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▼ CD 1
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1Swan (Carnival of the Animals)
orchestra:
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:10
2Minuet (String Quintet in E)
strings:
Günter Kehr Quintet
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (composer) (in 1771)
part of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5
Luigi Boccherini4:09
3Ave Maria (Arr'd from Bach Prelude in C)
orchestra:
Hans Hagen & His Orchestra
conductor:
Hans Hagen (Austrian conductor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles‐François Gounod2:58
4Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:31
5Adagio
organ:
Douglas Haas (Canadian organist)
orchestra:
Württemberg Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jörg Faerber (conductor)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:16
6Hungarian Dance No.5
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
part of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1
Johannes Brahms2:23
7Montagus and Capulets (Romeo & Juliet)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев3:47
8Lovers Parting (Romeo & Juliet)
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor)
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев3:04
9Night on Bald Mountain
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
partial recording of:
A Night on the Bare Mountain (unknown version, use as last resort)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (composer)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский4:04
10Jupiter
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst7:53
11Adagio
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Schenck (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber9:11
12Stabat Mater
contralto vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Margaret Marshall (Scots soprano active in late 20th century)
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi4:00
13Libera Me Domine
choir vocals:
Chorale des Jeunesses Musicales de France
conductor:
Louis Martini (French conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VI. Libera me
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré5:03
14Adagietto (Symphony No.5)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Harold Farberman (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler12:09
15Andante Cantabile
string quartet:
Copenhagen String Quartet
partial recording of:
Andante cantabile, TH 63, ČW 348 (for cello and string orchestra)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
Home of Marie de Benardaky in Paris (on 1888-02-28)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 63) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 348)
arrangement of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:09
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1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Donald Johanos (conductor)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
Aaron Copland2:34
2William Tell Overture (Finale)
orchestra:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace) (Lone Ranger theme)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
Gioachino Rossini3:41
3Overture to Die Meistersinger
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jerzy Semkow (conductor)
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner9:50
4Polovitsian Dances (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Heinrich Hollreiser (conductor)
partial recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин4:56
5Hungarian Dance No.2
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2 (original piano solo version)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106
Franz Liszt4:40
6Stars and Stripes Forever
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
John Philip Sousa3:40
7Habanera from Carmen
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Alfred Scholz
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet2:14
8Gran Partita (Adagio)
orchestra:
New York Philomusica Winds
conductor:
Robert Johnson (hornist and conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B-flat major, K. 370a/361 "Gran partita": III. Adagio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1781)
part of:
Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B-flat major, K. 370a/361 "Gran partita"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:46
9Oboe Concerto in D minor (II Andante e spiccato)
instruments:
Helmut Hucke (oboist)
orchestra:
Southwest German Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Angerer (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: I. Andante e spiccato
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935
Alessandro Marcello3:46
10Un Bel Di from Madama Butterfly
soprano vocals:
Eugenia Moldoveanu (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Paul Popescu (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:53
11Nessun Dorma from Turandot
recording engineer:
Eric Tomlinson (British recording engineer) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02) and Daniel Gable (engineer) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
producer:
Christopher Todd Landor (producer / found of label Musical Concepts)
mixer:
Eric Tomlinson (British recording engineer)
choir vocals:
Prague Philharmonic Choir (Prague Philharmonic Choir) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
tenor vocals:
John Oakman (tenor) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
vocals:
Prague Philharmonic Choir (Prague Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Czech Symphony Orchestra (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
conductor:
Julian Bigg (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
chorus master:
Pavel Kühn (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Christopher Todd Landor (producer / found of label Musical Concepts) (in 1992)
recorded at:
FHS Studios in Praha (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1992-06-01 until 1992-06-02)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:30
12Meditation from Thais
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Frank Shipway (British conductor)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:10
13Greensleeves
harp:
Elena Polonska (harpist)
[anonymous]1:53
14Granada from Suite espanola
guitar:
Konrad Ragossnig (lutenist)
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: I. Granada (Serenata) (for solo piano)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
part of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47 (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz4:02
15Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
brass:
Chicago Symphony Brass
conductor:
Barry Faldner
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:24
16Toccata in D minor
organ:
Walter Kraft (organist / composer)
recording of:
Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1708)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: L144) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 913)
revision of:
Toccata in D minor, BWV 913a (early version of BWV 913a)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:25
17Also Sprach Zarathustra (Sunrise)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra (op 30; TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:46
18Mars from The Planets
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst2:57
19Can-Can from Orpheus
orchestra:
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Kunzel (conductor)
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Can-can (Ouverture / Acte II. Galop infernal) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
is based on:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (widely known as “Can-can”)
Jacques Offenbach1:26
20Bolero
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel5:13

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