Introducing Classical

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1The Water Music Suite no. 2 in D (Alla Hornpipe)
organ:
Nicolas Kynaston (organist)
orchestra:
The Virtuosi of England (in 1974-01)
conductor:
Arthur Davison (conductor) (in 1974-01)
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-01)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
George Frideric Handel3:21
2The Four Seasons (Spring): I.
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1981)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Polish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)
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 Vivaldi3:41
3Morning from ‘Peer Gynt’ Incidental Music
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
choir vocals:
Beecham Choral Society
soprano vocals:
Ilse Hollweg (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01, in 1957)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01, in 1957)
chorus master:
Denis Vaughan
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1956-11) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning (from 1956-11-05 until 1957-04-01)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
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 Grieg4:10
4Horn Concerto no. 4 (3rd Movement): Rondo
horn:
Radovan Vlatković (horn player)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:43
5Miserere Mei, Deus (Verses 1-4 & 17-20)
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
Gregorio Allegri5:46
6The Planets (Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Edward Elgar7:57
7Canon in D
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (horn player / conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377
Johann Pachelbel5:27
8Symphony no. 6 in F ‘Pastoral’ (Extract)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
dedicated to:
Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz and Андрей Кириллович Разумовский
premiered at:
Ludwig van Beethoven at Theater an der Wien (1808-12-22)
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien, Austria (on 1808-12-22)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 68)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:58
9Lakmé (Flower Duet): Act I.
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Mady Mesplé (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes4:20
10Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:50
11Adagio from Spartacus
engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1977-02-02 until 1977-02-04)
conductor:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (from 1977-02-02 until 1977-02-04)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia (from 1977-02-02 until 1977-02-04)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Aram Khachaturian9:52
12Eine kleine Nachtmusik (I. Allegro)
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:50
13Zion hört die Wächter (Sleepers Wake)
choir vocals:
South German Madrigal Choir
tenor vocals:
Theo Altmeyer (German tenor) (in 1967)
orchestra:
Consortium Musicum
conductor:
Wolfgang Gönnenwein (conductor) (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Marbach Stadthalle in Marbach am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
recording of:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen” (in 1967-07)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1731-11-25)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1731)
is based on:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
part of:
Kantate, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme"
Johann Sebastian Bach4:47
14Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Warwick Arts Centre: Butterworth Hall in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninov3:00
15Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D major
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Edward Elgar6:04

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