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Disc 1
1. Fanfare for the Common Man (3:23)
Common Name Fanfare For The Common Man For Brass & Percussion From Symphony
Composer Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
Conductor Antal Doráti
Orchestra Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Genre Fanfare
Date Written 1942; USA
Period Modern; 20th Century
Country United States of America
2. Lakmé: Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais" (Flower Duet) (5:58)
Common Name Lakme
Composer Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Conductor Richard Bonynge
Performer Dame Joan Sutherland (Soprano)
Jane Berbié (Mezzo-Soprano)
Orchestra Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1883; France
Period Romantic
Country France
3. Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, K. 331 (Third Movement - Rondo alla turca): III. Rondo "Alla turca" (3:09)
Common Name Alla Turca, Piano Sonata 11
Catalog No. K 300I / K 331
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Performer Allan Schiller (Piano)
Genre Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written 1781-1783; Vienna, Austria
Period Classical
Notes Composition written: 1783. Composition revised: Turkey.
4. Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86B: Dritter Aufzug: The Ride Of The Valkyries (Concert Version) (5:07)
Common Name The Ride Of The Valkyries, Die Walkure The Valkyrie Opera
Catalog No. WWV 86B
Composer Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Conductor Leopold Stokowski
Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1854-1856; Germany
Period Romantic
Country Germany
Venue Royal Festival Hall, London, England
Recording Date 06/14/1972
5. Suite For Cello Solo No.1 In G, BWV 1007: 1. Prélude (2:49)
Common Name Suite For Solo Cello
Catalog No. BWV 1007
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer Pierre Fournier (Cello)
Genre Baroque Period / Suite
Date Written circa 1720; Cöthen, Germany
Period Baroque
Country Germany
6. Turandott, opera: Act 3: "Nessun dorma" (3:21)
Common Name Nessun Dorma, Turandot Opera
Composer Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Performer Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Chorus Wiener Staatsopernchor (Chorus of the Vienna State Opera)
Orchestra Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1926; Italy
Period Romantic
Notes Composition written: 1926. Composition revised: Italy.
7. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K.492: Overture (3:54)
Common Name Le Nozze Di Figaro The Marriage Of Figaro Opera
Catalog No. K 492
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra
Genre Classical Period / Comic Opera / Opera / Opera Buffa
Date Written 1786; Vienna, Austria
Period Classical
Country Austria
Language Italian
8. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra: Suite HWV 351: 1. Ouverture (7:50)
Common Name Music For The
Catalog No. HWV 351
Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Genre Baroque Period / Occasional Music / Suite
Date Written 1749; London, England
Period Baroque
Country England
9. Peer Gynt, Op.23: In The Hall Of The Mountain King (2:25)
Common Name In The Hall Of The Mountain King, Peer Gynt Suite 1
Composer Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Conductor Edo de Waart
Chorus San Francisco Symphony Chorus
Orchestra San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Genre Romantic Period
Date Written 1874-1875/1892; Norway
Period Romantic
Country Norway
10. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30: Einleitung (1:56)
Common Name Einleitung, Also Sprach Zarathustra
Composer Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Conductor Lorin Maazel
Orchestra Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Genre Tone Poem
Date Written 1896
Period Post-Romantic
Country Germany
11. Orchestral Suite No.3 In D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (5:41)
Common Name 2. Air, Orchestral Suite 3 In D
Catalog No. BWV 1068
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Conductor Karl Richter
Orchestra Münchener Bach-Orchester
Genre Baroque Period / Suite
Date Written circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany
Period Baroque
12. Pomp & Circumstance Marchs (5) for orchestra, No.1 in D Major, Op.39, No.1 (6:31)
Common Name Pomp And Circumstance Marches 5 For Orchestra
Composer Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Conductor Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra
Genre March / Romantic Period
Date Written 1901-1930; England
Period Romantic
Country England
13. Rigoletto: Act 3: "La donna è mobile" (3:04)
Composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini
Performer Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Orchestra Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1851; Italy
Period Romantic
Country Italy
14. Men of Harlech (Ymdaith Gwyr Harlech) (3:57)
Composer Welsh Traditional
Choir Fron Male Voice Choir
Genre March / Song
Date Written circa 1860-1896: Wales
Country Wales
15. Coronation Anthem No. 1 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 258: "Zadok the Priest" (5:52)
Catalog No. HWV 258
Composer George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Conductor Sir David Willcocks
Choir The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra
Genre Anthem / Baroque Period
Date Written 1727; London, England
Period Baroque
Language English
Country United Kingdom
16. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: No.21: 3. Cour d'amours: "In trutina" (2:34)
Common Name Carmina Burana Scenic Cantata For Soloists Choruses & Orchestra
Composer Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
Conductor Herbert Blomstedt
Performer Lynne Dawson (Soprano)
Orchestra San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Genre Cantata
Date Written 1935-1936; Germany
Period Modern; 20th Century
Language Latin
17. Aida: Act 2: "Gloria all'Egitto" (5:07)
Common Name Gloria All'egitto
Composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli
Chor Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Orchestra Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1871; Italy
Period Romantic
Notes Composition written: 1871. Composition revised: Italy.
18. Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.622: I. Allegro (11:43)
Common Name Clarinet Concerto
Catalog No. K 622
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor Sir Colin Davis
Performer Jack Brymer (Clarinet)
Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Genre Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written 1791; Vienna, Austria
Period Classical
Country Austria
19. Children's Corner, L. 113: 1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum. Modérément animé (2:11)
Catalog No. L 113
Composer Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
Genre Suite
Date Written 1906-1908; France
Period Modern; 20th Century
Country France
Venue Musikhalle, Hamburg
Recording Date 05/07/1993
20. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18: II. Adagio sostenuto (13:32)
Common Name Piano Concerto 2
Composer Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Conductor Sir Andrew Davis
Performer Ilana Vered (Piano)
Orchestra New Philharmonia Orchestra
Genre Concerto
Date Written 1900-1901
Period Post-Romantic
Country Russia | 
