Classical Hits From the Movies

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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.

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1Raising Cain: Peer Gynt
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre Philharmonique de la Slovaquie (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice), Slowakische Staatsphilharmonie (Slovak Philharmonic) and Slowakisches Philharmonisches Orchester (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Sven Bengtson (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Libor Pesek (conductor), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Róbert Stankovský and Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg3:56
2Mrs. Doubtfire: The Barber of Seville
baritone vocals:
Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone) (on 1968-04-16)
bass-baritone vocals:
Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della RAI (on 1968-04-16)
conductor:
Nino Sanzogno (conductor) (on 1968-04-16)
live recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (on 1968-04-16)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:01
3Somewhere in Time/Dead Again/Groundhog Day: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
piano:
Marián Lapšanský (pianist)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Ladislav Slovák (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Sergei Rachmaninov24:24
4The Accompanist: Laudate DominumWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:47
5Children of a Lesser God: Concerto no. 3
instruments:
Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra)
violin:
F. Elias (violinist) and J. Brezina (violinist)
conductor:
Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach7:16
6Mutterliebe: Agnus Dei
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
conductor:
Bruno Seidler‐Winkler
recording of:
Agnus Dei
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
is based on:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2: II. Intermezzo (for piano, Bizet)
Georges Bizet3:15
7Frankie & Johnny: Clair de Lune
piano:
Adriano Jordão
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:25
8The Great Caruso: Gianni Schicchi
tenor vocals [Rinuccio]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Roma della RAI (RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome, founded 1936)
conductor:
Alberto Paoletti (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: Aria “Firenze è come un albero fiorito” (Rinuccio)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:19
9J.F.K.: Horn Concerto no. 2
horn:
Josef Dokupil (horn player, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:17
10Pretty Woman: La traviata
additional choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi3:03

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