The Best of Romantic Classics

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This is also distributed as disc 7 in the Best of the Classics box set:
Label: Mediaphon Distributor: Madacy Entertainment Group, Inc. - Cat#: BC-2-4437 UPC: 056775 443726

Annotation last modified on 2006-12-31 19:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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1"Nocturnes" Op. 9, No. 2 in E-flat major
piano and solo piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (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:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin4:42
2Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
orchestra:
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
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 Чайковский9:59
3Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: Adagio
piano:
Daniel Gerard (classical pianist, Alfred Scholz related), Björn Lundgren (pianist) and Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre symphonique de la Radio Ljubljana (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect), Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Berlin (Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, East Berlin, 1923–) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sven Bengtson (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Anton Nanut (conductor) and Peter Wohlert
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg7:08
4"Dream of Love" No. 3 in A-flat major
piano:
Josef Bulva (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt3:33
5Bolero
orchestra:
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical 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:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel13:48
6"The Blue Danube" Waltz, Op. 314
orchestra:
People's Opera Orchestra, Vienna
conductor:
Peter Falk (conductor)
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)
Johann Strauss II10:03
7Moonlight Sonata: Quasi una fantasia
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Marián Pivka (pianist) and Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
performer:
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight")
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Two Piano Sonatas, op. 27
Ludwig van Beethoven6:04
8For Elise
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Marián Pivka (pianist) and Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
performer:
Dubravka Tomsic (pianist) and Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:00
9Erotic
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Dieter Goldmann (pianist, Alfred Scholz related) and Marián Pivka (pianist)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43: No. 5: Erotikk (for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte III, op. 43 (Lyric pieces, book III, op. 43)
Edvard Grieg2:26
10Prelude, Op. 28 "Raindrops"
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin5:32