The Best of the Proms, Volume One

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1Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G Op. 39 No. 4
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 4 in G major
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1907)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1907-08-24)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Edward Elgar5:04
2Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Op. 39 No. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory)
organ:
David Bell (organist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military 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 Elgar6:03
3Concerto in E Flat for Trumpet and Orchestra
trumpet:
Alison Balsom (classical trumpet player)
orchestra:
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
recording of:
Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1: I. Allegro
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1796)
part of:
Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1
Joseph Haydn4:27
4The Planets Op. 32 (Jupiter, Conclusion)
orchestra:
London Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
partial 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)
Gustav Holst4:48
5The Liberty Bell
orchestra:
Band of HM Royal Marines (The Band of His/Her Majesty’s Royal Marines)
conductor:
Lt. Col. G.A.C. Hoskins (military band leader)
recording of:
The Liberty Bell
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1893)
John Philip Sousa3:23
6Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Georg Friedrich Händel6:00
7Imperial March Op. 32
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1976-12-16)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (on 1976-12-16)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1977, in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1976-12-16)
recording of:
Imperial March, op. 32 (on 1976-12-16)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
dedicated to:
H.M. Queen Victoria
premiered at:
The Crystal Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1897-04-19)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 32)
Edward Elgar4:25
8William Tell Overture
orchestra:
London Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini3:11
91812 Overture Op. 49 (Conclusion)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1987)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 (in 1987)
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 Tchaikovsky3:32
10Light Cavalry - Overture
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
composer:
Franz von Suppè (composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie
Franz von Suppé7:07
11Carnival of the Animals: Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : I. Introduction et marche royale du lion
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:05