Classical Hits From the Movies

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

10 cardboard sleeved cds in a thick square cd sized box

Alfred Scholz related Release. Conductors and artists are possibly wrong. In many cases the names are simply appropriated.

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-25 23:53 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Wayne’s World: Romeo and Juliet
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:24
2Amadeus: Piano Concert no. 20
piano:
Angela Giulini (fictitious pianist created by Alfred Scholz) and Svetlana Stanceva (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romanze
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:46
3The Phantom of the Opera: Faust
soprano vocals [Marguerite]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
NHK Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Ethuin (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Un bouquet ! … Ô Dieu ! que de bijoux ! » … No. 14b « Ah ! Je ris ! » (Marguerite) (Air des bijoux / Jewel Song)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod5:51
4The Four Seasons: The Four Seasons
orchestra:
Nova Filarmonia Portuguesa
conductor:
Álvaro Cassuto (Portuguese composer and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:23
5Manhattan: Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
George Rider (pianist (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym))
orchestra:
Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin13:19
6Fatal Attraction: Madam Butterfly
soprano vocals [Cio-Cio San]:
Ljudmila Chadjiera
orchestra:
Orchestra of Sofia Opera
conductor:
Boris Ilinchev
performer:
Choir of Sofia Opera
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:11
7Platoon/Lorenzo’s Oil: Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
Amsterdam Promenade Orchestra
conductor:
Eduard Levine (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber4:44
8Punchline: Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Sofia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ivan Marinov (conductor)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian2:21
9The Witches of Eastwick: Don Giovanni
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
soprano vocals [Zerlina]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Roma della RAI (RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome, founded 1936)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:17
10Apocalypse Now: Die Walküre
orchestra:
Czech Festival Orchestra (possibly Alfred Scholz related)
conductor:
Janos Fischer (possibly another Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner4:18
11Driving Miss Daisy: Rusalka
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Elfride Trötschel (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Dresden State Opera (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
Antonín Dvořák6:20
3▶CD
4▶CD
5▶CD
6▶CD
7▶CD
8▶CD
9▶CD
10▶CD

Credits

Release

liner notes:William Hogeland