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1Moonlight Sonata in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2: Quasi una fantasia, Adagio sostenuto
audio engineer:
Südwest Tonstudio (engineering)
grand piano and solo piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Debra Ruth Zobel and Dubravka Tomšič (pianist) (in 1986-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1986-04)
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 Beethoven6:03
2Für Elize, Album Leaf
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist) and 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 Beethoven3:01
3Symphony no. 5: Allegro con brio, Reprise
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor)
partial 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 Beethoven5:56
4Raindrop Prelude
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin5:32
5Minute Waltz in A‐flat major
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin1:51
6Fantaisie‐Impromptu
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66)
Frédéric Chopin5:13
7Prelude in C major, BWV 846
harpsichord:
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
harpsichord [cembalo]:
Silvia Čápová (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (from 1980 to present)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (in 1989)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 29)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
revision of:
Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846.1/846a: I. Prelude (early version)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:06
8Giga in B‐flat major BWV 825
harpsichord:
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) (in 1990)
recording of:
Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: VII. Gigue (in 1990)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
Johann Sebastian Bach2:15
9Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Sandor Czech Ensemble (possibly a choral ensemble, even if it might be another Alfred Scholz creation)
performer:
Sandor Czech Ensemble (possibly a choral ensemble, even if it might be another Alfred Scholz creation)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles‐François Gounod2:50
10Fireworks Music: Allegro
orchestra:
Berlin Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholtz pseudonym), Berliner Festspielorchester (likely another Alfred Scholz orchestra pseudonym), The European Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, NOT the Austrian orchestra of the same name), Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Vladimir Petroschoff (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Luigi Varese (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel2:27
11Minute Waltz in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist) and Sylvia Caprova (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin1:49
12Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Reed Flutes
orchestra:
Berlin Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholtz pseudonym)
conductor:
Vladimir Petroschoff (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: f) Danse des mirlitons. Moderato assai
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:12
13Menuetto K 525: A Little Night Music
sound engineer:
Bernhard Mahne (Classical music producer) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24) and Lutz Wildner (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
orchestra:
Camerata Academia Salzburg (Austrian chamber orchestra), Camerata Academica of Salzburg (Alfred Scholz orchestra, not the same as Camerata Academia Salzburg), Camerata Accademica Hamburg, Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra), Mainz Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist), Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Scholz and Alexander von Pitamic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
recorded at:
Slovenian Philharmonic in Ljubljana, Ljubljana (City Municipality of Ljubljana), Slovenia (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
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 Mozart2:20
14The Four Seasons: Winter
violin:
Alexander Permovalsky (violinist, possibly a Scholz fake name) and Nils‐Erik Sparf (Swedish viol(in)ist)
orchestra:
Baroque Festival Orchestra (probably another Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Drottningholms Barockensemble (Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble), The English Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym assocated with Simon Addison, not the orchestra founded in 1998) and Südwest-Studioorchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Simon Addison (probably an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Heribert Münchner (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: I. Allegro non molto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi53:36
15Brandenburg Concerto no. 2: Allegro
violin:
J. Brezina (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra), Camerata Romana (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Hamburger Symphoniker, Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Philharmonia Slavonia (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Südwest-Studioorchester (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Karel Brazda (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Heribert Münchner (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Gabor Ötvös and Rudolf Pribil (pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047: I.
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047)
Johann Sebastian Bach45:37
16Partita no. 1: Gigue
harpsichord:
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
recording of:
Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: VII. Gigue
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
Johann Sebastian Bach2:14
17Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Sandor Czech Ensemble (possibly a choral ensemble, even if it might be another Alfred Scholz creation)
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert4:50
18Carmen: Habañera
orchestra:
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre radio‐symphonique (associated with the fake, Alfred Scholz related, conductor Loïc Betrand), Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) and Symphonic Orchestra of the Ljubljana Radio (name used by Alfred Scholz, may be incorrect)
conductor:
Loic Bertrand (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Cesare Cantieri (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Zdeněk Košler (conductor), János Sándor, Alfred Scholz and Peter Stern (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: II. Habanera
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet42:07

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manufactured in:Canada
distributed by:Madacy Music Group, Inc. (not for release label use!)
copyrighted (©) by:Madacy Music Group, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
phonographic copyright (℗) by and licensed from:Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH)
ASIN:US: B000000LMV [info]

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part of:Classical Treasures (Madacy) (order: 12)