Classical Favorites Advertiser's Guide (Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4) [Box set]
On this CD:
1. Violin Concerto ("La Primavera", The Four Seasons) for violin, strings & continuo in E ("Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 1st movement
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Vienna Chamber Orchestra
2. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46 Morning
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Nordic Symphonic Orchestra
Conducted by Jan Christiansen
3. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 Overture
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Saxon State Orchestra
Conducted by Karl Holler
4. Water Music Suite, No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349 Menuet
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Orchestra Collegium Musicum
5. Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39 No.15 in A falt major
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Fritz Schuler
6. Symphony No. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished"), D. 759 Exceprt
Composed by Franz Schubert
Performed by Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra
Conducted by Rudolf Federer
7. Minuet for keyboard in G major (probably not by Bach), BWV Anh. 114
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Anthony Ashton
8. Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by St. Stephen's Chamber Orchestra
9. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L..117 La fille Aux Cheveux de Lin
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Anthony Ashton
10. Nutcracker, ballet, Op.71 Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Nikolai Orloff
11. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 4th movement
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Chamber Orchestra
12. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 1st movement
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Bavarian Radio Orchestra
with Janis Mortensen
Conducted by Johann Paulik
13. Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World," first published as No. 5), B. 178 (Op. 95) Excerpt
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Nordic Symphonic Orchestra
Conducted by Jan Christiansen
14. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 Golliwog's Cakewalk
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Anthony Ashton
15. Nutcracker, ballet, Op.71 Miniature Overture
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Nikolai Orloff
16. The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary in D major) for brass, winds, & percussion (or keyboard or trumpet & organ)
Composed by Jeremiah Clarke
Performed by Orchestra Collegium Musicum
17. Song without Words for piano No. 29 in A minor ("Venetianisches Gondellied"), Op. 62/5
Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
Performed by Martin Thompson
18. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts Votre Toast Je Peux Vous Le Rendre (Toreador's Song)
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Leipzig Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Alexander Blech
19. Toccata and Fugue for organ in D minor, BWV 565 Toccata
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Francis Jeffrey
20. Slavonic Dance No. 1 for orchestra in C major, B. 83/1 (Op. 46/1)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Sudwest Orchestra
Conducted by Karl August Niecks
21. Fra Holberg tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ("Holberg Suite"), Op. 40 Excerpt
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Nordic Symphonic Orchestra
Conducted by Jan Christiansen
22. L' Arlésienne, Suite I for orchestra, from the incidental music Carillon
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Leipzig Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Alexander Blech
23. Prelude for piano No. 3 in G major, Op. 28/3, CT 168
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Helge Sunde
24. Cantata No. 208, "Was mir behagt," ("Hunting Cantata"), BWV 208 Schafe Können Sicher Weiden
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
25. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Prelude to Act 3
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Bavarian Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Hans Lenzer
26. Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter Montagues and Capulets
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Moscow Radio)
Conducted by Dmitri Kurchatov
27. Morceaux de fantaisie (5), for piano, Op. 3
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Richard Kubin
28. Adagio for strings (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), for string quartet/string orchestra), Op. 11
Composed by Samuel Barber
Conducted by Kurt Federer
29. Preludes (3) for piano No.2
Composed by George Gershwin
Performed by Alexander Smits
30. Aquarelles (2), for strings (arr. by Fenby from 2 songs "to be sung on a summer night")
Composed by Frederick Delius
Performed by Bishopsgate String Orchestra
31. Henry V, choral suite (arr. by M.Sargent) and orchestral suite (arr. by C.Matthieson) Passacaglia on the Death of Falstaff
Composed by William Walton
Performed by Bishopsgate String Orchestra
32. Musette for keyboard in D major, BWV Anh. 126
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Richard Kubin
33. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni), T. Mi 26
Composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Conducted by Kurt Federer
34. Simple Symphony, for string orchestra, Op. 4 Frolicsome Finale
Composed by Benjamin Britten
Performed by Bishopsgate String Orchestra
35. Preludes (3) for piano No.1
Composed by George Gershwin
Performed by Alexander Smits
