25 Thunderous Classics |
| 1.
| Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30: Sunrise 1:43
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| Composed by Richard Strauss |
| Performed by Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Walter Süsskind |
| 2.
| The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars 2:54
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| Composed by Gustav Holst |
| Performed by Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Walter Süsskind |
| 3.
| 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49 3:41
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| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |
| Conducted by Marko Munih |
| Performed by Radio Symphony Orchestra |
| 4.
| Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68 2:45
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| Composed by Julius Fucik |
| Performed by Cincinnati Pops Orchestra |
| Conducted by Erich Kunzel |
| 5.
| Gayane Suite No.3, for orchestra: Sabre Dance 2:32
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| Composed by Aram Khachaturian |
| Performed by Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Leonard Slatkin |
| 6.
| Procession of the Sirdar 3:50
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| Composed by Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ippolitov-Ivanov |
| Conducted by Siegfried Landau |
| Performed by Westchester Symphony Orchestra |
| 7.
| Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov: [Excerpt] 4:03
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| Composed by Modest Mussorgsky |
| Performed by Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Leonard Slatkin |
| 8.
| Il Trovatore, opera: Anvil Chorus 3:00
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| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi |
| Performed by Consortium Musicum and Radio Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Marko Munih |
| 9.
| The Thunderer, march for band 2:39
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| Composed by John Philip Sousa |
| Performed by Cincinnati Pops Orchestra |
| Conducted by Erich Kunzel |
| 10.
| Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 324 (RV 324) 3:18
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| Composed by Johann Strauss II |
| Conducted by Carl Michalski |
| Performed by Vienna Volksoper Orchestra |
| 11.
| Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Prelude to Act 3 3:01
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| Composed by Richard Wagner |
| Performed by Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Jerzy Semkov |
| 12.
| Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries 2:39
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| Composed by Richard Wagner |
| Performed by Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Jerzy Semkov |
| 13.
| Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter: Montagues & the Capulets 3:49
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| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev |
| Conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski |
| Performed by Minnesota Orchestra |
| 14.
| Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral") Op. 68: Thunderstorm 3:19
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| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven |
| Conducted by Anton Nanut |
| Performed by Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra |
| 15.
| Symphonies and Fanfares for the King's Supper: Rondeau ("Masterpiece Theater" Theme) 1:50
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| Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret |
| Performed by Edward Brewer,
Edward Carroll and New York Trumpet Ensemble |
| 16.
| Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351: Overture 2:31
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| Composed by George Frideric Handel |
| Conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski |
| Performed by Minnesota Orchestra |
| 17.
| Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14): March to the Scaffold 4:47
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| Composed by Hector Berlioz |
| Conducted by Anton Nanut |
| Performed by Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra |
| 18.
| Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts: Les Toreadors 2:17
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| Composed by Georges Bizet |
| Performed by London Festival Orchestra |
| Conducted by Alfred Scholz |
| 19.
| Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell): finale 3:34
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| Composed by Gioachino Rossini |
| Performed by Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Thomas Schippers |
| 20.
| Etude for piano in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT 25 2:40
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| Composed by Frédéric Chopin |
| Performed by Abbey Simon |
| 21.
| Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3) 2:54
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| Composed by Aaron Copland |
| Performed by Dallas Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Donald Johanos |
| 22.
| Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan"): excerpt 3:38
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| Composed by Gustav Mahler |
| Conducted by Harold Farberman |
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra |
| 23.
| Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: Augurs of Spring 3:17
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| Composed by Igor Stravinsky |
| Conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski |
| Performed by Minnesota Orchestra |
| 24.
| Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Russian Dance 2:43
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| Composed by Igor Stravinsky |
| Conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski |
| Performed by Minnesota Orchestra |
| 25.
| Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: The Great Gate at Kiev 6:17
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| Composed by Modest Mussorgsky |
| Performed by Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra |
| Conducted by Leonard Slatkin |