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- Release Date: 09/28/2004
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Classical Music 101
| 1 | Adagio, for violin, strin / Tomaso Albinoni |
| 2 | Orchestral Suite No. 3 in / Johann Sebastian Bac |
| 3 | Brandenburg Concerto No. / Johann Sebastian Bac |
| 4 | Goldberg Variations, for / Johann Sebastian Bac |
| 5 | Cantata No. 147, "Herz un / Johann Sebastian Bac |
| 6 | Toccata and Fugue, for or / Johann Sebastian Bac |
| 7 | Adagio for strings (or st / Samuel Barber |
| 8 | Symphony No. 5 in C minor / Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 9 | Symphony No. 9 in D minor / Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 10 | Bagatelle for piano in A / Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 11 | Ruins of Athens, incident / Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 12 | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C / Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 13 | Symphonie fantastique for / Hector Berlioz |
| 14 | Marche de Rákóczy (Rákócz / Hector Berlioz |
| 15 | Carmen Suite for orchestr / Georges Bizet |
| 16 | Minuet in A major, arrang / Luigi Boccherini |
| 17 | Prince Igor, opera (compl / Alexander Borodin |
| 18 | Hungarian Dances (21) for / Johannes Brahms |
| 19 | Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, / Johannes Brahms |
| 20 | Waltz for piano No. 6 in / Frédéric Chopin |
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RCA's Classical Music 101 is a clever execution of a timely concept, collecting (you guessed it) 101 famous classical themes and associating them with the movies, television shows, and commercials that have brought them to the public at large. The intent is to show newcomers that they already know more classical music than they think they do, and in doing so entice them to learn more by exploring RCA's catalog of full-length recordings (conveniently indexed in the track listing). But it is also a convenient reference for those who might need to remind themselves of how a famous tune goes, or forget where the melody that's been stuck in their head all day came from.
Classical Music 101 is not a real listening experience any more than collecting the hooks from every famous pop song onto one CD would be. It's a reference -- a reminder of already familiar things that allows you to connect them with their original contexts. When considered that way, it's a brilliant execution. And since every recording is in splendid RCA sound, often performed by the finest musicians of the last 50 years, the quality is superb. Allen Schrott, All Music Guide
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September 05, 2005: Although this cd contains the most popular classical music you have heard, the songs are only 40 sec long. Yet the cd does tell you where you can find the full versions. their is much easier ways to find the full versions.
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Classical Music 101
| 1 | Adagio, for violin, strin / Tomaso Albinoni | |
| 2 | Orchestral Suite No. 3 in / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 3 | Brandenburg Concerto No. / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 4 | Goldberg Variations, for / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 5 | Cantata No. 147, "Herz un / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 6 | Toccata and Fugue, for or / Johann Sebastian Bac | |
| 7 | Adagio for strings (or st / Samuel Barber | |
| 8 | Symphony No. 5 in C minor / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 9 | Symphony No. 9 in D minor / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 10 | Bagatelle for piano in A / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 11 | Ruins of Athens, incident / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 12 | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C / Ludwig van Beethoven | |
| 13 | Symphonie fantastique for / Hector Berlioz | |
| 14 | Marche de Rákóczy (Rákócz / Hector Berlioz | |
| 15 | Carmen Suite for orchestr / Georges Bizet | |
| 16 | Minuet in A major, arrang / Luigi Boccherini | |
| 17 | Prince Igor, opera (compl / Alexander Borodin | |
| 18 | Hungarian Dances (21) for / Johannes Brahms | |
| 19 | Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, / Johannes Brahms | |
| 20 | Waltz for piano No. 6 in / Frédéric Chopin | |
| 21 | Waltz for piano No. 2 in / Frédéric Chopin | |
| 22 | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B f / Frédéric Chopin | |
| 23 | Appalachian Spring, balle / Aaron Copland | |
| 24 | Fanfare for the Common Ma / Aaron Copland | |
| 25 | Clair de lune, for piano / Claude Debussy | |
| 26 | Prélude à l'après-midi d' / Claude Debussy | |
| 27 | Lakmé, opera: Flower Duet / Léo Delibes | |
| 28 | Symphony No. 9 in E minor / Antonin Dvorák | |
| 29 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice / Paul Dukas | |
| 30 | Pomp and Circumstance Mar / Edward Elgar | |
