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1▶CD: (Mostly) Baroque Music
2▼CD: BIS World Hits
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1Le Sacre du Printemps: Beginning
orchestra:
Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sixten Ehrling
partial recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps (ended)
composer:
Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
premiered by:
Ballets Russes (on 1913-05-29) and Pierre Monteux (conductor) (on 1913-05-29)
premiered at:
[concert] (1913-05-29) (premier of Le Sacre du printemps)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Editions Russes de Musique (in 1913, in 1921)
premiered at:
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1913-05-29)
part of:
K Catalog (number: K015)
Igor Stravinsky4:31
2Für Elise
piano:
Dag Achatz (pianist and composer)
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:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:41
3The Flight of the Bumble Bee
engineer, producer and editor:
Robert von Bahr
piano:
Roland Pöntinen (pianist and composer) (in 1983-11, from 1983-11-11 until 1983-11-13)
trombone:
Christian Lindberg (trombonist, conductor and composer) (in 1983-11, from 1983-11-11 until 1983-11-13)
recorded at:
Nacka Aula in Nacka municipality, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1983-11-11 until 1983-11-13)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements) (in 1983-11)
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:
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
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:16
4An die Musik, op. 88 no. 4
piano:
Thomas Schuback (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Håkan Hagegård (baritone)
recording of:
An die Musik, D. 547 (original, for solo voice and piano)
lyricist:
Franz von Schober (Austrian poet, librettist, lithographer, actor)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817-03)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 547)
Franz Schubert3:15
5Carnival of the Animals: Le Cygne
cello:
Bengt Ericson (cellist)
harp:
Karin Langebo
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:10
6Träumerei
piano:
Roland Pöntinen (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann3:12
7Elvira Madigan, Concerto no. 21: Andante
piano:
Staffan Scheja (Swedish pianist)
orchestra:
Stockholm Sinfonietta
conductor:
Jan‐Olav Wedin (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:02
8Clair de lune
piano:
Roland Pöntinen (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (ended)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:34
9Duetto buffo di due gatti
piano:
Jan Eyron (pianist and conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Kerstin Meyer
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)
recording of:
Duetto buffo di due gatti (ended)
composer:
G. Berthold
previously attributed to:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
is based on:
Otello: Atto II
Gioachino Rossini3:50
10Pictures at an Exhibition: Bydlo
piano:
Janos Solyom (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 4 “Bydło” (original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky3:01
11String Quintet in E major: Minuet
solo flute:
Gunilla von Bahr (flutist)
orchestra:
Musica Vitae
conductor:
Jan‐Olav Wedin (conductor)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (ended)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer) (in 1771)
part of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5
Luigi Boccherini3:57
12Slavonic Dances, op. 46: No. 8 in G minor (Furiant)
orchestra:
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Leif Segerstam (Finnish composer and conductor)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G minor (Furiant) (for orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák4:13
13Syrinx for flute solo
flute:
Manuela Wiesler (flutist)
recording of:
Syrinx, L. 129, CD 137 (for solo flute) (ended)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1913)
dedicated to:
Louis Fleury (French flutist)
premiered at:
[concert] (1913-12-01)
publisher:
Editions Jobert (in 1927-08)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 129) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 137)
Claude Debussy2:43
14Moonlight Sonata, op. 27 no. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Yukie Nagai
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:46
15Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro
performer:
Drottningholms Barockensemble (Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble)
recording 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)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:47
16Recuerdos de la Alhambra
classical guitar:
Diego Blanco (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
Francisco Tárrega6:09
17Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio
solo cello:
Torleif Thedéen (Swedish cellist)
orchestra:
Malmö SymfoniOrkester (Malmö Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Lev Markiz (Russian conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Sir Edward Elgar5:47
18Champagne Galop
orchestra:
Stockholm Sinfonietta
conductor:
Jan‐Olav Wedin (conductor)
recording of:
Champagne Galop, op. 14 (ended)
composer:
Hans Christian Lumbye (in 1845)
Hans Christian Lumbye2:22
3▶CD: Nordic Hits

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