Classic Moods: Romanza: Music of Tenderness and Love

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1Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor: I. Moderato
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (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 Rachmaninov10:52
2Pavane
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré5:34
3Songs of the Auvergne: Baïlèro
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Jacquillat (conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube4:51
4Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:46
5La Bohème: Che gelida manina
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:35
6Moonlight Sonata: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895-1956)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:38
7Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
cello:
Jacqueline du Pré (cellist) (in 1962-07, on 1962-07-21)
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer) (in 1962-07, on 1962-07-21)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (on 1962-07-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1995) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1962-07, on 1962-07-21)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1962-07-21)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1962-07)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:54
8Gymnopédie no. 1
piano:
Anne Queffélec (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:37
9Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber9:37
10Rusalka: Song to the Moon
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stefan Soltész (conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák5:57
11Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
guitar:
Julian Bream (British classical guitarist and lutenist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo10:56
12Swan Lake: Act IV. Final Scene
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
conductor:
John Lanchbery (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act IV, no. 29: Scene finale: Andante - Allegro agitato - Alla breve. Moderato e maestoso (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act IV
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky5:52