| 31 | Ritual Fire Dance, for or / Manuel de Falla | |
| 32 | Pavane, for orchestra & c / Gabriel Fauré | |
| 33 | Rhapsody in Blue, for pia / George Gershwin | |
| 34 | An American in Paris, ton / George Gershwin | |
| 35 | Funeral March of a Marion / Charles Gounod | |
| 36 | Piano Concerto in A minor / Edvard Grieg | |
| 37 | Peer Gynt Suite for orche / Edvard Grieg | |
| 38 | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 / George Frederick Han | |
| 39 | Water Music Suite No.2 fo / George Frederick Han | |
| 40 | Symphony No. 94 in G majo / Franz Joseph Haydn | |
| 41 | The Planets, suite for or / Gustav Holst | |
| 42 | Gayane, ballet in 4 acts: / Aram Khachaturian | |
| 43 | Pagliacci, opera: Vesti l / Ruggero Leoncavallo | |
| 44 | Hungarian Rhapsody, for o / Franz Liszt | |
| 45 | Liebesträume, notturno fo / Franz Liszt | |
| 46 | Cavalleria rusticana, ope / Pietro Mascagni | |
| 47 | A Midsummer Night's Dream / Felix Mendelssohn | |
| 48 | Symphony No. 4 in A major / Felix Mendelssohn | |
| 49 | Suite de Symphonies no 1: / Jean Joseph Mouret | |
| 50 | Piano Concerto No. 21 in / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 51 | Serenade No. 13 for strin / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 52 | Le nozze di Figaro, K 492 / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 53 | Piano Sonata No. 11 in A / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 54 | Symphony No. 40 in G mino / Wolfgang Amadeus Moz | |
| 55 | Night on Bald Mountain (N / Modest Mussorgsky | |
| 56 | Pictures at an Exhibition / Modest Mussorgsky | |
| 57 | Les contes d'Hoffmann, op / Jacques Offenbach | |
| 58 | Orphée aux enfers, operet / Jacques Offenbach | |
| 59 | Carmina Burana, scenic ca / Carl Orff | |
| 60 | Canon and gigue, for 3 vi / Johann Pachelbel | |
| 61 | Romeo and Juliet, Suite N / Sergey Prokofiev | |
| 62 | Lieutenant Kijé, film sco / Sergey Prokofiev | |
| 63 | Turandot, opera: Nessun d / Giacomo Puccini | |
| 64 | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C / Sergey Rachmaninov | |
| 65 | Symphony No. 2 in E minor / Sergey Rachmaninov | |
| 66 | Rhapsody on a Theme of Pa / Sergey Rachmaninov | |
| 67 | Boléro, ballet for orches / Maurice Ravel | |
| 68 | The Flight of the Bumble / Nikolai Rimsky-Korsa | |
| 69 | Concierto de Aranjuez, fo / Joaquín Rodrigo | |
| 70 | Il barbiere di Siviglia ( / Gioachino Rossini | |
| 71 | Overture to Guillaume Tel / Gioachino Rossini | |
| 72 | Danse macabre, song for v / Camille Saint-Saëns | |
| 73 | Gymnopedie for piano No. / Erik Satie | |
| 74 | Symphony No. 8 in B minor / Franz Schubert | |
| 75 | Ellens Gesang III ("Ave M / Franz Schubert | |
| 76 | Finlandia Hymn (Finlandia / Jean Sibelius | |
| 77 | Valse Triste, for orchest / Jean Sibelius | |
| 78 | The Stars and Stripes For / John Philip Sousa | |
| 79 | Semper Fidelis, march for / John Philip Sousa | |
| 80 | An der schönen, blauen Do / Johann Strauss II | |
| 81 | Geschichten aus dem Wiene / Johann Strauss Jr. | |
| 82 | Also sprach Zarathustra ( / Richard Strauss | |
| 83 | L'oiseau de feu (The Fire / Igor Stravinsky | |
| 84 | Nutcracker, Op. 71: no 13 / Peter Ilyich Tchaiko | |
| 85 | Swan Lake, Op. 20: no 2, / Peter Ilyich Tchaiko | |
| 86 | Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: / Peter Ilyich Tchaiko | |
| 87 | Romeo and Juliet, fantasy / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 88 | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 89 | 1812 -- Festival Overture / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaik | |
| 90 | Fantasia on Greensleeves, / Ralph Vaughan Willia | |
| 91 | Aida, opera: Grand March / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 92 | Il Trovatore, opera: Anvi / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 93 | La Traviata, opera: Libia / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 94 | Requiem Mass, for soloist / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 95 | Rigoletto, opera: La donn / Giuseppe Verdi | |
| 96 | Concerto for Violin in E / Antonio Vivaldi | |
| 97 | Violin Concerto, for viol / Antonio Vivaldi | |
| 98 | Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: / Richard Wagner | |
| 99 | Die Walküre (The Valkyrie / Richard Wagner | |
Classical Music 101 | ||
| 1. | Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni): Excerpt 0:42 | |
| Composed by Tomaso Albinoni | ||
| Performed by Baroque Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Stratta | ||
| 2. | Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air on the G String (Excerpt) 0:49 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Performed by Lucerne Festival Strings | ||
| Conducted by Baumgartner | ||
| 3. | Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047: Allegro assai (excerpt) 0:33 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Performed by Lucerne Festival Strings | ||
| Conducted by Baumgartner | ||
