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1O 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 Orff2:41
2The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
orchestra:
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra (Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Loris Tjeknavorian
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Nicolay Rimsky-Korsakov9:27
3Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral"
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
dedicated to:
Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz and Андрей Разумовский (Russian diplomat)
premiered at:
Ludwig van Beethoven at Theater an der Wien (1808-12-22)
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1808-12-22)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 68)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Ludwig van Beethoven11:52
4"Spring" Concerto no. 1 in E major
violin:
Simon Standage (English violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
The English Concert
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (“The Four Seasons”: Concerto in E Major, op. 8 no. 1, RV. 269, “Spring”: 1. Allegro)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:32
5Canon in D
orchestra:
Scottish Baroque Ensemble
conductor:
Leonard Friedman (violinist)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel6:37
6Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (excerpt)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
partial recording of:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter: No. 3 “Why Fum’th in Fight” (Psalm 2)
Ralph Vaughan Williams11:20
7Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi5:03
8Symphony no. 9 "Choral" (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
additional lyricist:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
lyricist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright) (in 1785)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824, from 1823 until 1824)
dedicated to:
Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preußen (Frederick William III)
premiered at:
Theater am Kärntnertor in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1824-05-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 1), Biamonti Catalogue (chronological catalogue of Beethoven's works) (number: Bia 787) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 125)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:56
9Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Schenck (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber9:20
10Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra and London Handel Orchestra
conductor:
Philip Ledger and Martin Neary (English organist and choral conductor)
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
Georg Friedrich Händel4:01

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