Famous Classical Themes From the Movies

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1Apocalypse Now - Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Czech Festival Orchestra (possibly Alfred Scholz related)
conductor:
Janos Fischer (possibly another Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
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!"
Richard Wagner4:17
2Moonstruck - La Boheme "Che gelida manina"
choir vocals:
Coro di Roma della RAI
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica di Roma della RAI (RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome)
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:38
3Out of Africa - Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV 622: Adagio
orchestra:
Nova Filarmonia Portuguesa
conductor:
Álvaro Cassuto (Portuguese composer and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:02
4Fatal Attraction - Madame Butterfly "Un bel di vedremo"
choir vocals:
Sofia National Opera Chorus
vocals:
Ljudmila Chadjiera
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Boris Ilinchev
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:10
5Kramer vs. Kramer: Concerto for Mandolin, Strings and Cembalo in C major, RV 425: Largo
orchestra:
I Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425
Antonio Vivaldi2:50
6Driving Miss Daisy - Rusalka "Du lieber Mond"
soprano vocals:
Elfride Trötschel (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Dresden State Opera (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Josef Keilberth (conductor)
Antonín Dvořák6:21
7Die Hard II - Finlandia, op. 26 no. 7
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Ivan Marinov (conductor)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius9:01
8Hannah and Her Sisters - Manon Lescaut "Sola perduta abandonata"
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano)
conductor:
Fausto Cieva (conductor)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto IV. “Sola, perduta, abbandonata” … “Fra le tue braccia, amore” (Manon, Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto IV
Giacomo Puccini4:44
9Four Weddings and a Funeral - A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: Wedding March
orchestra:
Kosice State Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice, Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice)
conductor:
Richard Zimmer
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:28
10A Room with a View - Gianni Schicchi "O mio babbino caro"
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre Philharmonie de la RTF
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:18
11The Godfather III - Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Radio Bratislava Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:19
12Guarding Tess - The Abduction from the Seraglio, KV 384 "Ich gehe, doch rate ich dir"
bass vocals and bass vocals [Osmin]:
Herbert Ahlsen (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Wiener Rundfunkchor
soprano vocals:
Emmy Loose (soprano) and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
soprano vocals [Blonde]:
Emmy Loose (soprano)
soprano vocals [Konstanze]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
tenor vocals:
Anton Dermota (tenor) and Peter Klein (tenor)
tenor vocals [Belmonte]:
Anton Dermota (tenor)
tenor vocals [Pedrillo]:
Peter Klein (tenor)
orchestra:
Östereichisches Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester (austro-hungarian radio symphony orchestra) and Osterreichisches Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester (previously ORF-Symphonieorchester)
conductor:
Rudolf Moralt (conductor)
recording of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II, Szene I. No. 9 Duett "Ich gehe, doch rate ich dir" (Osmin, Blonde)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
additional librettist:
Johann Gottlieb Stephanie ('The Younger')
librettist:
Christoph Friedrich Bretzner
part of:
Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:56
13Heat and Dust - Fantaisiestücke, op. 12: Aufschwung
piano:
Pavel Egorov (pianist)
recording of:
Fantasiestücke, op. 12: II. Aufschwung
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (until 1837-07)
part of:
Fantasiestücke, op. 12
Robert Schumann3:22
14Pretty Woman - La Traviata: Aria "Addio, del passato"
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto III. “Addio, del passato bei sogni ridenti” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto III (La traviata: Act III)
Giuseppe Verdi3:06
15A Clockwork Orange - Pomp & Circumstance March, op. 39 no. 1
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (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
Sir Edward Elgar5:45