100 Classical Hits

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1Water Music Suite. Alla Hornpipe
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Eduard van Beinum (conductor)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
George Frideric Handel3:02
2Voices of Spring, Op. 410
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor)
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 Strauss5:45
3Bolero
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel4:35
4Le Cygne (Le Carnaval des animaux)
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1985-04)
recording engineer:
Onno Scholtze (sound engineer) and Roger de Schot
executive producer:
Rupert Fäustle
producer and balance engineer:
Wilhelm Hellweg (classical pianist, and sound engineer and producer of classical music recordings for Philips)
cello:
Mischa Maisky (cellist) (in 1985-04)
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) (in 1985-04) and Nelson Freire (pianist) (in 1985-04)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello) (in 1985-04)
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‐Saëns3:10
5Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor: Adagietto (sehr langsam)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler4:32
6Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat, Op. 9 No. 2
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist)
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) and Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin4:45
7Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35 1: Allegro moderato
violin:
Henryk Szeryng (violinist)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Pyotr Tchaikovsky3:08
8The Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum
baritone vocals:
Dmitri Hvorostovsky (Russian operatic baritone)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Ion Marin (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:55
9Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
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 Beethoven7:07
10William Tell: Overture
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
partial recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini3:02
11Pomp and Circumstance: March No 1 In D
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Edward Elgar1:58
12The Liberty Bell
orchestra:
Eastman Wind Ensemble
conductor:
Frederick Fennell (conductor)
recording of:
The Liberty Bell
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1893)
arrangement of:
The Devil’s Deputy
John Philip Sousa3:22
13The Sorcerer's Apprentice
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Paul Dukas1:51
14Concerto for Violin and Strings in F Minor: L'inverno: Largo
violin:
Federico Agostini (violinist)
orchestra:
I Musici
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:09
15Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068: Air
conductor:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:03
16Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op 30: Allegro ma non tanto
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist)
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Sergei Rachmaninoff1:42
17Requiem in D Minor, K.626: Squentia: Dies irae
choir vocals:
MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Peter Schreier (German tenor and conductor)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: a. Dies irae (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:52
18Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
tenor vocals:
Neil Shicoff (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:18
19Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor: Pathetique: Adagio cantabile
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:18
20Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate at Kiev
orchestra:
Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 "The Great Gate at Kiev" (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
arrangement of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (catch-all for arrangements)
Modest Mussorgsky5:32
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