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1Vier Jaargetijden: Lente: Allegro
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
conductor:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
balance engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work) (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14) and Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Hackney Church in Hackney, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (from 1986-11-28 until 1989-03-14)
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 Vivaldi3:08
2Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor) (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
balance engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: XXV. O Fortuna (reprise) (in 1979-03)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
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 Orff2:49
3Klarinetconcert: Adagio
basset clarinet:
Sabine Meyer (clarinetist) (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
conductor:
Hans Vonk (conductor) (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
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 1990-06-06 until 1990-06-08)
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 Mozart6:40
4Peer Gynt: Morgenstimmung
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg3:54
5Suite No. 3: Air
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1988-01)
conductor:
Philip Ledger (in 1988-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1991) and Virgin Classics (absorbed into Erato since 2013-07-19) (in 1991)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (catch-all for unknown versions/arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:52
6Messiah: Hallelujah
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
solo vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto), Paul Esswood (countertenor), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone) and Robert Tear (tenor)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
arranger:
Basil Lam (English producer, harpsichordist)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:06
7Notekraker: Bloemenwals
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers) (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский46:58
8Cantique de Jean Racine
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and orchestra (without organ))
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
librettist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
arrangement of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ)
Gabriel Fauré4:23
9Les Pêcheurs de perles
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
partial recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles
lyricist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1863)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 3), Hugh Macdonald Catalogue (Bizet GB #s) (number: GB 4), Winton Dean Catalogue (Bizet WD #s) (number: WD 13) and Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 5)
Georges Bizet8:01
10Canon
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
violin:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (from 1973-10-01 until 1973-10-04)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel5:02
11Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
producer:
David R. Murray
choir vocals:
Choeur de l'Opéra national du Théâtre de la Monnaie (Chorus of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Chorus of the Belgian National Opera) (in 1988-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano) (in 1988-06)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1988-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie (Orchestra for the Brussels opera La Monnaie / De Munt) (in 1988-06)
conductor:
Sylvain Cambreling (conductor) (in 1988-06)
chorus master:
Günter Wagner (choir master) (in 1988-06)
balance engineer:
Michael Gray (UK classical recording engineer)
recorded at:
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Centre for Fine Arts) in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (in 1988-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach4:21
12Für Elise
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:03
13Die Zauberflöte: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja
baritone vocals [Papageno]:
Sir Thomas Allen (baritone)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Armstrong (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt I. No. 2 Arie „Was hör’ ich?” … „Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (Papageno)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:45
14Spartacus: Adagio
engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1977-02-02 until 1977-02-04)
conductor:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (from 1977-02-02 until 1977-02-04)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia (from 1977-02-02 until 1977-02-04)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան9:55
15Die Walküre: Walkürenritt
alto vocals [Waltraute]:
Ute Walther (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
contralto vocals [Schwertleite]:
Ursula Kunz (contralto) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
contralto vocals [Siegrune]:
Margareta Hintermeier (mezzo-soprano) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Grimgerde]:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Gerhilde]:
Anita Soldh (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Helmwige]:
Ruth Falcon (soprano) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Ortlinde]:
Sylvia Herman (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
soprano vocals [Rossweisse]:
Margarita Lilova (mezzo-soprano) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (from 1988-02 until 1988-03)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:56
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