The 50 Greatest Classical Masterpieces
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Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
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George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra
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, WD 31: Act I: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
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, WWV 75: Akt 3 - Treulich gefuhrt ziehet dahin (Brautlied der Manner und Frauen)
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The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
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Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
Kiri Te Kanawa, John Pritchard
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1. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
- Primary Artist
- Erich Leinsdorf
- Performer
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Conductor
- Erich Leinsdorf
2. Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
by Bruno Weil, Tafelmusik
- Primary Artist
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Bruno Weil
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra - Performer
- Tafelmusik
- Orchestra
- Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Conductor
- Bruno Weil
- Producer
- Wolf Erichson
3. Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Arranged for Two Guitars by Julian Bream)
- Primary Artist
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Julian Bream
John Williams - Guitar
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John Williams
Julian Bream - Arranger
- Julian Bream
- Composer
- Maurice Ravel
- Producer
- James Burnett
- Recording
- John W. Bower
4. Carmina Burana: O Fortuna I
by Seiji Ozawa
- Primary Artist
- Seiji Ozawa
- Performer
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New England Conservatory Chorus
Boston Symphony Orchestra - Choir/chorus
- New England Conservatory Chorus
- Orchestra
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
- Carl Orff
- Conductor
- Seiji Ozawa
5. 1812 Overture, Op. 49
by Fritz Reiner
- Primary Artist
- Fritz Reiner
- Performer
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra (cso)
- Orchestra
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Conductor
- Fritz Reiner
- Producer
- Richard Mohr
- Recording
- Lewis Layton
6. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
- Primary Artist
- E. Power Biggs
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Organ
- E. Power Biggs
- Producer
- John Mcclure
7. Guillaume Tell: Overture (Remastered)
by Fritz Reiner
- Primary Artist
- Fritz Reiner
- Cello
- Mihaly Virizlay
- Performer
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra (cso)
- Orchestra
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
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Gioacchino Rossini
Gioachino Rossini - Conductor
- Fritz Reiner
- Producer
- Richard Mohr
- Recording
- Lewis Layton
- Reissue Producer
- Jon M. Samuels
8. Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
by Zubin Mehta
- Primary Artist
- Zubin Mehta
- Performer
- New York Philharmonic
- Orchestra
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic - Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Conductor
- Zubin Mehta
- Producer
- David Mottley
9. An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
- Primary Artist
- Eugene Ormandy
- Performer
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Composer
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Johann Strauss, Jr.
Johann Strauss Ii - Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
- Producer
- Howard H. Scott
10. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction
by Fritz Reiner
- Primary Artist
- Fritz Reiner
- Performer
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (cso) - Composer
- Richard Strauss
- Conductor
- Fritz Reiner
- Producer
- Richard Mohr
- Recording
- Lewis Layton
11. Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
- Performer
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Choir/chorus
- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- Primary Artist
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Richard P. Condie
Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Orchestra
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Composer
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Georg Friedrich Händel
George Frideric Handel - Lyricist
- Bible
- Conductor
- Richard P. Condie
- Producer
- Thomas Frost
12. Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
- Primary Artist
- Eugene Ormandy
- Performer
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Philadelphia Orchestra
- Composer
- Edvard Grieg
- Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
- Producer
- Howard H. Scott
13. Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
- Performer
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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman - Primary Artist
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Pinchas Zukerman
Isaac Stern - Violin
- Isaac Stern
- Orchestra
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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Conductor
- Pinchas Zukerman
- Producer
- Steven Epstein
14. Boléro, M. 81
by Lorin Maazel
- Primary Artist
- Lorin Maazel
- Performer
- L'orchestre National De France
- Orchestra
- Orchestre National De France
- Composer
- Maurice Ravel
- Conductor
- Lorin Maazel
- Producer
- Roy Emerson
15. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale. Presto - Allegro assai
- Baritone
- Donald Bell
- Primary Artist
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George Szell
The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra - Mezzo- Soprano
- Jane Hobson
- Mezzo-soprano
- Jane Hobson
- Performer
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The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
The Cleveland Orchestra - Soprano
- Adele Addison
- Tenor
- Richard Lewis
- Choir/chorus
- Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
- Orchestra
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The Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra - Composer
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Lyricist
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Friedrich Von Schiller
