100 Greatest Classics

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1Tales From the Vienna Woods, op. 325
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
Johann Strauss II11:09
2La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli3:06
3Symphony no. 8 in B minor 'Unfinished': First Movement (excerpt)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Franz Schubert11:50
4Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major op. 73 'Emperor': Third Movement (Rondo)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist) (from 1968-04-29 until 1968-05-04)
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra (from 1968-04-29 until 1968-05-04)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (from 1968-04-29 until 1968-05-04)
balance engineer:
Frank Bruno (engineer) and E.T. Graham (classical sound engineer)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1968-04-29 until 1968-05-04)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro (from 1968-04-29 until 1968-05-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:27
5Toccata and Fugue in D minor BMV 565: Toccata
organ:
Jane Parker‐Smith (organist)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:55
6Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor op. 23: First Movement (excerpt)
piano:
Shura Cherkassky (American pianist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:18
7Symphony no. 9 in D minor op. 125 'Choral': Last Movement (excerpt)
bass vocals:
Donald McIntyre (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Munich Motet Choir and Munich Philharmonic Choir
contralto vocals:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Urszula Koszut
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
chorus master:
Hans Rudolf Zöbeley (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven16:53
8Prince Igor: Polovstian Dances
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Lovro von Matacic (conductor)
Alexander Borodin14:10