Absolute Classics - 500 Years of Hits - Part 1

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11st Movement
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven7:15
2In the Hall of the Mountain King (Alton Towers ad)
Edvard Grieg2:07
3Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens ("Strangers in Paradise")
Alexander Borodin2:19
4Pictures at an exhibition: The Old Castle (Royal Bank of Scotland ad)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (catch-all for orchestrations)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (catch-all for orchestrations)
Modest Mussorgsky4:36
5Invitation to the Dance
Carl Maria von Weber7:24
6La Gioconda: Dance of the hours ('Hello Mother Hello Father' Jif ad)
Amilcare Ponchielli2:45
7Adagio (theme used in 'Butterflies')
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni / Remo Giazotto10:07
8Tosca: E lucevan le Stelle
Giacomo Puccini4:37
9Marriage of Figaro: Letter Duet (theme from 'Shawshank Redemption')
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:38
10Nutcracker: March
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:28
11Finlandia (theme used in 'Die Hard')
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius9:27
12A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:36
13Gymnopedie No. 1
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:57
14Simple Symphony: Playful Pizzicato (Royal Bank of Scotland ad)
Benjamin Britten3:15
15Fantasia on Greensleeves
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 Williams4:29
16Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
arranger:
Pege Aladár
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:52