Main specs
Title: (100) Gramophone All-Time Greats
Composer: Henry R(owley) Bishop (1786 - 1855); Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695); Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919); (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847); Charles Marshall (1857 - 1927); Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899); Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943); Feodor Koenemann (1873 - 1937); Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
Main Performer: Amelita Galli-Curci (Soprano); Beniamino Gigli (Tenor); Ernest Lough (Treble/boy soprano); Sir George Thalben-Ball (Director); Sir George Thalben-Ball (Organ)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Victor Orchestra; Manchester Children's Choir; Hallé Orchestra
Date of Release: 02/02/2004
Recomended Retail Price: 23.99 GBP
Label / Distributor: Resonance / Pinnacle
Pieces in Set: 5
Running Time: 6 hours 9 minutes
Genre(s): Vocal and choral, Stage works, Orchestral, Instrumental, Chamber
Stereo: Mono
SPAR Code: ADD
EAN: 680120503287
Work 1
Work Title: Lo, here the gentle lark
Excerpt(s): 1. Lo, here the gentle lark
Composer: Henry R(owley) Bishop (1786 - 1855)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1819
Conductor: Anonymous Conductor
Orchestra / Ensemble: Victor Orchestra
Main Performer: Amelita Galli-Curci (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Amelita Galli-Curci
Work 2
Work Title: (The) Libertine, Z600
Excerpt(s): 1. Nymphs and shepherds
Composer: Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: ?1692
Conductor: Sir Hamilton Harty
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Manchester Children's Choir
Work 3
Work Title: Mattinata, '(L')aurora di bianco vestita'
Excerpt(s): 1. Mattinata, '(L')aurora di bianco vestita'
Composer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1904
Conductor: Franco Ghione
Orchestra / Ensemble: Milan La Scala Orchestra
Main Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Beniamino Gigli
Work 4
Work Title: Hear my prayer
Excerpt(s): 1. O, for the wings of a dove
Composer: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1844
Orchestra / Ensemble: Temple Church Choir
Main Performer: Ernest Lough (Treble/boy soprano), Sir George Thalben-Ball (Director), Sir George Thalben-Ball (Organ)
Opera Part(s): Ernest Lough, Sir George Thalben-Ball, Sir George Thalben-Ball
Work 5
Work Title: I hear you calling me
Excerpt(s): 1. I hear you calling me
Composer: Charles Marshall (1857 - 1927)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1908
Main Performer: Edwin Schneider (Piano), John McCormack (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Edwin Schneider, John McCormack
Work 6
Work Title: Salut d'amour, 'Liebesgrüss', Op. 12
Excerpt(s): 1. Salut d'amour, 'Liebesgrüss', Op. 12
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1889
Conductor: Sir Edward Elgar
Orchestra / Ensemble: New Symphony Orchestra
Work 7
Work Title: Casanova
Excerpt(s): 1. Nuns' Chorus
Composer: Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1928
Conductor: Ernst Hauke
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Grosse Schauspielhaus Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Grosse Schauspielhaus Orchestra
Main Performer: Anni Frind (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Anni Frind
Work 8
Work Title: (24) Preludes
Excerpt(s): 1. C sharp minor, Op. 3/2
Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre: Instrumental
Main Performer: Sergey Rachmaninov (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Sergey Rachmaninov
Work 9
Work Title: (The) Song of the Volga Boatmen
Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Song of the Volga Boatmen
Composer: Feodor Koenemann (1873 - 1937)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Conductor: Albert Coates
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
Opera Part(s): Feodor Chaliapin
Work 10
Work Title: Liebesfreud
Excerpt(s): 1. Liebesfreud
Composer: Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
Genre: Chamber
Main Performer: Carl Lamson (Piano), Fritz Kreisler (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Carl Lamson, Fritz Kreisler
Work 11
Work Title: (The) Floral dance
Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Floral dance
Composer: Katie Moss (1881 - ?)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1911
Main Performer: Gerald Moore (Piano), Peter Dawson (Bass-baritone)
Opera Part(s): Gerald Moore, Peter Dawson
Work 12
Work Title: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147
Excerpt(s): 1. Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiri
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1723
Main Performer: Dame Myra Hess (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Dame Myra Hess
Work 13
Work Title: Messiah, HWV56
Excerpt(s): 1. Come unto him all ye that labour
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1742
Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Dora Labette (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Dora Labette
Work 14
Work Title: Samson et Dalila
Excerpt(s): 1. Mon coeur s'ouvre á ta voix
Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1877
Conductor: Lawrance Collingwood
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Marian Anderson (Contralto (Female alto))
Opera Part(s): Marian Anderson
Work 15
Work Title: (La) Jolie Fille de Perth
Excerpt(s): 1. Sérénade
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Conductor: Joseph Batten
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Heddle Nash (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Heddle Nash
Work 16
Work Title: Waltzes
