Classical Highlights Vol. 1

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1Ritt der Walküren aus "Die Walküre"
orchestra:
San Diego Symphony
conductor:
Lalo Schifrin (pianist & composer)
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 Wagner4:51
2Ouvertüre zu "Leichte Kavallerie"
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Joseph Silverstein (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture)
composer:
Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé7:04
3Mars, der Kriegsbringer
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst47:48
4Blumenwalzer aus der Suite "Der Nußknacker", Op. 71a
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:26
5Molto Allegro aus der Sinfonie No. 40 G-moll, K 550
orchestra:
Wiener Kammerorchester (Vienna Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 for Orchestra without clarinets in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 for Orchestra without clarinets in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (first version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:04
6Ouvertüre zu "Egmont"
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Joseph Silverstein (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven8:39
7Einführung und der Nachbartanz aus der Suite "Der Dreispitz"
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
recording of:
El sombrero de tres picos, suite no. 1: Introducción (The Three Cornered Hat, Suite No. 1: Introduction)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer) (in 1919)
part of:
El sombrero de tres picos, suite no. 1 (The Three Cornered Hat, Suite No. 1)
Manuel de Falla5:06
8Säbeltanz aus "Gayaneh"
orchestra:
Houston Symphony
conductor:
Sergiu Comissiona (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
version of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:42
9Die Hütte auf Hühnerfüßen und das große Tor von Kiew aus "Bilder einer Ausstellung"
orchestra:
Denver Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
arrangement of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (original piano version)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (catch-all for arrangements)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 "The Great Gate at Kiev" (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
arrangement of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (catch-all for arrangements)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский8:59
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1Ouvertüre zu "Ruslan und Ludmilla"
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Joseph Silverstein (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Михаил Иванович Глинка5:30
2Festival in Bagdad aus "Scheherazade", Op. 35
orchestra:
Helsinki Philharmonic (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sergiu Comissiona (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship Breaks Against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков13:37
3Pavane für eine tote Prinzessin
orchestra:
Denver Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:46
4Ouvertüre zu "Die schöne Helena"
orchestra:
Utah Symphony
conductor:
Joseph Silverstein (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
La Belle Hélène: Ouverture
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Die schöne Helena
part of:
La Belle Hélène
part of:
La Belle Hélène (English lyrics)
Jacques Offenbach8:35
5Kastcheis Palast und seine Zaubereien verschwinden aus der Suite "Der Feuervogel"
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: no. 14: Tableau II, Disparition du palais et des sortilèges de Kastchei / Animation des chevaliers petrifiés / Allégresse générale (The Firebird: Act I, no. 14: Disappearance of Kastchei's Palace and Magical Creations, Return to Life of the Petrified Knights, General Rejoicing)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1910)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский2:55
6Festival im Palast des Prinzen Vladimir aus der Sinfonie No. 3 H-moll, Op. 42, "Ilya Muromets"
orchestra:
San Diego Symphony
conductor:
Yoav Talmi (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in B minor, op. 42 "Il'ya Muromets": III. At the Court of Vladimir, the Mighty Sun. Allegro
composer:
Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр (Reinhold Glière, Russian composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in B minor, op. 42 "Il'ya Muromets"
Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр6:55
7Ouvertüre 1812
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский14:37
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1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
Summit Brass
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland3:13
2Kosakentanz aus "Mazeppa"
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
recording of:
Мазепа, TH 7: Действие I, картина 1, no. 4а. Гопак (Mazeppa: Act I: Scene 1: Hopak, Gopak, Cossack Dance)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Мазепа: Действие первое (Mazeppa: Act I)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:56
3Siebte Variation aus "Don Quichote: Fantastische Variationen über ein Thema ritterlichen Charakters", Op. 35
orchestra:
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sergiu Comissiona (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Don Quixote, op. 35: Variation VII: Don Quixote's Ride Through the Air
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1897)
part of:
Don Quixote, op. 35: II. Theme and Variations
Richard Strauss3:01
4Marsch zum Schafott aus "Symphonie Fantastique: Episode im Leben eines Künstlers"
orchestra:
Denver Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz4:55
5Troika aus der "Leutnant-Kije-Suite", Op. 60
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
recording of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев2:45
6Walzer aus der Suite "Schwanensee", Op. 20
orchestra:
Houston Symphony
conductor:
Sergiu Comissiona (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I, no. 2: Valse, Tempo di valse
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I (ed. Drigo)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:23
7Jupiter, der Freudenbringer
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst9:16
8Bolero
orchestra:
Denver Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel15:23

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