London Chamber Orchestra

London Chamber Orchestra

Label: Big Eye / The Orchard
Copyright: (c) 2008 Big Eye Records
Audio CD (January 1, 2008)
Genres: Classical.

 

 

 

1. Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood), waltz for orchestra, Op. 354 (RV 354): Vienna Blood (7:13)
Common Name Wiener Blut Vienna Blood Waltz For Orchestra
Catalog No. RV 354
Composer Johann Strauss II (Junior) (1825 - 1899)
Genre Romantic Period / Waltz
Date Written 1873
Period Romantic
Country Austria

2. Nabucco, opera (Nabucodonosor): Slave Chorus (7:19)
Common Name Nabucco Opera Nabucodonosor
Composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1842
Period Romantic
Country Italy

3. Die Walküre, opera, WWV 86b: Ride Of The Valkyries (5:23)
Common Name Walkürenritt, Die Walküre, opera, WWV 86b
Composer Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1854-1856
Period Romantic
Country Germany
Venue Berlin

4. Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zoroaster), tone poem for orchestra, Op. 30 (TrV 176) (8:54)

Common Name Also Sprach Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zoroaster Tone Poem For Orchestra
Composer Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Genre Tone Poem
Date Written 1896
Period Post-Romantic
Country Germany

5. Song Without Words for piano No. 27 in E minor ("Trauermarsch"), Op. 62/3. ''Funeral March'' (2:59)
Common Name Trauermarsch, Song Without Words For Piano
Composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Genre Funeral March / Romantic Period / Song Without Words
Date Written 01/19/1843
Period Romantic

Country Germany

 

 

 

6. Prodana nevesta (The Bartered Bride), opera, JB 1:100: Overture "The Bartered Bride" (6:17)
Common Name Prodana Nevesta The Bartered Bride Opera Jb 1
Composer Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)
Genre Opera
Date Written 1863-1870
Period Post-Romantic
Country Czechoslovakia

7. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): Turkish March (3:40)
Common Name Alla Turca Piano, Piano Sonata 11
Catalog No. K 300I / K 331
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written 1783
Period Classical
Notes Composition written: 1783. Composition revised: Turkey.

8. Carmen, opera: Act 2. La fleur que tu m''avais jetée (Flower Song) (3:56)
Common Name Flower Song From Carmen Opera
Composer Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre Op‚ra-comique / Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1873-1874
Period Romantic
Country France

9. The Swan (from "Carnival of the Animals"), original (for 2 pianos & ensemble) (2:41)

Common Name The Swan From For 2 Pianos & Ensemble
Composer Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Genre Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written 1886
Ensemble Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Period Romantic
Country France

10. La forza del destino, opera: Overture "The Force Of Destiny" (7:10)
Common Name La Forza Del Destino Opera
Composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre Opera / Romantic Period
Date Written 1862
Period Romantic
Country Italy

 

 

11. Clair de lune, for orchestra (from "Suite Bergamasque" for piano), L. 75/3 (4:07)
Common Name Clair De Lune For Orchestra
Catalog No. L 75
Composer Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Genre Character Piece
Date Written 1890-1905
Period Modern
Country France

12. A Midsummer Night''s Dream, incidental music, Op. 61/6: The Wedding March (Hochzeitsmarsch) (4:51)
Common Name A Midsummer Night''s Dream Incidental Music
Composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Genre Romantic Period
Date Written 1843
Period Romantic
Country Germany

13. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67: 1st Movement: Allegro con brio (3:09)
Common Name Symphony 5
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre Classical Period / Symphony
Date Written 1808
Period Classical

14. Concerto For Piano & Orchestra No. 20 In D Minor, K. 466: Ⅱ. Romance (8:44)

Common Name Ⅱ. Romance, Piano Concerto 20
Catalog No. K 466
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written 1785
Period Classical
Country Austria

15. Concerto for violin, strings & continuo in E major ("La Primavera," The Four Seasons; "Il cimento" No. 1)''Spring'': Ⅰ. Allegro (3:31)
Common Name La Primavera, Violin Concerto For Violin Strings & Continuo The Four Seasons
Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre Baroque Period / Concerto
Date Written 1725
Period Baroque
Country Italy

 

 

 

16. Peer Gynt Suite for orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands) No. 1, Op. 46: 7. In the Hall of the Mountain King (2:31)

Common Name Peer Gynt Suite For Orchestra Or Piano Or Piano 4 Hands

Composer Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Genre Romantic Period
Date Written 1874-1875
Period Romantic
Country Norway

17. Prelude a l''apres-midi d''un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86 (10:10)
Common Name Excerp, Prelude A L''apres Midi D''un Faune Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun For Orchestra
Catalog No. L 86
Composer Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Genre Prelude
Date Written 1894
Period Modern
Country France

18. Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4 (3:21)
Common Name Ständchen For Voice & Piano
Catalog No. D 957
Composer Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Genre Art Song / Romantic Period
Date Written 1828
Period Romantic
Country Austria

19. Bagatelles Op.126, No.25 in A minor, WoO 59: Für Elise (3:00)
Common Name Fur Elise, Bagatelle For Piano
Catalog No. WOO 59
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre Bagatelle / Classical Period
Date Written 1810
Period Classical

20. Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron), overture to the operetta "Mein idealer Lebenszweck" (2:31)
Composer Johann Strauss II (Junior) (1825 - 1899)
Genre Romantic Period
Date Written 1885
Period Romantic
Notes Composition written: 1885. Composition revised: Hungary.

 

 

21. Overture "The Magic Flute" K. 620 (6:34)
Common Name The Magic Flute, Opera
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre Classical Period / Opera / Singspiel
Date Written 1791
Period Classical
Country Austria

22. The Swan Lake, ballet Suite, Op. 20a: Act 1, No. 2 Waltz (6:53)

Common Name The Magic Flute, Opera
Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre Classical Period / Opera / Singspiel
Date Written 1791
Period Classical
Country Austria

22. The Swan Lake, ballet Suite, Op. 20a: Act 1, No. 2 Waltz (6:53)
Common Name The Swan Lake Ballet
Composer Pyotr Il''yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre Ballet / Romantic Period
Date Written 1875-1876
Period Romantic
Country Russia

23. Kinderszenen (Childern; Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15, No.7 ''Dreaming'' (2:41)
Common Name Kinderszenen Scenes From Childhood For Piano
Composer Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Genre Romantic Period / Suite
Date Written 1838
Period Romantic
Country Germany

 

24. The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a - 3. Waltz (4:16)
Common Name The Sleeping Beauty Ballet
Composer Pyotr Il''yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre Ballet / Romantic Period
Date Written 1888-1889
Period Romantic
Country Russia

25. Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180 "Raindrops" (5:36)
Common Name Prelude For Piano
Composer Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre Prelude / Romantic Period
Date Written 1838-1839
Period Romantic