100 Masterpieces of Classical Music

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1Les Toréadors ("Carmen")
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:18
2Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:34
3Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Menuetto allegro
orchestra:
Camerata Salzburg (Austrian chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Sándor Végh (violinist/conductor/teacher)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:13
4Spring, Allegro (Four Seasons)
instruments and orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
violin:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
conductor:
Károly Botvay (cellist 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 Vivaldi3:38
5Menuett & Badinerie (Overture/Suite No. 2)
flute:
Karl-Heinz Passin (flutist) (from 1982 until 1984)
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum) (from 1982 until 1984)
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor) (from 1982 until 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delta Music GmbH (not for release label use! 1970–2007, succeeded in 2008 by Delta Music & Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1982 until 1984)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet) (from 1982 until 1984)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie) (from 1982 until 1984)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:46
6Ave Maria
solo cello:
Károly Botvay (cellist and conductor)
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
conductor and concertmaster:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert3.654:51
7Für Elise
piano:
Evelyne Dubourg (pianist), Misha Goldstein (pianist) and Leonard Hokanson (pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven32:51
8Zar und Zimmermann: Holzschuhtanz
orchestra:
Philharmonic Orchestra Bratislava (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Kurt Wöss (conductor)
recording of:
Zar und Zimmermann: Akt III. Nr. 16 Holzschuhtanz (Zar und Zimmermann, LoWV 38: Act III. Clog Dance)
composer and librettist:
Albert Lortzing (German composer) (in 1837)
part of:
Zar und Zimmermann, LoWV 38: Akt III
Albert Lortzing3:40
9March (The Marriage Of Figaro)
engineer:
Wieland Haas
producer:
Uwe Walter-Rott
orchestra:
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra (in 1988-05)
conductor:
Hans Graf (conductor) (in 1988-05)
recorded at:
Messezentrum Salzburg in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (in 1988-05)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scenas XII-XIV. (no. 23) Finale “Ecco la marcia, Andiamo” (Barbarina, Coro) (in 1988-05)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
partial recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV) (in 1988-05)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1786)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
partial recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1786)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 492), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 492) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 492)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart42:08
10Solveig's Song
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Yuri Ahronovitch (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveigs sang (Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig’s Song, do not use if there is a singer)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55
Edvard Grieg5:12
11Air
bassoon:
Gerd Schulze (bassoonist) (from 1982 until 1984)
cello:
Burkhard Schmidt (cellist) (from 1982 until 1984)
double bass:
Rainer Hucke (double bass player) (from 1982 until 1984)
harpsichord:
Walter Heinz Bernstein (harpsichordist and organist) (from 1982 until 1984)
oboe:
Günter Heidrich (oboist) (from 1982 until 1984) and Uwe Kleinsorge (oboist) (from 1982 until 1984)
timpani:
Werner Legutke (percussionist) (from 1982 until 1984)
trumpet:
Ludwig Güttler (trumpet player) (from 1982 until 1984), Roland Rudolph (trumpet player) (from 1982 until 1984) and Heinz Stiefel (from 1982 until 1984)
violin:
Eberhard Palm (violinist) (from 1982 until 1984)
orchestra:
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (New Bach Collegium Musicum) (from 1982 until 1984)
conductor:
Max Pommer (conductor) (from 1982 until 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Delta Music GmbH (not for release label use! 1970–2007, succeeded in 2008 by Delta Music & Entertainment GmbH & Co. KG) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1982 until 1984)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string) (from 1982 until 1984)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:08
12Meditation ("Thais")
violin:
Lászlo Kóte (violin)
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and János Sándor
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:10
13Thunder and Lightning
violin:
André Rieu
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper, Strauss-Orchester Wien and The Vienna Strauss Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra)
conductor:
Peter Falk (conductor), Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Frank Meyer (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Alfred Scholz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1984)
recording of:
Unter Donner und Blitz, op. 324 (Thunder and Lightning, op. 324)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1868)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 324)
Johann Strauss3:19
14Rosamunde: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Kovács (conductor)
partial recording of:
Rosamunde, D. 797
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1823)
librettist:
Helmina von Chézy
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1823-12-20)
recording of:
Rosamunde, D. 797: IIIa. Entr’acte Nr. 2 D-Dur. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1823)
parody version of:
Längtans blomma är störst på håll
part of:
Rosamunde, D. 797
Franz Schubert2:32
15Eugen Onegin: Polonaise
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие III, картина 1, no. 19. Полонез (Polonaise)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Eugen Onegin: Akt III
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие третье (Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act III)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky24:48
16Toccata In D Minor
organ and pipe organ:
Hannes Kästner (German organist and cembalist)
recording of:
Toccata in D minor (unspecified)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach32:47
17Wedding March
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Kovács János (conductor) and Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:00
18Un ballo in maschera: Prelude Atto II.
orchestra:
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Sofia Philharmonic) and Sofia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vassil Stefanov (Bulgarian conductor)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II. Nº 12a. Preludio
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:23
19Light Cavalry
orchestra:
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture)
composer:
Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé6:51
20Radetzky-March
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper, Royal Promenade Orchestra (possibly fictitious by association with Alfred Gehardt), The Vienna Strauss Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra) and Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Peter Falk (conductor), Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Alfred Gehardt (fictitious conductor), Paul Kantschieder (conductor), Frank Meyer (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss2:55
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