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1The Four Seasons
producer:
Andrew Keener
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
conductor:
Nigel Kennedy (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14) and Mike Hatch (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1989)
recorded at:
Church of St. John-at-Hackney in Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (“The Four Seasons”: Concerto in E Major, op. 8 no. 1, RV. 269, “Spring”: 1. Allegro) (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Nigel Kennedy3:10
2Schindler's List (Theme)
violin:
Tasmin Little (in 1994)
orchestra:
New World Symphony and New World Philharmonic (in 1994)
conductor:
Iain Sutherland (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1994)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List) (in 1994)
composer:
John Williams (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music
part of:
Schindler's List
part of:
Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
Tasmin Little5:07
3Requiem
producer:
David Groves
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
solo tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
chorus master:
Giulio Bertola (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1987-06-26, on 1987-06-29)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore) (from 1987-06-26 until 1987-06-29)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Luciano Pavarotti3:48
4The Piano (The heart asks pleasure first)Johannes Erdbeer1:39
5Fifth Symphony (I)Kurt Sanderling6:37
6The Nutcracker
Mariss Jansons3:41
7Canto Gregoriano - Puer natus est nobis
Monks of Silos3:43
8Cello Concerto (I)Jacqueline du Pré3:25
9Nessun dormaJosé Carreras3:10
10Piano ConcertoCécile Ousset & Sir Neville Marriner4:30
11La mamma morta (from Andrea Chénier )
producer:
Walter Legge
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1955)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Umberto Giordano
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Umberto Giordano
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Maria Callas4:53
12Minute WaltzJohn Ogdon2:04
13Adagio
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1974)
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
publisher:
Ricordi London and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd.
Sir Neville Marriner5:53
14Habanera (from Carmen)
producer:
Walter Legge
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion Française (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
balance engineer:
Francis Dillnutt
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31, from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (from 1961-03-28 until 1961-03-31)
composer:
Georges Bizet
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (from 1961-04-04 until 1961-04-05)
composer:
Georges Bizet
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Maria Callas4:04
15Horn Concerto No. 4, K. 495: Rondo
producer:
Walter Legge
French horn:
Dennis Brain (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (from 1954 to present)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Dennis Brain & Herbert von Karajan3:43
16Canon
engineer:
Christopher Parker
producer:
Christopher Bishop
violin:
Iona Brown (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon) (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Sir Neville Marriner4:59
17O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)Amanda Roocroft2:14
18New World Symphony
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Klaus Tennstedt3:15
19BrindisiPlácido Domingo & Cheryl Studer3:14
20O Fortuna (from Carmina Burana)
producer:
Christopher Bishop
choir vocals:
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
conductor:
André Previn (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
chorus master:
Arthur Oldham (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
composer:
Carl Orff (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
André Previn2:45
2CD
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1Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23Peter Donohoe3:37
2Third SymphonyZofia Kilanowicz & Aleksandra Kasprzyk4:32
3Flute and Harp ConcertoJames Galway & Herbert von Karajan4:01
4Flower Duet
audio engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Danielle Millet (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Mady Mesplé (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique
conductor:
Alain Lombard (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
partial 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
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Mady Mesplé & Danielle Millet2:36
5The Four Seasons (Winter: 1)
producer:
Andrew Keener
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
conductor:
Nigel Kennedy (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14) and Mike Hatch (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1989)
recorded at:
Church of St. John-at-Hackney in Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: I. Allegro non molto (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Nigel Kennedy3:29
6Porgy and Bess (Summertime)
producer:
John Fraser
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Artists (in 1986-06)
soprano vocals:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (in 1986-06)
orchestra:
New Princess Theater Orchestra (in 1986-06)
conductor:
John McGlinn (in 1986-06)
orchestrator:
George Gershwin
balance engineer:
John Kurlander
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1987)
recorded at:
RCA Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1986-06)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess) (in 1986-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
Kiri Te Kanawa2:43
7Bolero
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie and Soc. Arima
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
André Previn5:10
8Ave MariaBarbara Hendricks4:18
9Gymnopedie No. 1
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (on 1983-11-07)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1983-11-07)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (on 1983-11-07)
composer:
Erik Satie (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Aldo Ciccolini3:10
10Montagues and CapuletsAndré Previn2:00
11Paganini Rhapsody (Var. 18)Cécile Ousset & Simon Rattle3:23
12Walking in the Air
engineer:
John Richards
producer:
Howard Blake
treble vocals:
Peter Auty (in 1982)
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (in 1982)
conductor:
Howard Blake (in 1982)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
recording of:
Walking in the Air (in 1982)
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (number: 40)
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Aled Jones3:28
13Moonlight Sonata (I)Dame Moura Lympany5:49
14Hallelujah ChorusGeorg Friedrich Händel4:29
15Eine kleine Nachtmusik (I)
producer:
Christopher Bishop
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (on 1976-01-29, on 1976-10-26)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (on 1976-01-29, on 1976-10-26)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1976-01-29, on 1976-10-26)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro) (on 1976-01-29)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro) (on 1976-10-26)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge5:52
16Nimrod
producer:
Christopher Bishop
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
balance engineer:
Michael Gray
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1971) and Warner Classics (in 2002)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (from 1970-08-04 until 1970-08-06)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d)
composer:
Edward Elgar (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Neville Marriner4:00
17Swan Lake (Act I Finale)
producer:
John Fraser
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
conductor:
John Lanchbery (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd (in 1982)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I, no. 9: Finale: Andante (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act I (ed. Drigo)
John Lanchbery2:25
18Air on the G String
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin
orchestra:
The Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string) (in 1961)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Yehudi Menuhin4:23
19Jupiter (The Planets)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and London Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1981)
partial recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (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)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (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)
Simon Rattle4:50
201812 Overture, Op. 49
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (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! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Plácido Domingo4:52

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