The Great Composers

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1L’Orfeo: Prologue
orchestra:
Cappella Musicale di San Petronio di Bologna (in 1996-08)
conductor:
Sergio Vartolo (Italian harpsichordist & conductor) (in 1996-08)
recorded at:
Théâtre du Puy-en-Velay in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (in 1996-08)
recording of:
L’Orfeo: Prologo (in 1996-08)
lyricist:
Alessandro Striggio (The Younger, c. 1573-1630)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L’Orfeo, SV 318
partial recording of:
L’Orfeo: Prologo
lyricist:
Alessandro Striggio (The Younger, c. 1573-1630)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L’Orfeo, SV 318
Claudio Monteverdi7:24
2Violin Concerto in F, opus 8, no. 2, ‘L’estate’ (Summer): Allegro non molto
engineer:
Richard King (engineer with Sony Music Studios, NYC from 1992–2007)
producer:
Steven Epstein (classical music producer)
harpsichord:
Anthony Newman (organist, conductor, composer) (from 2005-09-06 until 2005-09-09)
violin:
Cho-Liang Lin (Cho‐Liang Lin, violinist & conductor) (from 2005-09-06 until 2005-09-09)
orchestra:
Sejong (from 2005-09-06 until 2005-09-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 2006)
recorded at:
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in New York, New York, United States (from 2005-09-06 until 2005-09-09)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: I. Allegro non molto (from 2005-09-06 until 2005-09-09)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Antonio Vivaldi5:04
3Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor BWV 1043: Largo ma non tanto
violin:
Christine Pichlmeier (violinist) and Lisa Stewart (violinist)
orchestra:
Kölner Kammerorchester (Cologne Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Helmut Müller‐Brühl (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
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 Bach6:28
4Messiah: ‘Worthy Is the Lamb That Was Slain’ (Chorus)
engineer:
Mike Skeet (recording engineer) (in 1992-07)
producer:
Murray Khouri (clarinettist and producer) (in 1992-07)
orchestra:
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (UK vocal & instrumental ensemble)
conductor:
David van Asch
performer:
Scholars Baroque Ensemble (UK vocal & instrumental ensemble) (from 1992-07-06 until 1992-07-09)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1992-07-06 until 1992-07-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 53. Chorus “Worthy is the Lamb… Amen”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel7:18
5Symphony no. 104, ‘London’: Allegro Spiritoso
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (in 1988-09) and Karol Kopernický (producer) (in 1988-09)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (in 1988-09)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1988-09)
recording of:
Symphony no. 83 in G minor, Hob. I:83 "La Poule": I. Allegro spiritoso (in 1988-09)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 83 in G minor, Hob. I:83 "La Poule"
Joseph Haydn6:55
6Requiem in D minor, K 626: Recordare, Jesu piu
engineer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer) (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
producer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer)
solo bass vocals:
Martin Snell (operatic bass) (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Buter (mezzo-soprano) (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
solo soprano vocals:
Miriam Allan (soprano) (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
solo tenor vocals:
Marcus Ullmann (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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Gewandhaus (1981-) in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: d. Recordare, Jesu pie (Süßmayr Edition; soprano, alto, tenor, bass solos) (from 2004-11-10 until 2004-11-12)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:31
7Symphony no. 6: Allegro ma non troppo
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.) (from 1995-06-17 until 1995-06-20)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth
orchestra:
Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (from 1995-06-17 until 1995-06-20)
conductor:
Béla Drahos (flutist and conductor) (from 1995-06-17 until 1995-06-20)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1995-06-17 until 1995-06-20)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: I. Allegro ma non troppo “Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country” (Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country") (from 1995-06-17 until 1995-06-20)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven11:06
8String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810: ‘Death and the Maiden’, Andante con molto
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth
strings:
Kodály Quartet (from 1991-10-08 until 1991-10-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Unitarian Church in Budapest, Hungary (from 1991-10-08 until 1991-10-11)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”: II. Andante con moto (from 1991-10-08 until 1991-10-11)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
Franz Schubert15:57
9Nocturne in B flat minor, opus 9, no. 1
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
piano:
İdil Biret (pianist) (from 1991-07 until 1991-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Tonstudio van Geest in Sandhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1991-07 until 1991-09)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto (from 1991-07 until 1991-09)
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin5:37
10Piano Quintet in E flat major, opus 44: In modo d’una marcia
instruments:
Kodály Quartet
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist)
recording of:
Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44: II. In modo d'una marcia. Un poco largamente
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Piano Quintet in E-flat major, op. 44
Robert Schumann8:12
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1Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra (Alfred Scholz related; not the “Orchester der Württembergischen Staatsoper Stuttgart”)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner7:51
2Nabucco, Act III: ‘Va, pensiero’, ‘Chorus of the Herew Slaves’
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir) (from 1990-03-27 until 1990-04-01)
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1990-03-27 until 1990-04-01)
conductor:
Oliver Dohnányi (conductor) (from 1990-03-27 until 1990-04-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (from 1990-03-27 until 1990-04-01)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:45
3Clarinet Quintet in B minor, opus 115: Adagio
clarinet:
Boris Rener (from 1999-02-13 until 1999-02-15)
string quartet:
Quatuor Ludwig (from 1999-02-13 until 1999-02-15)
recorded at:
Auditorium d'Alençon in Alençon, Orne, Normandie (Normandy), France (from 1999-02-13 until 1999-02-15)
recording of:
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B minor, op. 115: II. Adagio (from 1999-02-13 until 1999-02-15)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B minor, op. 115
Johannes Brahms11:02
4The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: ‘Waltz of the Flowers’
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: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse (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
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:51
5Symphony no. 9 (‘From the New World’): Largo
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic) (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
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) (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (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”)
Antonín Dvořák12:05
6Peer Gynt Suite, op. 46, no. 1: Morning
engineer:
Tony Kime (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
producer:
Martin Dalby (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
orchestra:
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: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood) (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: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg44:00
7Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D major, op. 39
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
Edward Elgar6:06
8Turandot, Act III, Scene 1: ‘Nessun dorma’
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
tenor vocals:
Thomas Harper (tenor) (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor) (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-16)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:06
9Symphony no. 5: Adagietto
engineer:
Otto Nopp (producer and engineer) (in 1990-08)
producer:
Beata Jankowska (engineer/editor/producer) (in 1990-08)
orchestra:
Polska Orkiestra Radiowa (Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, from Warsaw) and Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor) (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Studio Koncertowe Radia Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler12:08
10Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
engineer:
Jo Tavernier (Belgian sound engineer) (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels (Brussels Philharmonic) (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Belgian Radio and Television in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:33

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