The Greatest Classical Hits

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1Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
piano:
Ida Černecká (pianist)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Laurence Siegel (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:14
2Serenade for Strings op. 45: Waltz
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:56
3Violin Concerto in D major, op. 33 "Canzonetta": Andante
violin:
Dalibor Brázda and Eugene Schäffer
orchestra:
Orchestre de Festival Belgique (Belgian Festival Orchestra, fake name - probably invented by the trickster Alfred Scholz) and Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Pierre Narrato (fake name - probably invented by the trickster Alfred Scholz) and Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:51
4The Nutcracker: Flower Waltz
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
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:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
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)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:12
5Symphony no. 6 in B minor "Pathetique"
orchestra:
Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra), Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra), Prague Festival Orchestra and The New Philharmonic Orchestra (bogus name used on budget releases, not the London Philharmonic or the New Philharmonia)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor), Anton Nanut (conductor), Alexander von Pitamic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Pavel Urbanek (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso (Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Пётр Ильич Чайковский9:57
6Romeo & Juliet: Overture Fantasia
orchestra:
Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect) and Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor) and Marko Munih (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский9:20
7Capriccio Italien op. 45
orchestra:
Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect) and Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor), Marko Munih (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Capriccio italien, op. 45
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1880-12-18)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-01 until 1880-05)
dedicated to:
Карл Юльевич Давыдов (Karl Davydov)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 47), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 44) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 45)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский15:01
8The Seasons, op. 37a: Autumn Song: October
piano and solo piano:
Marián Pivka (pianist)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: X. October “Autumn Song”
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37a (for piano)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:50