The A - Z of Classical Music (2nd expanded edition)

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1Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Ingrid Kertesi (soprano)
orchestra:
Budapest Camerata
conductor:
Kovács László (conductor)
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 Schubert54:54
2Un bal from Symphonie fantastique
orchestra:
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1987-12-05 until 1987-12-07)
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor) (from 1987-12-05 until 1987-12-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of Czecho-Slovak Radio (Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1987-12-05 until 1987-12-07)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: II. Un bal (from 1987-12-05 until 1987-12-07)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz6:31
3Wedding March from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic) (from 1989-04 until 1989-06)
conductor:
Richard Hayman (from 1989-04 until 1989-06)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace) (from 1989-04 until 1989-06)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn6:26
4Minute Waltz
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (from 1991-03 until 1991-09)
piano:
İdil Biret (pianist) (from 1991-03 until 1991-09)
recorded at:
Tonstudio van Geest in Sandhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1991-03 until 1991-09)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz” (from 1991-03 until 1991-09)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 212)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Fryderyk Chopin1:47
5Larghetto from Symphony no. 1 Spring
orchestra:
Brussels Philharmonic
conductor:
علی رهبری (Alexander Rahbari, Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Symphonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, op. 38 “Frühlings”: II. Larghetto - (attacca:)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1841-01-23 until 1841-02-20)
part of:
Symphonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, op. 38 “Frühlings”
Robert Schumann5:34
6Ride of the Valkyries
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1988-10)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (in 1988-10)
conductor:
Uwe Mund (in 1988-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1988-10)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (in 1988-10)
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 Wagner35:25
7Prelude from La traviata
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-12)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (from 1990-12-13 until 1990-12-21)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1990-12-13 until 1990-12-21)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1990-12-13 until 1990-12-21)
recording of:
La traviata: Preludio (from 1990-12-13 until 1990-12-21)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
La traviata
part of:
La traviata (english lyrics)
part of:
La traviata (french lyrics)
part of:
La Traviata (aka Violetta, german lyrics)
part of:
Violetta (La traviata) (german lyrics)
Giuseppe Verdi3:54
8Hungarian Dance no. 3
engineer:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1988-03)
producer:
Jenő Simon (in 1988-03)
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
conductor:
István Bogár (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pacific Music Co., Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 3 in F major: Allegretto (Brahms orchestration) (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 3 in F major: Allegretto
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1
Johannes Brahms2:20
9Scene from Swan Lake
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
spoken vocals [narrator]:
Angela Rippon (newsreader)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1989)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1989)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 10: Scene: Moderato (in 1989)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II (ed. Drigo)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:43
10Slavonic Dance no. 1
engineer:
István Berényi (engineer) (from 1987-09 until 1988-01)
producer:
János Mátyás (producer) (from 1987-09 until 1988-01)
piano:
Péter Nagy (Hungarian pianist) (from 1987-09-11 until 1988-01-18) and Balázs Szokolay (pianist) (from 1987-09-11 until 1988-01-18)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1987-09-11 until 1988-01-18)
recording of:
Slawische Tänz, op. 46, nr. 1 in C-Dur, Presto (Furiant) (for Piano, four hands) (from 1987-09-11 until 1988-01-18)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-03-18 until 1878-05-07)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 46, B. 78 (Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 78, for piano, four hands)
Antonín Dvořák3:52
11Nimrod from Enigma Variations
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Hurst (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
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 Elgar3:43
12Clair de Lune
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1988-06), Teije van Geest (engineer/producer) (in 1988-06) and Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (in 1988-06)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (in 1988-06)
conductor:
Keith Clark (American conductor) (in 1988-06)
arranger:
Alfred Reed (US composer and conductor)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (orch. A. Reed)
orchestrator:
Alfred Reed (US composer and conductor)
orchestration of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:29
13Also sprach Zarathustra
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (on 1989-09-26)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic (from 1988-10-18 until 1988-10-20)
conductor:
Zdeněk Košler (conductor) (from 1988-10-18 until 1988-10-20)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1988-10-18 until 1988-10-20)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang) (from 1988-10-18 until 1988-10-20)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:54
14Prelude in C# minor
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (from 1989-10 until 1990-10)
piano:
İdil Biret (pianist) (from 1989-10 until 1990-10)
recorded at:
Tonstudio van Geest in Sandhausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1989-10 until 1990-10)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) (from 1989-10 until 1990-10)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:44
15Fountain of the Villa Medici at Sunset from the Fountains of Rome
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Fontane di Roma, P 106: IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (from 1915 until 1916)
part of:
Fontane di Roma, P 106 (Fountains of Rome)
Ottorino Respighi6:10
16Overture from Pulcinella Suite
orchestra:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
conductor:
Stefan Sanderling (conductor)
recording of:
Pulcinella (Suite): I. Sinfonia (Ouverture)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Pulcinella Suite
Igor Stravinsky2:12
17O Fortuna from Carmina Burana
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
vocals:
Slovenský filharmonický zbor (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra and CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
chorus master:
Pavol Procházka (choirmaster, conductor and composer) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Studio of the Czechoslovak Radio (Bratislava) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
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
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: XXV. O Fortuna (reprise) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
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)
partial recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
composer:
Carl Orff (composer)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
Carl Orff2:43
18Playful Pizzicato from Simple Symphony
orchestra:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta (from 1993-10-29 until 1993-10-30)
conductor:
Richard Studt (violinist, conductor) (from 1993-10-29 until 1993-10-30)
recorded at:
Winter Gardens (Bournemouth) in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-10-29 until 1993-10-30)
recording of:
Simple Symphony, op. 4: II. Playful Pizzicato (from 1993-10-29 until 1993-10-30)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1933-12 until 1934-02)
part of:
Simple Symphony, op. 4
Benjamin Britten3:23
19Violin Concerto (1st Movement)
engineer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
producer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer)
solo violin:
Adele Anthony (violinist) (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
conductor:
Takuo Yuasa (Japanese conductor) (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
recorded at:
Ulster Hall in Belfast, Belfast (Belfast City Council), County Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1: I. ♩ = 104 — ♩ = 120 (from 1999-05-19 until 1999-05-21)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1987)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1
Philip Glass6:47