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1Etude, op. 10 no. 1
piano:
Nikolai Lugansky (pianist) (from 1999-11-13 until 1999-11-16)
recorded at:
Maison de l'Orchestre national d'Île-de-France in Alfortville, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Étude in C major, op. 10 no. 1: Allegro (from 1999-11-13 until 1999-11-16)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1829)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin2:03
2"Hunting Cantata", BWV 208: "Schafe können sicher weiden"
soprano vocals:
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Musica Florea
conductor:
Marek Štryncl (conductor)
recorded at:
Concert Hall, Kromeriz in Kroměříž, Zlínský kraj, Czechia
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden” (in 1996-09)
premiered in:
Weißenfels, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (in 1713-02)
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1713)
librettist:
Salomon Franck
part of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”
Johann Sebastian Bach4:05
3Aida: "Se quel guerrier io fossi!" ... "Celeste Aida"
tenor vocals:
José Cura (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
José Cura (tenor)
Giuseppe Verdi4:15
4Symphony no. 6 in D major, op. 60. I. Allegro non tanto
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1999-04)
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor) (in 1999-04)
edit of:
Symphony no. 6 in D major, op. 60: I. Allegro non tanto by Wiener Philharmoniker, Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in D major, op. 60: I. Allegro non tanto (in 1999-04)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1880-08-27 until 1880-10-15)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in D major, op. 60
Antonín Dvořák2:18
5Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra, op. 267: IV. Dawn in Paradise: Adagio rubato
concert harp:
Yolanda Kondonassis (harpist) (from 1998-10-19 until 1998-10-20)
orchestra:
I Fiamminghi (Belgian classical music ensemble) (from 1998-10-19 until 1998-10-20)
conductor:
Rudolf Werthen (Belgian violinist & conductor) (from 1998-10-19 until 1998-10-20)
recorded at:
Galaxy Studios in Mol, Antwerpen, Flanders, Belgium (from 1998-10-19 until 1998-10-20)
recording of:
Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra, op. 267: IV. Dawn in Paradise. Adagio rubato (from 1998-10-19 until 1998-10-20)
composer:
Alan Hovhaness (composer)
part of:
Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra, op. 267
Alan Hovhaness4:23
6Goldberg Variations: Aria
recording engineer:
Markus Heiland
assistant engineer:
Andrew Granger (sound engineer)
producer:
Andreas Neubronner (engineer/producer, co-founded Tritonus Musikproduktion)
editor:
Matthew Cocker (editor)
piano:
Murray Perahia (pianist and conductor) (from 2000-07-09 until 2000-07-14)
recorded at:
Théâtre L'heure Bleu in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, Switzerland (from 2000-07-09 until 2000-07-14)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (from 2000-07-09 until 2000-07-14)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach3:58
7Der Ewigkeit saphirnes Haus, BWV 198
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
orchestra:
Europa Galante (Italian Baroque orchestra)
conductor:
Fabio Biondi (violinist)
recorded at:
La Biblioteca Monumentale dell Abbazia di San Giovanni Evangelista in Parma, Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (from 2000-03-25 until 2000-03-30)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 198 "Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl": VIII. Aria (Tenor) "Der Ewigkeit saphirnes Haus" (from 2000-03-25 until 2000-03-30)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1727-10-17)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (in 1727)
lyricist:
Johann Christoph Gottsched
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1727)
librettist:
Johann Christoph Gottsched (in 1727)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 198 "Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl"
Johann Sebastian Bach4:33
8Bogoróditse Djévo
engineer:
Brad Michel (engineer)
producer:
Stephen Johns (producer)
editor:
Paul F. Witt (engineer/editor)
choir vocals:
Pro Arte Singers (US / Connecticut vocal ensemble) (in 1998) and Theatre of Voices (vocal ensemble founded by Paul Hillier) (in 1998)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music) (in 1998)
recording of:
Bogoróditse Djévo (in 1998)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (in 1990)
Arvo Pärt1:13
9Bilitis: I. For the Invocation of Pan, God of the Summer Wind
flute:
Emmanuel Pahud (flutist) (from 1999-05 until 1999-08)
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (from 1999-05 until 1999-08)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1999-05 until 1999-08)
recording of:
