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1Gregorian Chant (excerpt)
sound engineer:
Giovanni Melloncelli
choir vocals:
Nova Schola Gregoriana (Italian gregorian vocal ensemble) (on 1992-08-03)
conductor:
Alberto Turco (on 1992-08-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mantua) in Italy (on 1992-08-03)
[anonymous]2:05
2O ignis spiritus (excerpt)
engineer:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
producer:
Judy Lieber (producer) and Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15)
solo soprano vocals:
Rebecca Outram (soprano) (from 1992-12-14 until 1992-12-15), Lisa Beckley (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15), Carys-Anne Lane (soprano) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15) and Deborah Mackay (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15)
partial recording of:
Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum: O ignis Spiritus paracliti
composer:
Hildegard von Bingen (German medieval saint)
part of:
Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum
part of:
Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum
Hildegard of Bingen1:41
3Missa “Papae Marcelli” (excerpt)
engineer:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
producer:
Murray Khouri (clarinettist and producer)
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1991-09-24 until 1991-09-25)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1991-09-24 until 1991-09-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Dorchester Abbey in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-09-24 until 1991-09-25)
partial recording of:
Missa Papae Marcelli
composer:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (composer)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina2:10
4“When I Am Laid to Earth” (Dido’s Lament) from Dido and Aeneas (excerpt)
engineer:
Chris Craker (UK musician, producer, engineer and label manager) and Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
producer:
Chris Craker (UK musician, producer, engineer and label manager)
soprano vocals:
Kym Amps (English soprano) (from 1994-10-16 until 1994-10-18)
orchestra:
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (UK vocal & instrumental ensemble) (from 1994-10-16 until 1994-10-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1997)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-10-16 until 1994-10-18)
partial recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell2:21
5The Four Seasons (excerpt)
producer:
Guenter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
partial recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
Antonio Vivaldi1:53
6Zadok the Priest (excerpt)
engineer:
Richard Millard (engineer)
producer:
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood
choir vocals:
Tallis Chamber Choir (from 2002-02-21 until 2002-02-22)
orchestra:
Royal Academy Consort (from 2002-02-21 until 2002-02-22)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 2002-02-21 until 2002-02-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 2002)
recorded at:
Dukes Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2002-02-21 until 2002-02-22)
partial recording of:
Coronation Anthem no. 1, HWV 258 “Zadok the Priest”: I. Zadok the Priest (from 2002-02-21 until 2002-02-22)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
recording of:
Coronation Anthem no. 1, HWV 258 “Zadok the Priest”: II. And All the People Rejoic’d (from 2002-02-21 until 2002-02-22)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
partial recording of:
Coronation Anthem no. 1, HWV 258 “Zadok the Priest”: III. God Save the King! (from 2002-02-21 until 2002-02-22)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
George Frideric Handel2:11
7Brandenberg Concerto no. 2 (excerpt)
producer:
Uwe Walter (classical engineer) (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
editor:
Uwe Walter (classical engineer)
orchestra:
Cologne Chamber Orchestra (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
conductor:
Helmut Müller‐Brühl (conductor) (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Studios of Deutschland Radio, Cologne in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (from 1999-03 until 1999-04)
partial recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
dedicated to:
Christian Ludwig (Margrave of Brandenburg)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 1047)
part of:
Six concerts avec plusieurs instruments (Brandenburg concertos)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:57
8“Surprise” Symphony no. 94 (excerpt)
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) and Karol Kopernický (producer)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (in 1988-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czechoslovak Radio (Bratislava) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1988-09)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1791)
premiered at:
Hanover Square Rooms in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1792-03-23)
part of:
Hoboken-Verzeichnis (number: Hob. I:94)
Joseph Haydn2:00
9Clarinet Concerto in A (excerpt)
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) and Karol Kopernický (producer)
clarinet:
Ernst Ottensamer (clarinetist) (from 1989-10-01 until 1989-10-15)
orchestra:
Vienna Mozart Academy (from 1989-10-01 until 1989-10-15)
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor) (from 1989-10-01 until 1989-10-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Haydn Hall of Austria Tabakwerk in Hainburg an der Donau, Niederösterreich, Austria (from 1989-10-01 until 1989-10-15)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
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 Mozart2:18
10Symphony no. 5 (excerpt)
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth
orchestra:
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (from 1995-06-09 until 1995-06-16)
