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~ Release by Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1La Péri : Fanfare
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Fanfare pour précéder La Péri
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (in 1912)
part of:
La Péri
1:57
2Les Sylphides: Grande valse brillante, Op. 18
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Grande Valse Brillante, op. 18 (orch. Igor Stravinsky)
orchestrator:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1833)
was commissioned by:
Сергей Дягилев (Sergei Diaghilev, Russian art critic, patron, ballet impresario and founder of the Ballets Russes)
orchestration of:
Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”
part of:
Les Sylphides (Ballets Russes production)
6:08
3Coppélia : Valse lente
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Coppélia : Tableau I, no. 1b. Valse (Valse lente)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (in 1870)
part of:
Coppélia : Tableau I
2:34
4Sylvia : Cortège de Bacchus
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite: IV. March - Cortège de Bacchus
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer) (from 1876 until 1880)
part of:
Sylvia: Ballet Suite
6:11
5Don Quixote : Grand pas de deux
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
partial recording of:
Don Quixote: Act IV
composer:
Ludwig Minkus
part of:
Don Quixote (Ballet)
6:34
6The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers
concert harp:
Gillian Benet Sella (harpist)
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision 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)
7:15
7Gayane : Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
version of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
2:35
8Giselle : Grand pas de deux
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Giselle: Act II. Grand pas de deux
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
part of:
Giselle, ou les Wilis: Act II
4:09
9The Age of Gold, Op. 22: Polka
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Suite from "The Age of Gold", op. 22a: III. Polka
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Suite from "The Age of Gold", op. 22a
2:20
10La vida breve: Spanish Dance
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
La vida breve: Acto II. Danza española
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
La vida breve: Acto II
3:40
11Pas de quatre : Finale No. 8
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Pas de Quatre
composer:
Cesare Pugni
2:44
12The Red Poppy: Dance of the Soviet Sailors
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
The Red Poppy Suite, op. 70: VI. Russian Sailor’s Dance
composer:
Рейнгольд Морицевич Глиэр (Reinhold Glière, Russian composer)
part of:
The Red Poppy Suite, op. 70
3:38
13Swan Lake, Op. 20: Waltz
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: II. Valse
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
7:35
14The Comedians, Op. 26: Galop
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
The Comedians, op. 26: II. Galop. Presto
composer:
Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский (Dmitri Kabalevsky, Soviet composer/teacher) (in 1940)
part of:
The Comedians, op. 26
1:40
15The Firebird: Finale
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Firebird Suite: VII. Finale (catch‐all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
3:10
16Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: The Garland Waltz
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (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)
4:57
17Gaîté parisienne : Allegro (Galop)
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Gaîté Parisienne: VII. Allegro (Danse péruvienne)
orchestrator:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Gaîté parisienne
1:14
18Orphée aux enfers : Galop infernal (Can-Can)
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
1:30