Music: An Appreciation, Fifth Edition, Second Brief Edition

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CD 1: P/N 033952-X
CD 2: P/N 033953-8
CD 3: P/N 033954-6

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1La bohème: Act I. (Excerpt: Mimi's entrance through conclusion of her aria): Openings of scene
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
Giacomo Puccini4:11
2La bohème: Act I. (Excerpt: Mimi's entrance through conclusion of her aria): Rodolfo's Aria: "Che gelida manina"
soprano vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
Giacomo Puccini4:39
3La bohème: Act I. (Excerpt: Mimi's entrance through conclusion of her aria): Mimi's Aria: "Mi chiamano Mimi"
soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1972-10)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1972-10)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1972-10)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1972-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì) (in 1972-10)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:18
4"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): Sieglinde, Wie die Stirn so offen steht
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
tenor vocals:
James King (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International BV (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1973)
Richard Wagner0:20
5"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Valhalla" leitmotif
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
tenor vocals:
James King (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International BV (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1973)
Richard Wagner1:07
6"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Love" leitmotif
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
tenor vocals:
James King (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International BV (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1973)
Richard Wagner0:53
7"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Volsung" leitmotif together with "Sword" leitmotif
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
tenor vocals:
James King (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International BV (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1973)
Richard Wagner2:54
8"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): Voice, downward octave leaps, "Notung"
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
tenor vocals:
James King (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International BV (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1973)
Richard Wagner0:28
9"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Sword" leitmotif
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
tenor vocals:
James King (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International BV (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1973)
Richard Wagner0:48
10"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Spring" leitmotif
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
tenor vocals:
James King (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International BV (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1973)
Richard Wagner1:00
11"Die Walküre", Act I, scene 3 (Conclusion of love duet): "Sword" leitmotif
soprano vocals:
Leonie Rysanek (soprano)
tenor vocals:
James King (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International BV (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1973)
Richard Wagner0:31
12Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A: 1a. Main melody, unaccompanied flute (A)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1990)
Claude Debussy0:54
13Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A: 1b. Flute melody, strings accompany
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1990)
Claude Debussy1:03
14Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A: 1c. Flute melody, strings accompany
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1990)
Claude Debussy1:44
15Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A: 2b. New oboe melody
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1990)
Claude Debussy1:16
16Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": B: 3a. New legato melody in woodwinds (B)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1990)
Claude Debussy1:50
17Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A': 4a. Harp accompanies flute melody (A')
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1990)
Claude Debussy1:16
18Prélude à "L'Après-midi d' un Faune": A': 5a. Antique cymbals, flute melody
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1990)
Claude Debussy2:24
19"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Introduction", solo bassoonn
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
Stravinsky2:40
20"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: Repeated four-note figure
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
Stravinsky0:20
21"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens"
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
Stravinsky0:47
22"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens", bassoons, melodic fragment a
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
Stravinsky0:57
23"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens", French horn, melodic fragment b
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
Stravinsky0:36
24"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens", trumpets, melodic fragment c
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
Stravinsky1:00
25"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Ritual of Abduction"
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
Stravinsky0:52
26"Introduction, Omens of Spring-Dances of the Youths and Maidens, Ritual of Abduction", from "Le Sacre du Printemps", Part I: "Ritual of Abduction", powerful accents and rapid changes of meter
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
Stravinsky0:28
27A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46: Orchestral introduction
miscellaneous support:
Elmer Iseler (choir master) (task: director)
choir vocals:
Festival Singers of Toronto
spoken vocals [narrator]:
John Horton (actor)
orchestra:
CBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Craft (conductor)
Arnold Schoenberg3:45
28A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46: "They started slowly, and irregularly"
miscellaneous support:
Elmer Iseler (choir master) (task: director)
choir vocals:
Festival Singers of Toronto
spoken vocals [narrator]:
John Horton (actor)
orchestra:
CBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Craft (conductor)
Arnold Schoenberg2:18
29Five Pieces for Orchestra. Op. 10, No. 3 (Very slow and extremely calm)
producer:
Roy Emerson (producer, engineer, classical)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1969-02)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1969-02)
recorded at:
Barking Town Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-01)
edit of:
Fünf Stücke für Orchester, op. 10 by London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
recording of:
5 Pieces for Orchestra, op. 10: III. Sehr langsam und äußerst ruhig (in 1969-02)
composer:
Anton Webern (composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
part of:
5 Pieces for Orchestra, op. 10 (Five Pieces for Orchestra, op. 10)
Anton Webern1:33
30Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 1. Solo side drum
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
Béla Bartók0:33
31Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 3a. Two oboes
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
Béla Bartók0:27
32Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 4a. Two clarinets
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
Béla Bartók0:21
33Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 5a. Two flutes
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
Béla Bartók0:42
34Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A: 6. Two muted trumpets
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
Béla Bartók0:47
35Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: B: 1a. Brasses, hymnlike melody
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
Béla Bartók1:00
36Concerto for Orchestra, second movement: A': 1. Two bassoons, opening melody, third bassoon in background
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
Béla Bartók2:20
37"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Theme
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
Aaron Copland0:37
38"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 1
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
Aaron Copland0:27
39"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 2
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
Aaron Copland0:48
40"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 3
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
Aaron Copland0:24
41"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 4
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
Aaron Copland0:16
42"Appalachian Spring", Section 7: Theme and Variations on "Simple Gifts": Variation 5
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1986)
Aaron Copland0:31
43Poème électronique (excerpt)
Edgard Varèse2:46
44"Concerto Grosso 1985", first movement: Maestoso: 1a. Orchestra in unison
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc. Under license from New World Records, Inc. (in 1989)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich0:34
45"Concerto Grosso 1985", first movement: Maestoso: 1c. Handel quotation
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc. Under license from New World Records, Inc. (in 1989)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich2:12
46"Nixon in China", Act I, scene 2, opening
baritone vocals:
James Maddalena (baritone) and Sanford Sylvan (baritone)
bass vocals:
Thomas Hammons
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Marion Dry (contralto), Stephanie Friedman (mezzo-soprano) and Mari Opatz (mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
John Duykers (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of St. Luke’s
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records (not for release label use! a division of Warner Communications Inc.) (in 1988)
miscellaneous support:
Elektra Entertainment (company, DO NOT USE as release label, for releases use “Elektra”) (task: Produced under license from)
John Adams4:16
47"Tonight" Ensemble from "West Side Story": 1a. Orchestra
baritone vocals:
Kurt Ollmann (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
Leonard Bernstein1:25
48"Tonight" Ensemble from "West Side Story": 1d. Tony, lyrical "Tonight" melody
baritone vocals:
Kurt Ollmann (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
Leonard Bernstein2:18
49Song from Angola (Gangele song)
[unknown]1:29
50Mitamba Yalagala Kumchuzi
[unknown]1:34
51Godan Ginuta (excerpt)
performer:
Izumi Kai Koto Ensemble
Mitsuzaki Kengyō2:50

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phonographic copyright (℗) by:PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1992)