36. Cavalleria rusticana, opera in 1 act Intermezzo
Composed by Pietro Mascagni
Performed by Sudwest Orchestra
Conducted by Karl August Niecks
37. Canon and Gigue for 3 violins & continuo in D major Canon
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
Performed by Chamber Orchestra of Brabant
38. Ritual Fire Dance (from "El Amor brujo"), for orchestra and various arrangements Danza Ritual Del Fuego
Composed by Manuel de Falla
Performed by Stephen Matthews
39. Bryllupsdag pĺ Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen), lyric piece for piano, Op. 65/6
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Helge Sunde
40. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50
Composed by Gabriel Faure
Performed by Orion Orchestra
Conducted by Stuart Wright
41. Preludes (3) for piano No.3
Composed by George Gershwin
Performed by Alexander Smits
42. Gayane Suite No.3, for orchestra Sabre Dance
Composed by Aram Khachaturian
Performed by All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Nikolai Orloff
43. Preludes (10) for piano, Op.23 No.5, in G minor
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Richard Kubin
44. Rhapsody in Blue for piano & orchestra (orchestral version by F. Grofé) Andante
Composed by George Gershwin
Performed by Michel Epee
45. Cantata No. 140, "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme," BWV 140 Wachet Auf
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
46. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20 Waltz
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Moscow Radio)
Conducted by Dmitri Kurchatov
47. Prelude for piano No. 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT 169
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Helge Sunde
48. Masquerada, incidental music & suite for orchestra (or piano) Waltz
Composed by Aram Khachaturian
Performed by Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Moscow Radio)
Conducted by Dmitri Kurchatov
49. English Suite for keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 Gavotte
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Richard Kubin
50. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49 Finale
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Nikolai Orloff
51. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate") Op. 67 1st movement
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Austrian Radio Orchestra & Chorus Vienna
Conducted by Alfred Reinhardt
52. Scheherazade, symphonic suite for orchestra, Op. 35 The Young Prince and Princess
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Performed by Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Moscow Radio)
Conducted by Dmitri Kurchatov
53. Water Music Suites Nos 1 - 3 for orchestra, HWV 348 - 350 Air
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Chamber Orchestra of Brabant
54. Serenade for strings (or piano duet), in C major, Op. 48 Excerpt
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Chamber Orchestra of Brabant
55. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46 In the Hall of the Monutain King
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Nordic Symphonic Orchestra
Conducted by Jan Christiansen
56. Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young) for piano, Op. 68 Fröhlicher Landsmann
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Philip Arnold
57. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo or orchestra), WoO 1 No.1 in G minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Sudwest Orchestra
Conducted by Karl August Niecks
58. Lullaby in a storm, song for voice & piano (16 Children's Songs), Op. 54/10 No.1. Lullaby
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Philip Arnold
59. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 2nd movement
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Austrian Radio Orchestra & Chorus Vienna
Conducted by Alfred Reinhardt
60. The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), opera in 4 acts with a prologue Flight of the Bumble-Bee
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Performed by Philip Arnold
61. Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique", Op.74 Scherzo
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Nikolai Orloff
62. Moments musicaux (6) for piano, D. 780 (Op. 94) No.3 in F minor
Composed by Franz Schubert
63. Suite for orchestra No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Air on a G string
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Chamber Orchestra of Brabant
64. Sonata for piano No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT 202 Funeral March
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Lotte Rosenthal
65. Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 1st movement
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Orchestra Collegium Musicum
66. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75 Clair de Lune
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Helge Sunde
67. Fra Holberg tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ("Holberg Suite"), Op. 40 Prelude
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Nordic Symphonic Orchestra
Conducted by Jan Christiansen
68. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 No.7 Träumerei
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Helge Sunde
69. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 1st movement "Moonlight Sonata"
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Georg Fischer
70. Waltz for piano in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT 212
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Helge Sunde
71. Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90 3rd movement
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Hamburg North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Helmut Rother
72. Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), for piano, Op. 82 No.7, Vogel Als Prophet
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Helge Sunde
73. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions) Excerpt
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Moscow Radio)
Conducted by Dmitri Kurchatov
74. Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 Adagio
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Salzburg Chamber Orchestra
with Karl Holler
75. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell) Finale
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Orchestra and Chorus of RCA Italiana
Conducted by Lazare Tansini
76. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20 Scene
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Moscow Radio)
Conducted by Dmitri Kurchatov
77. Nocturne for piano in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT 112
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Helge Sunde
78. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 1st movement
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Chamber Orchestra of Brabant
79. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Georg Fischer
80. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts L'Amour est un Oiseau Rebelle "Habańera"
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Leipzig Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Alexander Blech
81. Ave Maria for voice & orchestra (or piano) (after Bach)
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Gina Arvey
82. Nutcracker, ballet, Op.71 Waltz of the Flowers
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Moscow Radio)
Conducted by Dmitri Kurchatov
83. Prodaná nevesta (The Bartered Bride), overture to the opera
Composed by Bedrich Smetana
Performed by Pro Musica Festival Orchestra
Conducted by Leopold Lange
84. Nocturne for string orchestra in B major (arr. from Str. Qrt. No. 4 & Str. Qnt. B. 49), B. 47 (Op. 40)
Composed by Antonin Dvorak
Performed by Bishopsgate String Orchestra
85. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 2, Op. 55 Solveig's Song
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Nordic Symphonic Orchestra
Conducted by Jan Christiansen
86. Thais, opera Méditation
Composed by Jules Massenet
Performed by Hamburg Pro Musica Symphony Orchestra
with Adolf Mennerich
87. L' Arlésienne, Suite I for orchestra, from the incidental music Prelude
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by Leipzig Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Alexander Blech
88. Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos) in B flat minor, Op. 23 Exceprt
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Bavarian Radio Orchestra
with Janis Mortensen
Conducted by Johann Paulik
89. Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Georg Fischer
90. Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No.5) 4th movement
Composed by Gustav Mahler
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Karen Lehmann
91. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo or orchestra), WoO 1 No.5 in G minor
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Hamburg North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Helmut Rother
92. Vocalise, song for voice & piano, Op. 34/14 No.14, Vocalise
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Richard Kubin
93. The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20 Dance of the Swans
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra (Moscow Radio)
Conducted by Dmitri Kurchatov
94. Waltz for piano in E minor, KK IVa/15, CT 222
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Helge Sunde
95. Suite for orchestra No 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Badinerie
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Earl Weber
96. Hungarian Dances (21) for piano, 4 hands (or piano solo or orchestra), WoO 1 No.18 in D major
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Hamburg North German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Helmut Rother
97. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique") Op. 13 Excerpt
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Georg Fischer
98. Prelude for keyboard in C major, BWV 939
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Gina Arvey
99. Etude for piano in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT 25
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Performed by Helge Sunde
100. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14) March to the Scaffold
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by Munich Radio Orchestra
Conducted by Karen Lehmann
Classical Favorites Advertiser's Guide (Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4), Music, Karl Höller, Tomaso Albinoni, Johann Sebastian Bach, Samuel Barber, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Fryderyk Chopin, Jeremiah Clarke, Claude Debussy, Frederick Delius, Antonin Dvorak, Manuel de Falla, Gabriel Faure, George Gershwin, Charles Gounod, Edvard Grieg, George Frideric Handel, Aram Khachaturian, Gustav Mahler, Pietro Mascagni, Jules Massenet, Felix Mendelssohn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Pachelbel, Christian Pezold, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Rachmaninov, Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Gioachino Rossini, Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Bedrich Smetana, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Antonio Vivaldi, Richard Wagner, William Walton, Alexander Blech, Alfred Reinhardt, Dmitri Kurchatov, Hans Lenzer, Helmut Rother, Jan Christiansen, Johann Paulik, Karen Lehmann
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