The Classic 100, Volume II

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1Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23
piano:
Simon Tedeschi (Australian pianist)
partial 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 Чайковский3:57
2La Traviata
Giuseppe Verdi3:07
3Symphony no. 8 in E-flat major, “Symphony of a Thousand”
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
dedicated to:
Alma Mahler
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-09-12)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1909 to present)
premiered at:
Neue Musik-Festhalle in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1910-09-12)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 48)
Gustav Mahler4:17
4Impromptu no. 3 in G-flat major
recording of:
Impromptu in G‐flat major, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 6)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899
Franz Schubert6:35
5O mio bambino caro
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:27
6Toccata and Fugue in D minor
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 565) and Bach Compendium (number: BC J 37)
Johann Sebastian Bach9:26
7Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven9:00
8Bolero
Maurice Ravel5:18
9Gymnopedies
Erik Satie3:09
10Carmina Burana
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers) and Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recorded at:
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1999-07-30 until 1999-07-31)
partial recording of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
Alte Oper in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (on 1937-06-08)
is based on:
Carmina Burana (original manuscript of poetry, ca. 1230)
part of:
Trionfi
Carl Orff2:39
11Clarinet Quintet in A major
partial recording of:
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello in A major, K. 581 "Stadler Quintet"
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
dedicated to:
Anton Paul Stadler
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 581), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 581) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 581)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:37
12Soave sia il vento (Let the wind be gentle)
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 Mozart2:47
13Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13
piano:
Gerard Willems (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:47
14Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58
Ludwig van Beethoven5:17
15The Well-Tempered Clavier
piano:
Michael Kieran Harvey (pianist/composer)
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 Bach2:20
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part of:Classic 100 (number: 2001) (order: 2)
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