The Nation's Favorite Volume One

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1Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 In F major, BWV 1046. 1st Movement : Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach4:19
2Symphony no. 8 in F Major, op. 93. 2nd Movement: Allegretto scherzando
Ludwig van Beethoven3:53
3Eugene Onegin: Act III. Polonaise
Peter Tchaikovsky4:44
4Mass no. 5 in A-flat major, D 678. Sanctus
Franz Schubert3:02
5Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K 620: Overture
orchestra:
Failoni Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:42
6Carmen : « Votre toast »
baritone vocals [Escamillo]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet5:36
7La traviata: "Ah, fors'è lui" … "Sempre libera"
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra (established early 1960s, from the former disbanded RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Sempre libera” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi9:44
8Madam Butterfly: " Ora a noi"
baritone vocals [Sharpless]:
Georg Tichy (baritone)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Miriam Gauci (soprano)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Ora a noi” … “Amico, cercherete” … “Qui troncarla conviene” (Sharpless, Butterfly) (letter scene)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:45
9Violin Concerto no. 1 in G Minor, op. 26. 2nd Movement: Adagio
Max Bruch9:24
10Three Petrarch Sonnets: Sonnet 47
Franz Liszt5:07
11Sonata for Flute and Piano, op. 34 1st Movement: Moderato
Charles‐Marie Widor4:26
12Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Francisco Tárrega3:35