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1▼CD: Stimulate Your Senses
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1Gymnopedie no. 1
sound engineer:
Alex Firla (Engineer), Roland Guillotel and Rodolphe Sanguinetti
piano [Steinway]:
Michel Legrand (in 1993-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie4:04
2The Swan
piano:
Güher Pekinel (pianist) and Süher Pekinel (pianist)
orchestra:
ORTF Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
arranger:
Pege Aladár
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:16
3Piano Concerto no. 2 (excerpt)
piano:
Elisabeth Leonskaja (pianist)
orchestra:
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Dmitri Shostakovich6:59
4Piano Concerto no. 2 (excerpt)
piano:
Alexei Sultanov (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Maxim Shostakovich (Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich, conductor and pianist, son of the composer)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1901-11-09)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1900-10 until 1901-04)
dedicated to:
Nikolai Dahl
premiered at:
[Philharmonic Society Concert] (1901-11-09)
publisher:
A. Gutheil (in 1901)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 6) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 18)
Sergei Rachmaninoff6:37
5Tosca E Lucevan Le Stelle
engineer:
Jean Chatauret
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
tenor vocals:
José Cura (tenor) (from 1997-06 until 1997-07)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1997-06 until 1997-07)
conductor:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1997-06 until 1997-07)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1997-06 until 1997-07)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (from 1997-06 until 1997-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:22
6Daphnis & Chloe 'Lever Du Jour'
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III. No. 10. Lever du jour
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III
Maurice Ravel5:43
7Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix
choir vocals:
London Symphony Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals [Delilah]:
Olga Borodina (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals [Samson]:
José Cura (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns36:06
8Nimrod
orchestra:
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra (BBC National Orchestra of Wales)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
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
Sir Edward Elgar4:18
9Spartacus (Theme from Onedin Line)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Aram Khachaturian5:28
10The Nutcracker (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor)
partial recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14d. Па-де-де: Кода (Coda)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky5:03
11Boléro (excerpt)
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel5:06
12Tristan & Isolde: Prelude (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra (Bamberg Symphony)
conductor:
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt I, Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt I
Richard Wagner6:47
13The Swan of Tuonela
orchestra:
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22: II. Tuonelan joutsen (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
Jean Sibelius8:16
14Prelude no. 15
piano:
Nikolai Lugansky (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 107) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 180)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin5:50
2▼CD: For Those Tender Moments
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1Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (excerpt)
piano:
Alexei Sultanov (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Maxim Shostakovich (Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich, conductor and pianist, son of the composer)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
dedicated to:
Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1875-10-25)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1875-10-25)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 23) and The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 55)
Pyotr Tchaikovsky6:39
2Symphony in C, Adagio
orchestra:
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie no. 1 en ut majeur : II. Andante (Adagio) (Symphony No. 1 in C major: II. Adagio)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1855-10 until 1855-11)
part of:
Symphonie no. 1 en ut majeur
Georges Bizet9:38
3Romance no. 2 in F major, op. 50
violin:
Thomas Zehetmair (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen
conductor:
Thomas Zehetmair (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)
Ludwig van Beethoven7:41
4Clarinet Concerto, Adagio
clarinet:
Dieter Klöcker (German clarinetist)
orchestra:
Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Hager (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
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 Mozart7:02
5Nocturne no. 1
piano:
Elisabeth Leonskaja (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 108)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin6:34
6Impromptu no. 3
piano:
Elisabeth Leonskaja (pianist)
recording of:
Impromptu in G‐flat major, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 6)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899
Franz Schubert6:43
7String Quartet no. 2 Notturno (Excerpt)
string quartet:
Brodsky String Quartet
partial recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno. Andante
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1881)
part of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major
Alexander Borodin2:34
8The Firebird: Berceuse
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Eliahu Inbal (Israeli conductor)
recording of:
Suite du ballet « L’Oiseau de feu » : XI. Berceuse
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1945)
part of:
Suite du ballet « L’Oiseau de feu » (1945 ballet suite)
Igor Stravinsky3:44
9Fantasia on a Theme
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
orchestra:
BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra (BBC National Orchestra of Wales)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter: No. 3 “Why Fum’th in Fight” (Psalm 2)
Ralph Vaughan Williams15:42
10Kinderszenen, op. 15: Dreaming
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1986)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:57

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