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2
Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre: Instrumental
Main Performer: Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Alfred Cortot
Work 17
Work Title: (Das) Land des Lächelns, 'Land of Smiles'
Excerpt(s): 1. Dein ist mein ganzes Herz! (You are my heart's delight)
Composer: Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1929
Main Performer: Richard Tauber (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Richard Tauber
Work 18
Work Title: Show Boat
Excerpt(s): 1. Ol' man river
Composer: Jerome (David) Kern (1885 - 1945)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1927
Conductor: Ray Noble
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Paul Robeson (Bass)
Opera Part(s): Paul Robeson
Work 19
Work Title: (The) Lost chord
Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Lost chord
Composer: Sir Arthur (Seymour) Sullivan (1842 - 1900)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1877
Main Performer: Dame Clara Butt (Contralto (Female alto)), W. G. Webber (Organ)
Opera Part(s): Dame Clara Butt, W. G. Webber
Work 20
Work Title: Pagliacci, 'Players'
Excerpt(s): 1. Vesti la giubba
Composer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo (1858 - 1919)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1892
Conductor: Anonymous Conductor
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Enrico Caruso
Work 21
Work Title: Hänsel und Gretel
Excerpt(s): 1. Brüderchen, komm, tanz' mit mir (Dance Duet)
Composer: Engelbert Humperdinck (1854 - 1921)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1893
Conductor: Sir Hamilton Harty
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Manchester Children's Choir
Work 22
Work Title: Schön Rosmarin
Excerpt(s): 1. Schön Rosmarin
Composer: Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
Genre: Chamber
Main Performer: Carl Lamson (Piano), Fritz Kreisler (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Carl Lamson, Fritz Kreisler
Work 23
Work Title: (Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Excerpt(s): 1. Largo al factotum
Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1816
Conductor: Josef Pasternack
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Titta Ruffo (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Titta Ruffo
Work 24
Work Title: (Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'
Excerpt(s): 1. Una voce poco fa
Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1816
Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Luisa Tetrazzini (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Luisa Tetrazzini
Work 25
Work Title: Humoresques de concert, Op. 14
Excerpt(s): 1. BOOK 1 (à l'antique) - Menuet célèbre
Composer: Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860 - 1941)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1887-88
Main Performer: Ignace Jan Paderewski (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Ignace Jan Paderewski
Work 26
Work Title: (La) traviata
Excerpt(s): 1. Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1853
Main Performer: Alma Gluck (Soprano), Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Alma Gluck, Enrico Caruso
Work 27
Work Title: Chu Chin Chow
Excerpt(s): 1. The Cobbler's Song
Composer: (George) Frederic(k) Norton (1869 - 1946)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1916
Conductor: George W. Byng
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Peter Dawson (Bass-baritone)
Opera Part(s): Peter Dawson
Work 28
Work Title: (Le) Carnaval des animaux, 'Carnival of the Animals'
Excerpt(s): 1. The swan
Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1886
Main Performer: Nikolai Mednikoff (Piano), Pablo Casals (Cello)
Opera Part(s): Nikolai Mednikoff, Pablo Casals
Work 29
Work Title: Sadko
Excerpt(s): 1. Song of the Venetian Guest
Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1898
Main Performer: Dame Nellie Melba (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Dame Nellie Melba
Work 30
Work Title: Serse, 'Xerxes', HWV40
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 1 - Fronde tenere
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1738
Conductor: Rosario Bourdon
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Tito Schipa (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Tito Schipa
Work 31
Work Title: Serse, 'Xerxes', HWV40
Excerpt(s): 1. Ombra mai fu (Largo)
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1738
Conductor: Rosario Bourdon
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Tito Schipa (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Tito Schipa
Work 32
Work Title: Sonata for Piano No. 11 in A, K331/K300i
Excerpt(s): 1. Rondo alla turca
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1781-3
Main Performer: Wanda Landowska (Harpsichord)
Opera Part(s): Wanda Landowska
Work 33
Work Title: (7) Gipsy Melodies, 'Zigeunerlieder', B104 (Op. 55)
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 4, Songs my mother taught me
Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1880
Conductor: Nathaniel Shilkret
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Rosa Ponselle (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Rosa Ponselle
Work 34
Work Title: Carmen
Excerpt(s): 1. Votre toast (Toreador's Song)
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1875
Conductor: Giulio Setti
Orchestra / Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Main Performer: F. Cingolani (Soprano), L. M. Belleri (Soprano), Lawrence Tibbett (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): F. Cingolani, L. M. Belleri, Lawrence Tibbett
Work 35
Work Title: Estrellita
Excerpt(s): 1. Estrellita
