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1Die Walküre: Akt III. The Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner?:??
2The Marriage of Figaro: Act I. “Non più andrai”
baritone vocals:
Claudio Desderi (baritone and conductor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?:??
3Cantata no. 147: “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach?:??
4Champagne–Polka, op. 211
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Champagner Polka, op. 211
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 211)
Johann Strauss?:??
5Lakmé: Act I. Flower Duet
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Mady Mesplé (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes?:??
6Canon in D major (Arr. Seiffert)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major: I. Canon (arr. Max Seiffert)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arranger:
Max Seiffert
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 337 (arr. Max Seiffert)
Johann Pachelbel?:??
7Romeo and Juliet: Act I. Montagues and Capulets
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Efrem Kurtz (conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
Sergei Prokofiev?:??
8Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat minor op. 23: First Movement (opening)
piano:
Philip Fowke (pianist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Wilfried Böttcher (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky?:??
9Boléro (Arr. Branca)
orchestra:
Franck Pourcel et son orchestre
conductor:
Franck Pourcel
recording of:
Boléro (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
arrangement of:
Boléro
Maurice Ravel?:??
10The Mikado: Act I. “A Wand’ring Minstrel I”
tenor vocals:
Richard Lewis (Welsh tenor)
vocals:
Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra (UK orchestra 1955–1970: do not use for anonymous budget compilations)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
The Mikado: Act I, no 2. “A wand’ring minstrel I…” (Nanki-Poo, Men)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
librettist:
William Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
part of:
The Mikado: Act I
Arthur Sullivan?:??
11Gymnopédie no. 1
piano:
Angela Brownridge (pianist)
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 Satie?:??
12The Magic Flute: Act II. “Papagena! Papageno!”
baritone vocals:
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone)
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir)
soprano vocals:
Brigitte Linder (soprano)
vocals:
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone) and Brigitte Lindner (soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. Duett „Pa-pa-gena!... Pa-pa-geno!” (Papageno, Papagena) (from 1981-04-01 until 1981-04-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
included in:
「パ、パ、パ、パ」〜オペラ「魔笛」より
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. „Papagena! Weibchen! Täubchen!” … „Klinget, Glöckchen, klinget!” (Papageno, Drei Knaben, Papagena)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?:??
13Shepherd’s Hey
orchestra:
Light Music Society Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Vivian Dunn
recording of:
Shepherd’s Hey (Morris dance tune)
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
Percy Grainger?:??
14Suo Gan (Arr. Weldon)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
recording of:
Suo Gân (arr. Weldon)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
George Weldon (conductor)
arrangement of:
Suo Gân
[traditional]?:??
15Turandot: Act III. “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Giuseppe Patanè (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini?:??