Great Summer of Music: Music from BBC Proms 93

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prerecorded promenade concert (proms) type music to promote the 1993 proms

Only available until 13th August 1993

Annotation last modified on 2019-06-27 17:43 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Pastoral Symphony, 5th Movement
orchestra:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
dedicated to:
Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz and Андрей Кириллович Разумовский
premiered at:
Ludwig van Beethoven at Theater an der Wien (1808-12-22)
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien, Austria (on 1808-12-22)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 68)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Ludwig van Beethoven9:05
2The Wand of Youth: Slumber Scene
orchestra:
Welsh National Opera Orchestra
recording of:
The Wand of Youth Suite no. 1, op. 1a: VI. Slumber Scene
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
The Wand of Youth Suite no. 1, op. 1a
Edward Elgar4:03
3Eine kleine nachtmusik: 1st Movement
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:46
4Water Music: Hornpipe
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
George Frideric Handel2:22
5Hebrides Overture
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1978-12)
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor) (in 1978-12)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1978-12)
recording of:
Die Hebriden, op. 26 (Fingal's Cave) (in 1978-12)
premiered in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1832-05-14)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 26) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 7)
Felix Mendelssohn510:10
6Symphony no. 2: Andante marziale
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": II. Andantino marziale, quasi moderato (1880 revision [commonly performed])
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1872)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1879 until 1880)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian" (1880 revision [commonly performed])
revision of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor, op. 17 "Little Russian": II. Andante marciale quasi Moderato (original 1872 version [rarely performed])
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:10
7Scheherazade: 3rd Movement
solo violin:
Rainer Küchl (Austrian violinist)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov10:59
8Symphony no. 9: Ode to Joy
bass vocals:
Karl Ridderbusch (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Gwyneth Jones (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jess Thomas (tenor)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
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 Beethoven7:40
9Piano Concerto: Adagio
piano:
Lilya Zilberstein (pianist) (in 1993-03)
orchestra:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (in 1993-03)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (in 1993-03)
recorded at:
Göteborgs konserthus in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Sweden (in 1993-03)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio (in 1993-03)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg6:22
10Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Norman Del Mar (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Edward Elgar5:53