Classic FM: Hall of Fame: The Great Composers

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1The Barber of Seville: Overture
orchestra:
Sinfonia Varsovia
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini6:57
2Four Seasons "Summer": 3rd movement
violin:
Anthony Marwood (violinist)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas McGegan
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:44
3Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Ingrid Kertesi (soprano)
orchestra:
Budabest Camerata
conductor:
Kovács László (conductor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles‐François Gounod52:42
4Piano Concerto no. 2: 1st movement
piano:
Michael Houstoun (New Zealand pianist) (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
conductor:
Christopher Lyndon‐Gee (conductor, pianist and composer) (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
recorded at:
Lower Hutt Town Hall in Lower Hutt, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: I. Allegro (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович7:20
5A Night on the Bare Mountain
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
A Night on the Bare Mountain (unknown version, use as last resort)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский12:00
6Waltz in D-flat major, op. 42 no. 1 "Minute"
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
Frédéric Chopin1:45
7O soave fanciulla (from La Boheme)
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone) (in 1973)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano) (in 1973)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1973)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1973)
conductor:
Georg Solti (Sir Georg Solti, conductor) (in 1973)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1974)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì) (in 1973)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:57
8Carnival of the Animals: Finale
orchestra:
I Musici de Montréal
conductor:
Yuli Turovsky (cellist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIV. Finale (The Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale, full ensemble)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:52
9Symphony no. 5: 1st movement
orchestra:
Dresden State Orchestra (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (from 1994-02-15 until 1994-02-18)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (from 1994-02-15 until 1994-02-18)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1994-02-15 until 1994-02-18)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485: I. Allegro (from 1994-02-15 until 1994-02-18)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1816)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in B‐flat major, D. 485
Franz Schubert6:51
10The Planets: Mars
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1996-04-10 until 1996-04-12)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) (from 1996-04-10 until 1996-04-12)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-04-10 until 1996-04-12)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (from 1996-04-10 until 1996-04-12)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst7:12
11Toreador Song (from the Carmen Suite)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Gerard Schwarz (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:12
12Organ Symphony no. 5: ToccataCharles‐Marie Widor5:07
13The Firebird: Finale
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
recording of:
Firebird Suite: VII. Finale (catch‐all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:00
14Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин12:11
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