Meditation
2▶CD: Orchestral Fireworks
3▼CD: Invitation to the Dance
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1Invitation to the Dance
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1961-02-14)
conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor) (on 1961-02-14)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (on 1961-02-14)
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanz, J. 260 (Invitation to the Dance, J. 260, orchestrated by Berlioz) (on 1961-02-14)
orchestrator:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Catalogue of the Works of Hector Berlioz (number: H. 90)
orchestration of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano)
Carl Maria von Weber10:30
2Hungarian Dances Nos. 1 - 21 - No. 1 in G minor, No. 3 in F and No. 6 in D flat
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto (Brahms orchestration)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 3 in F major: Allegretto (Brahms orchestration)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 3 in F major: Allegretto
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 2, no. 6 in D major: Vivace (orchestrated by Schmeling)
orchestrator:
Martin Schmeling
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, No. 6 in D-flat major: Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra (Schmeling orchestration)
Johannes Brahms8:25
3The Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy / Waltz of the Flowers
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский8:56
4Gaite Parisienne - Cancan
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: XVII. Cancan
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
Jacques Offenbach1:43
5Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1983-04)
violin:
Simon Standage (English violinist and conductor) (in 1983-04) and Elizabeth Wilcock (violinist) (in 1983-04)
orchestra:
The English Concert (in 1983-04)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1983-04)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-04)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe (in 1983-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel4:19
6Horn Concerto No.4 - Rondo
producer:
Wolf Erichson (engineer/producer) and Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
horn:
David Jolley (French horn) (in 1987-03)
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra) (in 1987-03)
balance engineer:
Stephan Schellmann (classical music engineer, co-founded Tritonus Musikproduktion)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
State University of New York at Purchase, Performing Arts Center (Purchase College) in Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States (in 1987-03)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace (in 1987-03)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:44
7The Blue Danube Waltz
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (from 1961-02-02 until 1961-02-09)
conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor) (from 1961-02-02 until 1961-02-09)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1961-02-02 until 1961-02-09)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314) (from 1961-02-02 until 1961-02-09)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II9:47
8The Bartered Bride - Polka, Furiant and Dance of the Comedians
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
Three Dances from "The Bartered Bride"
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
arrangement of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
Bedřich Smetana13:17
9Prince Igor - Polovtsian Dances
producer:
Lennart Dehn
bass vocals:
Torgny Sporsén (bass) (in 1989-06)
choir vocals:
Gothenburg Symphony Chorus (in 1989-06)
orchestra:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (in 1989-06)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (in 1989-06)
balance engineer:
Michael Bergek (in 1989-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Göteborgs konserthus (Gothenburg Concert Hall) in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1989-06)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus” (in 1989-06)
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Polovtsian Dance with Choir
part of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин11:30
10Radetzky March
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (from 1961-02-02 until 1961-02-09)
conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor) (from 1961-02-02 until 1961-02-09)
arranger:
Dominik Ertl
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1961-02-02 until 1961-02-09)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (catch-all for arrangements) (from 1961-02-02 until 1961-02-09)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father)
arrangement of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:19
4▶CD: Nocturne
5▶CD: Pomp and Circumstance
6▶CD: Grand Opera