The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music: 1685-1928

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1▶CD: Volume 1: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1685-1730
2▶CD: Volume 2: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1731-1775
3▶CD: Volume 3: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1776-1787
4▶CD: Volume 4: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1788-1810
5▶CD: Volume 5: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1811-1841
6▶CD: Volume 6: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1842-1853
7▶CD: Volume 7: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1854-1866
8▶CD: Volume 8: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1867-1876
9▶CD: Volume 9: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1877-1893
10▼CD: Volume 10: The Top 10 of Classical Music 1894-1928
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1Also Sprach Zarathustra ("Thus Spoke Zoroaster"), Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 30 (Trv 176): Fanfare
orchestra:
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
Zdeněk Košler (conductor) and János Sándor
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss51:37
2Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: Adagietto
orchestra:
Budapest Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Iván Fischer (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 Mahler9:49
3Finlandia, Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 26
orchestra:
Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rouslan Raychev (Rouslan Raichev, 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 Sibelius9:04
4Tale of Tsar Saltan, Suite for Orchestra/1-3 (Complete), Op 57: Flight of the Bumble Bee
cello:
Miklós Perényi (cellist)
piano:
Kocsis Zoltán (pianist, conductor)
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)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (for cello and piano, arr. Rose)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
cello and piano arranger:
Leonard Rose (cellist)
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)
recording 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)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:50
5Thäis, Violin & Orchestra Version and Various Arrangements, Opera: Méditation
violin:
Lászlo Kóte (violin)
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and János Sándor
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:10
6Pomp and Circumstance - March No. 1
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 Elgar6:11
7Humoresque No. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
recording of:
Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1894)
arrangement of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
Antonín Dvořák3:23
8Kuolema, for Orchestra, Op. 44/1: Valse Triste
orchestra:
Dresden Philharmonic (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert Kegel (conductor)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius4:48
9Wiener Blut ("Vienna Blood"), Waltz for Orchestra, Op. 354 (Rv 354)
orchestra:
Vienna Strauss Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym; also Vienna Strauss Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Francek (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
Wiener Blut, op. 354 (Vienna Blood, waltz)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 354)
Johann Strauss II9:32
10Boléro, Ballet for Orchestra (or Piano)
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 Ravel15:27