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1Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir) (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 (Bratislava Region), 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 Orff2:42
2Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King
engineer:
Tony Kime (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
producer:
Martin Dalby (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
orchestra:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor) (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Broadcasting House: Studio One (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King) (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:38
3Rhapsody in Blue
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (in 1989-06) and Karol Kopernický (producer) (in 1989-06)
piano:
Kathryn Selby (pianist) (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
orchestra:
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
conductor:
Richard Hayman (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Studio 1 (of Czech Radio) in Praha 2 (Prague 2), Praha (Prague), Czechia (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin16:58
4Finlandia, op. 26
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) and Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-02-05 until 1988-02-09)
conductor:
Kenneth Schermerhorn (from 1988-02-05 until 1988-02-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio in Praha (Prague), Czechia (from 1988-02-05 until 1988-02-09)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (from 1988-02-05 until 1988-02-09)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius8:28
5Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
engineer:
Don Hartridge (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
producer:
David Ellis (producer) and Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer)
editor:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
classical guitar and guitar:
Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer)
solo guitar:
Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer) (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
orchestra:
Northern Chamber Orchestra (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
conductor:
Nicholas Ward (British conductor) (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recorded at:
BBC Studio 7 (Manchester) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo10:27
6Gymnopedie no. 1
engineer:
Horváth János (János Horváth, engineer)
producer:
János Mátyás (producer)
piano:
Klára Körmendi (pianist) (from 1989-04-10 until 1989-04-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1989-04-10 until 1989-04-12)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (from 1989-04-10 until 1989-04-12)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie2:42
7Sleeping Beauty Waltz
engineer:
Gejza Toperczer (from 1991-03-18 until 1991-03-23)
producer:
Rudolf Hentšel
orchestra:
Štátna filharmónia Košice (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice) (from 1991-03-18 until 1991-03-23)
conductor:
Andrew Mogrelia (conductor) (from 1991-03-18 until 1991-03-23)
recorded at:
Dom umenia (House of Arts) in Košice, Košický kraj (Košice Region), Slovakia (from 1991-03-18 until 1991-03-23)
samples from:
The Sleeping Beauty (Complete Ballet) by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice), Andrew Mogrelia (conductor)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty Suite, op. 66a: V. Valse (from 1991-03-18 until 1991-03-23)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a (Suite)
recording of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I, no. 6. Valse (from 1991-03-18 until 1991-03-23)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Acte I
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:45
8Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets
producer:
Rudolf Hentšel and Gejza Toperczer
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra (Košice) (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice) (from 1989-11-20 until 1989-11-29)
conductor:
Andrew Mogrelia (conductor) (from 1989-11-20 until 1989-11-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Naxos
recorded at:
Dom umenia (House of Arts) in Košice, Košický kraj (Košice Region), Slovakia (from 1989-11-20 until 1989-11-29)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets (from 1989-11-20 until 1989-11-29)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев5:37
912 Songs, op. 33 no. 2: Varen (Last Spring)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (in 1989-04)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (in 1989-04)
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň (Moyzes Hall) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1989-04)
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34: No. 2. The Last Spring, for strings) (in 1989-04)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34, for strings)
Edvard Grieg4:18
10Pomp and Circumstance Marches, no. 1: Allegro con molto
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1989-01)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1989-01-09 until 1989-01-15)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (from 1989-01-09 until 1989-01-15)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1989-01-09 until 1989-01-15)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major (from 1989-01-09 until 1989-01-15)
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
Sir Edward Elgar6:04
11Bolero
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recording of:
Boléro (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel13:35