I Love Classical Music

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Polonaise from Eugene OneginPeter Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:50
2Adagio in G minor
harp:
Xavier de Maistre (harpist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Tomaso Albinoni4:59
3E lucevan le stelle from Tosca
tenor vocals:
Vittorio Grigolo (Italian tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:10
4Clarinet Concerto in A major: Adagio
clarinet:
Richard Stoltzman (clarinetist) (in 1990)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1990)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (in 1990)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:27
5Suite in D minor: SarabandeGeorg Friedrich Händel2:39
6Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus and EurydikeChristoph Willibald Gluck3:30
7Für Elise
piano:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:11
8Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:27
9Sonata no. 14: Adagio sostenutoLudwig van Beethoven6:10
10O mio babbino caro from Gianni SchicchiGiacomo Puccini2:27
11Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5: Largo
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist) (on 1958-05-01)
violin:
Charles Libove (on 1958-05-01)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (on 1958-05-01)
conductor:
Vladimir Golschmann (conductor) (on 1958-05-01)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-05-01)
recording of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (on 1958-05-01)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach2:58
12Choral - Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ
piano:
Simone Dinnerstein (pianist)
recording of:
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
Johann Sebastian Bach3:38
13Fantasia on Greensleeves
violin:
David Nadien (on 1969-12-08)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1969-12-08)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1969-12-08)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-12-08)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (on 1969-12-08)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams5:02
14Nocturnes no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 9
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin5:24
15Invitation to the Dance
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Aufforderung zum Tanz, op. 65 (orchestration not indicated)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
orchestration of:
Aufforderung zum Tanze, op. 65 (for piano)
Carl Maria von Weber6:46
16Symphony no. 40: Molto allegro
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:17
17Nessun dorma! from Turandot
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
performer:
Luis Cobos
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 Puccini3:02
CD 2
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1Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio
guitar:
Julian Bream (British classical guitarist and lutenist)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo10:38
2Consolation no. 3
piano:
Lang Lang (Chinese pianist)
recording of:
Consolation in D-flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
Franz Liszt4:19
3Concerto no. 21: Andante
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist) (from 1991-02-09 until 1991-02-11)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1991-02-09 until 1991-02-11)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (from 1991-02-09 until 1991-02-11)
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 1991-02-09 until 1991-02-11)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (from 1991-02-09 until 1991-02-11)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:37
4Cello Suite no. 1: Prélude
engineer:
Tom Lazarus
producer:
Richard Einhorn
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist) (on 1982-02-23)
recorded at:
Vanguard Studios (23rd Street, New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1982-02-23)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (on 1982-02-23)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007
Johann Sebastian Bach2:29
5Liebestraum - Notturno no. 3
piano:
Khatia Buniatishvili (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt5:21
6Eine kleine Nachtmusik: IV. Rondo. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:03
7Symphony no. 7: II. Allegretto
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven9:06
8Trio from Quintet no. 5: III. Minuetto
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist) (from 1993-04-19 until 1993-04-21) and Sharon Robinson (cellist) (from 1993-04-19 until 1993-04-21)
viola:
Jaime Laredo (violinist & conductor) (from 1993-04-19 until 1993-04-21)
violin:
Cho-Liang Lin (violinist & conductor) (from 1993-04-19 until 1993-04-21) and Isaac Stern (violinist) (from 1993-04-19 until 1993-04-21)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (from 1993-04-19 until 1993-04-21)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (composer) (in 1771)
part of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5
Luigi Boccherini3:42
9Morning Mood from Peer Gynt Suite no. 1
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:18
10Adagio for Strings from String Quartet, op. 11
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein
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 Barber9:58
11La gazza ladra - The Thieving Magpie Overture
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioacchino Rossini9:17