Classical Erotica

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1Clair de lune
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:04
2Élégie
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
arranger:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
instrumental recording of:
Élégie (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1873)
arrangement of:
Élégie (« Ô doux printemps d'autrefois … ») (for voice and piano)
recording of:
Élégie (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1873)
arrangement of:
Élégie (« Ô doux printemps d'autrefois … ») (for voice and piano)
recording of:
Élégie, op. 24 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Élégie pour violoncelle et piano, op. 24
Jules Massenet4:09
3Vocalise
orchestra:
Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Lazar Gosman (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (catch-all for unknown arrangements)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff6:10
4O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicci)
orchestra:
André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
“O mio babbino caro” (from Gianni Schicchi) (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
arrangement of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
Giacomo Puccini3:17
5Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (from Somewhere in Time)
piano:
Vladimir Feltsman (Russian American classical pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:41
6The Mystery of Noel (from Claire of the Moon)
piano:
Michael Allen Harrison (songwriter and pianist)
Michael Allen Harrison5:51
7Irish Tune (from County Derry)
orchestra:
Philharmonic Virtuosi (associated with Richard Kapp)
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
recording of:
Irish Tune from County Derry
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
version of:
Londonderry Air
Percy Grainger4:11
8Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
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 Williams4:10
9Love Theme (from Romeo and Juliet)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:12
10To a Wild Rose
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) and Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1966-06-18)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1966-06-18)
arranger:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1966-06-18)
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1966-06-18)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
arrangement of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (original for solo piano)
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (original for solo piano)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
part of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51
Edward MacDowell2:05
11Intermezzo (from Cavalleria rusticana)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:22
12Un bel dì (from Madama Butterfly from Fatal Attraction)
orchestra:
André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
instrumental recording of:
“Un bel dì, vedremo” (from Madama Butterfly) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
Giacomo Puccini4:15
13Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Lazar Gosman (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber8:06
14Nimrod (from Enigma Variations)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:57
15The Last Spring (from Two Elegiac Melodies)
orchestra:
Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34: No. 2. The Last Spring, for strings)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34, for strings)
Edvard Grieg4:35
16Claire and Noel (from Claire of the Moon)
piano:
Michael Allen Harrison (songwriter and pianist)
Michael Allen Harrison6:02