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1Vespers: Deus in adjutorium
instruments and orchestra:
Early Music Consort of London
alto vocals:
Charles Brett (English counter-tenor active in late 20th century)
bass vocals:
Peter Knapp (bass) and John Noble (baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
soprano vocals:
Elly Ameling (soprano) and Norma Burrowes (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor) and Robert Tear (tenor)
conductor:
Philip Ledger
partial recording of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: I. "Deus in adiutorium" / II. Toccata "Domine ad adiuvandum"
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 (for chorus & instruments)
Claudio Monteverdi2:05
2Concerto for two violins in D minor: Largo ma non tanto
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
violin:
Christian Ferras (violinist) (on 1959-07-08) and Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1959-07-08)
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra (on 1959-07-08)
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1959-07-08)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-07-08)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (on 1959-07-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach7:41
3Cello Suite no. 1 in G: Prelude
producer:
René Challan
cello:
Paul Tortelier (cellist) (from 1960-12-05 until 1960-12-08)
balance engineer:
Walther Ruhlmann (from 1960-12-05 until 1960-12-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
La Voix de son maître (French impression of "His Master’s Voice") (in 1961)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1960-12-05 until 1960-12-08)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (from 1960-12-05 until 1960-12-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007
Johann Sebastian Bach2:36
4St Mathew Passion: Chorus: Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder
producer:
Gerd Berg (producer) (from 1968-05 until 1968-06)
choir vocals:
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor (from 1968-05-25 until 1968-06-16, from 1968-05-26 until 1968-06-18)
orchestra:
Consortium Musicum (from 1968-05-25 until 1968-06-16, from 1968-05-26 until 1968-06-18)
additional conductor:
Wolfgang Gönnenwein (conductor) (from 1968-05-26 until 1968-06-18)
conductor:
Wolfgang Gönnenwein (conductor) (from 1968-05-25 until 1968-06-16, from 1968-05-26 until 1968-06-18)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer) and Ernst Rothe (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Johanneskirche (Kirche Schwaigern, Evangelische Stadtkirche) in Schwaigern, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1968-05-25 until 1968-06-16, from 1968-05-26 until 1968-06-18)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXVIII. Coro "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" (from 1968-05-25 until 1968-06-16)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II, LXVIII. Coro "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" (from 1968-05-26 until 1968-06-18)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil II
Johann Sebastian Bach7:19
5Così fan tutte: Soave sia il vento
bass-baritone vocals [Don Alfonso]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Dorabella]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Fiordiligi]:
Margaret Marshall (Scots soprano active in late 20th century)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:19
6The Barber of Seville: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini7:26
7Piano Quintet in A ‘The Trout’: Scherzo - Presto
piano:
Hephzibah Menuhin (pianist)
strings:
Amadeus Quartet
recording of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“: III. Scherzo. Presto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1819)
part of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“
Franz Schubert4:01
8String Quartet no. 16 in F, op. 135: Lento assai e cantante tranquillo
string quartet:
Alban Berg Quartett (string quartet)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: III. Lento assai, e cantante tranquillo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1826)
part of:
String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Ludwig van Beethoven7:46
9Prelude in D flat major ‘Raindrop’, op. 28: no. 15
piano:
Dmitri Alexeev (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D-flat major, op. 28: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin5:54
10Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor: Adagietto
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1979, in 1984)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (from 1978-05 until 1978-06)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler11:57
11Children’s Corner Suite: Goiliwogg’s Cakewalk
engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
producer:
René Challan
oboe:
Jules Goetgheluck (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
conductor:
Jean Martinon (conductor) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
recording of:
Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk (André Caplet orchestration) (from 1973-02 until 1974-04)
orchestrator:
André Caplet (composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
orchestration of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk (original piano version)
part of:
Children’s Corner (André Caplet orchestration)
Claude Debussy2:51

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manufactured in:UK
photography:Thomas del Brase (photographer)
writer:Debra Fry (writer on Classic FM cd) (in 1991)
manufactured by:PMDC (UK)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)