Composer: Manuel (Maria) Ponce (1882 - 1948)
Genre: Chamber
Main Performer: Isisdor Achron (Piano), Jascha Heifetz (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Isisdor Achron, Jascha Heifetz
Work 36
Work Title: (Die) Meistersinger von Nürnberg, '(The) Mastersingers of Nuremberg'
Excerpt(s): 1. Morgenlich leuchtend (Prize Song)
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1868
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Lauritz Melchior (Baritone), Lauritz Melchior (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Lauritz Melchior, Lauritz Melchior
Work 37
Work Title: Deep River
Excerpt(s): 1. Deep River
Composer: Traditional
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Conductor: Ernest Irving
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Choir (anonymous)
Main Performer: Paul Robeson (Bass)
Opera Part(s): Paul Robeson
Work 38
Work Title: (26) Bagatelles
Excerpt(s): 1. WoO59 (1808-10) - A minor (Für Elise)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre: Instrumental
Main Performer: Artur Schnabel (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Artur Schnabel
Work 39
Work Title: Manon
Excerpt(s): 1. En fermant les yeux
Composer: Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1884
Conductor: Joseph Batten
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Heddle Nash (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Heddle Nash
Work 40
Work Title: Koanga, RTI/4
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - La Calinda (choral dance)
Composer: Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1904
Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 41
Work Title: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom No. 2, Op. 29
Excerpt(s): 1. Creed: I believe in one God
Composer: Alexandr Tikhonovich Grechaninov (1864 - 1956)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1902
Conductor: Nicolai Afonsky
Orchestra / Ensemble: Paris Russian Metropolitan Church Choir
Main Performer: G Pavlenko (Vocalist/voice)
Opera Part(s): G Pavlenko
Work 42
Work Title: Turandot
Excerpt(s): 1. Nessun dorma!
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1926
Conductor: Nils Grevillius
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Jussi Björling
Work 43
Work Title: Gianni Schicchi
Excerpt(s): 1. Oh il mio adorato papà
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1918
Conductor: Leslie Heward
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra
Main Performer: Dame Joan Hammond (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Dame Joan Hammond
Work 44
Work Title: (El) Amor brujo
Excerpt(s): 1. Ritual Fire Dance
Composer: Manuel de Falla (y Matheu) (1876 - 1946)
Genre: Instrumental
Main Performer: Artur Rubinstein (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Artur Rubinstein
Work 45
Work Title: Clavelitos
Excerpt(s): 1. Clavelitos
Composer: Joaquín Valverde (1846 - 1910)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Conductor: Gustav Cloëz
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Conchita Supervia (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Conchita Supervia
Work 46
Work Title: Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Excerpt(s): 1. Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Composer: Francisco Tárrega (y Eixea) (1852 - 1909)
Genre: Instrumental
Main Performer: Andrés Segovia (Guitar)
Opera Part(s): Andrés Segovia
Work 47
Work Title: Martha
Excerpt(s): 1. Ach so fromm (M'appari tutt'amor)
Composer: Friedrich (Adolf Ferdinand) von Flotow (1812 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1847
Conductor: Otto Dobrindt
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Joseph Schmidt (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Joseph Schmidt
Work 48
Work Title: (Die) Zauberflöte, '(The) Magic Flute', K620
Excerpt(s): 1. O, Isis und Osiris (aria)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1791
Conductor: Clemens Schmalstich
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin State Opera Chorus
Main Performer: Alexander Kipnis (Bass)
Opera Part(s): Alexander Kipnis
Work 49
Work Title: Keyboard Trio No. 25, 'Gipsy Trio' in G, HobXV/25
Excerpt(s): 1. Rondo all'Ongarese (presto)
Composer: (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Genre: Chamber
Date Written: 1795
Main Performer: Alfred Cortot (Piano), Jacques Thibaud (Violin), Pablo Casals (Cello)
Opera Part(s): Alfred Cortot, Jacques Thibaud, Pablo Casals
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Work 50
Work Title: Lakmé
Excerpt(s): 1. Où va la jeune indoue (Bell Song)
Composer: (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1883
Conductor: Rosario Bourdon
Orchestra / Ensemble: Victor Orchestra
Main Performer: Lily Pons (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Lily Pons
Work 51
Work Title: Lakmé
Excerpt(s): 1. Là-bas dans la forêt plus sombre
Composer: (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1883
Conductor: Rosario Bourdon
Orchestra / Ensemble: Victor Orchestra
Main Performer: Lily Pons (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Lily Pons
Work 52
Work Title: Country gardens, BFMS22
Excerpt(s): 1. Country gardens, BFMS22
Composer: (George) Percy (Aldridge) Grainger (1882 - 1961)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1908-18
Main Performer: Percy Grainger (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Percy Grainger
Work 53
Work Title: (3) Songs, Op. 7
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1, Après un rêve (wds. anon, trans Bussine: 1878)
Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Main Performer: Dame Maggie Teyte (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Dame Maggie Teyte, Gerald Moore
