100 Greatest Classics

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1The Skaters Waltz op. 183
orchestra:
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
Émile Waldteufel2:13
2Der Obersteiger: „Sei nicht bös” (Don't Be Cross)
choir vocals:
Vienna Operetta Chorus
soprano vocals:
Hilde Geuden (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Stoltz and Robert Stolz (Viennese operetta composer, songwriter and conductor)
Carl Zeller3:49
3Symphony No 6 in F Major op. 68 'Pastoral' -- Fifth Movement (Shepherds' Thanksgiving After the Storm)
orchestra:
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:58
4Cantata No 147 "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
organ:
Peter White (English organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:00
5Capriccio italien op. 45
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:48
6Symphony No 5 in C Minor op. 67: First Movement
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:24
7Casanova: The Nun's Chorus
choir vocals:
Vienna Operetta Chorus
soprano vocals:
Hilde Geuden (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna State Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Stolz (Viennese operetta composer, songwriter and conductor)
Johann Strauss II4:44
8Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
solo flute:
Alexander Murray (flautist) (on 1961-12-13)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (from 1961-12-11 until 1961-12-13)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:25
9Für Elise
piano:
Joseph Cooper (pianist and broadcaster)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:15
10Swan Lake: Scene and Dance of the Little Swans
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:07
11The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
Jacques Offenbach4:04
12Piano Concerto in A Minor op. 16: Last Movement
piano:
Solomon (British classical pianist Solomon Cutner)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Herbert Menges (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg4:35
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