Friedrich Schiller - Conductor
- George Szell
- Director
- Robert Shaw
- Producer
- Howard H. Scott
16. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
- Primary Artist
- Vladimir Horowitz
- Piano
- Vladimir Horowitz
- Composer
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Producer
- John Pfeiffer
- Recording
- John Crawford
- Reissue Producer
- Jon M. Samuels
17. Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Andante non troppo
- Primary Artist
- Leonard Bernstein
- Performer
- New York Philharmonic
- Orchestra
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic - Composer
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Conductor
- Leonard Bernstein
- Producer
- John Mcclure
18. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
by Glenn Gould
- Primary Artist
- Glenn Gould
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Piano
- Glenn Gould
- Producer
- Howard H. Scott
- Recording
- Fred Plaut
19. Psalm 50 (51) à9: Miserere mei, Deus
by Martin Neary
- Performer
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Abbey Consort
Westminster Abbey Choir - Primary Artist
- Martin Neary
- Composer
-
Gregorio Allegri
Tomaso Bai - Conductor
- Martin Neary
- Editor
- Hugh Keyte
- Executive Producer
- Steven Abbott
- Producer
- David Mottley
20. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
- Primary Artist
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Pablo Casals
Marlboro Festival Orchestra - Performer
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Wilmer Wise
Henry Nowak
John Wyre
Louis Opalesky
Patricia Grignet
John Mack
Marlboro Festival Orchestra - Orchestra
- Marlboro Festival Orchestra
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Conductor
- Pablo Casals
- Producer
- Thomas Frost
21. 4 Dance Episodes from Rodeo: IV. Hoe Down
- Primary Artist
- Leonard Bernstein
- Performer
- New York Philharmonic
- Orchestra
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic - Composer
- Aaron Copland
- Conductor
- Leonard Bernstein
- Producer
- John Mcclure
22. Carmen, WD 31: Act I: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
- Primary Artist
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Fritz Reiner
Risë Stevens - Mezzo- Soprano
- Risë Stevens
- Mezzo-soprano
- Risë Stevens
- Performer
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Rca Victor Orchestra
The Robert Shaw Chorale - Composer
- Georges Bizet
- Librettist
-
Henri Meilhac
Ludovic Halévy - Lyricist
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Henri Meilhac
Ludovic Halévy - Chorus Master
- Robert Shaw
- Conductor
- Fritz Reiner
- Producer
- Nathaniel S. Johnson
- Reissue Producer
- John Pfeiffer
- Remastering
- James Nichols
23. Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
- Primary Artist
- Philippe Entremont
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Piano
- Philippe Entremont
- Producer
- Thomas Frost
24. Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude
by Glenn Gould
- Primary Artist
- Glenn Gould
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Piano
- Glenn Gould
- Producer
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Paul Myers
Joseph Scianni
25. Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt 3 - Treulich gefuhrt ziehet dahin (Brautlied der Manner und Frauen)
- Primary Artist
- Woldemar Nelsson
- Performer
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Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele
Chor Der Bayreuther Festspiele - Composer
- Richard Wagner
- Chorus Master
- Norbert Balatsch
- Conductor
- Woldemar Nelsson
- Producer
- Producer Not Documented On Available Sources
- Heinz Tietjen
- Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele
- Max Lorenz
- Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele
26. The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
- Performer
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Pinchas Zukerman
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - Primary Artist
- Pinchas Zukerman
- Violin
- Pinchas Zukerman
- Orchestra
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The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra - Composer
- Antonio Vivaldi
- Conductor
- Pinchas Zukerman
- Producer
- Steven Epstein
27. Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
- Performer
- The London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Primary Artist
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Kiri Te Kanawa
John Pritchard
Sir John Pritchard - Soprano
- Kiri Te Kanawa
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Lyricist
- Giovacchino Forzano
- Conductor
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John Pritchard
Sir John Pritchard - Producer
- Roy Emerson
28. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
- Primary Artist
- Erich Leinsdorf
- Performer
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
- Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Conductor
- Erich Leinsdorf
- Producer
- Peter Dellheim
- Recording
- Bernard Kellville
29. Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia
- Primary Artist
- Sir Colin Davis
- Performer
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius
- Conductor
- Sir Colin Davis
- Producer
- Michael Bremner
- Recording
- Tony Faulkner
30. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11: Molto Adagio
- Primary Artist
- Leonard Bernstein
- Performer
- New York Philharmonic
- Orchestra
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic - Composer
- Samuel Barber
- Conductor
- Leonard Bernstein
- Producer
-
Richard Killough
John Mcclure
31. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
- Primary Artist
- Janos Starker
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Cello
- Janos Starker
- Producer
- Bejun Mehta
- Recording
- Tom Lazarus
32. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII
- Performer
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (cso) - Primary Artist
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Arthur Rubinstein
Fritz Reiner - Piano
- Arthur Rubinstein
- Composer
-
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Serge Rachmaninov - Conductor
- Fritz Reiner
- Producer
- Richard Mohr
- Recording
- Lewis Layton
33. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Nocturne. Andante (Arr. for Violin & Orchestra)
