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1Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (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)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:50
2Adagio in G minor
harp:
Xavier de Maistre (harpist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Albinoni4:59
3E lucevan le stelle from Tosca
tenor vocals:
Vittorio Grigolo (Italian tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:10
4Clarinet Concerto in A major: Adagio
clarinet:
Richard Stoltzman (clarinetist) (in 1990)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) (in 1990)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:27
5Suite in D minor: Sarabande
instruments:
David Greilsammer
recording of:
Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV 447: III. Sarabande
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Keyboard Suite in D minor, HWV 447
Georg Friedrich Händel2:39
6Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and Eurydike
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:30
7Für Elise
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
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 Beethoven3:11
8Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium, string quartet (violins, viola, cello), two pianos, flute, and glass harmonica)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:27
9Sonata no. 14: Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:10
10O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:27
11Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5: Largo
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist) (on 1958-05-01)
violin:
Charles Libove (on 1958-05-01)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1958-05-01)
conductor:
Vladimir Golschmann (conductor) (on 1958-05-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-05-01)
recording of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (on 1958-05-01)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach2:58
12Choral - Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ
piano:
Simone Dinnerstein (pianist)
recording of:
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
Johann Sebastian Bach3:38
13Fantasia on Greensleeves
violin:
David Nadien (on 1969-12-08)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1969-12-08)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1969-12-08)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-12-08)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (on 1969-12-08)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams5:02
14Nocturnes no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 9
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 108)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin5:24
15Invitation to the Dance
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanz, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, orchestration not indicated)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
orchestration of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (Invitation to the Dance, op. 65, for piano)
Carl Maria von Weber6:46
16Symphony no. 40: Molto allegro
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:17
17Nessun dorma! from Turandot
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
performer:
Luis Cobos
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:02
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