A Bouquet of Classics, Volume 2

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1Fantasia on Greensleeves
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:43
2Romance
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg (from 1967-09-11 until 1967-09-13)
solo piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1967-09-11 until 1967-09-13)
conductor:
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor) (from 1967-09-11 until 1967-09-13)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto (from 1967-09-11 until 1967-09-13)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830-04 until 1830-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Fryderyk Chopin10:36
3In a Monastery Garden
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
John Lanchbery (conductor)
recording of:
In a Monastery Garden
composer:
Albert Ketèlbey (English composer) (in 1915)
Albert Ketèlbey5:39
4Nimrod
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
organ:
David Bell (organist) (from 1985-03-11 until 1985-03-13)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1985-03-11 until 1985-03-13, on 1985-03-13)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1985-03-11 until 1985-03-13) and Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (on 1985-03-13)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1985-03-11 until 1985-03-13)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-03-11 until 1985-03-13) and Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1985-03-13)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (from 1985-03-11 until 1985-03-13)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar4:17
5Adagio
producer:
Michel Glotz
clarinet:
Karl Leister (German clarinetist) (from 1971-08-17 until 1971-08-24)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1971-08-17 until 1971-08-24)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1971-08-17 until 1971-08-24)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Französische Kirche (St. Moritz) in St. Moritz, Graubünden, Switzerland (from 1971-08-17 until 1971-08-24)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) (from 1971-08-17 until 1971-08-24)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:39
6Ave Maria
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert6:45
7Un sospiro
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Trois études de concert, S. 144: III. "Un sospiro" in D-flat major
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Trois études de concert, S. 144
Franz Liszt6:06
8Andante cantabile
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1958-09)
conductor:
Paul Kletzki (Polish conductor and composer) (in 1958-09)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (in 1958-09)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1958-09)
recording of:
Andante cantabile (arr. by Schmid for string orchestra) (in 1958-09)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
Adolf Schmid (arranger, orchestrator)
arrangement of:
Andante cantabile, TH 63, ČW 348 (for cello and string orchestra)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky7:47
9Largo
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1961-01)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1961-01)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-01)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo) (in 1961-01)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák12:34
10Vocalise, op. 34, no. 14
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1975-10-12 until 1975-10-13)
conductor and performer:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1975-10-12 until 1975-10-13)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-10-12 until 1975-10-13)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for orchestra) (from 1975-10-12 until 1975-10-13)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (for violin and piano, Press)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1912)
arranger:
Michel Press (Michael Press, Russian-American violinist, conductor and music educator)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff6:27
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