Classical Wonderland

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1Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air "on the G String"
piano:
Lang Lang (Chinese pianist)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (catch-all for unknown versions/arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:30
2The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumblebee
cello:
Sol Gabetta (cellist)
piano:
Irène Timacheff-Gabetta
recording of:
Flight of the Bumble Bee (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakow1:21
3Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
cello:
Sol Gabetta (cellist)
piano:
Irène Timacheff-Gabetta
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (for cello (or violin) + piano, by composer)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
piano and violin arranger:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:16
4Für Elise
producer:
Andreas Neubronner (engineer/producer, co-founded Tritonus Musikproduktion)
instruments:
Igor Levit (pianist)
piano:
Igor Levit (pianist)
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 Beethoven3:34
5Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz no. 2
cello:
Die 12 Cellisten der Berliner Philharmoniker
recording of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz II. Allegretto poco moderato (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
arrangement of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz II. Allegretto poco moderato (formerly thought to be from 2nd Jazz Suite)
Dmitri Schostakowitsch3:47
6Hungarian Dance no. 1 in G minor, WoO 1/1
piano:
Sam Haywood (pianist)
violin:
Joshua Bell (violinist)
recording of:
Hungarian Dance no. 5 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
Johannes Brahms3:31
7Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K 331: Rondo "Alla Turca"
piano:
Martin Stadtfeld (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 32)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:51
8Prelude in C minor, BWV 999
piano:
Simone Dinnerstein (pianist)
recording of:
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 (original for lute)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:09
9Astro del cielo
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor)
cover recording of:
Astro del ciel
lyricist:
Angelo Meli (Italian priest)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author)
is based on:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
Giacomo Puccini3:19
10Scenes from Childhood, op. 15: Trümerei
producer:
Nicolas Bartholomée (French sound engineer and producer of classical recordings)
piano:
Khatia Buniatishvili (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann3:18
11Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht Lullaby, op. 49/4
producer:
Andreas Neubronner (engineer/producer, co-founded Tritonus Musikproduktion)
piano:
Helmut Deutsch (Austrian pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
"Des Knaben Wunderhorn" ([traditional], special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer (author and publisher of German folk songs, fables, sayings and riddles.)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
dedicated to:
Bertha Faber
premiered at:
[concert] (1869-12-22)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1874)
version of:
Fünf Lieder für eine Stimme, op. 49: Nr. 4, Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht” (early one-verse version)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 49
Johannes Brahms2:38

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