A342 Central Questions in the Study of Music (audio CDs 7-13)

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Tracklist

7▼CD: Unit 17
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1Goldberg Variations: Aria
recording engineer:
Hans‐Rudolf Müller (engineer) (in 1980-04)
producer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1980-04)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (in 1980-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Conservatoire de Paris (1911-1990, rue de Madrid) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1980-04)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening) (in 1980-04)
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 Bach2:34
2Sonata op. 17 no. 2 in C minor, 2nd mvmt
piano:
Bart van Oort (pianist)
Johann Christian Bach3:46
3Fantasia on Rossini’s Barber of Seville (extract)
piano:
Francesco Nicolosi (pianist)
partial recording of:
Grande fantaisie sur le Barbier de Séville, Opéra de Rossini, op. 63
composer:
Sigismond Thalberg (composer)
part of:
Works of Sigismond Thalberg by opus number (number: op. 63)
is based on:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Sigismond Thalberg4:53
4Symphony no. 4: IV. (extract)
orchestra:
NDR Radiophilharmonie (Hannover)
conductor:
Howard Griffiths (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in F major, op. 86 "Die Weihe der Töne": IV. Larghetto — Allegretto
composer:
Louis Spohr (German composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in F major, op. 86 "Die Weihe der Töne"
Louis Spohr4:13
5Violin Concerto: II. (extract)
violin:
Anne‐Sophie Mutter (violinist)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Violinkonzert „Dem Andenken eines Engels“: II. Allegro – Adagio
composer:
Alban Berg (Austrian composer) (in 1935-08)
part of:
Violinkonzert „Dem Andenken eines Engels“ (Violin Concerto "To the memory of an angel")
Alban Berg4:48
6Pulcinella: Sinfonia
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer)
recording of:
Pulcinella: Overture
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1920)
is based on:
Trio Sonata no. 1 in G major
part of:
Pulcinella (ballet)
Igor Stravinsky1:59
7Ottone: ‘Deh! ti trattieni’
George Frideric Handel1:48
8Ottone: ‘No, non temere o bella’
George Frideric Handel3:40
9The Devil to Pay: ‘Was ever a man possest’
George Frideric Handel3:35
10Esther: ‘Breathe soft ye gales’
George Frideric Handel3:46
11Esther: ‘Blessed are they that fear the Lord’
George Frideric Handel5:08
12Saul: ‘A serpent, in my bosom warm’d’
George Frideric Handel1:56
13Saul: ‘O fatal day!’
George Frideric Handel4:00
14Saul: ‘Ye men of Judah’
George Frideric Handel0:30
15Saul: ‘Envy, eldest born of hell’
George Frideric Handel2:59
16Saul: ‘Birth and fortune I despise’
George Frideric Handel5:00
17Saul: ‘The time at length is come’
George Frideric Handel0:38
18Saul: ‘Where is the son of Jesse?’
George Frideric Handel1:07
19Saul: ‘With me what would’st thou?’
George Frideric Handel0:44
20Saul: ‘Infernal spirits’
George Frideric Handel1:53
21Saul: ‘Why hast thou forc’d me’
George Frideric Handel3:19
22Saul: ‘Ah, lovely youth’
George Frideric Handel0:58
23Saul: Act 1, Scene 2: Sinfonia
George Frideric Handel1:04
24Saul: ‘Already see’
George Frideric Handel0:18
25Saul: ‘Welcome, welcome, mighty king!’
George Frideric Handel1:30
26Saul: ‘What do I hear?’
George Frideric Handel0:25
27Saul: ‘David his ten thousands slew’
George Frideric Handel0:31
28Saul: ‘To him ten thousands’
George Frideric Handel0:16
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9▶CD: Unit 20
10▶CD: Unit 21
11▶CD: Unit 22
12▶CD: Unit 23
13▶CD: Unit 23 (cont)