A Host of Angels

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CD 1
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1Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III. Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner2:57
2Violin Concerto: 1st Movt
violin:
Itzhak Perlman (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Ludwig van Beethoven4:04
3Don Giovanni: Deh vieni
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 16 Canzonetta “Deh vieni alla finestra” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:05
4Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba")
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
George Frideric Handel2:47
5Frühling
engineer and balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
producer:
John Willan (producer)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (on 1982-02-28)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1982-02-28)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (on 1982-02-28)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-02-28)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”) (on 1982-02-28)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss3:48
6"Trout" Quintet: Finale
piano:
Sviatoslav rRchter (Sviatoslav Richter, pianist)
string quartet:
Borodin Quartet
recording of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“: V. Finale. Allegro giusto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1819)
part of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“ (Piano quintet in A, "Trout Quintet")
Franz Schubert3:20
7La Traviata: Libiamo
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi2:33
8Concerto no 3: Finale
piano:
Dimitris Sgouros (Greek pianist)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Yuri Simonov (Soviet and Russian conductor)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: III. Finale. Alla breve
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Rachmaninoff5:26
9Romeo et Juliette: « Je veux vivre »
soprano vocals:
Edita Gruberová (soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Gustav Kuhn (Austrian conductor, stage director)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod3:41
10Symphony no. 1: 4th Movt
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”: IV. Stürmisch bewegt
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1884 until 1888)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”
Gustav Mahler3:10
11Sinfonietta: 4th Movt
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Sinfonietta: IV. Allegretto (The Street)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Sinfonietta
Leoš Janáček2:49
12Come to the Fair
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Come to the Fair (1917 song)
lyricist:
Helen Taylor (poet / lyricist)
composer:
Frederick John Easthope Martin
Frederick John Easthope Martin2:57
13Violin Concerto in E: 3rd Movt
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
harpsichord:
Leslie Pearson (pianist, harpsichordist, organist, composer and arranger)
violin:
Anne‐Sophie Mutter (violinist) (in 1983)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Salvatore Accardo (violinist and conductor) (in 1983)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-11-15 until 1982-11-17)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:58
14Trumpet Concerto in D: 3rd MovtGottfried Heinrich Stölzel2:40
15Beatus vir qui timet
choir vocals:
Taverner Consort
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Selva morale e spirituale: Beatus vir I a 6 [Psalm 112] SV 268
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 268)
part of:
Selva morale e spirituale
Claudio Monteverdi2:53
16Iberia: 3rd Movt
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Images pour orchestre, L 122: IIc. Ibéria - Le Matin d'un jour de fête
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1905 until 1908)
part of:
Images pour orchestre, L. 122, CD 118: II. Ibéria
Claude Debussy3:44
17Tales From the Vienna Woods
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, op. 325
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 325)
Johann Strauss2:40
18The Carnival of the Animals: Finale
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIV. Finale (The Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:41
19Porgy and Bess
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Robert Russell Bennett)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
was commissioned by:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin2:55
20Oh, What a Beautiful City!
piano:
Dmitri Alexeev (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
recording of:
Oh! What a Beautiful City
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]2:29
21Peter and the Wolf: Processional
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
partial recording of:
Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
composer and librettist:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
Nezlobin Theatre in Moscow, Russia (on 1936-05-02)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 67)
Sergei Prokofiev4:12
22The Firebird: Finale
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1909-10 until 1910-05-18)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
Igor Stravinsky3:04

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