| 4. | Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Übung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria (Excerpt) 1:03 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Performed by Peter Serkin | ||
| 5. | Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Excerpt) 0:43 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Conducted by Leopold Stokowski | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra and Norman Luboff Choir | ||
| 6. | Toccata and Fugue, for organ in D minor, BWV 565 (BC J37): Excerpt 0:43 | |
| Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 7. | Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11: Excerpt 0:52 | |
| Composed by Samuel Barber | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Karl Munch | ||
| 8. | Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: Mvmt. 1 (Excerpt) 0:51 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 9. | Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125: Mvmt. 4 (Excerpt) 0:44 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by New York Philharmonic | ||
| Conducted by Zubin Mehta | ||
| 10. | Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59: Excerpt 0:46 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Nelly Kokinos | ||
| 11. | Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113: Turkish March (Excerpt) 0:56 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 12. | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: Mvmt. 1 (Excerpt) 0:51 | |
| Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||
| Performed by Jörg Demus | ||
| 13. | Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14): March to the Scaffold (Excerpt) 1:01 | |
| Composed by Hector Berlioz | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Georges Prêtre | ||
| 14. | Marche de Rákóczy (Rákóczy March), for orchestra (Le damnation de Faust), H. 109: Excerpt 0:55 | |
| Composed by Hector Berlioz | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 15. | Carmen Suite for orchestra No. 2 (assembled by Ernest Guirard): Habanera (Excerpt) / Toreador Song (Excerpt) 1:37 | |
| Composed by Georges Bizet | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 16. | Minuet in A major, arrangements (after String Quintet in E major, Op.11/5 [aka Op. 13/5], G. 275): Excerpt 0:38 | |
| Composed by Luigi Boccherini | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 17. | Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Polovtsian Dance No. 17 (Excerpt) 0:42 | |
| Composed by Alexander Borodin | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 18. | Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 (Excerpt) 0:36 | |
| Composed by Johannes Brahms | ||
| Performed by London Festival Orchestra | ||
| 19. | Wiegenlied ("Guten Abend, gut Nacht"), song for voice & piano, Op. 49/4: Excerpt 0:48 | |
| Composed by Johannes Brahms | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 20. | Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212: Excerpt 0:42 | |
| Composed by Frédéric Chopin | ||
| Performed by Géza Anda | ||
| 21. | Waltz for piano No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208: Excerpt 0:41 | |
| Composed by Frédéric Chopin | ||
| Performed by Géza Anda | ||
| 22. | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: Marche funèbre (Excerpt) 0:57 | |
| Composed by Frédéric Chopin | ||
| Performed by Emanuel Ax | ||
| 23. | Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments: Simple Gifts (Excerpt) 0:37 | |
| Composed by Aaron Copland | ||
| Conducted by Aaron Copland | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 24. | Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3): Excerpt 1:19 | |
| Composed by Aaron Copland | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 25. | Clair de lune, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 3), L. 75/3: Excerpt 0:56 | |
| Composed by Claude Debussy | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 26. | Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86: Excerpt 0:39 | |
| Composed by Claude Debussy | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 27. | Lakmé, opera: Flower Duet (Excerpt) 1:00 | |
| Composed by Léo Delibes | ||
| Conducted by Richard Kapp | ||
| Performed by Philharmonia Virtuosi | ||
| 28. | Symphony No. 9 in E minor ("From the New World"), B. 178 (Op. 95) (first published as No. 5): Mvmt. 2 ("Going Home Theme") (Excerpt) 1:34 | |
| Composed by Antonin Dvorák | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 29. | The Sorcerer's Apprentice (L'apprenti sorcier), symphonic scherzo for orchestra: Excerpt 0:33 | |
| Composed by Paul Dukas | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 30. | Pomp and Circumstance March No.1, for orchestra in D major, Op. 39/1: Excerpt 0:36 | |
| Composed by Edward Elgar | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 31. | Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from "El Amor brujo"): Excerpt 0:39 | |
