The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music: 1685-1928

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1▶CD: Volume 1: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1685-1730
2▶CD: Volume 2: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1731-1775
3▶CD: Volume 3: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1776-1787
4▶CD: Volume 4: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1788-1810
5▶CD: Volume 5: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1811-1841
6▶CD: Volume 6: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1842-1853
7▼CD: Volume 7: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1854-1866
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1Orpheus in the Underworld - Overture
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture (Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture)
additional composer:
Carl Binder (in 1860)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra féerie in four acts, 1874)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld, opéra bouffe in two acts, 1858)
part of:
Orpheus in der Unterwelt (opéra-féerie in 4 Akten, 1871)
part of:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Jacques Offenbach9:34
2Melody in F
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
recording of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major (catch-all unknown arrangement)
composer:
Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн (Anton Rubinstein, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major (for solo piano)
Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн3:12
3Les Preludes
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Юрий Аранович (Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor)
recording of:
Les Préludes, S. 97
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1848, from 1850 until 1855)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 97)
Franz Liszt16:30
4Waltz in A flat
recording of:
Walzer, op. 39: Nr. 15 As-dur (Zu zwei Händen; for piano two hands)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
version of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
part of:
16 Walzer, op. 39 (16 Waltzes, op. 39, Zu zwei Händen)
Johannes Brahms2:26
5The Force of Destiny - Overture
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Budapest State Opera (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra), Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Philharmonic Orchestra Sofia (Sofia Philharmonic)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Josif Conta (conductor) and Vassil Stefanov (Bulgarian conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi8:09
6I Love You
orchestra:
Budapesti Vonósok (Budapest Strings, Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
recording of:
Hjertets melodier, op. 5, no. 3: Jeg elsker dig (for voice and piano)
composed in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 1864)
lyricist:
Hans Christian Andersen
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1864)
part of:
Hjertets melodier, op. 5 (for voice and piano)
Edvard Grieg1:34
7The Bartered Bride - Overture
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Festival Symphony Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Orchestre Symphonique de Radio-Tele-Luxembourg (The Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1983-12)
conductor:
Cesare Cantieri (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), János Sándor and Leopold Hager (conductor) (in 1983-12)
recorded at:
Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg, Canton of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (Luxembourg District), Luxembourg (in 1983-12)
recording of:
Prodaná nevěsta: Overture (The Bartered Bride: Overture)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer)
part of:
Die verkaufte Braut (The Bartered Bride)
part of:
Prodaná nevěsta (The Bartered Bride)
Bedřich Smetana6:38
8Barcarolle, From "The Tales of Hoffman"
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:34
9Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214
orchestra:
People's Opera Orchestra, Vienna and Strauss-Orchester Wien (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz) and Alfred Scholz
performer:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper
recording of:
Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (until 1858)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 214)
Johann Strauss II22:43
10Light Calvary - Overture
conductor:
János Sándor
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture)
composer:
Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé6:48
8▶CD: Volume 8: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1867-1876
9▶CD: Volume 9: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1877-1893
10▶CD: Volume 10: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1894-1928