Twentieth Anniversary Highlights: 1979-1999

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1The Planets: Jupiter - The Bringer of Jollity (extract)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst1:29
2Sacred Service: Part 1 (extract)
baritone vocals:
Louis Berkman
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sacred Service: Part I. Meditation
composer:
Ernest Bloch (Swiss-American composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Sacred Service
Ernest Bloch2:33
3Variations on a Dublin Air (extract)
soprano vocals:
Heather Harper (soprano)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
Herbert Hamilton Harty1:33
4Black Eyes (extract)
orchestra:
The Palm Court Theatre Orchestra
conductor:
Anthony Goodwin (conductor)
partial recording of:
Black Eyes
composer:
Niklas Krotsh (composer)
Niklas Krotsh1:55
5By the Beautiful, Blue Danube (extract)
orchestra:
Johann Strauss Orchestra (founded by André Rieu; not Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester)
conductor:
Jack Rothstein (violinist and conductor)
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II2:53
6Dido and Aeneas: III. When I Am Laid in Earth
instruments:
Taverner Players
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell3:00
7Clarinet Concerto no. 2, op. 74: Andante con moto (extract)
clarinet:
Janet Hilton (clarinetist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Clarinet Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 74: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer) (in 1811)
part of:
Clarinet Concerto no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 74 (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra no. 2 in E-flat major, op.74)
Carl Maria von Weber1:31
8Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 99: Allegro moderato (extract)
instruments:
Borodin Trio
partial recording of:
Piano Trio no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 99, D. 898: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (from 1827 until 1828)
part of:
Piano Trio no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 99, D. 898
Franz Schubert1:55
9Overture in the South “Alassio” (extract)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
partial recording of:
In the South (Alassio), op. 50
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
dedicated to:
Frank Schuster
premiered at:
Royal Opera House (“Covent Garden”) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1904-03-16)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 50)
Sir Edward Elgar2:17
10Tintagel (extract)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tintagel, GP 213
composer:
Sir Arnold Bax (English composer) (in 1919)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Works of Sir Arnold Bax (number: GP 213)
Sir Arnold Bax1:06
11Salut d’Amour, op. 12 (extract)
piano:
Peter Pettinger (pianist)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
partial recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
dedicated to:
Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
publisher:
Schott & Co. Ltd. (in 1889)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 12)
Sir Edward Elgar1:38
12Symphony no. 6 in E-flat minor, op. 111: Vivace (extract)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in E-flat minor, op. 111: III. Vivace
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1947)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in E-flat minor, op. 111
Sergey Prokofiev1:39
13Preludes, Book 1: The Girl With the Flaxen Hair
instruments:
Black Dyke Mills Band
conductor:
Major Peter Parkes (British conductor for brass band)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:24
14The Merry Widow: Love Unspoken (extract)
baritone vocals:
Peter Morrison (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Hill Smith
orchestra:
Chandos Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Stuart Barry (conductor of the Chandos Concert Orchestra)
partial recording of:
The Merry Widow: Love Unspoken
lyricist:
Victor Léon (librettist) and Leo Stein
composer:
Franz Lehár (composer)
translator:
Adrian Ross (lyricist)
Franz Lehár2:21
15Belkis, Queen of Sheba: War Dance
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
assistant engineer:
Philip Couzens
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
editor:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor) (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
concertmaster:
Christopher Warren‐Green (violinist and conductor) (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
recording of:
Belkis, Regina di Saba: II. Danza guerresca (from 1985-01-21 until 1985-01-22)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Belkis, Regina di Saba
Ottorino Respighi2:51
16Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 102: Andante (extract)
piano:
Dmitri Shostakovich Jnr (Dmitri Maximovich Shostakovich, pianist, grandson of the composer)
orchestra:
I Musici de Montréal
conductor:
Yuli Turovsky (cellist)
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 Shostakovich2:04
17Etude no. 12 in C minor, op. 25
piano:
Louis Lortie (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in C minor, op. 25 no. 12 “Ocean”: Allegro molto con fuoco
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 37) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 99)
part of:
Études, op. 25
Frédéric Chopin2:34
18Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 85: Rondo (extract)
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in A minor, op. 85: III. Allegro moderato
composer:
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (Austrian composer) (in 1816)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in A minor, op. 85
Johann Nepomuk Hummel2:18
19Four Last Songs: Frühling (extract)
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss1:47
20Manfred Symphony: Lento Lugubre (extract)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
Manfred Symphony in B minor, op. 58: I. Lento lugubre - Moderato con moto - Andante
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1885-05 until 1885-09)
part of:
Manfred Symphony in B minor, op. 58
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:04
21Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 100: Allegro marcato
orchestra:
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1882; read the annotation to avoid incorrect use)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 100: II. Allegro marcato
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1944)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, op. 100
Sergey Prokofiev1:28
22Anthem 10 (extract): The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation
tenor vocals:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of The Sixteen
conductor:
Harry Christophers (conductor)
partial recording of:
Chandos Anthem no. 10 “The Lord is my light”, HWV 255: II. The Lord Is My Light and Salvation
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Chandos Anthem no. 10 “The Lord is my light”, HWV 255
George Frideric Handel2:39
23The Dream of Gerontius: II. Take Me Away
tenor vocals:
Arthur Davies (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Sir Edward Elgar3:44
24Symphony no. 7, “Leningrad”: Allegro non troppo (extract)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad": IV. Allegro non troppo
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (until 1941-12-27)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 60 "Leningrad"
Dmitri Shostakovich3:03
25Symphony no. 5: Allegro con brio (extract)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Walter Weller (violinist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven1:53
26Stabat Mater: Quartetto (extract)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Stabat Mater: VI. Quartetto - Sancta mater, istud agas (soprano, alto, tenore, basso)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (from 1831 until 1841)
part of:
Stabat Mater
Gioacchino Rossini2:10
27Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (extract)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
premiered at:
[concert] (1934-11-07)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd (in 1934)
premiered at:
Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (on 1934-11-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 9) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 43)
is based on:
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, op. 1, MS 25: No. 24 in A minor: Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Sergey Rachmaninov3:05
28Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 99: Passacaglia: Andante (extract)
violin:
Lydia Mordkovitch (violinist)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / 99: III. Pasacaglia
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1947 until 1955)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in A minor, op. 77 / 99
Dmitri Shostakovich4:39
29Henry V: Touch Her Sweet Lips and Part (extract)
vocals:
Christopher Plummer
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
partial recording of:
Touch Her Soft Lips (catch-all for unknown arrangement)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
is based on:
Henry V
Sir William Walton1:23
30Symphony no. 4 in E minor: Con fuoco (extract)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
Sir Charles Hubert Parry1:19
31Sinfonietta: Allegretto
orchestra:
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Philharmonic, formerly Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek (conductor)
partial recording of:
Sinfonietta: I. Allegretto - Allegro - Maestoso (Fanfares)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Sinfonietta
Leoš Janáček2:19
32Saul and David: Act I. Herre, Tag Skjold og Værge
bass vocals:
Aage Haugland (bass-baritone)
orchestra:
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Danish National Symphony Orchestra, this profile only for recordings from 1959 and later)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
Carl August Nielsen2:10
33Symphony no. 1, op. 9 (extract)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 1, op. 9
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (from 1935 until 1936-02-24)
dedicated to:
Gian Carlo Menotti (US-based Italian composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1936-12-13)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 9)
Samuel Barber2:54
34Requiem: Salvator Mundi
choir vocals:
The Finzi Singers
chorus master:
Paul Spicer (composer, conductor, organist and producer)
Herbert Howells2:46
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