Best-Loved Classics 13

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1Zadok the Priest (Handel)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) and Paul Smy (treble / tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ledger
performer:
John Butt (conductor and organist) and John Langdon (organist)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge6:14
2Piano Sonata No.16 K545 [1st Mvt, Allegro] (Mozart)
piano:
Christian Zacharias (pianist and conductor) (from 1984-06 until 1985-10)
recorded at:
Reitstadel in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1984-06 until 1985-10)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: 1. Allegro (Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": 1. Allegro) (from 1984-06 until 1985-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
Christian Zacharias4:35
3Symphony No.7 in A [4th Mvt, Allegro Con Brio] (Beethoven)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (Munich Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
Münchner Philharmoniker6:45
4Havanaise Op 83 (Saint Saens)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1957)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1957)
conductor:
Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (in 1957)
recording of:
Havanaise in E major, op. 83 (for violin and orchestra) (in 1957)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1887)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 83)
Yehudi Menuhin10:08
5Viens Malika ('Lakme' Act 1, Delibes)
audio engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor) (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)
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 (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Mady Mesplé5:57
6Concerto Symphonique No.4 [3rd Mvt, Scherzo] (Litolff)
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto Symphonique no. 4 in D minor, op. 102: II. Scherzo
composer:
Henry Litolff (English composer)
part of:
Concerto Symphonique no. 4 in D minor, op. 102
John Ogdon6:48
7Light Cavalry Overture (Suppe)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture) (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
composer:
Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields7:09
8Faust [Walz, Act II] (Gounod)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Opéra de Paris (Paris National Opera Chorus)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte II. No. 9 Valse et chœur « Ainsi que la brise légère … » (Chœur, Méphistophélès, Faust, Siebel) (Valse de Faust, Waltz; Faust-Walzer)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte II
Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra de Paris2:37
9Finlandia, Op 26 (Sibelius)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
balance engineer:
Peter Brown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
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
Hallé Orchestra8:27
10Les Préludes, S97 (Liszt)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Les Préludes, S. 97
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1848, from 1850 until 1855)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 97)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig15:02

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part of:Best-Loved Classics (number: 13) (order: 13)