| Composed by Manuel de Falla | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 32. | Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50: Excerpt 0:49 | |
| Composed by Gabriel Fauré | ||
| Performed by National Philharmonic Choir | ||
| 33. | Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé): Excerpt 0:46 | |
| Composed by George Gershwin | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 34. | An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra: Excerpt 0:35 | |
| Composed by George Gershwin | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 35. | Funeral March of a Marionette, for piano or orchestra in D minor: Excerpt 0:47 | |
| Composed by Charles Gounod | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 36. | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: Excerpt 0:41 | |
| Composed by Edvard Grieg | ||
| Performed by Kjell Baekkelund and Osso Philharmonic | ||
| Conducted by Odd Grüner-Hegge | ||
| 37. | Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: Morning (Excerpt) 0:37 | |
| Composed by Edvard Grieg | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 38. | Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus (Excerpt) 0:31 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Conducted by Thomas Beecham | ||
| Performed by Royal Philharmonic Chorus and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | ||
| 39. | Water Music Suite No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349: Alla Hornpipe (Excerpt) 0:44 | |
| Composed by George Frideric Handel | ||
| Performed by Lucerne Festival Strings | ||
| Conducted by Baumgartner | ||
| 40. | Symphony No. 94 in G major ("Surprise"/"The Drumstroke"/"Mit dem Paukenschlag"), H. 1/94: Mvmt. 2 (Excerpt) 0:42 | |
| Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn | ||
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Jean-François Paillard | ||
| 41. | The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Mars (Excerpt) 0:32 | |
| Composed by Gustav Holst | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 42. | Gayane, ballet in 4 acts: Sabre Dance (Excerpt) 0:34 | |
| Composed by Aram Khachaturian | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 43. | Pagliacci, opera: Vesti la giubba (Excerpt) 0:50 | |
| Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo | ||
| Performed by Plácido Domingo and London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 44. | Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor (after piano No. 12), S. 359/2 (LW G21/2): Excerpt 1:38 | |
| Composed by Franz Liszt | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 45. | Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3): Excerpt 1:02 | |
| Composed by Franz Liszt | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 46. | Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Intermezzo (Excerpt) 1:06 | |
| Composed by Pietro Mascagni | ||
| Conducted by James Levine | ||
| Performed by National Philharmonic Choir | ||
| 47. | A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61: Wedding March (Excerpt) 0:42 | |
| Composed by Felix Mendelssohn | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 48. | Symphony No. 4 in A major ("Italian"), Op. 90: Mvmt. 4 (Excerpt) 0:43 | |
| Composed by Felix Mendelssohn | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Karl Munch | ||
| 49. | Rondeau, for brass, strings & timpani (from Suite of Symphonies No. 1; "Masterpiece Theater" Theme): [Excerpt] 0:25 | |
| Composed by Jean-Joseph Mouret | ||
| Conducted by Harry Rabinowitz | ||
| Performed by United Kingdom Symphony | ||
| 50. | Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: Andante (Excerpt) 0:51 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by Vienna Symphony Orchestra and Géza Anda | ||
| Conducted by Géza Anda | ||
| 51. | Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major ("Eine kleine Nachtmusik"), K. 525: Mvmt. 1 (Excerpt) 0:51 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 52. | Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492: Overture (Excerpt) 0:26 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 53. | Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): Rondo alla turca (Excerpt) 0:30 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by Walter Hautzig | ||
| 54. | Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Mvmt. 1 (Excerpt) 0:36 | |
| Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | ||
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Jean-François Paillard | ||
| 55. | Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov: Excerpt 0:42 | |
| Composed by Modest Mussorgsky | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 56. | Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel: Great Gate of Kiev (Excerpt) 0:35 | |
| Composed by Modest Mussorgsky | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 57. | Les contes d'Hoffmann, opera in 4 acts: Barcarolle (Excerpt) 0:46 | |
