Shakespeare in Music & Words

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1Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 - Act 1: Dance of the Knights
engineer:
Jack Law (engineer), Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Gordon Parry (engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra (in 1973-06)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1973-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
recorded at:
TempleLive Cleveland Masonic in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (in 1973-06)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights (in 1973-06)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев5:07
2Fear No More the Heat of the Sun, Op. 18, No. 3
soprano saxophone:
Amy Dickson (saxophonist) (in 2015-08)
orchestra:
Aurora Orchestra (in 2015-08)
conductor:
Nicholas Collon (in 2015-08)
arranger:
Patrick Hawes
recorded at:
Fairfield Halls in Croydon (London Borough of Croydon), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2015-08)
instrumental recording of:
Let Us Garlands Bring, op. 18: 3. Fear No More the Heat O' the Sun (in 2015-08)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer) (from 1938 until 1940)
part of:
Let Us Garlands Bring, op. 18
recording of:
Let Us Garlands Bring, op. 18: 3. Fear No More the Heat O' the Sun
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer) (from 1938 until 1940)
part of:
Let Us Garlands Bring, op. 18
Gerald Finzi5:33
3Roméo et Juliette - Act 1: Ah, Je Veux vivre
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod3:39
4Theme from Romeo & Juliet: A Time for Us - Instrumental
orchestra:
Johann Strauss Orchestra (founded by André Rieu; not Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester)
conductor:
André Rieu
recording of:
What Is a Youth (Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet, 1968 film)
lyricist:
Eugene Walter
composer:
Nino Rota (Italian composer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Nino Rota3:43
5A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Incidental Music: No. 1 Scherzo
engineer:
Roy Wallace (recording engineer)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (from 1960-01-04 until 1960-01-17)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor) (from 1960-01-04 until 1960-01-17)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1960-01-04 until 1960-01-17)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (from 1960-01-04 until 1960-01-17)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn4:40
6O Let Me Weep, For Ever Weep [The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Part3 : The Sweet Passion]
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
soprano vocals:
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1970-09)
conductor:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1970-09)
performer:
English Chamber Orchestra
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-09)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "The Plaint: O let me weep, for ever weep!" (in 1970-09)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell7:51
7Falstaff - Act 1: Falstaff! - Olà! - Sir John Falstaff!
bass vocals:
Anatolij Kotscherga (Anatoly Kocherga, bass-baritone)
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Facini (tenor) and Anthony Mee (tenor)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Falstaff!“ - “Olà!“ (Dr Cajus, Falstaff, Bardolfo, Pistola)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:58
8Romeo & Juliet: Balcony Scene
recording of:
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet: Balcony Scene
composer:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer), Marius de Vries and Nellee Hooper
publisher:
Melankolic and Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)
part of:
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (orchestral score from the 1996 Baz Luhrmann film)
Craig Armstrong5:18
9Otello - Act 4: Ave Maria, Piena di Grazia
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto IV. “Ave Maria” (Desdemona)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01, in 1887)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:54
10Let Us Garlands Bring Op. 18: Come Away, Come Away, Death
piano:
Malcolm Martineau (pianist)
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
recording of:
Let Us Garlands Bring, op. 18: 1. Come Away, Come Away, Death
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer) (from 1938 until 1940)
part of:
Let Us Garlands Bring, op. 18
Gerald Finzi3:55
11Macbeth - Act 4: Patria Oppressa
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Macbeth: Atto IV. N°12 Coro “Patria oppressa! il dolce nome” (Profughi scozzesi) (Chorus of Scottish Exiles)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1847)
librettist:
Andrea Maffei (19th century poet, translator and librettist) and Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Macbeth: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi4:56
12Henry V - Concert Suite from Film Score: Touch Her Soft Lips, and Part
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
recording of:
Suite from Henry V: IV. Touch her soft lips and part (for orchestra, Mathieson)
orchestrator:
Muir Mathieson (in 1963)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (from 1943 until 1944)
part of:
Henry V Suite (for orchestra, Mathieson)
Sir William Walton2:12
13A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Incidental Music: Wedding March
organ:
Peter Hurford (organist)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
recording of:
Wedding March from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (for organ, Woods)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
arranger:
Francis Cunningham Woods
arrangement of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
Felix Mendelssohn4:06
14Béatrice et Bénédict - Act 1: Vous Soupirez, Madame?... Nuit Paisible et Sereine!
contralto vocals:
Helen Watts (contralto)
soprano vocals:
April Cantelo (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Béatrice et Bénédict : Acte I. No. 8. Duo (Nocturne) « Vous soupirez, madame ? » – « Nuit paisible et sereine ! » (Ursule, Héro)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
Béatrice et Bénédict: Acte I
Hector Berlioz4:36
15Three Shakespeare Songs: Full Fathom Five
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs: Full fathom five
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1951)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:27
16Three Shakespeare Songs: The Cloud-capp'D Towers
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs: The cloud-capp’d towers
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1951)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:12
17Three Shakespeare Songs: Over Hill, Over Dale
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs: Over hill, over dale
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1951)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:07
18Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture: Love theme
producer:
John Culshaw (in 1960-06) and Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist) (in 1960-06)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1960-06)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1960-06)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1960-06)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed) (in 1960-06)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky33:13
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