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1Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 15. The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 "The Great Gate at Kiev" (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
arrangement of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (catch-all for arrangements)
Modest Mussorgsky5:16
2Le lac des cygnes, op. 20: Act II: No. 10. Scène. Moderato
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 10: Scene: Moderato (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-06-10)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II (ed. Drigo)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:49
3Suite pastorale: I. Idylle
orchestra:
Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-29)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-29)
recorded at:
Halle aux Grains (Toulouse) in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-29)
recording of:
Suite pastorale: I. Idylle (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-29)
orchestrator:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1880)
version of:
Pièce pittoresque no. 6: Idylle
part of:
Suite pastorale
Emmanuel Chabrier4:42
48 Slavonic Dances, op. 72, B. 147: No. 10 in E minor
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
partial recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 2 in E minor: Allegretto grazioso (for orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1886-11 until 1887-01-05)
premiered at:
[concert] (1887-01-06)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72, B. 147 (Slavonic Dances, op. 72, B. 147, for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák2:36
5Thaïs: Act 2: Méditation
recording engineer:
Frédéric Briand (engineer)
producer and editor:
Étienne Collard
violin:
Renaud Capuçon (violinist) (from 2000-11-29 until 2000-12-01)
orchestra:
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (from 2000-11-29 until 2000-12-01, in 2001)
conductor:
Daniel Harding (conductor) (from 2000-11-29 until 2000-12-01)
recorded at:
Gut Varrel in Stuhr, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (from 2000-11-29 until 2000-12-01)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (from 2000-11-29 until 2000-12-01)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:18
6Peer Gynt, op. 23: Act 4: No. 13. Prelude. Morning Mood
producer and balance engineer:
Maido Maadik
orchestra:
Orchestre Symphonique National d'Estonie (Estonian National Symphony Orchestra) (from 2004-09-01 until 2004-09-24)
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor) (from 2004-09-01 until 2004-09-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Estonia kontserdisaal (Estonia Concert Hall) in Tallinn, Harjumaa (Harju County), Estonia (from 2004-09-01 until 2004-09-24)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood) (from 2004-09-01 until 2004-09-24)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning (from 2004-09-01 until 2004-09-24)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
arranger:
György Vukán
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg4:12
7The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III: The Flight of the Bumblebee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:16
8Zigeunerweisen, op. 20
violin:
Anne‐Sophie Mutter (violinist) (in 1985)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1984-05-29 until 1984-05-30)
recording of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (Gypsy Airs, op. 20, for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Works of Pablo de Sarasate by opus number (number: op. 20)
arrangement of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano)
Pablo de Sarasate7:48
9Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1893 version)
organ:
Stephen Farr (British organist) (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
soprano vocals:
Nancy Argenta (soprano) (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor) (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
recorded at:
Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1893 version) (from 1996-06-17 until 1996-07-02)
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)
Gabriel Fauré3:26
10Dornröschen, EHWV 121: Vorspiel (Mässig langsam - Ein wenig lebhafter)
orchestra:
Bamberger Symphoniker (Bamberg Symphony)
conductor:
Karl Anton Rickenbacher (conductor)
recording of:
Dornröschen: Präludium
composer:
Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer)
part of:
Dornröschen
Engelbert Humperdinck7:40
11In the Mists: I. Andante
piano:
Piotr Anderszewski (pianist) (on 2008-12-03)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 2008-12-03)
live recording of:
V mlhách: I. Andante - Poco mosso (In the Mists: I. Andante - Poco mosso) (on 2008-12-03)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer) (in 1912)
part of:
V mlhách (In the Mists)
Leoš Janáček3:37
125 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: No. 1 in D major
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
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) (Edward Elgar, 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 Elgar5:53
13Vesti la giubba
tenor vocals [Canio]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor) (in 1979)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1979)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1979)
partial recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (in 1979)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:59
14Tosca: Act 3: Scene 2: "E lucevan le stelle" (Cavaradossi)
recording engineer:
Wilfried Hauer (recording engineer) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
executive producer:
Alain Lanceron (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
producer:
Wilhelm Meister (Tonmeister / recording producer) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
editor:
Elisabeth Panzer (engineer) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
tenor vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
conductor:
Marcello Viotti (conductor) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004) and Virgin Classics Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Bavarian Radio: Studio 1 in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (from 2003-07-05 until 2003-07-09)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:53
15Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias "Leyenda"
guitar:
Sharon Isbin (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Suite española No. 1, B 7, Op. 47 No. 5 "Asturias": Leyenda in G minor (for guitar, Segovia)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
arranger:
Andrés Segovia (guitarist)
arrangement of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz6:33
16Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (excerpt)
orchestra:
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jukka‐Pekka Saraste (conductor)
edit of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (excerpt) by Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka‐Pekka Saraste (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler2:55
17Mörike Lieder: Der Gärtner
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
recording of:
Mörike-Lieder: No. 17. Der Gärtner "Auf ihrem Leibrößlein"
lyricist:
Eduard Mörike (German Romantic poet, † 1875)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent)
part of:
Mörike-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Hugo Wolf1:28
18Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6. Golliwog's Cake Walk
piano:
Jean‐Bernard Pommier (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:48