The History of Classical Music in 24 Hours

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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
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1Don Giovanni, K. 527, Prague version 1787: Act 1, “Madamina, il catalogo è questo”
vocals:
Ildebrando d’Arcangelo (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
conductor:
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:48
2La Bohème: Act 1, “Che gelida manina”
vocals:
Jerry Hadley (tenor) (on 1987-06-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (on 1987-06-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1987-06-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (on 1987-06-07)
live recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (on 1987-06-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:16
3Il barbiere di Siviglia, ed. Alberto Zedda: Act 1 no. 2, Cavatina: “Largo al factotum”
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Hermann Prey (baritone) (in 1971-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1971-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:36
4Carmen, WD 31: Act 1, Chanson et duo: “Près des remparts de Séville”
producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
editor:
Joachim Niss
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen, une bohémienne]:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
tenor vocals [Don José, un brigadier]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
balance engineer:
Karl‐August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use "Deutsche Grammophon") and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
George Watson’s College in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 1977-08) and St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-09)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José) (from 1977-08 until 1977-09)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:33
5La traviata: Act 1, Sempre libera
vocals:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) and Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany)
conductor:
Carlos Kleiber (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi3:19
6Turandot: Act 3, Nessun dorma!
choir vocals:
London Voices
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor) and London Voices
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Mark Elder (conductor)
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
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 Puccini3:28
7Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Act 3, “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (Isoldes Liebestod)
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Birgit Nilsson (soprano) (in 1966-08)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (in 1966-08)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1966-08)
recorded at:
Bayreuther Festspiele 1966
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus in Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany (in 1966-08)
live recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (in 1966-08)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:16
8Tosca: Act 2, “Vissi d’arte, vissi d’amore”
baritone vocals:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II
Giacomo Puccini3:37
9Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Erster Aufzug, Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja (Papageno)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone) (in 1964-06)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1964-06)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (in 1964-06)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1964-06)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno) (in 1964-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:37
10Il barbiere di Siviglia, ed. Alberto Zedda: Act 1, Una voce poco fa
executive producer:
Karl Faust (producer)
producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Karl Faust (producer)
baritone vocals [Figaro, barbiere]:
Hermann Prey (baritone) (in 1971-09)
bass vocals [Bartolo, dottore in medicina]:
Enzo Dara (operatic bass) (in 1971-09)
bass vocals [Basilio, maestro di musica]:
Paolo Montarsolo (operatic bass) (in 1971-09)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Rosina, pupilla di Bartolo]:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1971-09)
vocals:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1971-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1971-09)
balance engineer:
Hans-Peter Schweigmann
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” (Rosina) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5b. “Sì, sì, la vincerò” (Rosina, Figaro) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:33
11Pagliacci: Act 1,“Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba”
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
tenor vocals [Canio (Pagliaccio)]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
chorus master:
Roberto Benaglio (conductor)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1965-09-29 until 1965-10-05)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (from 1965-09 until 1965-10)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo4:06
12Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Zweiter Aufzug, Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen (Königin der Nacht)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
soprano vocals [Königin der Nacht]:
Roberta Peters (soprano) (in 1964-06)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (in 1964-06)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1964-06)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (in 1964-06)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1964-06)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (in 1964-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:59
13Eugene Onegin, op. 24, TH. 5: Act 3, “Lyubvi vsye vozrasti pokorni”
bass vocals:
Paata Burchuladze (operatic bass) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1988)
recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие III, картина 1, no. 20a. Ария князя Гремина “Любви все возрасты покорны” (Prince Gremin’s Aria “Lyubvi vse vozrasty pokorny”) (in 1988)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие третье
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:58
14L’elisir d’amore: Act 2, “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Gösta Winbergh (tenor) (in 1986)
vocals:
Gösta Winbergh (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (in 1986)
conductor:
Gabriele Ferro (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (in 1986)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:27
15Le nozze di figaro, K. 492: Act 1, “Non più andrai”
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
instruments and orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
bass vocals and bass-baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer) (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
balance engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer) (from 1993-06 until 1993-07: bass-baritone vocals)
recorded at:
Queen Elizabeth Hall (Southbank Centre) in Lambeth, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1993-06 until 1993-07)
edit of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act I, Scene VIII. No. 10 Aria "Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso" (Figaro) (w/ applause) by Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer), English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro) (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 I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:35
16Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act 3, “Thy hand, Belinda… When I am laid in earth”
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dido, Queen of Carthage]:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1988-07)
orchestra and performer:
The English Concert (in 1988-07)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1988-07)
balance engineer:
Hans-Peter Schweigmann
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-07)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (in 1988-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (in 1988-07)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell4:27
CD 24: Opera – Duets & Choruses