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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Romance
Benjamin Britten1:39
2Per Elisa
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 Beethoven2:57
3La Gioconda: Danza delle ore
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli2:01
4Valzer: Rose del Sud
recording of:
Rosen aus dem Süden, op. 388 (Roses from the South)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1880)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 388)
Johann Strauss II8:05
5Concerto per violino, Op. 35
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:08
6Rondo a capriccio, Op. 129
recording of:
Rondo a capriccio for Piano in G major, op. 129 “The Rage Over the Lost Penny”: Allegro vivace
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1795)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 129)
Ludwig van Beethoven6:24
7La rondine: Sogno di Doretta
recording of:
La rondine: Atto I. “Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta” (Prunier, Magda, Lisette, Suzy, Yvette, Bianca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami
part of:
La rondine: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:42
8Romeo e Giulietta
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:10
9Aida: Gloria all'Egitto
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:59
10Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:35
11Messa da requiem: Dies irae
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi4:12
12Concerto per pianoforte No. 1
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
dedicated to:
Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1875-10-25)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1875-10-25)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 23), The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 55) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 53)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:27
13Tea for Two
recording of:
Tahiti Trot (Tea for Two), op. 16
orchestrator:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Works of Dmitri Shostakovich by opus number (number: op. 16)
arrangement of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович3:30
14Memorial
recording of:
Memorial (The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Michael Nyman4:42
15Un amore così grande (feat. Luciano Pavarotti)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
vocals:
Claudio Villa
recording of:
Un amore così grande
lyricist:
Antonella Maggio
composer:
Guido Maria Ferilli (in 1976)
Claudio Villa feat. Luciano Pavarotti4:20
16Tosca: Vissi d'arte
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:26
17Sinfonia No. 7
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1813-12-08)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
dedicated to:
Moritz von Fries
premiered at:
[concert] (1813-12-08)
part of:
Biamonti Catalogue (chronological catalogue of Beethoven's works) (number: 544) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 92)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:49