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The Idiot's Guide to Classical Music

Artist Various Artists
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Epoche Romantische Musik (1820-1869)
Label RCA Victor Records
Erschienen 1995



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# Werk/Besetzung Dauer
1 Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni) 0:43
2 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String, excerpt 0:49
3 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: Third Movement, excerpt 0:33
4 Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, excerpt 0:43
5 Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37): Excerpt 0:43
6 Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11: Excerpt 0:52
7 Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: First Movement, excerpt 0:51
8 Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: Fourth Movement, excerpt 0:44
9 Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59: Excerpt 0:46
10 Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113: Turkish March, excerpt 0:56
11 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Excerpt 0:51
12 Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14): March ot the Scaffold, excerpt 1:01
13 Marche de Rákóczy (Rákóczy March), for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust), H. 109: Excerpt 0:55
14 Carmen, opera: Habanera, excerpt 0:53
15 Carmen, opera: Toreador Song, excerpt 0:43
16 Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275): Minuet, excerpt 0:38
17 Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dance No 17, excerpt 0:42
18 Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1: No 5, excerpt 0:36
19 Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49: No 4, Lullaby, excerpt 0:48
20 Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212: Excerpt 0:42
21 Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207: Excerpt 0:41
22 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Marche funèbre 0:57
23 Appalachian Spring, concert suite for full orchestra: Excerpt 0:37
24 Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3): Excerpt 1:19
25 Clair de lune, for orchestra or other arrangement (from "Suite Bergamasque" for piano), L. 75/3: Excerpt 0:56
26 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86: Excerpt 0:39
27 Lakmé, opera: Flower duet, excerpt 1:00
28 Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Second Movement, "Going Home" theme, excerpt 1:34
29 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra: Excerpt 0:33
30 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1: Excerpt 0:36
31 Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from "El Amor brujo") 0:39
32 Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50: Excerpt 0:49
33 Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé): Excerpt 0:46
34 An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra: Excerpt 0:35
35 Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor: Excerpt 0:47
36 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: Excerpt 0:41
37 Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning, excerpt 0:37
38 Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus, excerpt 0:31
39 Water Music Suites Nos 1-3 for orchestra, HWV 348-350: Hornpipe, excerpt 0:44
40 Symphony No. 94 in G major ("Surprise"/"The Drumstroke"/"Mit dem Paukenschlag"), H. 1/94: Second Movement, excerpt 0:42
41 The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars, excerpt 0:32
42 Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 3: Sabre Dance, excerpt 0:34
43 Pagliacci, opera: Vesti la giubba, excerpt 0:50
44 Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor, S. 359/2 (LW G21/2): Excerpt 1:38
45 Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3): Excerpt 1:02
46 Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo [excerpt] 1:06
47 A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Wedding March, excerpt 0:42
48 Symphony No. 4 in A major ("Italian"), Op. 90: Fourth Movement, excerpt 0:43
49 Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme): Excerpt 0:25
50 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: Andante, excerpt 0:51
51 Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: First Movement, excerpt 0:51
52 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture, excerpt 0:26
53 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): Rondo alla turca, excerpt 0:30
54 Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: First Movement, excerpt 0:36
55 Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov: Excerpt 0:42
56 Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrations other than Ravel's: Great Gate of Kiev, excerpt 0:35
57 Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle, excerpt 0:46
58 Orphée aux enfers, operetta: Theme 2 [Excerpt] 0:52
59 Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O fortuna, excerpt 0:56
60 Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon, excerpt 0:41
61 Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter: Montagues & Capulets, excerpt 0:50
62 Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Lt. Kije's Wedding, excerpt 0:30
63 Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma, excerpt 1:05
64 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Second Movement, excerpt 0:48
65 Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: Third Movement, Opening, excerpt 0:31
66 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 18, excerpt 0:42
67 Boléro, ballet for orchestra: Excerpt 0:41
68 The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), opera in 4 acts with a prologue: Flight of the Bumblebee, excerpt 0:32
69 Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: Adagio, excerpt 0:35
70 Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville): Excerpt 0:35
71 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Largo al factotum, excerpt 0:18
72 Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Theme 2 [excerpt] 0:41
73 Danse macabre, symphonic poem in G minor, Op. 40: Excerpt 0:41
74 Gymnopedie for piano No. 1: [Excerpt] 0:41
75 Symphony No. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished"), D. 759: Excerpt 0:40
76 Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6): Excerpt 0:49
77 Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 26: Finale, excerpt 0:37
78 Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1: Excerpt 0:32
79 The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band: Excerpt 0:34
80 Semper Fidelis, march for band: Excerpt 0:35
81 An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314): Excerpt 0:42
82 Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for orchestra, Op. 325 (RV 325): Excerpt 0:28
83 Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Fanfare, excerpt 0:44
84 L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Infernal Dance & Main Theme, excerpt 1:30
85 Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers, excerpt 0:29
86 The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Waltz, excerpt 0:27
87 The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Waltz, excerpt 0:26
88 Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions): Theme 2, excerpt 0:43
89 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Opening, excerpt 0:41
90 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Finale, excerpt 1:01
91 Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love"): Excerpt 0:36
92 Aida, opera: Grand March, excerpt 0:37
93 Il Trovatore, opera: Anvil Chorus, excerpt 0:32
94 Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Dies Irae, excerpt 0:37
95 Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile, excerpt 0:40
96 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: Allegro, excerpt 0:26
97 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: Largo, excerpt 0:33
98 Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Bridal Chorus, excerpt 0:39
99 Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries, excerpt 0:48

