101 Classical Favourites

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1Symphony no. 36 for Orchestra in C major, K. 425: I. Poco adagio
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 36 in C major, K. 425 “Linz”: I. Adagio – Allegro spiritoso
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Symphony no. 36 in C major, K. 425 “Linz”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:22
2Largo (arr. Jack Byfield)
orchestra:
Reginald Kilbey and his Strings
arranger:
Jack Byfield
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel3:06
3Egmont: Overture op. 84
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
André Vandernoot (conductor)
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven9:39
4Dance macabre op. 40
solo violin:
Gerald Jarvis (violinist)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Constantin Silvestri (Romanian conductor and composer)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (symphonic poem for orchestra)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 16) and Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns6:25
5Meditation from Thais
violin:
Michael Rabin (violinist)
orchestra:
The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (50s-60s incarnation of the orchestra)
conductor:
Felix Slatkin
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:26
6Requiem: Pie Jesu
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
organ:
Henriette Puig-Roget (French pianist, organist and composer) (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
choir vocals:
Chœurs Élisabeth Brasseur
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
orchestra:
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor) (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (1994–2013) (in 1963) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Église Saint-Roch de Paris in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version) (from 1962-02-14 until 1962-05-26)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:16
7Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp major: IV. Adagietto
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Paul Kletzki (Polish conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler9:36
8Wiegenlied op. 49 no. 4
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms2:23
9Adagio for Strings
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
orchestrator:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
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 Barber6:23
10Nabucco: Atto III. "Va pensiero"
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Gabriele Santini (conductor)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:39
11An der schönen, blauen Donau
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss9:18
12Boléro
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel7:33
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