18 Classical Favourites

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1The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
Handel2:57
2Waltz From 'The Sleeping Beauty'
orchestra:
Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Constant Lambert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a: V. Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a (Suite)
Tchaikovsky4:33
3Nessun Dorma!
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Puccini; Adami & Simoni3:27
4Marche Militaire
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
Schubert4:17
5Prelude in C Sharp Minor
Rachmaninov3:42
6The Sorcerer's Apprentice
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Dukas9:12
7Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
organ:
Léon Goossens (oboist)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Temple Church
conductor:
Sir George Thomas Thalben-Ball
arranger:
Sir Hugh Allen
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Bach arr. H P Allen2:42
8Pomp & Circumstance March No.4
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Edward Elgar (composer)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 4 in G major
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1907)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1907-08-24)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Elgar4:32
9O Del Mio Amato Ben
soprano vocals:
Claudia Muzio (operatic soprano)
recording of:
O del mio amato ben
composer:
Stefano Donaudy
part of:
36 arie di stile antico
Donaudy3:59
10Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Albert Coates (conductor)
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!"
Wagner4:33
11Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso
producer and balance engineer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
violin:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist) (on 1935-03-18)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1935-03-18)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1935-03-18)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1935-03-18)
recording of:
Introduction et Rondo capriccioso en la mineur pour violon et orchestre, op. 28 (Introduction and Rondo capriccioso in A minor for Violin and Orchestra) (on 1935-03-18)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1863)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 28)
Saint‐Saëns8:51
12In the Hall of the Mountain King
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Grieg2:29
13Rondo From 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: IV. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Mozart4:06
14Del Tempio Al Limitar
baritone vocals:
Giuseppe De Luca (Italian operatic baritone)
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
I pescatori di perle: Atto I. “Del tempio al limita”
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
translated version of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
part of:
I pescatori di perle
Bizet; Cormon & Carré4:26
15Hungarian Dance No.6 in D
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Hamilton Harty
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 6 in D major (Vivace) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 2, No. 6 in D-flat major: Vivace
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Brahms2:54
16Intermezzo From 'Karelia Suite'
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11: I. Intermezzo (Karelia Suite, op. 11: I. Intermezzo, for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11 (Karelia Suite, op. 11)
Sibelius3:04
17Polonaise in A
piano:
Solomon (British classical pianist Solomon Cutner)
Chopin3:55
18La Calinda
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Constant Lambert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Koanga: La Calinda
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Delius arr. Fenby3:28