Twentieth Anniversary Highlights: 1979-1999

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CD 1
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1The Planets: Jupiter - The Bringer of Jollity (extract)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (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 Holst1:29
2Sacred Service: Part 1 (extract)
baritone vocals:
Louis Berkman
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sacred Service: Part I. Meditation
composer:
Ernest Bloch (composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Sacred Service
Ernest Bloch2:33
3Variations on a Dublin Air (extract)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
Herbert Hamilton Harty1:33
4Black Eyes (extract)
orchestra:
The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra
conductor:
Anthony Goodwin (conductor)
partial recording of:
Black Eyes
composer:
Niklas Krotsh (composer)
Niklas Krotsh1:55
5By the Beautiful, Blue Danube (extract)
orchestra:
Johann Strauss Orchestra (founded by André Rieu; not Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester)
conductor:
Jack Rothstein (violinist and conductor)
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 II2:53
6Dido and Aeneas: III. When I Am Laid in EarthHenry Purcell3:00
7Clarinet Concerto no. 2, op. 74: Andante con moto (extract)Carl Maria von Weber1:31
8Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 99: Allegro moderato (extract)Franz Schubert1:55
9Overture in the South “Alassio” (extract)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
partial recording of:
In the South (Alassio), op. 50
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
dedicated to:
Frank Schuster
premiered at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1904-03-16)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 50)
Sir Edward Elgar2:17
10Tintagel (extract)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tintagel, GP 213
composer:
Sir Arnold Bax (English composer) (in 1919)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Works of Sir Arnold Bax (number: GP 213)
Sir Arnold Bax1:06
11Salut d’Amour, op. 12 (extract)
piano:
Peter Pettinger (pianist)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
partial recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
dedicated to:
Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
publisher:
Schott & Co. Ltd. (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 12)
Sir Edward Elgar1:38
12Symphony no. 6 in E-flat minor, op. 111: Vivace (extract)Sergey Prokofiev1:39
13Preludes, Book 1: The Girl With the Flaxen Hair
instruments:
Black Dyke Mills Band
conductor:
Major Peter Parkes (British conductor for brass band)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:24
14The Merry Widow: Love Unspoken (extract)
baritone vocals:
Peter Morrison (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Hill Smith
orchestra:
Chandos Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Stuart Barry (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Merry Widow: Love Unspoken
lyricist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Adrian Ross (lyricist)
Franz Lehár2:21
15Belkis, Queen of Sheba: War Dance
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
assistant engineer:
Philip Couzens
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
editor:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor) (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
concertmaster:
Christopher Warren‐Green (violinist and conductor) (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
recording of:
Belkis, Regina di Saba: II. Danza guerresca (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Belkis, Regina di Saba
Ottorino Respighi2:51
16Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 102: Andante (extract)Dmitri Shostakovich2:04
17Etude no. 12 in C minor, op. 25Frédéric Chopin2:34
18Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 85: Rondo (extract)Johann Nepomuk Hummel2:18
19Four Last Songs: Frühling (extract)
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“
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
Richard Strauss1:47
20Manfred Symphony: Lento Lugubre (extract)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
Manfred Symphony in B minor, op. 58: I. Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto - Andante
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1885-05 until 1885-09)
part of:
Manfred Symphony in B minor, op. 58
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:04
21Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 100: Allegro marcato
orchestra:
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (founded in 1882; read the annotation to avoid incorrect use)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 100: II. Allegro marcato
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer) (in 1944)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 100
Sergey Prokofiev1:28
22Anthem 10 (extract): The Lord Is My Light and My SalvationGeorge Frideric Handel2:39
23The Dream of Gerontius: II. Take Me Away
tenor vocals:
Arthur Davies (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Sir Edward Elgar3:44
24Symphony no. 7, “Leningrad”: Allegro non troppo (extract)Dmitri Shostakovich3:03
25Symphony no. 5: Allegro con brio (extract)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Walter Weller (violinist and conductor)
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 Beethoven1:53
26Stabat Mater: Quartetto (extract)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Stabat Mater: VI. Quartetto - Sancta mater, istud agas (soprano, alto, tenore, basso)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (from 1831 until 1841)
part of:
Stabat Mater
Gioacchino Rossini2:10
27Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (extract)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, MS 25, op. 1 no. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Sergey Rachmaninov3:05
28Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 99: Passacaglia: Andante (extract)
violin:
Lydia Mordkovitch (violinist)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / 99: III. Pasacaglia
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer) (from 1947 until 1955)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / 99
Dmitri Shostakovich4:39
29Henry V: Touch Her Sweet Lips and Part (extract)
vocals:
Christopher Plummer
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
partial recording of:
Touch Her Soft Lips (catch-all for unknown arrangement)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
is based on:
Henry V
Sir William Walton1:23
30Symphony no. 4 in E minor: Con fuoco (extract)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic (LPO)
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
Sir Charles Hubert Parry1:19
31Sinfonietta: Allegretto
orchestra:
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Philharmonic; formerly Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sinfonietta: I. Allegretto - Allegro - Maestoso (Fanfares)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Sinfonietta
Leoš Janáček2:19
32Saul and David: Act I. Herre, Tag Skjold og Værge
bass vocals:
Aage Haugland (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
Carl August Nielsen2:10
33Symphony no. 1, op. 9 (extract)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
Samuel Barber2:54
34Requiem: Salvator Mundi
choir vocals:
The Finzi Singers
chorus master:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer)
Herbert Howells2:46
CD 2
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1Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: Lacrymosa (extract)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: I. Lachrymosa. Andante ben misurato
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20
Benjamin Britten3:12
2Two Album Leaves in C minor: PreludioJohn Field2:19
3Symphony no. 3 in B minor, op. 42: At the Court of Vladimir the Mighty Sun (extract)Reinhold Glière2:34
4Choir Concerto: “O Pavelitel’ Sushcheva Fsevo”
choir vocals:
Russian State Symphonic Cappella
chorus master:
Valeri Polyansky
partial recording of:
Concerto for Choir: I.
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (from 1984 until 1985)
part of:
Concerto for Choir
Alfred Schnittke3:07
5The Inn of the Sixth Happiness: London Prelude
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
assistant engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
editor:
Peter Newble (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1992-01-17 until 1992-01-18)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1992-01-17 until 1992-01-18)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-01-17 until 1992-01-18)
recording of:
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness: I. London Prelude (from 1992-01-17 until 1992-01-18)
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer)
part of:
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Sir Malcolm Arnold3:41
6Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in A major, op. 9 no. 4: Allegro assaiJean‐Marie Leclair1:55
7Mass in B minor, BWV 232: Gloria in Excelsis Deo
orchestra:
Collegium Musicum 90
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: I. Missa: IV. Gloria in excelsis Deo
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:53
8Symphony no. 1, “Afro-American”: Moderato assaiWilliam Grant Still2:24
9Praeludium in G minor: Prelude
organ:
Piet Kee (organist)
partial recording of:
Praeludium in G minor
composer:
Nicolaus Bruhns (Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer)
Nicolaus Bruhns2:12
10Symphony no. 2, “Le Double”: Allegro fuocoso - Calmato (extract)Henri Dutilleux2:01
11Sea Drift: Singing All the Time
choir vocals:
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius1:52
12L’Art de Toucher le Clavecin: Second Prelude
harpsichord:
Sophie Yates (British harpsichordist)
recording of:
L’art de toucher le clavecin: II. Prelude in D minor
composer:
François Couperin (French composer of the Baroque era)
part of:
L’art de toucher le clavecin
François Couperin1:20
13Instanpitta ’Ghaetta’ (extract)
instruments:
The Dufay Collective (UK early music ensemble led by William Lyons)
partial recording of:
Istampita Ghaetta
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
The Dufay Collective1:35
14Piano Concerto in C major, K415: Allegro (extract)
instruments:
London Mozart Players
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 13 in C major, K. 387b/415: I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1782 until 1783)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 13 in C major, K. 387b/415
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:21
15Symphony no. 2: Allegro Moderato (extract)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 2: IV. Allegro moderato
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1956 until 1957)
part of:
Symphony no. 2
Sir Michael Tippett1:50
16Harmonia Artificiosa-Arosa: Partita VII in C minor, AllemandeHeinrich von Biber1:51
17Troilus and Cressida: Act II. We Were Alone
soprano vocals:
Judith Howarth (British soprano)
tenor vocals:
Arthur Davies (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of Opera North (English Northern Philharmonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Troilus and Cressida: Act II
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor)
librettist:
Christopher Hassall
part of:
Troilus and Cressida
Sir William Walton2:00
18Peter Grimes: Act II. Here’s Your Sea Boots
tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Benjamin Britten2:51
19Serenade in D: Scherzo (extract)Ethel Smyth1:56
20Requiem: Dies Irae
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:12
21Tosca: Act III. Quickly Up! Mario!