| Composed by Jacques Offenbach | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 58. | Orphée aux enfers, operetta in 2 acts: Theme 2. Can Can (Excerpt) 0:52 | |
| Composed by Jacques Offenbach | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 59. | Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O fortuna (Excerpt) 0:56 | |
| Composed by Carl Orff | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra and New England Conservatory Chorus | ||
| Conducted by Seiji Ozawa | ||
| 60. | Canon and gigue, for 3 violins & continuo in D major, T. 337: Canon (Excerpt) 0:41 | |
| Composed by Johann Pachelbel | ||
| Performed by Baroque Chamber Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Stratta | ||
| 61. | Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter: Montagues & Capulets (Excerpt) 0:50 | |
| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev | ||
| Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 62. | Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Lt. Kijé's Wedding (Excerpt) 0:30 | |
| Composed by Sergey Prokofiev | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 63. | Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma (Excerpt) 1:05 | |
| Composed by Giacomo Puccini | ||
| Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf | ||
| Performed by Jussi Björling, Rome Opera House Orchestra and Rome Opera House Chorus | ||
| 64. | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: Mvmt. 2 (Excerpt) 0:48 | |
| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov | ||
| Conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas | ||
| Performed by Barry Douglas and London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 65. | Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27: Mvmt. 3. Opening (Excerpt) 0:31 | |
| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov | ||
| Conducted by André Previn | ||
| Performed by London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 66. | Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), in A minor for piano & orchestra, Op. 43: Var. 18 (Excerpt) 0:42 | |
| Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra and Leonard Pennario | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 67. | Boléro, ballet for orchestra (or piano): Excerpt 0:41 | |
| Composed by Maurice Ravel | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Karl Munch | ||
| 68. | The Flight of the Bumble Bee, musical picture for orchestra (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan): Excerpt 0:32 | |
| Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 69. | Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra: Adagio (Excerpt) 0:35 | |
| Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo | ||
| Performed by Julian Bream and Monteverdi Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner | ||
| 70. | Il barbière di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), opera: Overture (Excerpt) / Largo al factotum (Excerpt) 0:53 | |
| Composed by Gioachino Rossini | ||
| Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf and Fritz Reiner | ||
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera Orchestra | ||
| 71. | Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell): Theme 2 (Excerpt) 0:41 | |
| Composed by Gioachino Rossini | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 72. | Danse macabre, song for voice & orchestra: Excerpt 0:41 | |
| Composed by Camille Saint-Saëns | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 73. | Gymnopedie for piano No.1: Excerpt 0:41 | |
| Composed by Erik Satie | ||
| Performed by National Philharmonic Choir | ||
| 74. | Symphony No. 8 in B minor ("Unfinished"), D. 759: Excerpt 0:40 | |
| Composed by Franz Schubert | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Karl Munch | ||
| 75. | Ellens Gesang III ("Ave Maria"), song for voice & piano, D. 839 (Op. 52/6): Excerpt 0:49 | |
| Composed by Franz Schubert | ||
| Performed by Robert Shaw Chorale | ||
| 76. | Finlandia Hymn (Finlandia Hymni), for chorus & organ (or harmonium), Op. 113/12: Finale (Excerpt) 0:37 | |
| Composed by Jean Sibelius | ||
| Conducted by Morton Gould | ||
| Performed by Morton Gould & His Orchestra | ||
| 77. | Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1: Excerpt 0:32 | |
| Composed by Jean Sibelius | ||
| Performed by Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste | ||
| 78. | The Stars and Stripes Forever, march for band: Excerpt 0:34 | |
| Composed by John Philip Sousa | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 79. | Semper Fidelis, march for band: Excerpt 0:35 | |
| Composed by John Philip Sousa | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 80. | An der schönen, blauen Donau (On the Beautiful, Blue Danube), waltz for orchestra (with chorus ad lib), Op. 314 (RV 314): Excerpt 0:42 | |
| Composed by Johann Strauss II | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 81. | Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), waltz for orchestra, Op. 325 (RV 325): Excerpt 0:28 | |
