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1Requiem, K. 626: V. Confutatis maledictis - VI. Lacrimosa dies illa
engineer and producer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer) (in 2004-11)
choir vocals:
Immortal Bach Ensemble (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
orchestra:
Leipziger Kammerorchester (Leipzig Chamber Orchestra) (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
conductor:
Morten Schuldt-Jensen (choir master) (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
recorded at:
Gewandhaus (1981-) in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
compilation of:
Requiem, K. 626 (completed by Süßmayr): IIIe. Sequenz: "Confutatis maledictis" by Gewandhaus-Kammerchor, Leipziger Kammerorchester (Leipzig Chamber Orchestra), Morten Schuldt-Jensen (choir master) and Requiem, K. 626 (completed by Süßmayr): IVa. Offertorium: "Domine Jesu Christe" by Miriam Allan (soprano), Anne Buter (mezzo-soprano), Marcus Ullmann, Martin Snell (operatic bass), Gewandhaus-Kammerchor, Leipziger Kammerorchester (Leipzig Chamber Orchestra), Morten Schuldt-Jensen (choir master)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: e. Confutatis (catch-all for unknown editions) (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (Süßmayr Edition; choir) (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer) and Franz Xaver Süßmayr (from 1791 until 1792)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Immortal Bach Ensemble, Leipziger Kammerorchester, Morten Schuldt-Jensen4:32
2The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1988-11-26 until 1988-11-30)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (from 1988-11-26 until 1988-11-30)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (from 1988-11-26 until 1988-11-30)
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)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper8:00
3Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: II. Allegro
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
viola:
Ladislav Kyselák (from 1988-06-02 until 1988-06-03)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1988-06-02 until 1988-06-03)
conductor:
Richard Edlinger (conductor and composer) (from 1988-06-02 until 1988-06-03)
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň (Moyzes Hall) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1988-06-02 until 1988-06-03)
recording of:
Viola Concerto, TWV 51:G9: II. Allegro (from 1988-06-02 until 1988-06-03)
composer:
Georg Philipp Telemann (composer)
part of:
Viola Concerto, TWV 51:G9
Ladislav Kyselák, Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger2:53
4Requiem, op. 48: Pie Jesu
engineer:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
producer:
Judy Lieber (producer) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18) and Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
organ:
Colm Carey (keyboard instrumentalist) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
solo soprano vocals:
Lisa Beckley (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
orchestra:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Lisa Beckley, Colm Carey, Oxford Camerata, Schola Cantorum of Oxford, Jeremy Summerly3:32
5Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: IVc. Agnus Dei
engineer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (in 1992-02) and Ladislav Krajkovic (engineer) (in 1992-02)
producer:
Karol Kopernický (producer) (in 1992-02)
alto vocals:
Martina Koppelstetter (soprano)
choir vocals:
Slovenský filharmonický zbor (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
contralto vocals:
Martina Koppelstetter (soprano) (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
conductor:
Christian Brembeck (German organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň (Moyzes Hall) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
recording of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: IV. Osanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Dona nobis pacem: IV. Agnus Dei (Mass in B minor, BWV 232: IVe. Aria "Agnus Dei") (from 1992-02-09 until 1992-02-19)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1747 until 1749)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 (Mass in B minor, BWV 232, Mass in B minor)
Martina Koppelstetter, Capella Istropolitana, Christian Brembeck5:48
6Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca. Allegretto
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1991-06-10 until 1991-06-14)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (from 1991-06-10 until 1991-06-14)
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 32)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Jenö Jando3:21
73 Gymnopédies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux
engineer and editor:
Andrew Groves (engineer)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy (Nancy Symphony Orchestra) (in 1997-09)
conductor:
Jérôme Kaltenbach (in 1997-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Salle Poirel in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Grand Est (Great East), France (in 1997-09)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: II. Lent et douloureux (Satie’s Gymnopédie no. 1 orchestrated by Debussy) (in 1997-09)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy, Jérôme Kaltenbach4:06
8Serenade, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
engineer, producer and editor:
Sean Lewis (producer/engineer) (in 2004-06)
orchestra:
Svenska Kammarorkestern (Swedish Chamber Orchestra) (from 2004-06-04 until 2004-06-07)
conductor:
Petter Sundkvist (conductor) (from 2004-06-04 until 2004-06-07)
recorded at:
Örebro Konserthus (Örebro Concert Hall) in Örebro Municipality, Örebro (Örebro County), Sweden (from 2004-06-04 until 2004-06-07)
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) (from 2004-06-04 until 2004-06-07)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Svenska Kammarorkestern & Petter Sundkvist6:06
9The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.) (in 1995-12)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (in 1995-12)
editor:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1995-12)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-10)
recorded at:
Unitarian Church in Budapest, Hungary (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-10)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (from 1995-12-02 until 1995-12-10)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: BC L 80) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 846)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Jenö Jando4:26
10The Four Seasons, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (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”)
Takako Nishizaki, Capella Istropolitana & Stephen Gunzenhauser2:21
11Piano Sonata No. 14, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
engineer:
Mónika Feszler (producer)
producer:
Horváth János (János Horváth, engineer)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1987-04-21 until 1987-04-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos International and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1987-04-21 until 1987-04-23)
cover recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (from 1987-04-21 until 1987-04-23)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Jenö Jando35:20
12Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
orchestra:
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland‐Pfalz
conductor:
Leif Segerstam (Finnish composer and conductor)
recorded at:
Theater im Pfalzbau in Ludwigshafen, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany
recording of:
Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque (orch. Caplet)
orchestrator:
André Caplet (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
orchestration of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz & Leif Segerstam4:27
13The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71, TH 14: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1987-06)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic (from 1987-06-20 until 1987-06-25)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor) (from 1987-06-20 until 1987-06-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1987-06-20 until 1987-06-25)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: b) Danse de la Fée-Dragée. Andante ma non troppo (from 1987-06-20 until 1987-06-25)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Slovenská filharmónia & Michael Halász1:49
14Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals:
Miriam Gauci (soprano) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
orchestra:
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra (Brussels Philharmonic) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Belgian Radio and Television in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Miriam Gauci, Brussels Philharmonic, علی رهبری2:30
15Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah!
performer:
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (UK vocal & instrumental ensemble)
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
Scholars Baroque Ensemble3:39