- Performer
- Columbia Symphony Orchestra
- Violin
- Isaac Stern
- Primary Artist
-
Frank Brieff
Isaac Stern - Orchestra
- Columbia Symphony Orchestra
- Arranger
- Arthur Harris
- Composer
- Alexander Borodin
- Conductor
- Frank Brieff
- Producer
- Thomas Frost
34. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
- Piano
- Evgeny Kissin
- Primary Artist
- Evgeny Kissin
- Composer
-
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
35. Turandot: Nessun dorma!
- Primary Artist
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Placido Domingo
Luis Cobos - Performer
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Chorus Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Chorus Of The Royal Opera House
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Tenor
- Plácido Domingo
- Choir/chorus
- Covent Garden Opera Chorus
- Orchestra
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Arranger
- Luis Cobos
- Composer
- Giacomo Puccini
- Librettist
-
Renato Simoni
Giuseppe Adami - Lyricist
-
Giuseppe Adami
Renato Simoni - Conductor
- Luis Cobos
- Producer
- Producer Not Documented On Available Sources
- Covent Garden
- Chorus Of The Royal Opera House
36. Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
by Julian Bream
- Primary Artist
- Julian Bream
- Guitar
- Julian Bream
- Performer
-
Julian Bream
Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe - Composer
- Joaquín Rodrigo
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
- Producer
- James Burnett
- Recording
- Bob Auger
- Remastering
- Andreas Torkler
37. 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux
- Primary Artist
- Philippe Entremont
- Composer
- Erik Satie
- Piano
- Philippe Entremont
- Producer
- Roy Emerson
38. Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
- Primary Artist
- Rafael Kubelik
- Performer
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Orchestra
-
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra - Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Conductor
- Rafael Kubelik
- Producer
- David Mottley
39. Finlandia, Op. 26
- Primary Artist
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Sir Colin Davis
London Symphony Orchestra - Performer
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Composer
- Jean Sibelius
- Conductor
- Sir Colin Davis
- Producer
- Michael Bremner
- Recording
- Tony Faulkner
40. Jerusalem
- Primary Artist
-
The Canadian Brass
Canadian Brass - Horn
- David Ohanian
- Performer
- The Canadian Brass
- Trombone
- Eugene Watts
- Trumpet
-
Ronald Romm
Frederic Mills - Tuba
- Charles Daellenbach
- Arranger
- Walter Barnes
- Composer
-
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry
Charles Hubert Parry
Hubert Parry - Engineer
- Ed Marshall
- Producer
- Ed Marshall
41. Il Trovatore: Vedi! Le fosche notturne
- Primary Artist
- Riccardo Muti
- Performer
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Coro Della Scala
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala - Choir/chorus
- Milan La Scala Chorus
- Orchestra
-
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano - Composer
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Lyricist
- Salvadore Cammarano
- Chorus Master
- Roberto Gabbiani
- Conductor
- Riccardo Muti
- Executive Producer
- David Mottley
- Producer
- Elfride Forone
42. The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
- Primary Artist
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Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic - Performer
- New York Philharmonic
- Orchestra
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic - Composer
- Gustav Holst
- Conductor
- Leonard Bernstein
- Producer
-
Richard Killough
John Mcclure
43. Pictures at an Exhibition, IMM 50: La grande porte de kiev
by Seiji Ozawa
- Performer
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (cso) - Primary Artist
- Seiji Ozawa
- Composer
-
Modest Moussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky - Orchestration
- Maurice Ravel
- Conductor
- Seiji Ozawa
- Producer
- Peter Dellheim
- Recording
-
Bernard Keville
Ernest Oelrich
44. St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II, No. 78: Double Chorus "In Deepest Grief, Here Sit we Weeping"
- Primary Artist
- Leonard Bernstein
- Harpsichord
- Leonid Hambro
- Organ
- Bruce Prince-joseph
- Performer
-
Boys' Choir Of The Church Of The Transfiguration
Collegiate Chorale
New York Philharmonic - Orchestra
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic - Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Lyricist
- Christian Friedrich Henrici
- Conductor
- Leonard Bernstein
- Director
-
Stuart Gardner
Abraham Kaplan - Producer
- John Mcclure
- Translation
- Rev. Dr. Troutbeck
45. Canon & Gigue in D Major, P. 37: Canon
- Primary Artist
- Ettore Stratta
- Performer
- Baroque Chamber Orchestra
- Orchestra
- Baroque Chamber Orchestra
- Composer
- Johann Pachelbel
- Conductor
- Ettore Stratta
- Producer
-
Ettore Stratta
Peter Dellheim - Recording
- Bob Simpson
46. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
- Primary Artist
-
Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic - Performer
- New York Philharmonic
- Orchestra
-
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic - Composer
- Gustav Holst
- Conductor
- Leonard Bernstein
- Producer
-
Richard Killough
John Mcclure
47. Cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
- Primary Artist
- Eugene Ormandy
- Performer
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- Orchestra
-
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra - Arranger
- Lucien Cailliet
- Composer
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Conductor
- Eugene Ormandy
- Producer
- Thomas Frost
48. 3 Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat Major "Minute"
- Primary Artist
- Arthur Rubinstein
- Composer
-
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin - Piano
- Arthur Rubinstein
- Producer
- Max Wilcox
49. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
- Primary Artist
- Daniele Gatti
- Performer
- Orchestre National De France
- Orchestra
- Orchestre National De France
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Conductor
- Daniele Gatti
- Producer
- Elsa Biston
- Recording
- Yves Baudry
50. Cavalleria rusticana: Act I: Intermezzo sinfonico
by James Levine
- Primary Artist
- James Levine
- Performer
- National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Orchestra
- National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Composer
- Pietro Mascagni
- Conductor
- James Levine
- Producer
- Richard Mohr
- Recording
- Anthony Salvatore
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- 6/50 tracks have lyrics
- Synchronized Lyrics
- 3/50 tracks have synced lyrics
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- Classical
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- Sony Classical
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- Sony
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United States
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- English (United States)
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- May 8, 2014
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