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1Piano Concerto No. 2. in C minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
piano:
Jorge Luis Prats (pianist)
orchestra:
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff10:06
2Canon in D
orchestra:
Consort of London
conductor:
Robert Haydon Clark
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377
Johann Pachelbel4:44
3Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
clarinet:
Angela Malsbury
orchestra:
London Mozart Players
conductor:
Jane Glover (conductor and music scholar)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:41
4Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: I. Awakening of Pleasant Feelings Upon Arriving in the Country
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
performer:
James Loughran
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: I. Allegro ma non troppo “Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven12:18
5Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo)
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:29
6Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: II. Andante
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:40
7Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo
violin:
Xue Wei (violinist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Ivor Bolton (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn6:05
8Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ
orchestra:
Consort of London
conductor:
Robert Haydon Clark
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni6:36
9Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral” (Finale)
bass vocals:
Gwynne Howell (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Members of the London Symphony Chorus and Sinfonia Chorus (associated with Northern Sinfonia of England)
contralto vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
is based on:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:31
10Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 (Enigma) (Nimrod)
orchestra:
English Symphony Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar4:16
11Messiah (Hallelujah Chorus)
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
orchestra:
London Handel Orchestra
conductor:
Martin Neary (organist and choral conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:01
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