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Power Classics

Eugene Ormandy · Fritz Reiner · Arthur Fiedler · Arturo Basile · Charles Munch · Georg Solti · Georges Prêtre · Morton Gould · Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Philadelphia Orchestra

RCA Victor19941h 12m14 tracks
MusicBrainz

Power Classics (1994), CD, on RCA Victor. Music by Giuseppe Verdi, Richard Strauss, Aram Khachaturian, Ferde Grofé, performed by Eugene Ormandy, Fritz Reiner, Arthur Fiedler, Arturo Basile; 14 tracks.

Composers

Giuseppe Verdi2Richard Strauss2Aram Khachaturian1Ferde Grofé1Gustav Holst1Hector Berlioz1Ludwig van Beethoven1Manuel de Falla1Maurice Ravel1Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky1Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1Richard Wagner1

Tracklist

01

Also sprach Zarathustra - Fanfare

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

1:50
02

The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

7:00
03

Pictures at an Exhibition - Great Gate of Kiev

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Tableaux d’une exposition

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

5:23
04

Requiem - Dies Irae

Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem

Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus

2:03
05

Il Trovatore - Anvil Chorus

Giuseppe Verdi - Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari)

Arturo Basile

2:54
06

Ritual Fire Dance

Manuel de Falla - El amor brujo

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

4:01
07

Boléro (conclusion)

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra

10:50
08

Symphonie Fantastique - March to the Scaffold

Hector Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, op. 14

Georges Prêtre, Boston Symphony Orchestra

4:49
09

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68: Thunderstorm

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

4:04
10

Ein Heldenleben - Battle Scene

Richard Strauss - Ein Heldenleben

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

8:53
11

Ride of the Valkyries

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra

5:30
12

Gayne - Sabre Dance

Aram Khachaturian - Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55

Arthur Fiedler, Boston Pops

2:28
14

Grand Canyon Suite - Cloudburst

Ferde Grofé - Grand Canyon Suite

Morton Gould

8:33
15

1812 Overture - Finale

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

3:27