Work 54
Work Title: (Les) Pêcheurs de Perles, '(The) Pearl Fishers'
Excerpt(s): 1. Au fond du temple saint
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1863
Conductor: Anonymous Conductor
Orchestra / Ensemble: Victor Orchestra
Main Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor), Giuseppe De Luca (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Beniamino Gigli, Giuseppe De Luca
Work 55
Work Title: Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III', D839
Excerpt(s): 1. Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III', D839
Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1825
Main Performer: Artur Balsam (Piano), Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Artur Balsam, Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Work 56
Work Title: Songs of the Hebrides
Excerpt(s): 1. An Eriskay Love Lilt
Composer: Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857 - 1930)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: Published 1909-27
Conductor: Sir Hugh Roberton
Orchestra / Ensemble: Glasgow Orpheus Choir
Work 57
Work Title: Rhapsody in Blue
Excerpt(s): 1. Opening
2. Andantino moderato (theme)
Composer: George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1924
Conductor: Paul Whiteman
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Paul) Whiteman Concert Orchestra
Main Performer: George Gershwin (Piano)
Opera Part(s): George Gershwin
Work 58
Work Title: Radetzky March, Op. 228
Excerpt(s): 1. Radetzky March, Op. 228
Composer: Johann (Baptist) I Strauss (1804 - 1849)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1848
Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Boys' Choir
Work 59
Work Title: Melodies of the Heart, Op. 5
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 3, I love but thee (Jeg elsker dig)
Composer: Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1864-65
Main Performer: Edwin McArthur (Piano), Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Edwin McArthur, Kirsten Flagstad
Work 60
Work Title: An Silvia, D891
Excerpt(s): 1. An Silvia, D891
Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1826
Main Performer: Ernest Lough (Treble/boy soprano), Sir George Thalben-Ball (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Ernest Lough, Sir George Thalben-Ball
Work 61
Work Title: (The) Vagabond King
Excerpt(s): 1. Only a rose
Composer: (Charles) Rudolf Friml (1879 - 1972)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1925
Conductor: Philip Green
Orchestra / Ensemble: New Mayfair Orchestra
Main Performer: Webster Booth (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Webster Booth
Work 62
Work Title: Jealousy
Excerpt(s): 1. Jealousy
Composer: Jacob Gade (1879 - 1963)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1926
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Work 63
Work Title: (La) traviata
Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1853
Conductor: Arturo Toscanini
Orchestra / Ensemble: New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Work 64
Work Title: An die Musik, D547
Excerpt(s): 1. An die Musik, D547
Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1819
Main Performer: Franz Rupp (Piano), Heinrich Schlusnus (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Franz Rupp, Heinrich Schlusnus
Work 65
Work Title: Rustle of Spring, Op. 32/3
Excerpt(s): 1. Rustle of Spring, Op. 32/3
Composer: Christian (August) Sinding (1856 - 1941)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1896
Main Performer: Eileen Joyce (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Eileen Joyce
Work 66
Work Title: 'O sole mio
Excerpt(s): 1. 'O sole mio
Composer: Eduardo Di Capua (1865 - 1917)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1898
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Enrico Caruso (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Enrico Caruso
Work 67
Work Title: (16) Polonaises
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 6 in A flat, Op. 53, 'Heroic'
Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre: Instrumental
Main Performer: Artur Rubinstein (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Artur Rubinstein
Work 68
Work Title: Adoro te devote
Excerpt(s): 1. Adoro te devote
Composer: Anonymous
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Conductor: Dom Joseph Gajard
Orchestra / Ensemble: Solesmes St Pierre Abbey Choir Orchestra
Work 69
Work Title: (La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life'
Excerpt(s): 1. Che gelida manina
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1896
Conductor: Sir Eugene Goossens
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Beniamino Gigli
Work 70
Work Title: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11
Excerpt(s): 1. Andante cantabile
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre: Chamber
Date Written: 1871
Orchestra / Ensemble: Elman Quartet Choir
Work 71
Work Title: (Die) Fledermaus, '(The) Bat'
Excerpt(s): 1. Klänge der Heimat (Czardas)
Composer: Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1874
Conductor: Frieder Weissmann
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Lotte Lehmann (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Lotte Lehmann
Work 72
Work Title: Orfeo ed Euridice
Excerpt(s): 1. Ballet in D minor (Dance of the Blessed Spirits): (flute sol
Composer: Christoph Willibald (Ritter von) Gluck (1714 - 1787)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1762
Conductor: Henri Tomasi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Paris Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Marcel Moyse (Flute)
Opera Part(s): Marcel Moyse
Work 73
Work Title: Were you there?
