Highlights of Classical Music: Great Waltzes

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1Les Sylphides: Waltz, Op. 18
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VIII. Walzer (in E‐flat major, op. 18 no. 1) (orch. by Douglas)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Waltz no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin5:26
2La damnation de Faust: Ballet des Sylphes
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Deuxième Partie : Scène 7. Ballet des sylphes (Orchestre)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Deuxième Partie
Hector Berlioz2:22
3La damnation de Faust: Danse des follets
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Troisième Partie : Scène 12. Menuet des Feux follets … « Maintenant, chantons à cette belle … » (Méphistophélès)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
librettist:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) and Almire Gandonnière (librettiste français)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Troisième Partie
Hector Berlioz6:46
4Coppelia: Festive Dance and Waltz of the Hours
orchestra:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Heinz Fricke (conductor) and Peter Wohlert (conductor, Alfred Scholz related)
performer:
Heinz Fricke (conductor)
recording of:
Coppélia : Ballet Suite: Festival of the Clocks and Dance of the Hours
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
part of:
Coppélia : Ballet Suite
recording of:
Coppélia : Tableau III, No. 20g. (7b) Danse de fête
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
part of:
Coppélia : Tableau III
Léo Delibes6:20
5Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers
orchestra:
Dresden State Orchestra (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:39
6Waltz in A flat, Op. 39 No. 15
recording of:
Waltz, op. 39 no. 15 (catch-all for unknown arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
Johannes Brahms2:24
7Les Sylphides: Waltz, Op 64 No. 2
recording of:
Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 213)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin4:50
8Waltz, Op 54 No. 1
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
recording of:
2 Waltzes, op. 54, B. 105: No. 1: Moderato in A major (for strings, arr. of waltz no. 1)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1879-12-01 until 1880-01-17)
strings arranger:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1879-12-09 until 1880-03)
arrangement of:
Waltzes, op. 54, B. 101: no. 1: Moderato in A major
part of:
Waltzes, op. 54, B. 105 (for string quartet +double bass ad lib)
Antonín Dvořák3:43
9Les Sylphides: Waltz, Op. 70 No. 1
recording of:
Les Sylphides: III. Walzer (in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1) (orch. Roy Douglas)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Waltz no. 11 in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Frédéric Chopin2:29
10Serenade for Strings, Op. 48: Waltz
orchestra:
Berliner Kammerorchester (Berlin Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Peter Wohlert (conductor, Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:48
11Serenade for Strings, Op. 22: II. Tempo di valse
orchestra:
Berlin Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Peter Wohlert (conductor, Alfred Scholz related)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1875-05-03 until 1875-05-14)
revised by:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Smyčcová serenáda E dur, op. 22, B. 52 (Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52)
Antonín Dvořák55:58
12Valse triste, Op. 44
orchestra:
Dresden Philharmonic (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert Kegel (conductor)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius4:43
13Swan Lake: Waltz
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I, no. 2: Valse, Tempo di valse
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I (ed. Drigo)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: II. Valse
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:53
14Coppelia: Machine Music and Waltz
recording of:
Coppélia : Ballet Suite: Music of the Automata and Waltz
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
part of:
Coppélia : Ballet Suite
Léo Delibes5:12
15The Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a: V. Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a (Suite)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:13

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