Bilitis: I. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été (for flute and piano, Lenski) (from 1999-05 until 1999-08)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1914-07 until 1915)
arranger:
Karl Lenski (Belgian flutist)
arrangement of:
Six épigraphes antiques, L. 131: I. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été (for piano 4-hands)
part of:
Bilitis (for flute and piano, Lenski)
Claude Debussy2:27
10Misa criolla: Kyrie
choir vocals:
Estudio Coral de Buenos Aires (choir)
vocals:
Mercedes Sosa
conductor:
Ricardo Hagman
arranger:
Ricardo Hagman
recording of:
Misa Criolla: I. Kyrie
composer:
Ariel Ramírez (Argentinian composer, pianist and music director) (in 1964)
part of:
Misa Criolla
Ariel Ramírez4:59
11Symphony no. 10: III. Purgatorio
producer:
Stephen Johns (producer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1999-09-24 until 1999-09-25)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1999-09-24 until 1999-09-25)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (engineer)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1999-09-24 until 1999-09-25)
live recording of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major: III. Purgatorio (Cooke performing version III) (from 1999-09-24 until 1999-09-25)
additional composer:
Deryck Cooke (from 1960 until 1972)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1910-07 until 1910-09)
additional arranger:
Berthold Goldschmidt (composer) (in 1989), Colin Matthews (composer) (in 1989) and David Matthews (British orchestral, chamber composer) (in 1989)
part of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major (Cooke performing version III)
revision of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp major: III. Purgatorio (Cooke performing version II)
revision of:
Symphony no. 10 in F-sharp minor: III. Purgatorio (original incomplete version)
Gustav Mahler3:57
12Rinaldo: "Scherzano sul tuo volto le grazze vezzosette"
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist)
George Frideric Handel2:16
13Drop, drop slow tears
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
Orlando Gibbons1:49
14Dardanus: Trio "Par un sommeil agréable"
producer:
Michel Gache and Arand Prohman (recording producer)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) (in 1998-01)
vocals:
Jean-François Lombard (tenor) (in 1998-01)
orchestra:
Les Musiciens du Louvre (in 1998-01)
conductor:
Marc Minkowski (bassoonist and conductor) (in 1998-01)
performer:
Marcus Pujol (in 1998-01)
balance engineer:
Didier Gervais (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Olivier-Messiaen in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1998-01)
live recording of:
Dardanus, RCT 35 : Acte IV, Scène 2. "Par un sommeil agréable" (Trio, Chœur) (in 1998-01)
composer:
Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era)
part of:
Dardanus, RCT 35 : Acte IV
Jean-Philippe Rameau3:35
1510 Easy Pieces for Piano: A Good Morning Melody
piano:
Leszek Możdżer (pianist)
recording of:
10 Easy Pieces for Piano: III. A Good Morning Melody
composer:
Zbigniew Preisner
part of:
10 Easy Pieces for Piano
Zbigniew Preisner4:16
16Nisi Dominus, RV 608: VIII. "Sicut erat in principio". Allegro
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor) (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor) (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
balance engineer:
Allan Maclean (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
recording of:
Nisi Dominus, RV 608: VIII. Allegro "Sicut erat in principio" (from 2000-01-10 until 2000-01-13)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Nisi Dominus, RV 608
Antonio Vivaldi1:11
17Rigoletto: "Gualtier Maldè!" ... "Caro nome"
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Giuseppe Verdi6:23
18Suite française no. 5 in G major: I. Allemande
harpsichord:
Céline Frisch
Johann Sebastian Bach3:29
19Piano Concerto no. 11 in D: III. Rondo all'Ungarese
producer and editor:
Tony Harrison (producer and sound engineer for classical music)
piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist) (in 1998-06)
orchestra:
Det Norske Kammerorkester (in 1998-06)
conductor:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist) (in 1998-06)
balance engineer:
Arne Akselberg (in 1998-06)
concertmaster:
Terje Tønnesen (violinist and conductor) (in 1998-06)
recorded at:
Lommedalen kirke in Bærum, Akershus, Norway (in 1998-06)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII:11: III. Rondo all'ungarese. Allegro assai (in 1998-06)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII:11
Joseph Haydn4:22
20Thaïs: "C'est toi, mon père !"
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
choir vocals:
Chœurs de l’Opéra de Bordeaux
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
conductor:
Yves Abel (conductor)
Jules Massenet5:02