soprano vocals:
Jane Eaglen (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
Giacomo Puccini1:21
22Three Divertimenti: III. Burlesque, Presto
instruments:
Sorrel Quartet
recording of:
Three Divertimenti for String Quartet: III. Burlesque
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1936)
part of:
Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
Benjamin Britten3:18
23The Canterbury Pilgrims: The Wife of Bath (extract)George Dyson2:07
24Symphony (G2) in G minor: II. Adagio (extract)
orchestra:
London Mozart Players
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony in G minor, B. g2: II. Adagio
composer:
Johann Baptist Vanhal (Czech classical composer, also known as Jan Křtitel Vaňhal)
part of:
Symphony in G minor, B. g2
Johann Baptist Vanhal2:22
25Irish Tune From County Derry (extract)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Irish Tune from County Derry
composer:
Percy Grainger
version of:
Londonderry Air
Percy Grainger1:50
26Salome: Scene 4. Sie Sagen, Daß die Liebe Bitter SchmeckeRichard Strauss2:31
27Ottone in Villa: Act I. Resta Qui, Decio
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Monica Groop (mezzosoprano)
orchestra:
Collegium Musicum 90
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Ottone in villa, RV 729: Act 1
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
librettist:
Domenico Lalli (18th century librettist)
part of:
Ottone in villa, RV 729
Antonio Vivaldi1:50
28Green Growith the Holy (extract)
instruments:
Sirinu (UK Renaissance / medieval music ensemble)
partial recording of:
Grene growith the holy
lyricist and composer:
Henry VIII
King Henry VIII of England1:58
29The Consul: Act II. This Is My Answer
soprano vocals:
Susan Bullock (british operatic soprano)
orchestra:
Spoleto Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Consul
composer and librettist:
Gian Carlo Menotti
part of:
Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 1950)
Gian Carlo Menotti2:41
30White Landscapes, op. 47a: Divination by Snow: Adagio (extract)
piano:
Kyoko Tabe (pianist)
orchestra:
Manchester Camerata
conductor:
Sachio Fujioka (conductor)
partial recording of:
White Landscapes, op. 47a: No. 1. Divination by Snow. Adagio (for flute, harp, cello and string ensemble)
composer:
吉松隆 (in 1991)
arranger:
吉松隆 (in 1997)
part of:
White Landscapes, op. 47a (for flute, harp, cello and string ensemble)
Takashi Yoshimatsu2:26
31Variations on a Nursery Theme, op. 25: Variation I
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Variations on a Nursery Theme, op. 25: Variation I —
composer:
Ernő Dohnányi (Hungarian conductor, composer and pianist)
Ernst von Dohnányi1:45
32String Quintet in C major, op. 29: Adagio molto espressivo (extract)Ludwig van Beethoven2:08
33Nelsonmesse: SanctusJoseph Haydn2:27
34Psaume 130: Du Fond de l’Abîme: (extract) C’est Lui Qui Délivera Israël
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist)
partial recording of:
Psaume 130 “Du fond de l’abîme”
composer:
Lili Boulanger (composer)
Lili Boulanger2:55