Tracks auf diesem Album

# Titel Dauer
1 Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni) :43
2 Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 - Air on the G String, excerpt :49
3 Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 - Third Movement, excerpt :33
4 Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, excerpt :43
5 Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37) - Excerpt :43
6 Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 - Excerpt :52
7 Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67 - First Movement, excerpt :51
8 Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125 - Fourth Movement, excerpt :44
9 Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59 - Excerpt :46
10 Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113 - Turkish March, excerpt :56
11 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 - Excerpt :51
12 Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14) - March ot the Scaffold, excerpt 1:01
13 Marche de Rákóczy (Rákóczy March), for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust), H. 109 - Excerpt :55
14 Carmen, opera - Habanera, excerpt :53
15 Carmen, opera - Toreador Song, excerpt :43
16 Minuet in A major, arrangement (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275) - Minuet, excerpt :38
17 Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov) - Polovtsian Dance No 17, excerpt :42
18 Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1 - No 5, excerpt :36
19 Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49 - No 4, Lullaby, excerpt :48
20 Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212 - Excerpt :42
21 Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207 - Excerpt :41
22 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202 - Marche funèbre :57
23 Appalachian Spring, concert suite for full orchestra - Excerpt :37
24 Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3) - Excerpt 1:19
25 Clair de lune, for orchestra or other arrangement (from "Suite Bergamasque" for piano), L. 75/3 - Excerpt :56
26 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86 - Excerpt :39
27 Lakmé, opera - Flower duet, excerpt 1:00
28 Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5) - Second Movement, "Going Home" theme, excerpt 1:34
29 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra - Excerpt :33
30 Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1 - Excerpt :36
31 Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from "El Amor brujo") :39
32 Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50 - Excerpt :49
33 Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé) - Excerpt :46
34 An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra - Excerpt :35
35 Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor - Excerpt :47
36 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Excerpt :41
37 Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46 - Morning, excerpt :37
38 Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 - Hallelujah Chorus, excerpt :31
39 Water Music Suites Nos 1-3 for orchestra, HWV 348-350 - Hornpipe, excerpt :44
40 Symphony No. 94 in G major ("Surprise"/"The Drumstroke"/"Mit dem Paukenschlag"), H. 1/94 - Second Movement, excerpt :42
41 The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 - Mars, excerpt :32
42 Gayane Suite, for orchestra No. 3 - Sabre Dance, excerpt :34
43 Pagliacci, opera - Vesti la giubba, excerpt :50
44 Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor, S. 359/2 (LW G21/2) - Excerpt 1:38
45 Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3) - Excerpt 1:02
46 Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act - Intermezzo [excerpt] 1:06
47 A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 - Wedding March, excerpt :42
48 Symphony No. 4 in A major ("Italian"), Op. 90 - Fourth Movement, excerpt :43
49 Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme) - Excerpt :25
50 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467 - Andante, excerpt :51
51 Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525 - First Movement, excerpt :51
52 Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 - Overture, excerpt :26
53 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i) - Rondo alla turca, excerpt :30
54 Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550 - First Movement, excerpt :36
55 Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov - Excerpt :42
56 Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrations other than Ravel's - Great Gate of Kiev, excerpt :35
57 Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts - Barcarolle, excerpt :46
58 Orphée aux enfers, operetta - Theme 2 [Excerpt] :52
59 Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra - O fortuna, excerpt :56
60 Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337 - Canon, excerpt :41
61 Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter - Montagues & Capulets, excerpt :50
62 Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60 - Lt. Kije's Wedding, excerpt :30
63 Turandot, opera - Nessun dorma, excerpt 1:05
64 Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 - Second Movement, excerpt :48
65 Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 - Third Movement, Opening, excerpt :31
66 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43 - Variation 18, excerpt :42
67 Boléro, ballet for orchestra - Excerpt :41
68 The Tale of Tsar Saltan (Skazka o Tsare Saltane), opera in 4 acts with a prologue - Flight of the Bumblebee, excerpt :32
69 Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra - Adagio, excerpt :35
70 Overture to Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) - Excerpt :35
71 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera - Largo al factotum, excerpt :18
72 Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell) - Theme 2 [excerpt] :41
73 Danse macabre, symphonic poem in G minor, Op. 40 - Excerpt :41
74 Gymnopedie for piano No. 1 - [Excerpt] :41
75 Symphony No. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished"), D. 759 - Excerpt :40
76 Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6) - Excerpt :49
77 Finlandia, tone poem for orchestra, Op. 26 - Finale, excerpt :37
78 Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1 - Excerpt :32
79 The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band - Excerpt :34
80 Semper Fidelis, march for band - Excerpt :35
81 An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314) - Excerpt :42
82 Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for orchestra, Op. 325 (RV 325) - Excerpt :28
83 Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176) - Fanfare, excerpt :44
84 L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra - Infernal Dance & Main Theme, excerpt 1:30
85 Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71 - Waltz of the Flowers, excerpt :29
86 The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20 - Waltz, excerpt :27
87 The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66 - Waltz, excerpt :26
88 Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions) - Theme 2, excerpt :43
89 Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 - Opening, excerpt :41
90 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49 - Finale, excerpt 1:01
91 Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love") - Excerpt :36
92 Aida, opera - Grand March, excerpt :37
93 Il Trovatore, opera - Anvil Chorus, excerpt :32
94 Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem) - Dies Irae, excerpt :37
95 Rigoletto, opera - La donna è mobile, excerpt :40
96 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269 - Allegro, excerpt :26
97 Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297 - Largo, excerpt :33
98 Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 - Bridal Chorus, excerpt :39
99 Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b - Ride of the Valkyries, excerpt :48

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