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1Song of Our Homeland From Prince Igor
soprano vocals:
Izzy (English soprano singer)
recording of:
Song of Our Homeland
lyricist:
Isobel Cooper
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
is based on:
Polovtsian Dances no. 17, “Polovtsian Dance with Chorus”: II. Gliding Dance of the Maidens: Andantino, 4/4, A major
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин4:04
2Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: Andante
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:23
3Sheep May Safely Graze: Cantata no. 208
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
organ:
Ian Watson (conductor and keyboardist) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
arranger and orchestrator:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden” (orchestrated by Marriner) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
orchestration of:
Kantate, BWV 208 “Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!”: IX. Aria (Sopran II) “Schafe können sicher weiden”
Johann Sebastian Bach4:39
4Keyboard Concerto no. 5 in F minor: Largo
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist) (in 1986-04)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1986-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1986-04)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-04)
recording of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (in 1986-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach3:30
5Water Music: Air From Suite no. 1 in F
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Air. Presto
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel4:46
6Aria From the ’goldberg’ Variations
recording engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
producer:
Alain Lanceron
piano:
Maria Tipo (pianist) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (FIRST movement) (from 1986-06-26 until 1986-06-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:07
7Largo: “Ombra Mai Fu” From Serse
performer:
Reginald Kilbey and His Strings
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Georg Friedrich Händel2:25
8Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: Adagio
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist) (in 1984-07)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1984-07)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio (in 1984-07)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg6:34
9Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
violin:
Christian Ferras (violinist) and Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
partial 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 Bach2:38
10Beatus Vir a 6 From Selva Morale e Spirituale
bass vocals:
David Thomas (British operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Rogers Covey‐Crump (tenor)
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
performer:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
recording of:
Selva morale e spirituale: Beatus vir I a 6 [Psalm 112] SV 268
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 268)
part of:
Selva morale e spirituale
Claudio Monteverdi3:00
11Etude in E “Tristesse”
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:17
12Serenade in E minor: Larghetto
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20
Sir Edward Elgar5:16
13The Lark Ascending
violin:
Hugh Bean (violinist)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
partial recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams6:27
14Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor: Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:34
15Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957, in 1985)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957, in 1985)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
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
partial 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 Barber36:25
16Aquarium “The Carnival of the Animals”
piano:
Katia & Marielle Labèque
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:37
17String Quintet in C: Adagio
cello:
Laszlo Varga (cellist)
strings:
Hungarian Quartet (1935-1972)
partial recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franz Schubert4:41
18In Paradisum (Requiem)
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
organ:
Peter Barley (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19) and David Flower (engineer) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:26