Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)

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composer:Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
referred to in medleys:Napoleon Peace: France: Cancan (Sid Meier's Civilization V)
Can Can You Party (order: 1)
later parody versions:Call Me If You Can‐Can
later versions:Bon soir, Herr Kommissar
Can Can (“Bad Manners” version)
Orphée aux enfers : Can-can (Ouverture / Acte II. Galop infernal) (arrangement for barrel organ)
Super Mario Bros. Can Can
part of:Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
is the basis for:Can Can (CAN version)
Can Can World
Kick the Can
Napoleon War: France: Cancan (Sid Meier's Civilization V)
Orphée aux enfers : Can-can (Ouverture / Acte II. Galop infernal) (catch-all for arrangements)
The French Can-Can Polka
The Pitch (Spectacular Spectacular) (Moulin Rouge!)
Yes We Can Can
不死身BGM (Invincibility BGM, Super Mario Land)
music quoted in:The Periodic Table Song (2018 UPDATE!)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1929-11-05Cancan d’Orphée aux enfersBerliner Philharmoniker, Carl Schuricht1:47
1971-11-29Ein Lokal mach' ma auf (live, 1971-11-28)live, medley and partialPeter Alexander & Vico Torriani10:20
1971Ein Lokal mach' ma auf: Ein Lokal mach' ma auf / In einem kleinen Café in Hernals / Im blauen Bock / In der alten Hafenbarmedley and partialPeter Alexander & Vico Torriani8:00
2016-02-22Orphée aux enfers: Can‐canliveFilarmonica della Scala, Georges Prêtre3:22
2016Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-CanWiener Philharmoniker, Semyon Bychkov2:41
“Can‐Can” from Orpheus in the UnderworldRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2:14
1st Class Restaurant: Orpheus – Can CanViva La Musica String Quartet1:30
Can Can[unknown]2:10
Can Can (stereo)New York Philharmonic, André Kostelanetz?:??
Can Canpartial[unknown]0:29
Can Can[unknown]2:08
Can CanBratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd3:16
Can CanWiener Opernball Orchester, Uwe Theimer2:16
Can Canpartial[unknown]0:10
Can Can – uit Orpheus in der UnterweltKoninklijk Filharmonisch Orkest van Vlaanderen, Günter Neuhold2:11
Can Can (aus Orpheus in der Unterwelt, Ouverture)Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler1:50
Can Can (from "Orpheus in the Underworld")[unknown]2:05
Can Can from 'Orpheus in the Underworld'National Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gerhardt2:04
Can Can from Orpheus in the UnderworldRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Reed2:17
Can Can from Orpheus in the UnderworldRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2:19
Can Can from Orpheus in the Underworld[unknown]2:17
Can-CanAdelaide Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier2:11
Can-CanLondon Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein2:06
Can-Can (excerpt)partialSesame Street1:18
Can-Can (from Orpheus in the Undeworld)BBC Concert Orchestra, Ashley Lawrence3:41
Can-Can aus 'Orphée aux Enfers'London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Mackerras2:05
Can-Can from “Orpheus in the Underworld”Royal Philharmonic Orchestra2:12
Can-Can from Orpheus in the UnderworldJonathan Carney, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philip Ellis2:13
Can-Can from Orpheus in the UnderworldRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Reed2:17
Can-Can from Orpheus in the UnderworldCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux2:11
Can-Can from Orpheus in the UnderworldRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2:15
Can‐Can (from “Moulin Rouge”)WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln, Pinchas Steinberg1:40
Can‐Can from Orpheus in the UnderworldSlovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannes Wildner5:22
Galop (Can-Can)liveThe Queensland Orchestra, Ola Rudner2:29
Galop infernalMurat Cem Orhan & Ege Semercioğlu2:21
KankanLondynska Orkiestra Symfoniczna, George Richter2:03
Medley can canmedleyPhilippe Dutheil2:45
Orfeo en los infiernos: Obertura, "Can-can"Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española, Enrique García Asensio1:58
Orfeu nos infernos: Can CanKonzerthausorchester Berlin, Isaiah Jackson2:10
Orfeus i underverdenen: Can-canDen Slovakiske Stats Filharmoniske Orkester (Kosice), Andrew Walter5:19
Orphée aux enfersPhilharmonic Symphony of London, Charles Gerhardt2:11
Orphée aux enfers : CancanPhilharmonia Orchestra1:58
Orphée aux enfers : Galop infernal (Can-Can)Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel1:30
Orphée aux enfers (cancan)Lorin Maazel2:10
Orphee aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), Act II: Can-CanSlovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice, Johannes Wildner2:21
Orphée aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld): Act II: "Infernal Galop"[unknown]2:12
Orphée aux enfers, Can Can[unknown]2:10
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal ("Can-can")St. Petersburg New Philharmony Orchestra, Александр Титов2:12
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4. « Ce bal est original »Yann Beuron, Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon, Steven Cole, Natalie Dessay, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Véronique Gens, Étienne Lescroart, Laurent Naouri, Patricia Petibon, Lydie Pruvot, Jennifer Smith, Orchestre National de Lyon, Marc Minkowski1:48
Orphée aux enfers: Entr'acte before Act III & Galop infernalOrchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson2:54
Orpheus in der UnterweltHans Wolfgang Schmitz, Chor der Kölner Oper, Philharmonia Hungarica, Willy Mattes0:58
Orpheus in der Unterwelt »Can-Can« aus der OuvertürePhilharmonia Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner2:40
Orpheus in der Unterwelt: 'Can Can'livePhilharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Ulm, James Allen Gähres1:27
Orpheus in der Unterwelt: Can-can (The Cutting Edge)Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel2:07
Orpheus in der Unterwelt: Höllen-CancanWiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel2:09
Orpheus in der Unterwelt: Ouvertüre - Can-CanWiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel2:09
Orpheus in der Unterwelt: Ouvertüre "Cancan"London Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Müller-Lampertz2:01
Orpheus In the Underworld - Can-CanLorin Maazel2:09
Orpheus in the Underworld / Thunder & Lightning Polka / Hungarian Dance no. 5 / Galop / Medley / Hora staccato / Orpheus in the Underworld (Classics on 45 no. 4)medley and partialThe Neon Philharmonic Orchestra5:00
Orpheus in the Underworld Overture (Can-Can)Royal Promenade Orchestra, Alfred Gehardt2:00
Orpheus in the Underworld, Act II Scene 2: HöllengaloppDas Kölner Rundfunkorchester, Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pinchas Steinberg1:41
Orpheus in the Underworld, Act II: Can-CanSlovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice, Johannes Wildner5:22
Orpheus in the Underworld, Act II: Can-Can (From "Midnight in Paris")WDR Rundfunkchor Köln, WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln1:40
Orpheus in the Underworld: “Can-Can”[unknown]?:??
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can Can[unknown]2:11
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can Can[unknown]1:52
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can CanDetroit Symphony Orchestra, Paul Paray2:07
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-canRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra, Frank Shipway2:10
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-Can[unknown]1:25
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-CanRoyal Philharmonic Orchestra2:09
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-CanLondon Promenade Orchestra, Eric Hammerstein2:06
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-CanFestival Symphony Orchestra, Leonid Malyshev2:12
Orpheus in the Underworld: Can, Can (Titanic)Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannes Wildner5:22
Orpheus in the Underworld: Galop Infernal ("Can-Can")Lotus2:10
Orpheus in the Underworld: Galop to the Hell[unknown]1:40
Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop "Can-Can" (live)Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner2:10
Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture[unknown]1:59
Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture (Can-Can)Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Frank Shipway2:12
Кан Кан[unknown]2:01