The War: A Ken Burns Film

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Tracklist

1▶CD: The War, A Ken Burns Film, The Soundtrack
2▶CD: Sentimental Journey, Hits from the Second World War
3▶CD: I'm Beginning to See the Light, Dance Hits from the Second World War
4▼CD: Songs Without Words, Classical Music from The War A Ken Burns Film
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1The Death of Falstaff
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-08)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1989-08)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) (, in 1989-08)
recording of:
Passacaglia: Death of Falstaff (catch-all for unknown arrangement)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
is based on:
Henry V
Leonard Slatkin & London Philharmonic Orchestra3:38
2Cello Concerto in B minor (second movement)
engineer:
Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer) (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
producer:
Steven Epstein (classical music producer)
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist) (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo (from 1995-01-27 until 1995-01-30)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-11-08 until 1895-02-09)
part of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
Yo‐Yo Ma, Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic12:36
3Concerto for Clarinet, Strings, Harp and Piano
engineer:
Larry Keyes (engineer)
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
harp:
Laura Newell (harpist)
piano:
Abba Bogin
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-20)
recording of:
Clarinet Concerto
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1947 until 1949)
was commissioned by:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (in 1947)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
version of:
Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra (with Harp and Piano) (Original version)
Benny Goodman, Aaron Copland & Columbia Symphony Orchestra16:58
4Lamento
French horn:
Marie Luise Neunecker (horn player) (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist) (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
violin:
Saschko Gawriloff (violinist) (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
recorded at:
Salle de Musique (La Chaux de Fonds) in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel (Canton of Neuchâtel), Switzerland (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
recording of:
Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano: IV. Lamento. Adagio (from 1996-05-09 until 1996-05-10)
composer:
György Ligeti (Austrian-Hungarian composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Trio for Violin, Horn, and Piano
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Marie Luise Neunecker, Saschko Gawriloff7:34
5Elegie, op. 24
cello:
Steven Isserlis (cellist) (from 1994-07-12 until 1994-07-14)
piano:
Pascal Devoyon (pianist) (from 1994-07-12 until 1994-07-14)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-07-12 until 1994-07-14)
recording of:
Élégie pour violoncelle et piano, op. 24 (from 1994-07-12 until 1994-07-14)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1883)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 24)
Steven Isserlis & Pascal Devoyon7:01
6Nuages Gris
piano:
Barry Douglas (classical pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Trübe Wolken (Nuages gris), S. 199, R. 78
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1881)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 199)
Barry Douglas2:13
7Quartet for the End of Time (third movement)
recording engineer:
Richard Gardner (engineer) (in 1975-12) and Masao Ohno (engineer) (in 1975-12)
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
cello:
Fred Sherry (cellist) (in 1975-12)
clarinet:
Richard Stoltzman (clarinetist) (in 1975-12)
instruments:
Tashi (in 1975-12)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (in 1975-12)
violin:
Ida Kavafian (violinist and violist) (in 1975-12)
recording of:
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : III. Abîme des oiseaux (in 1975-12)
composer:
Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist) (in 1940)
part of:
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
Ensemble Tashi7:44
8Grovers Corners
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
recording of:
Music for Movies Suite: IV. Grover’s Corners (originally from the 1940 film "Our Town")
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1940)
part of:
Music for Movies Suite
Aaron Copland & New Philharmonia Orchestra3:13
9Song Without Words
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
piano:
Emanuel Ax (pianist)
cover recording of:
Lied ohne Worte, op. 109 (Song Without Words, op. 109, original for cello and piano)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 109) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV Q 34)
Yo‐Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax4:09
10Nimrod
orchestra:
London Philharmonic (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Leonard Slatkin & London Philharmonic Orchestra5:06

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part of:The War: A Ken Burns Film (From PBS World War II miniseries) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13626989 [info]
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