Classical Dreams

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Compilation by The Bradford Exchange
Music by Reader's Digest

Volume 2 of 24, part of "Masterpiece - The Ultimate Classical Library"

Annotation last modified on 2019-05-06 15:59 UTC.

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1▼CD: Classical Dreams Disc 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Clair de lune
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:37
2The Four Seasons: "Winter"
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo
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 Vivaldi2:21
3Madama Butterfly: "Humming Chorus"
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:40
4Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni2:59
5Goldberg Variations
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:59
6Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)
partial recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 525), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 525) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 525)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:35
7"Moonlight" Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 1) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 2)
part of:
Two Piano Sonatas, op. 27
Ludwig van Beethoven6:07
8Air on the G String
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
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 Bach4:04
9Piano Sonata No. 17 in D major
recording of:
[unknown work by Mozart] (catch-all for unknown works and arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:25
10Après un rêve
recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
Gabriel Fauré3:03
11"Emperor" Piano Concerto No. 5
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
dedicated to:
Archduke Rudolph of Austria
premiered at:
Gewandhaus (1781-1886) in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1811-11-28)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 1), Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 4) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 73)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:34
12The Planets: "Venus, the Bringer Of Peace"
orchestra:
Philharmonic Symphony of London
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:51
2▼CD: Classical Dreams Disc 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff10:26
2Cosí fan tutte: "Soave sia il vento"
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:23
3Emperor Quartet: Theme and Variations
Franz Joseph Haydn3:45
4Prelude No. 1 in C major
piano:
Larry Dalton (pianist)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
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 Bach2:45
5Gymnopédie No. 3
recording of:
Troisième Gymnopédie : Lent et grave (Gymnopédie no. 3)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:18
6Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1829 until 1830)
dedicated to:
Delfina Potocka
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 21)
Frédéric Chopin9:52
7The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
harp:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
performer:
Skaila Kanga (harpist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:31
8Clarinet Concerto in A major
partial recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
dedicated to:
Anton Paul Stadler
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 622) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 622)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:20
9Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique")
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
dedicated to:
Karl Alois, Fürst Lichnowsky
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 5), Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 13) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 16)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:53
10A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn6:51
11Pavane for a Dead Princess
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:09

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part of:Masterpiece - The Ultimate Classical Library (number: 2) (order: 2)