Greatest Hits - Romance

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Clair de Lune from Suite bergamasque
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:05
2Crisantemi
string quartet:
Juilliard String Quartet
recording of:
Crisantemi (for string quartet)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1890-01)
Giacomo Puccini6:00
3Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
orchestra:
Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Lazar Gosman (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff6:11
4Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 7, Träumerei (Orchestral Version)
orchestra:
Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
arranger:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
arrangement of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
Robert Schumann3:16
5III. Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2 in D Major
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Camerata
conductor:
Saulius Sondeckis (conductor)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno. Andante
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1881)
part of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major
Alexander Borodin8:44
6Pavane, Op. 50
creative direction:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
performer:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
recording of:
Pavane, op. 50 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré6:08
7The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
orchestra:
The London Symphony Orchestra (London Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Harry Rabinowitz
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:34
8Irish Tune from Country Derry (“Danny Boy”)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Virtuosi (associated with Richard Kapp)
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
recording of:
Irish Tune from County Derry
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
version of:
Londonderry Air
Percy Aldridge Grainger4:13
9Élégie
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
arranger:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
instrumental recording of:
Élégie (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1873)
arrangement of:
Élégie (« Ô doux printemps d'autrefois … ») (for voice and piano)
recording of:
Élégie (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1873)
arrangement of:
Élégie (« Ô doux printemps d'autrefois … ») (for voice and piano)
recording of:
Élégie, op. 24 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Élégie pour violoncelle et piano, op. 24
Jules Massenet4:09
10Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Georgiadis
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:27
11Love Theme (From “Romeo and Juliet”)
orchestra:
Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet (1869 version, rarely performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:13
12Variation IX: Nimrod from Enigma Variations, Op. 36
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar4:00
13Woodland Sketches, Op. 51: No. 1, To a Wild Rose
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) and Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1966-06-18)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1966-06-18)
arranger:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Town Hall (former concert hall and recording venue located in Philadelphia, PA) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1966-06-18)
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1966-06-18)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
arrangement of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (original for solo piano)
recording of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51: No. 1. To a Wild Rose (original for solo piano)
composer:
Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist) (in 1896)
part of:
10 Woodland Sketches, op. 51
Edward MacDowell2:07
14Gymnopédie No. 1
piano:
Riri Shimada
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:25
15Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. The Last Spring
orchestra:
Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34: No. 2. The Last Spring, for strings)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34, for strings)
Edvard Grieg4:37
16Pavane pour une Infante défunte
harp:
Ayako Shinozaki (harpist) and Marie-Claire Jamet (harpist)
arranger:
J. Jemain
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
arrangement of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel5:39
17Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile from Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43
piano:
Michie Koyama (pianist)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:56