Elmo and the Orchestra

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1Introduction (dialogue)
2:01
2Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 (excerpt)
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)
1:37
3Caprice for Solo Violin in E major (Andante), Op. 1/1, Ms 25/1 (excerpt)
partial recording of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 1 in E major: Andante “l’Arpeggio”
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist)
part of:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25
1:21
4Sabre Dance (excerpt) [From the Gayneh Ballet]
partial recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
1:51
51st Movement (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
arrangement of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“ (catch-all for arrangements)
1:40
6Morning Mood (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
1:31
7Alla Hornpipe (excerpt)
partial 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
1:26
8J'Aime Percussion, for Percussion
1:04
9Waltz for Piano No. 6 in D-flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, Ct. 212 (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
1:23
10Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 (excerpt)
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)
1:50
11Thunderstorm (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: IV. Allegro “Thunderstorm”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
1:37
12Flight of the Bumblebee
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
1:38
13The Swan (From "Carnival of the Animals"), Original (For 2 Pianos & Ensemble) And Arrangements (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
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)
1:12
14Dance of the Sugar Plum Faries (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
1:10
15Can-Can (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
1:18
16Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, Gut Nacht"), Song for Voice & Piano, Op. 49/4 (excerpt)
partial recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
"Des Knaben Wunderhorn" ([traditional], special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer (author and publisher of German folk songs, fables, sayings and riddles.)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
dedicated to:
Bertha Faber
premiered at:
[concert] (1869-12-22)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1874)
version of:
Fünf Lieder für eine Stimme, op. 49: Nr. 4, Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht” (early one-verse version)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 49
0:57
17Symphony No. 94 in G major ("Surprise"/"The Drumstroke"/"Mit Dem Paukenschlag"), H. 1/94 (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”: II. Andante
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
0:52
18Ride of the Valkyries (excerpt)
partial 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!"
2:15
19An Der Schönen, Blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube) (excerpt)
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
2:58
20Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67 (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
1:33