Absolute Classics - 500 Years of Hits - Part 1

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume One
2▼CD: Volume Two
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1Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (British Airways ad)
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 Verdi4:01
2Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante (Elvira Madigan)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:15
3Pavane (Lux soap ad)
Gabriel Fauré6:50
4Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle (Bailey's Irish Cream ad)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:37
5Hungarian Dance No.5
Johannes Brahms2:38
6Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights (Chanel Egoiste ad)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Sergei Prokofiev5:24
7Water Music: Allegro
George Frideric Handel7:37
8Fantasie Impromptu
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 46), Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 46), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 87)
Fryderyk Chopin4:52
9Guitar Concerto: 2nd Movement
Joaquín Rodrigo9:41
10Thäis: Meditation (St Ivel Gold ad)
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 Massenet6:03
11Enigma Variations: Nimrod (Royal Doulton ad)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar4:02
12Swan Lake: Waltz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:44
13Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries (theme from 'Apocalypse Now')
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 Wagner4:56
3▶CD: Volume Three
4▶CD: Volume Four
5▶CD: Volume Five