Music for All Seasons

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Programme 1: Spring and Summer
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1Symphony no. 1 in B-flat, op. 38: 1st Movement (Spring’s Awakenings)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Michael Woods (Australian conductor)
Robert Schumann11:14
2Spring Song, op. 16
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yondani Butt (conductor)
recording of:
Vårsång, op. 16 (Spring Song, op. 16)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1894 until 1895)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1902)
premiered at:
Populäärikonsertti (1903-12-12)
premiered at:
Helsingin Seurahuone (Hotel Seurahuone, 1833–1913) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1903-12-12)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 16)
version of:
Spring Song, op. 16 (1894 preliminary version)
revision of:
Spring Song, op. 16 (1895 version)
Jean Sibelius9:22
3Last Spring from “Elegaic Melodies”, op. 34, no. 2
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Knight (British arranger, conductor and composer)
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34: No. 2. The Last Spring, for strings)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34, for strings)
Edvard Grieg4:47
4On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
William Jackson (unknown conductor, credited in Reader's Digest classical compilations)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT VI/19 no. 1
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Frederick Delius6:38
5Spring Rounds from “The Rite of Spring”
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
Igor Stravinksy4:10
6Daybreak from “Daphnis and Chloe” Suite no. 2
choir vocals:
Beecham Choral Society
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
Maurice Ravel5:26
7Summer Evening
violin:
Michael Bochmann (British violinist)
orchestra:
English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra) (from 1989-07-14 until 1989-07-16)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor) (from 1989-07-14 until 1989-07-16)
recorded at:
University of Birmingham: Great Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1989-07-14 until 1989-07-16)
recording of:
Summer Evening, RT VI/7 no. 1
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1890)
part of:
Delius Catalogue of Works (DCW) (number: DCW 22)
part of:
Three Small Tone Poems, RT VI/7
Frederick Delius6:05
8On the Edge of the Lake from “Summer Days” Suite
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
David Firman (conductor)
recording of:
Summer Days: II. On the Edge of the Lake (for orchestra)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1918)
part of:
Summer Days (for orchestra)
Eric Coates4:23
9Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, op. 61
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn4:51
10Nocturne from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, op. 61
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn6:52
11“May Night” Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1959-03-31)
conductor:
Constantin Silvestri (Romanian conductor and composer) (on 1959-03-31)
recording of:
Майская ночь: Увертюра (May Night: Overture) (on 1959-03-31)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
part of:
Майская ночь (May Night, May Night)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov8:11
2▶CD: Programme 2: Autumn and Winter
3▶CD: Programme 3: Seasonal Characters