Treasury of Golden Classics

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Date and track names from Gracenote via Winamp. Label from there was EMG Classics, can't find anything on that on the web. Amazon has this listed in used, but the track names are either wrong or just "excerpt".

Annotation last modified on 2011-10-27 23:32 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Waltz of the Flowers (Nutcracker)
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)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:06
2Hungarian Rhapsody
Franz Liszt2:24
3Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato - Allegro
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Pizzicato ostinato
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1877 until 1878)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:48
4Liebestod From Tristan and Isolde
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde: Liebestod (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
arrangement of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
Richard Wagner2:39
5Academic Festival Overture
partial recording of:
Akademische Fest‐Ouvertüre, op. 80 (Academic Festival Overture, op. 80)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 80)
Johannes Brahms2:44
6Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven2:40
7Voices of Spring Waltz
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
recording of:
Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410 (Voices of Spring)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1882)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 410)
Johann Strauss1:14
8Concerto #21 (Elvira Madigan Theme)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 10), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 467) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 467)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:30
9Symphony No. 1 - 3rd Movement
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
Gustav Mahler1:51
10March From the Nutcracker
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
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:28
11Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
revised by:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 550), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 550) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 550)
revision of:
Symphony no. 40 for Orchestra without clarinets in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (first version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart0:54
12Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter"
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-08-10)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 551) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 551)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:29
13Capriccio espagnole, Op. 34
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
partial recording of:
Каприччио на испанские темы, op. 34 (Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, Capriccio espagnol)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1887)
dedicated to:
Симфонический оркестр Мариинского театра (Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, fka Kirov Orchestra till 1992)
part of:
Works of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov by opus number (number: op. 34)
London Symphony Orchestra1:55
14Nocturne No. 2 In E-Flat
piano:
Jorge Bolet (Cuban‐born American virtuoso pianist and teacher, 1914–1990)
partial recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 109)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin2:10
15Sylvia Ballet
partial recording of:
Sylvia
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
Léo Delibes1:38
16Minuetto From L'Arlésienne Suite
recording of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1: II. Minuet, Allegro giocoso (for orchestra)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1872)
part of:
L’Arlésienne Suite no. 1, op. 23bis (for orchestra)
Georges Bizet3:03
17Tritsch Tratsch Polka
recording of:
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka (for piano, arr. Cziffra)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
piano arranger:
Georges Cziffra (pianist)
arrangement of:
Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214
Johann Strauss2:43
18Hungarian Dance #7
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 7 in F major (Allegretto) (catch-all for unknown and one-off arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, No. 7 in A major: Allegretto – Vivo
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms2:15
19Overture to the Nutcracker
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Увертюра (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Overture, Nutcracker Overture)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71 (The Nutcracker, op. 71, The Nutcracker)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:05
20Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
orchestra:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
lyricist:
Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
Stephen Foster3:21
21Dance of the Little Swans
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: III. Danse des cygnes
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:33
22Perpetuum Mobile
orchestra:
Musical Arts Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 257
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1861)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 257)
Musical Arts Symphony Orchestra2:46
23Overture to Die Meistersinger
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner2:12
24Les Préludes
Franz Liszt2:31
25Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
partial recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur, op. 73 (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1877-12-30)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1877)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 73)
Johannes Brahms1:10
26Radetzky March
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Wiener Symphoniker2:40
27La Marseillaise
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
recording of:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
anthem of:
France (from 1795-07-14 to present)
lyricist and composer:
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (composer) (in 1792)
Wiener Symphoniker1:37
28The Young Prince and the Young Princess (Scheherazade)
orchestra:
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess (Andantino quasi allegretto)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
New York Stadium Symphony Orchestra2:38
29Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Allegro
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: III. Allegro “Happy gathering of country folk”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven2:36
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orchestra:London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
London Symphony Orchestra
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
conductor:Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
Eugene Goossens (composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
Josef Krips (conductor/violinist)
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
William Steinberg (conductor)
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8862095 [info]
ASIN:US: B001DQ6N42 [info]
other databases:https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20754692 [info]
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