| Composed by Johann Strauss II | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 82. | Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176): Fanfare (Excerpt) 0:44 | |
| Composed by Richard Strauss | ||
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Fritz Reiner | ||
| 83. | L'oiseau de feu (The Firebird), ballet in 2 scenes for orchestra: Infernal Dance & Main theme (Excerpt) 1:30 | |
| Composed by Igor Stravinsky | ||
| Conducted by Erich Leinsdorf | ||
| Performed by Boston Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 84. | Nutcracker, ballet, Op. 71: Waltz of the Flowers (Excerpt) 0:29 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 85. | The Swan Lake, ballet, Op. 20: Waltz (Excerpt) 0:27 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 86. | The Sleeping Beauty, ballet, Op. 66: Waltz (Excerpt) 0:26 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 87. | Romeo and Juliet, fantasy-overture for orchestra in B minor (3 versions): Theme 2 (Excerpt) 0:43 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 88. | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Opening (Excerpt) 0:41 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Performed by Barry Douglas and Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 89. | 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49: Finale (Excerpt) 1:01 | |
| Composed by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | ||
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Fritz Reiner | ||
| 90. | Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love"): Excerpt 0:36 | |
| Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
| 91. | Aida, opera: Grand March (Excerpt) 0:37 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Arthur Fiedler | ||
| 92. | Il Trovatore, opera: Anvil Chorus (Excerpt) 0:33 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Conducted by Arturo Basile | ||
| Performed by Rome Opera House Orchestra and Rome Opera House Chorus | ||
| 93. | La Traviata, opera: Libiamo (drinking song) (Excerpt) 0:57 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Performed by Carlo Bergonzi, RCA Italiana Opera Chorus and RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra | ||
| Conducted by Georges Prêtre | ||
| 94. | Requiem Mass, for soloists, chorus & orchestra (Manzoni Requiem): Dies irae (Excerpt) 0:37 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Chorus | ||
| Conducted by Georg Solti | ||
| 95. | Rigoletto, opera: La donna è mobile (Excerpt) 0:40 | |
| Composed by Giuseppe Verdi | ||
| Performed by Plácido Domingo and London Symphony Orchestra | ||
| 96. | Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1), Op.8/1, RV 269: Allegro (Excerpt) 0:26 | |
| Composed by Antonio Vivaldi | ||
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra and Jose-Luis Garcia | ||
| 97. | Violin Concerto, for violin, strings & continuo in F minor ("L'inverno," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 4), Op. 8/4, RV 297: Largo (Excerpt) 0:33 | |
| Composed by Antonio Vivaldi | ||
| Performed by English Chamber Orchestra and Jose-Luis Garcia | ||
| 98. | Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75: Bridal Chorus (Excerpt) 0:39 | |
| Composed by Richard Wagner | ||
| Performed by RCA Victor Orchestra and Robert Shaw Chorale | ||
| 99. | Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), opera, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries (Excerpt) 0:48 | |
| Composed by Richard Wagner | ||
| Conducted by Eugene Ormandy | ||
| Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra | ||
All Music Guide
RCA's Classical Music 101 is a clever execution of a timely concept, collecting (you guessed it) 101 famous classical themes and associating them with the movies, television shows, and commercials that have brought them to the public at large. The intent is to show newcomers that they already know more classical music than they think they do, and in doing so entice them to learn more by exploring RCA's catalog of full-length recordings (conveniently indexed in the track listing). But it is also a convenient reference for those who might need to remind themselves of how a famous tune goes, or forget where the melody that's been stuck in their head all day came from.
Classical Music 101 is not a real listening experience any more than collecting the hooks from every famous pop song onto one CD would be. It's a reference -- a reminder of already familiar things that allows you to connect them with their original contexts. When considered that way, it's a brilliant execution. And since every recording is in splendid RCA sound, often performed by the finest musicians of the last 50 years, the quality is superb. Allen Schrott
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- Format: CD
- Release Date: 09/28/2004
- Label: RCA
- Catalog No.: 63691
- UPC: 828766369120
- Sales Rank: 10,970
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