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1Fanfare for the Common Man
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1966-02-16)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1966-02-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (from 1967 to present)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1966-02-16)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra) (on 1966-02-16)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland2:03
2La Rejouissance (Music for the Royal Fireworks)
instruments and orchestra:
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Malgoire (conductor and oboist)
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
George Frideric Handel3:52
3Adagio
engineer:
Georges "Youri" Kisselhoff (audio/sound engineer)
producer:
Georges Kadar
orchestra:
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Malgoire (conductor and oboist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:27
4Air
orchestra:
Australian Chamber Orchestra (Australian orchestra founded in 1975)
conductor:
Richard Tognetti (violinist & conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:28
5Prelude (Carmen)
producer:
Richard Killough (producer) and John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1967-05-15)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1967-05-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!)
recorded at:
Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1967-05-15)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! ») (on 1967-05-15)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:35
6The Sea and Sinbad's Ship (Sheherazade)
violin:
John Corigliano (American composer) (on 1959-02-16)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1959-02-16)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1959-02-16)
recorded at:
Hotel St. George in Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-16)
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship (on 1959-02-16)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov11:06
7Ritual Fire Dance
Manuel de Falla3:53
8The Sorceror's Apprentice
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1965-02-16)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1965-02-16)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1965-02-16)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (on 1965-02-16)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Paul Dukas10:40
9Sabre Dance
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1964)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1964)
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance (in 1964)
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
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Aram Khachaturian2:39
10Slavonic Dance, op. 46/7
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1965-01-22)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1965-01-22)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1965-01-22)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 7 in C minor (Skočná) (on 1965-01-22)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák3:27
11Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2
orchestra:
התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית (Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Hungarian Rhapsody for Orchestra no. 2 in C minor, S. 359/2 (orch. Liszt/Doppler)
orchestrator:
Franz Doppler and Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
orchestration of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 12 in C‐sharp minor, S. 244 no. 12
part of:
6 Hungarian Rhapsodies for Orchestra, S. 359
Franz Liszt10:45
12Dies Irae (Requiem)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (on 1970-02-25)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1970-02-25)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1970-02-25)
chorus master:
Arthur Oldham (chorus master) (on 1970-02-25)
recorded at:
St Paul’s Cathedral in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1970-02-25)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro) (on 1970-02-25)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:15
13Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (from 1981 until 1982)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Avery Fisher Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (from 1981 until 1982)
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!"
Richard Wagner5:26
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