Excerpt(s): 1. Were you there?
Composer: Traditional
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Main Performer: Kosti Vehanen (Piano), Marian Anderson (Contralto (Female alto))
Opera Part(s): Kosti Vehanen, Marian Anderson
Work 74
Work Title: Londonderry Air
Excerpt(s): 1. Londonderry Air
Composer: Traditional
Genre: Chamber
Main Performer: Sidonie Goossens (Harp), William Primrose (Viola)
Opera Part(s): Sidonie Goossens, William Primrose
Work 75
Work Title: Cavalleria rusticana
Excerpt(s): 1. Intermezzo
Composer: Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1890
Main Performer: Fritz Kreisler (Violin), John McCormack (Tenor), Vincent O'Brien (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Fritz Kreisler, John McCormack, Vincent O'Brien
Work 76
Work Title: Hora Staccato
Excerpt(s): 1. Hora Staccato
Composer: Grigoras Dinicu (1889 - 1949)
Genre: Chamber
Date Written: 1906
Main Performer: Emanuel Bay (Piano), Jascha Heifetz (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Emanuel Bay, Jascha Heifetz
Work 77
Work Title: Song of the Plains
Excerpt(s): 1. Song of the Plains
Composer: Lev Konstantinovich Knipper (1898 - 1974)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Red Army) Alexandrov Song and Dance Ensemble Choi
Work 78
Work Title: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1 in D (1901)
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1901-1930
Conductor: Sir Edward Elgar
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
Work 79
Work Title: (Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann'
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)
Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1881
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Dame Isobel Baillie (Soprano), Nellie Walker (Contralto (Female alto))
Opera Part(s): Dame Isobel Baillie, Nellie Walker
Work 80
Work Title: Suite bergamasque
Excerpt(s): 1. Clair de lune
Composer: (Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1905
Main Performer: Walter Gieseking (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Walter Gieseking
Work 81
Work Title: Tristan und Isolde
Excerpt(s): 1. Symphonic synthesis (arr Stokowski)
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1865
Conductor: Hans Lange
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Kirsten Flagstad
Work 82
Work Title: (5) Lieder, Op. 49
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 4, Wiegenlied (wds. Scherer)
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: Published 1868
Conductor: Lawrance Collingwood
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Elisabeth Schumann
Work 83
Work Title: (27) Etudes, Opp. 10, 25 and posth
Excerpt(s): 1. C minor, 'Revolutionary', Op. 10/12
Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1829-32; 1832-36; 1939
Main Performer: Ignace Jan Paderewski (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Ignace Jan Paderewski
Work 84
Work Title: Carmen
Excerpt(s): 1. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1875
Conductor: Gustav Cloëz
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Conchita Supervia (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Conchita Supervia
Work 85
Work Title: Thaïs
Excerpt(s): 1. Méditation
Composer: Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1894
Main Performer: Albert Sandler (Violin), Jack Byfield (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Albert Sandler, Jack Byfield
Work 86
Work Title: (Le) Violette
Excerpt(s): 1. (Le) Violette
Composer: (Pietro) Alessandro (Gaspare) Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Conductor: Dino Olivieri
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Tito Schipa (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Tito Schipa
Work 87
Work Title: (Ein) Deutsches Requiem, 'German Requiem', Op. 45
Excerpt(s): 1. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (How lovely are thy dwelli
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1857-68
Orchestra / Ensemble: Temple Church Choir
Main Performer: Sir George Thalben-Ball (Director), Sir George Thalben-Ball (Organ)
Opera Part(s): Sir George Thalben-Ball, Sir George Thalben-Ball
Work 88
Work Title: (24) Preludes
Excerpt(s): 1. E flat, Op. 23/6
Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre: Instrumental
Main Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Vladimir Horowitz
Work 89
Work Title: Frasquita
Excerpt(s): 1. Hab' ein blaues Himmelbett
Composer: Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1922
