Ultimate Classical Masterpieces Collection: Classical Masterpieces

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Album Summary

Performers

• Edward Beckett (Flute)
• Igor Ardasev (Piano)
• Sergio Varella-Cid (Piano)
• Michael Reeves (Piano)
• Martin Haselböck (Organ)
• Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Christian Steiner (Piano)
• Ralph Votapek (Piano)
• Irakly Avaliani (Piano)
• John Wilbraham (Trumpet)
• Bob Farley (Trumpet)
• Earl Wild (Piano)
• Dana Protopopescu (Piano)
• Jose-Luis Garcia (Violin)

Conductors

• Boult, Adrian
• Gamley, Douglas
• Gerhardt, Charles
• Hammerstein, Eric
• Horenstein, Jascha
• Ingman, Nick
• Krips, Josef
• Leibowitz, René
• McCarthy, John
• Reiner, Fritz
• Slatkin, Leonard
• Vlcek, Oldrich

Ensembles

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• Vienna Flautists

Composers

• Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Engelbert Humperdinck (Classical) (1854 - 1921)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
• Jeremiah Clarke (circa 1674 - 1707)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Johann Strauss II (Junior) (1825 - 1899)
• Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
• Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
• Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840)
• Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)

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Works Details

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 :: Air in the G String

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1731

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata BWV 147 :: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 07/02/1723

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Andante for Flute and Orchestra in C major, K 315 (285e)

• Performer: Edward Beckett (Flute)
• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1778

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Italian Concerto, BWV 971 :: 3. Presto

• Performer: Igor Ardasev (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1735.
• Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1735

Pachelbel, Johann : Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: after 1700

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Strings and Continuo in E minor, RV 134 :: 3. Allegro

• Ensemble: Vienna Flautists
• Running Time: 1 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1729-1730

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10

• Performer: Sergio Varella-Cid (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1795

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" :: 4. Ode to Joy

• Conductor: John McCarthy
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1824

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59

• Performer: Michael Reeves (Piano)
• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1810

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 :: 1. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1808

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : 1812 Overture :: Finale

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1880

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Romeo and Juliet Fantasy-Overture :: Love Theme

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1880

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Symphony no 104 in D major "London" :: 3. Menuetto and Trio

• Conductor: Josef Krips
• Running Time: 5 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1795

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Gigue for Keyboard in G major, K 574

• Performer: Martin Haselböck (Organ)
• Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1789

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major, K. 545 :: 1. Allegro

• Performer: Daniel Blumenthal (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1788

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550 :: 1. Molto allegro

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1788

Brahms, Johannes : Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1858-1868

Brahms, Johannes : Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49 :: Wiegenlied, Op. 49/4

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1868

Brahms, Johannes : Romances and Songs (5), Op. 84

• Performer: Christian Steiner (Piano)
• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Notes: Composition written: 1882.
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1882

Brahms, Johannes : Waltz

• Performer: Ralph Votapek (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1865

Brahms, Johannes : Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118 :: Intermezzo, Op. 118/1

• Performer: Irakly Avaliani (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1892

Handel, George Frideric : Messiah :: Hallelujah Chorus

• Conductor: John McCarthy
• Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite, no 1 :: Air

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Handel, George Frideric : Suite HWV 437 :: Sarabande

• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: circa 1705

Clarke, Jeremiah : Prince of Denmark's March

• Performer: John Wilbraham (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Notes: Composition written: 1697.
• Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: March
• Written: 1697

Purcell, Henry : Trumpet Tune (from "The Indian Queen (as Z. 630/4a")) for harpsichord in C major ZT 698

• Performer: Bob Farley (Trumpet)
• Conductor: Douglas Gamley
• Running Time: 4 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1695

Schubert, Franz : Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1828

Schubert, Franz : Ave Maria

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 3 min. sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1825

Schumann, Robert : Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838

Schumann, Robert : Frühlingsnacht ("Uberm Garten durch die Lüfte"), song for voice & piano (Liederkreis), Op. 39/12

• Conductor: Douglas Gamley
• Running Time: 1 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1840

Schumann, Robert : Der Nussbaum ("Es grünet ein Nussbaum vor dem Haus"), song for voice & piano (Myrthen), Op. 25/3

• Performer: Christian Steiner (Piano)
• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1840

Schubert, Franz : Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118

• Performer: Earl Wild (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 10/19/1814

Mendelssohn, Felix : A Midsummer Night's Dream :: Wedding March

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 1 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1843

Mendelssohn, Felix : Etudes (3) for Piano, Op. 104b

• Performer: Dana Protopopescu (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1838

Mendelssohn, Felix : Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song), song for voice & piano, Op. 34/2

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 10/01/1835

Dvorak, Antonin : Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" :: 2. Largo (theme)

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Notes: Composition written: 01/10/1893-05/24/1893.
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral

Dvorak, Antonin : Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Dvorak, Antonin : Miniatures, Op. 74a :: 2. Capriccio

• Conductor: Oldrich Vlcek
• Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 01/18/1887

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad li

• Conductor: Jascha Horenstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1867

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1868

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Kaiserwaltzer Waltz, Op. 437

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1889

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Indigo und die vierzig Räuber

• Conductor: Jascha Horenstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1871

Mussorgsky, Modest : Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov

• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1886

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23

• Performer: Christian Steiner (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23

• Performer: Ralph Votapek (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1901

Copland, Aaron : Rodeo :: Hoe-Down

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1942

Paganini, Niccolò : Caprices (24) for Violin solo, Op. 1

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 5 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1817

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Work(s) :: Anna Magdalena Notebook Little Suite

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1700-1750

Humperdinck, Engelbert : Hansel and Gretel :: Evening Prayer

• Conductor: Nick Ingman
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1893

Vivaldi, Antonio : The Four Seasons :: Winter

• Performer: Jose-Luis Garcia (Violin)
• Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
• Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Offenbach, Jacques : The Tales of Hoffmann :: Barcarolle

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Morgenblätter, Op. 279

• Conductor: Eric Hammerstein
• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1868

Schubert, Franz : Symphony no 8 in B minor "Unfinished" :: Theme

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1822

Praetorious, Michael : Musae Sioniae

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1600

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" :: 3. Scherzo - Allegro vivace; Trio

• Conductor: René Leibowitz
• Running Time: 5 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1803

Brahms, Johannes : Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98 :: 1. Allegro non troppo

• Conductor: Fritz Reiner
• Running Time: 11 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1884-1885

Schumann, Robert : Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish" :: 1. Lebhaft

• Conductor: René Leibowitz
• Running Time: 9 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1850

Dvorak, Antonin : Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" :: 1. Adagio - Allegro molto

• Conductor: Jascha Horenstein
• Notes: Composition written: 01/10/1893-05/24/1893.
• Running Time: 9 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral

Rossini, Gioachino : William Tell :: Overture (Finale)

• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1829