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1Symphony No.1 in D, Op. 25 "Classical Symphony": I. Allegro
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1974-05)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1974-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”: I. Allegro (in 1974-05)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1917)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев4:04
2Meditation from Thais
violin:
Nicola Benedetti (violinist) (on 2005-01-05)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 2005-01-05)
conductor:
Daniel Harding (conductor) (on 2005-01-05)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2005-01-05)
partial recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (on 2005-01-05)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet0:54
3The Gadfly, Op. 97:The Market Place
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович2:37
4Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 "fatto per la notte di Natale": III. 3. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
recording engineer:
Volker Martin (engineer) and Ulrich Vette (engineer)
engineer and balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch (engineer)
editor:
Bruno Nellesen
cello [violoncello]:
Jaap ter Linden (cellist/violist/conductor) (in 1987-04)
harpsichord:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1987-04)
violin:
Micaela Comberti (English violinist) (in 1987-04) and Simon Standage (English violinist and conductor) (in 1987-04)
orchestra:
The English Concert (from 1987-04 to present, in 1987-04)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (from 1987-04 to present, in 1987-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-04 to present, in 1987-04)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio (in 1987-04)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli3:23
5A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Incidental Music: I. Scherzo
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-03)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1983-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1983-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-03)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (in 1983-03)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:08
6Minuet from String Quintet in E, Op.13, No. 5
orchestra:
I Musici
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
Luigi Boccherini4:06
78 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 8 in G minor (Presto)
orchestra:
Budapest Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Iván Fischer (conductor)
Antonín Dvořák4:14
8Requiem in D minor, K.626: III. Sequentia: Lacrimosa
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1990-02)
solo bass vocals:
Robert Lloyd (operatic bass)
solo contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto)
solo soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano)
solo tenor vocals:
Francisco Araiza (tenor)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1990-02)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1990-02)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer) (in 1990-02)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-02)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (Süßmayr Edition; choir) (in 1990-02)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer) and Franz Xaver Süßmayr (from 1791 until 1792)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:37
9Háry János Suite - Viennese musical clock
orchestra:
Budapest Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Iván Fischer (conductor)
recording of:
Háry János Suite: II. Viennese Musical Clock: Allegretto
composer:
Kodály Zoltán (Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer)
part of:
Háry János Suite (Suite from the opera)
Zoltán Kodály1:59
10Serenade for String Orchestra in E minor, Op. 20: II. Larghetto
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20: II. Larghetto
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20
Sir Edward Elgar6:06
11España - Rhapsody for Orchestra
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier6:23
12Concerto in D for guitar & strings: II. Largo
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
classical guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist) (in 1986-12)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1986-12)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1986-12)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1986-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-12)
recording of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo (for guitar and orchestra, arr. Malipiero) (in 1986-12)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
arranger:
Gian Francesco Malipiero (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi5:12
13La Gioconda, Act 3: Dance of the Hours
orchestra:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-06 until 1989-09)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-09)
edit of:
La Gioconda: Danza delle ore by Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore (from 1989-06 until 1989-09)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto III. Cà d'Oro
Amilcare Ponchielli2:44
14Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (in 1977)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Gewandhaus (1981-) in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1977)
recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto (in 1977)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1883)
part of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90 (Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90)
Johannes Brahms6:05
15Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 - 6. Menuet - 7. Badinerie
engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
flute:
William Bennett (flautist) (in 1970-12)
harpsichord:
Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player) (in 1970-12)
instruments:
William Bennett (flautist)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1970-12)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1970-12)
arranger:
Myra Hess (pianist)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1971)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-12)
compilation of:
Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VI. Minuet (1970 recording) by William Bennett (flautist), Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) and Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII: Badinerie (1970 recording) by William Bennett (flautist), Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet) (in 1970-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie) (in 1970-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:41
16Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”, S. 464 no. 6: V. Hirtengesang “Frohe dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm”. Allegretto (for piano solo, Liszt)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: V. Allegretto “Shepherds’ song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm” (Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. "Shepherds' song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm" Allegretto)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral", S. 464 no. 6 (for piano solo, Liszt. final version)
Ludwig van Beethoven9:37
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