conductor:
Béla Drahos (flutist and conductor) (from 1995-06-09 until 1995-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Italian Institute in Budapest, Hungary (from 1995-06-09 until 1995-06-16)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven2:11
11Violin Concerto no. 1 (excerpt)
engineer:
Otto Nopp (producer and engineer)
producer:
Beata Jankowska (engineer/editor/producer)
violin:
Ilya Kaler (violinist) (from 1992-09-03 until 1992-09-06)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1992-09-03 until 1992-09-06)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1992-09-03 until 1992-09-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Studio Koncertowe Radia Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie, Poland (from 1992-09-03 until 1992-09-06)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21: III. Rondò - Allegro spiritoso
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (composer and violinist) (from 1815 until 1816)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21
Niccolò Paganini2:01
12Prelude no. 15 (“The Raindrop”) (excerpt)
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
piano:
İdil Biret (pianist) (in 1992-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Clara-Wieck-Auditorium (Sandhausen/Heidelberg) in Sandhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1992-02)
partial recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D-flat major, op. 28: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin2:15
13“The Pearl Fishers Duet” (excerpt)
engineer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer)
producer:
Karol Kopernický (producer)
baritone vocals:
Igor Morozov (baritone, born 1948) (from 1994-02-15 until 1994-02-24)
tenor vocals:
Janez Lotrič (Slovenian tenor) (from 1994-02-15 until 1994-02-24)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1994-02-15 until 1994-02-24)
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor) (from 1994-02-15 until 1994-02-24)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1994-02-15 until 1994-02-24)
partial recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet2:07
141812 Overture (excerpt)
producer and balance engineer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (municipal building; for concert or recording venue, please use Watford Colosseum) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
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 Tchaikovsky1:30
15By the Beautiful Blue Danube (excerpt)
producer:
Guenter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Strauss Festival Orchestra (from 1988-01-11 until 1988-01-21)
conductor:
André Lenárd (conductor) (from 1988-01-11 until 1988-01-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czechoslovak Radio in Bratislava in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1988-01-11 until 1988-01-21)
partial 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 Jr.2:01
16Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor (excerpt)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (from 1989-05-22 until 1989-05-27)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava) (from 1989-05-22 until 1989-05-27)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1989-05-22 until 1989-05-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1989-05-22 until 1989-05-27)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch2:03
17The “Anvil Chorus” from Il trovatore (excerpt)
producer:
Will Humburg (conductor)
choir vocals:
Budapest Festival Chorus (from 1994-10-03 until 1994-10-16)
orchestra:
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra) (from 1994-10-03 until 1994-10-16)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor) (from 1994-10-03 until 1994-10-16)
balance engineer:
Gábor Mocsáry
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Italian Institute, Budapest in Budapest, Hungary (from 1994-10-03 until 1994-10-16)
partial recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi1:52
18The Ride of the Valkyries (excerpt)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988-10)
conductor:
Uwe Mund (in 1988-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czechoslovak Radio (Bratislava) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1988-10)
partial 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 Wagner1:57
19Enigma Variations (excerpt)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (from 1995-09-07 until 1995-09-08)
conductor:
George Hurst (conductor) (from 1995-09-07 until 1995-09-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Wessex Hall (The Lighthouse, Poole Arts Centre) in Poole, England, United Kingdom (from 1995-09-07 until 1995-09-08)
partial recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:26
20“O soave fanciulla” from La bohème (excerpt)
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) and Karol Kopernický (producer)
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Fabio Previati (baritone) (from 1990-04-23 until 1990-05-04)
soprano vocals [Mimi]:
Ľuba Orgonášová (soprano) (from 1990-04-23 until 1990-05-04)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jonathan Welch (tenor) (from 1990-04-23 until 1990-05-04)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1990-04-23 until 1990-05-04)
conductor:
Will Humburg (conductor) (from 1990-04-23 until 1990-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio in Bratislava in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1990-04-23 until 1990-05-04)
partial recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:06

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copyrighted (©) by:Darren Henley (UK radio MD) (in 2006)
copyrighted (©) by:Hodder Arnold (in 2006)
licensed from:Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!)
glass mastered by:EDC Blackburn Ltd. (UK CD & DVD manufacturing plant)
ASIN:UK: 0340940190 [info]