Encore! Best Loved Classics

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Track listing and durations for Disc 2 based on packaging only. Disc missing; indexing may be incorrect
disc one case had a misprint listing tracks 7 8 and 9 before 6

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Encore! Volume 1: Baroque

2▶CD: Encore! Volume 2: The Classical Period

3▶CD: Encore! Volume 3: The Romantics

4▼CD: Encore! Volume 4: Ballet
#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Coppélia: Mazurka orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: Christopher Nicholls (conductor) recording of: Coppélia : Tableau I, no. 3. Mazurka composer: Léo Delibes (French composer) (in 1870) part of: Coppélia : Tableau I	Leo Delibes		4:58
2	Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conductor: Elyakum Shapirra recording of: Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes: IV. Allegro moderato (Popularly known as "Dance of the Little Swans") composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) part of: Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II (ed. Drigo) part of: Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 13: Danses des cygnes	Peter Tchaikovsky		1:32
3	Swan Lake: Spanish Dance orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conductor: Elyakum Shapirra recording of: Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III, no. 21: Danse espagnole: Allegro non troppo (Tempo di bolero) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) part of: Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III part of: Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III (ed. Drigo)	Peter Tchaikovsky		2:21
4	The Nutcracker: Overture orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) recording of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: I. Ouverture miniature. Allegro giusto composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (until 1892) part of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a	Peter Tchaikovsky		3:16
5	The Nutcracker: March orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) recording of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) part of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques	Peter Tchaikovsky		2:31
6	The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) recording of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) part of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques revision of: Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)	Peter Tchaikovsky		2:05
7	The Nutcracker: Trepak orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) recording of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: c) Danse russe. Trépak. Tempo di Trepak, molto vivace composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) part of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques	Peter Tchaikovsky		1:09
8	The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) recording of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: d) Danse arabe. Allegretto composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) part of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques	Peter Tchaikovsky		3:33
9	The Nutcracker: Chinese Dance orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) recording of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: e) Danse chinoise. Allegro moderato composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) part of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques	Peter Tchaikovsky		1:04
10	The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Flutes orchestra: Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010) conductor: Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) recording of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) part of: The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques revision of: Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)	Peter Tchaikovsky		2:22
11	Sleeping Beauty: Waltz orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: Matthias Bamert (composer and 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)	Peter Tchaikovsky		4:37
12	The Firebird: Infernal Dance orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor) recording of: Firebird Suite: V. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei (catch-all for unknown versions) composer: Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) part of: Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)	Igor Stravinsky		4:22
13	The Display: Concert Suite – Forest / The People / The Lyrebird orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: John Hopkins (Australian conductor) recording of: The Display: Concert Suite composer: Malcolm Williamson (Australian composer active in Britain) is based on: The Display	Malcolm Williamson		24:11
14	Daphnis and Chloë: Suite no. 2 orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra conductor: Willem van Otterloo (conductor) recording of: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2 composer: Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912) part of: Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 57b) is based on: Daphnis et Chloé	Maurice Ravel		15:41

5▶CD: Encore! Volume 5: Opera

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Barcode:: 9399043819122
Format:: 5×CD
Length:: 5:55:21

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Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Box
Status:: Official
Language:: [Multiple languages]
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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ABC Classics
438 191-2
PolyGram Classics
438 191-2

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Australia
1992

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