Best of the Summer Proms

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Annotation

collection of tracks often performed as part of the London Promenade Concert season

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-20 13:17 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Music for the Royal Fireworks - La réjouissance
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard (in 1962)
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor) (in 1962)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 14. Lentement (in 1962)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
George Frideric Handel2:29
2Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner7:29
3Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
orchestra:
Monteverdi Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
George Frideric Handel7:05
4The Magic Flute - Overture
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:50
5Jerusalem
choir vocals:
Leeds Festival Chorus (in 1996)
orchestra:
English Northern Philharmonia (English Northern Philharmonia) (in 1996)
conductor:
Paul Daniel (conductor) (in 1996)
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry) (in 1996)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Sir Hubert Parry2:39
6Espana
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra) (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier6:05
7Water Music - Allegro
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1992-03)
producer:
Arthur Johnson (recording producer of classical music) (in 1992-03)
violin:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (in 1992-03)
orchestra:
The Brandenburg Consort (in 1992-03)
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (in 1992-03)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1992-03)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro] (no tempo marking)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: III. Allegro - Andante - Allegro da capo
George Frideric Handel4:18
8The Blue Danube Waltz
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II9:31
9Hungarian Dance no. 3
engineer:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1988-03)
producer:
Jenő Simon (in 1988-03)
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (a.k.a. Budapest Symphony) (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
conductor:
István Bogár (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pacific Music Co., Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura in Budapest, Hungary (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 3 in F major: Allegretto (Brahms orchestration) (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 3 in F major: Allegretto
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1
Johannes Brahms2:20
10Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus
sound engineer:
Johannes Wohlleben
producer:
John H. West (classical engineer/producer)
choir vocals:
Staatschor Kaunas (in 1996)
orchestra:
The Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra) (in 1996)
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Rheingau Musik Festival (1996) (1996)
recorded at:
Kloster Eberbach in Eltville, Hessen, Germany (in 1996)
produced at:
Bauer Studios (Tonstudio Bauer until 1989) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
live 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
George Frideric Handel3:38
111812 Overture
producer and balance engineer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s) (in 1991-01)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни!
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:35
12Rule Britannia
producer:
Richard Killough
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1970-10-12)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1970-10-12)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-10-12)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia! (on 1970-10-12)
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
Thomas Arne0:51

Credits

Release

producer and mastering:Ivor Humphreys
copyrighted (©) by:Classic FM plc (in 2004)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Apex (UK, classical, budget)
helios (UK classical)
Naxos
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
Sony Classical
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6776040 [info]