Your Hundred Best Tunes, Volume 8

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1Rosamunde: Overture
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1974-11-19 until 1974-11-21)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (from 1974-11-19 until 1974-11-21)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (from 1974-11-19 until 1974-11-21) and Philip Wade (engineer) (from 1974-11-19 until 1974-11-21)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1974-11-19 until 1974-11-21)
recording of:
Rosamunde, D. 797 / Die Zauberharfe, D. 644: Ouvertüre (from 1974-11-19 until 1974-11-21)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (from 1819 until 1820)
part of:
Die Zauberharfe, D. 644
part of:
Rosamunde, D. 797
Franz Schubert10:38
2Softly Awakes My Heart
choir vocals:
Vienna Opera Chorus (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Horne (American operatic mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Henry Lewis (conductor)
recording of:
Samson and Delilah : Act II, Scene 3. “Softly Awakes My Heart”
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
translated version of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
Camille Saint‐Saëns6:38
3Moonlight Sonata: I.
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist)
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”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:14
4O for the Wings of a Dove
organ:
Peter White (English organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge
treble vocals:
Alastair Roberts (treble / chorister)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Hear My Prayer: II. “O For the Wings of a Dove!” Con un poco più di moto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1844)
translated version of:
O könnt’ ich fliegen (from “Hör mein Bitten” aka “O for the Wings of a Dove”)
part of:
Hear My Prayer
Felix Mendelssohn6:17
5Adagio for Strings & Organ
organ:
Alastair Ross (organist and harpsichordist)
violin:
Simon Standage (English violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Richard Hickox Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni9:02
6Panis Angelicus
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (in 1976-01)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
chorus master:
Russell Burgess (in 1976-01)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus (in 1976-01)
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck4:08
7Symphony no. 6 "Pastoral" : V. Shepherds Thanksgiving
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1974-09)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: V. Allegretto “Shepherds’ song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm” (Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. "Shepherds' song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm" Allegretto) (in 1974-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven9:54
8Romeo and Juliet: Love theme
producer:
John Culshaw (in 1960-06) and Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist) (in 1960-06)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1960-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1960-06)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1960-06)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed) (in 1960-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky33:18
9Violin Concerto no. 1: II
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
violin:
Kyung Wha-Chung (Kyung-Wha Chung, violinist) (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch8:52
10Battle Hymn of the Republic
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
choir vocals:
London Festival Chorus
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Stanley Black
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 60) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: V17636)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
[traditional]4:34

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