The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Music of the Middle Ages
▶ CD 2: Music of the Renaissance
▶ CD 3: Baroque Vocal
▶ CD 4: Baroque Instrumental
▶ CD 5: The Classical Symphony
▶ CD 6: The Classical Concerto
▶ CD 7: A Trip to France
▶ CD 8: The Romantic Symphony
▶ CD 9: Cycles and Songs
▶ CD 10: The Virtuoso I
▶ CD 11: The Virtuoso II
▶ CD 12: The Romantic Cello
▶ CD 13: The Virtuoso III
▶ CD 14: Big Voice, Big Orchestra
▶ CD 15: Get Your Programme!
▶ CD 16: New Currents
▶ CD 17: A World Re‐Arranged
▶ CD 18: ¡Viva España!
▶ CD 19: Lasting Impressions
▶ CD 20: Points of View
▶ CD 21: Minimalism
▶ CD 22: Opera – Overtures
▶ CD 23: Opera – Arias
▼ CD 24: Opera – Duets & Choruses
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1Der Freischütz, J. 277: Act 3, “Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen?”
choir vocals:
MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Carlos Kleiber (conductor)
recording of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III. Nr. 15. Jägerchor „Was gleicht wohl auf Erden dem Jägervergnügen?“ (Chor)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
librettist:
Johann Friedrich Kind (German dramatist)
part of:
Der Freischütz: Akt III
Carl Maria von Weber2:31
2La traviata: Act 1, “Libiamo ne’lieti calici” (Brindisi)
engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
baritone vocals:
Bruno Grella (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
bass vocals:
Alfredo Giacomotti (operatic bass) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
choir vocals:
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper (Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Flora]:
Stefania Malagú (mezzo-soprano) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
other vocals:
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor (Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
tenor vocals [Gastone]:
Walter Gullino (tenor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
conductor:
Carlos Kleiber (conductor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
chorus master:
Wolfgang Baumgart (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Bürgerbräukeller in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:58
3Così fan tutte, K. 588: Act 1, “Soave sia il vento”
bass vocals:
Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass-baritone) (in 1988-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano) (in 1988-06)
soprano vocals:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano) and Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1988-06)
tenor vocals:
Ferruccio Furlanetto (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1988-06)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:22
4Lucia di Lammermoor: Act 1, “Chi mi frena in tal momento”
vocals:
Fernando de la Mora (tenor), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano), Juan Pons (baritone), Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone) and Cheryl Studer (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-08)
conductor:
Ion Marin (conductor) (in 1990-08)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-08)
recording of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II, Scena 2. (no. 9c) Sestetto con coro “Chi mi frena in tal momento?” (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Alisa, Coro, Arturo) (in 1990-08)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer)
part of:
Lucia di Lammermoor: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti3:47
5Fidelio, op. 72: Act 1, “O welche Lust, in freier Luft den Atem leicht zu heben!”
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (on 1978-02-21)
solo bass vocals [2nd Prisoner]:
Alfred Šramek (bass-baritone) (on 1978-02-21)
solo tenor vocals [1st Prisoner]:
Karl Terkal (Austrian Tenor) (on 1978-02-21)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (on 1978-02-21)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1978-02-21)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien, Austria (on 1978-02-21)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene II, no. 10a. Prisoner’s Chorus „O welche Lust, in freier Luft“ (Chor, 1st Prisoner, 2nd Prisoner) (on 1978-02-21)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805, in 1814)
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner and Georg Friedrich Treitschke
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven7:18
6Le nozze di figaro, K. 492: Act 3, “Crudel! perchè finora”
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
cello [violoncello]:
Timothy Mason (classical cellist) (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
fortepiano:
Sabine Vatin (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
baritone vocals [Il Conte di Almaviva]:
Rodney Golfry (baritone) (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
soprano vocals [Susanna, sua cameriera e promessa sposa di Figaro]:
Alison Hagley (soprano) (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
balance engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer) (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
concertmaster:
Alison Bury (violinist) (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
recorded at:
Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena II. (no. 17) Duetto “Crudel! Perché finora farmi languir così?” (Il Conte, Susanna) (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III
live recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena II. (no. 17) Duetto “Crudel! Perché finora farmi languir così?” (Il Conte, Susanna) (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:28
7King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z. 628: Act 3, See, See, We Assemble
choir vocals:
The English Concert Choir
orchestra:
The English Concert
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
Henry Purcell3:23
8Don Giovanni, K. 527: Act 2, “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m’invitasti”
choir vocals:
Vocalensemble Rastatt
vocals:
Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (operatic bass), Vitalij Kowaljow (operatic bass) and Luca Pisaroni
orchestra:
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Yannick Nézet‐Séguin (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:36
9Lohengrin, WWV 75: Act 3, “Treulich geführt ziehet dahin”
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
conductor:
Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner4:57
10La Bohème: Act 4, O Mimì, tu più non torni
vocals:
Jerry Hadley (tenor) and Thomas Hampson (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
Giacomo Puccini3:19
11Il Trovatore: Act 2, “Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie” (Anvil Chorus)
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (in 1984)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (in 1984)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1984)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”) (in 1984)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:55
12Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Act 4, “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour”
choir vocals:
Chœur de Radio France
vocals:
Claudia Eder (German mezzo-soprano) and Edita Gruberová (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
Jacques Offenbach3:48
13Nabucco: Act 3, Chorus: “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate”
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi3:56
14Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59, TrV 227: Act 3, “Ist ein Traum, kann nicht wirklich sein”
vocals:
Diana Damrau (soprano), Elīna Garanča (Latvian operatic lyric mezzo-soprano) and Dominik Licht (operatic baritone)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Fabio Luisi (conductor)
Richard Strauss6:17
15Wozzeck: Act 3 Scene 4 (Conclusion) - Scene 5: Street Before Marie’s Door. “Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz”
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Wozzeck: Act 3, Scene 5, Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz, Ringelreih'n
composer:
Alban Berg (composer) (from 1914 until 1922)
part of:
Wozzeck: Act 3
Alban Berg5:10