The Most Popular Classical Music in the World… Ever! Part III

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1Also sprach Zarathustra: fanfare
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:37
2Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor: 1st Movement
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский9:00
3Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: moderato
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Рахманинов10:44
4Hungarian Dances no. 1 in G minor
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 1 in G minor (Allegro molto) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms3:26
5Promenade
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (unspecified promenade)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
is based on:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:50
6Overture to the Opera "Ruslan and Ludmila"
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Михаил Иванович Глинка5:07
7Sabre Dance
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
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:33
8Time, Forward!
recording of:
Время, вперёд!: VI. Время, вперёд!
composer:
Георгий Свиридов (Georgy Sviridov, Russian composer)
part of:
Время, вперёд! (Time, Forward!)
Георгий Васильевич Свиридов3:31
9Capriccio Espagnol. Alborada. Vivo e Strepitoso 2
recording of:
Capriccio espagnol, op. 34: I. Alborada
composer:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1887)
part of:
Каприччио на испанские темы, op. 34 (Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34, Capriccio espagnol)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:11
10Carmen Suite - Dance
recording of:
Carmen Suite: II. Dance
composer:
Родион Щедрин (Rodion Shchedrin, Russian composer)
part of:
Carmen Suite
Родион Константинович Щедрин2:19
11The Sleeping Beauty, Valse (Act I)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 6. Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:07
12Waltz Fantasia
orchestra:
USSR State Symphony Orchestra (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
Evgeny Svetlanov (Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor)
recording of:
Valse-fantaisie
composer:
Михаил Иванович Глинка (Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer)
Михаил Иванович Глинка8:48
13Sheherazade - The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков9:59
14Bolero
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 Ravel15:27
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