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Richard Tauber (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Richard Tauber
Work 90
Work Title: (2) Melodies, Op. 3
Excerpt(s): 1. F
Composer: Anton (Grigor'yevich) Rubinstein (1829 - 1894)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1852
Main Performer: Nikolai Mednikoff (Piano), Pablo Casals (Cello)
Opera Part(s): Nikolai Mednikoff, Pablo Casals
Work 91
Work Title: (La) traviata
Excerpt(s): 1. Di Provenza il mar
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1853
Conductor: Giulio Setti
Orchestra / Ensemble: New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Main Performer: Giuseppe De Luca (Baritone)
Opera Part(s): Giuseppe De Luca
Work 92
Work Title: Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Excerpt(s): 1. Where corals lie (wds. R. Garnett)
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1899
Conductor: Sir Hamilton Harty
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Dame Clara Butt (Contralto (Female alto))
Opera Part(s): Dame Clara Butt
Work 93
Work Title: (4) Concertos for Horn and Orchestra
Excerpt(s): 1. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Orchestral
Conductor: Norman Del Mar
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra
Main Performer: Dennis Brain (Horn)
Opera Part(s): Dennis Brain
Work 94
Work Title: Norma
Excerpt(s): 1. Sediziose voci
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1831
Conductor: Giulio Setti
Orchestra / Ensemble: New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Main Performer: Rosa Ponselle (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Rosa Ponselle
Work 95
Work Title: Norma
Excerpt(s): 1. Casta diva
Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1831
Conductor: Giulio Setti
Orchestra / Ensemble: New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: New York Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Main Performer: Rosa Ponselle (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Rosa Ponselle
Work 96
Work Title: The Song of the Flea
Excerpt(s): 1. The Song of the Flea
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Conductor: Sir Eugene Goossens
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Main Performer: Feodor Chaliapin (Bass)
Opera Part(s): Feodor Chaliapin
Work 97
Work Title: (3) Liebesträume, S541
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 3 in A flat, O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst (S298)
Composer: Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: c1850
Main Performer: Benno Moiseiwitsch (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Benno Moiseiwitsch
Work 98
Work Title: Si mes vers avaient des ailes
Excerpt(s): 1. Si mes vers avaient des ailes
Composer: Reynaldo Hahn (1875 - 1947)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: Published 1895
Main Performer: Dame Maggie Teyte (Soprano), Gerald Moore (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Dame Maggie Teyte, Gerald Moore
Work 99
Work Title: Perpetuum mobile, 'Perpetual Motion', Op. 257
Excerpt(s): 1. Perpetuum mobile, 'Perpetual Motion', Op. 257
Composer: Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1862
Conductor: Clemens Krauss
Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 100
Work Title: (Der) Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Excerpt(s): 1. Marie Theres'...Hab' mir's gelobt (Trio)
Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1911
Conductor: Robert Heger
Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano), Lotte Lehmann (Soprano), Maria Olczewska (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Elisabeth Schumann, Lotte Lehmann, Maria Olczewska
Work 101
Work Title: By the Sleepy Lagoon
Excerpt(s): 1. By the Sleepy Lagoon
Composer: Eric Coates (1886 - 1957)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1930
Conductor: Eric Coates
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra
Work 102
Work Title: (The) Stars and Stripes Forever
Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Stars and Stripes Forever
Composer: John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1897
Conductor: Arthur Pryor
Orchestra / Ensemble: Sousa's Band Orchestra
Work 103
Work Title: (The) Holy City
Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Holy City
Composer: Stephen Adams (1844 - 1913)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: Published 1892
Conductor: Leslie Woodgate
Orchestra / Ensemble: (The) Kentucky Minstrels
Main Performer: John Duncan (Tenor), Reginald Foort (Organ)
Opera Part(s): John Duncan, Reginald Foort
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