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1Symphony no. 5 in c minor op. 68: Allegro con brio
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven7:19
2The Nutcracker Suite: Waltz of the Flowers
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:03
3Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D minor BWV 1043: Allegro
orchestra:
Camerata Romana (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach5:10
4The Four Seasons op. 8, no. 2 in G minor "Summer" - Allegro non molto
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: I. Allegro non molto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Antonio Vivaldi5:54
5Boléro
orchestra:
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
partial 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 Ravel3:31
6Polonaise in A‐flat minor op. 53: Maestoso
piano:
Danièle Dechenne (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 16) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53)
Fryderyk Chopin6:34
7Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major: Overture. Adagio staccato
orchestra:
Süddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alexander von Pitamic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Overture. Largo - Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
George Frideric Handel5:40
8Hungarian Dance no. 2: Allegro non assai
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 2 in D minor (Allegro non assai) (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 1, No. 2 in D minor: Allegro non assai – Vivace
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms2:49
9Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 17 in G major: Allegretto
piano:
Leonard Hokanson (pianist)
orchestra:
Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Redel (German flautist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 17 in G major, K. 453 "Second Ployer": III. Allegretto & Finale. Presto
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1784)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 17 in G major, K. 453 "Second Ployer"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:48
10Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: Anitra’s Dance
orchestra:
Royal Promenade Orchestra (possibly fictitious by association with Alfred Gehardt)
conductor:
Alfred Gehardt (fictitious conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitras dans (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: III. Anitra’s Dance)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Anitras dans
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg3:31
11Für Elise
piano:
Marián Pivka (pianist)
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 Beethoven3:02
12Carmen Suite no. 2: Danse bohème
orchestra:
Royal Promenade Orchestra (possibly fictitious by association with Alfred Gehardt)
conductor:
Alfred Gehardt (fictitious conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: VI. Danse bohème
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 12 Chanson bohème « Les tringles des sistres tintaient » (Frasquita, Mercédès, Carmen)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet4:28
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