The Four Seasons, Vol. 3: Summer

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No barcode, may be part of a set but I only have the one disc.

Additional info for Vocalists on track 11:

Stephen Terry (Puck)
Richard Dakin, John Pryer, Ian Wodehouse, Gordon Clark (Fairies)

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-11 10:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Summer is i-cumin in
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
[anonymous]4:02
2Der Sommer: Wilkommen jetzt, o dunkler Hain - Wleche Labung für die Sinne!
soprano vocals [Hanna]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
recording of:
Die Jahreszeiten, Der Sommer: XIV. Rezitativ: poco Adagio: "Willkommen jetzt, o dunkler Hain" (Hanne)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Die Jahreszeiten: Der Sommer
Joseph Haydn8:28
3Silent Noon
piano:
Philip Ledger
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
The House of Life, No. 2: Silent Noon
lyricist:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1903)
part of:
The House of Life
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:42
4Les Nuits d'été: Spectre de la Rose
soprano vocals:
Régine Crespin (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
recording of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7: Nº 2. Le Spectre de la rose
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1841)
part of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7
Hector Berlioz7:15
5These Summer Nights, op. 14 no. 5
producer:
Richard Beswick
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (from 1975-08-18 until 1975-08-19, on 1976-02-10)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Söderström (soprano) (from 1975-08-18 until 1975-08-19, on 1976-02-10)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-08-18 until 1975-08-19, on 1976-02-10)
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 14: no. 5 "These Summer Nights" (from 1975-08-18 until 1976-02-10)
lyricist:
Даниил Ратгауз (poet, author of the words of several well-known romances)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1896)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 14
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:05
6To be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water - two wordless partsongs
vocals:
Louis Halsey Singers
conductor:
Louis Halsey (lecturer, conductor, adjudicator, composer and arranger)
recording of:
To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water, RT iv/5
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1917)
dedicated to:
Oriana Madrigal Society and Charles Kennedy Scott (English organist and choral conductor)
Frederick Delius3:47
7Porgy and Bess: Summertime
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
George Gershwin2:58
8Prelude à l'après d'un Faune
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
flute:
Timothy Hutchins (flautist) (in 1989-10)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra) (in 1989-10)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (in 1989-10)
recorded at:
Église de Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache, Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1989-10)
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) (in 1989-10)
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 Debussy10:48
9Aus Italien: IV. Neopolitan Folk Life
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (in 1990)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1990)
recorded at:
TempleLive Cleveland Masonic in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (in 1990)
recording of:
Aus Italien, op. 16: IV. Finale: Allegro molto. Neapolitanisches Volksleben (in 1990)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1886)
is based on:
Funiculì, funiculà
part of:
Aus Italien (op. 16; TrV 147)
Richard Strauss8:18
10A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Eduard van Beinum (conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn4:35
11A Midsummer Night's Dream: Act II - Conclusion
baritone vocals [Demetrius]:
Thomas Hemsley (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Hermia]:
Josephine Veasey (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals [Lysander]:
Peter Pears (tenor)
vocals:
Gordon Clark (chorus vocalist), Richard Dakin, John Pryer, Stephen Terry (treble) and Ian Wodehouse
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
partial recording of:
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 64: Act II
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1960)
librettist:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) and Peter Pears (tenor)
part of:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 64
Benjamin Britten9:14
12The Last Rose of Summer
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
The Last Rose of Summer (by Flotow, in English)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
translated version of:
Martha: Akt II. „Letzte Rose“ (The Last Rose of Summer)
Friedrich von Flotow3:22
13Four Last Songs: September
engineer:
Cyril Windebank (in 1953-06)
producer:
Victor Olof
soprano vocals:
Lisa della Casa (soprano) (in 1953-06)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1953-06)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1953-06)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1953-06)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: II. „September“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 2. “September”) (in 1953-06)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-09-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss4:02