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1Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
orchestra:
New Queen's Hall Orchestra
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
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 Holst7:31
2Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: 2nd Movement
piano:
Jorge Luis Prats (pianist)
orchestra:
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff10:53
3Symphony no. 5: Adagietto
engineer:
Otto Nopp (producer and engineer) (in 1990-08)
producer:
Beata Jankowska (engineer/editor/producer) (in 1990-08)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor) (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Studio Koncertowe Radia Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie, Poland (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler12:06
4Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 85: 1st Movement
producer and balance engineer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
cello:
Paul Tortelier (cellist) (from 1988-09-13 until 1988-09-15)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1988-09-13 until 1988-09-15)
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor) (from 1988-09-13 until 1988-09-15)
recorded at:
St Peter’s Church (Morden) in Morden, Merton, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-09-13 until 1988-09-15)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato (from 1988-09-13 until 1988-09-15)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Sir Edward Elgar7:29
5Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Empero": 2nd Movement
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
fortepiano:
Stefan Vladar (Austrian pianist and conductor) (in 1988-03)
piano:
Stefan Vladar (Austrian pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (in 1988-03)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (in 1988-03)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1988-03)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso (in 1988-03)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven8:04
6Concierto de Aranjuez: 2nd Movement (excerpt)
guitar:
Craig Ogden (guitarist)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Sachio Fujioka (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo5:34
7Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A, K622: 2nd Movement
clarinet:
Emma Johnson (UK clarinettist) (in 1985)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1985)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03) (in 1985)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (in 1985)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:37
8Nimrod
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar5:43
9Pie Jesu
organ:
David Burchell (organist) (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-04)
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-04)
treble vocals:
Jerome Finnis (chorister - treble)
vocals:
Jerome Finnis (chorister - treble)
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist) (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-04)
recorded at:
New College Chapel in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-04)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1893 version) (from 1990-04-02 until 1990-04-04)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arranger:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1893 version, ed. Rutter)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré3:03
10Adagio in G minor
orchestra:
Scottish Baroque Ensemble
conductor:
Leonard Friedman (violinist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni7:26
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1O Fortuna
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
orchestra:
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
chorus master:
Pavol Procházka (choirmaster, conductor and composer) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Studio of the Czechoslovak Radio (Bratislava) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:41
2The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
orchestra:
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Loris Tjeknavorian
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Nicolay Rimsky-Korsakov9:27
3Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral"
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
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 Beethoven11:52
4"Spring" Concerto no. 1 in E major
violin:
Simon Standage (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
The English Concert
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
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 Vivaldi3:32
5Canon in D
orchestra:
Scottish Baroque Ensemble
conductor:
Leonard Friedman (violinist)
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 Pachelbel6:37
6Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (excerpt)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter: No. 3 “Why Fum’th in Fight” (Psalm 2)
Ralph Vaughan Williams11:20
7Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi5:03
8Symphony no. 9 "Choral" (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
additional lyricist:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
lyricist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright) (in 1785)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
dedicated to:
Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preußen
premiered at:
Theater am Kärntnertor in Wien, Austria (on 1824-05-07)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 125)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:56
9Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Schenck (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber9:20
10Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra and London Handel Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ledger and Martin Neary (organist and choral conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:01

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