1000 Years of Classical Music

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1Prélude à ‘L’Après-midi d’un Faune’, L. 86
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jorge Mester (conductor)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:59
2Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: 6. Des pas sur la neige
piano:
Duncan Gifford (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VI. Des pas sur la neige. Triste et lent
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert]
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy3:54
3Cello Concerto In E minor, op. 85: 1. Adagio - Moderato
cello and solo cello:
Li-Wei Qin (cellist)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Edward Elgar8:32
4Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (Adagio)
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Myer Fredman (British-Australian 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
Edward Elgar3:24
5The Planets, op. 32: 3. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst4:23
6Iberia: IV. El puerto
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jorge Mester (conductor)
recording of:
Iberia, B. 47: Book I: II. El puerto (orchestrated by Arbós)
orchestrator:
Enrique Fernández Arbós (Spanish violinist, composer and conductor)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
orchestration of:
Iberia, B. 47: Book I: II. El puerto
Isaac Albéniz4:49
7Four Last Songs, TrV 296: I. Frühling
soprano vocals:
Erin Wall (Canadian-American soprano) (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
recorded at:
Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”) (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss3:34
8Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto
solo violin:
Adele Anthony (violinist)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Arvo Volmer (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47
Jean Sibelius7:38
9Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: 1. Allegretto
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Arvo Volmer (conductor)
recording of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43: I. Allegretto (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43: I. Allegretto)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1900 until 1902)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
part of:
Sinfonia nro 2 D-duuri, op. 43 (Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 43)
Jean Sibelius9:05
10Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: II. Allegro molto
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: II. Allegro molto
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Sergei Rachmaninoff10:40
11Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff9:56
123 Gymnopédies: 1. Lent et douloureux
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (in 2007)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:44
13Boléro, M. 81
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stuart Challender (conductor)
live recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel14:45
14String Quartet in F major, M. 35: 2. Assez vif, très rythmé
cello:
Rachel Johnston (cellist)
string quartet and strings:
Australian String Quartet
viola:
Sally Boud (violist)
violin:
Anne Horton (violinist) and Sophie Rowell (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only)
recording of:
String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif – Très rythmé
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1902 until 1903)
arrangement of:
Assez vif - Très rythmé
part of:
String Quartet in F major
recording of:
String Quartet in F major: IV. Vif et agité
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1902 until 1903)
arrangement of:
Vif et agité
part of:
String Quartet in F major
Maurice Ravel6:18
15Pines of Rome: III. The Pine Trees of the Janiculum
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jorge Mester (conductor)
recording of:
Pini di Roma, P 141: III. I pini del Gianicolo
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Pini di Roma, P 141 (Pines of Rome)
Ottorino Respighi7:35
16Pelleas und Melisande, op. 5: III. Langsam
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
partial recording of:
Pelleas und Melisande, op. 5
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (from 1902 until 1903-02)
premiered by:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (on 1905-01-25)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-25)
premiered at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1905-01-25)
part of:
Works of Arnold Schönberg by opus number (number: op. 5)
Arnold Schoenberg6:43
17Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: 4. Intermezzo interrotto
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Hiroyuki Iwaki (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1943)
part of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123
Béla Bartók4:12
18The Rite of Spring, Pt. 2 - The Sacrifice: Sacrificial Dance - The Chosen One
orchestra:
Australian World Orchestra
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice: VI. Danse sacrale (L’Élue)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice (The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice)
Igor Stravinsky4:44
19Romeo and Juliet, Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: Montagues and Capulets
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Northey (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
Sergei Prokofiev3:43
20Songs of the Auvergne, Book I: 2. Baïlèro
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Brett Kelly (trombonist and conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube6:17
21Brigg Fair
choir vocals:
Cantillation
tenor vocals:
Dan Walker (tenor / composer)
conductor:
Paul Stanhope (Australian composer)
recording of:
Brigg Fair (Percy Grainger choral arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
arrangement of:
Brigg Fair
Traditional / Percy Grainger3:10
22Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: 1. "O Fortuna"
instruments:
Australian Virtuosi
percussion:
Synergy Percussion
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
performer:
Cantillation
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: XXV. O Fortuna (reprise)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
Carl Orff2:42
23Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams / Ralph Greaves5:14
24Les Soirées de Nazelles, FP 84: Variation I: Le Comble de la distinction
piano:
Antony Gray (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Les Soirées de Nazelles: Variation I. Le Comble de la distinction
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist)
part of:
Les Soirées de Nazelles, FP 84
Francis Poulenc1:30
25Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33a: III. Moonlight (Andante comodo e rubato)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Zhang Yi (Chinese conductor)
recording of:
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a: III. Moonlight: Andante comodo e rubato
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
part of:
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a
Benjamin Britten3:55
26Appalachian Spring - Suite: VII. Shaker Melody ‘The Gift to be Simple’
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Northey (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite: VII. Doppio movimento: Variations on a Shaker Hymn (Simple Gifts)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1943 until 1944)
is based on:
Simple Gifts
part of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
Aaron Copland3:13
27Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: 1. Allegro con spirito
guitar:
Slava Grigoryan (Australian classical guitarist)
orchestra:
The Queensland Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Brett Kelly (trombonist and conductor)
recorded at:
Studio 420 (West End) in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (from 2005-02-01 until 2005-02-05)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro con spirito
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo5:57
28Preludes: I. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
piano:
Simon Tedeschi (Australian pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (from 2012 to present)
recording of:
Three Preludes: No. 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (original version for piano)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
arrangement of:
Three Preludes: No. 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (for clarinet and string orchestra, Cohn)
part of:
Three Preludes (original for piano)
George Gershwin1:46
29Symphony no. 8, op. 65: II. Allegretto
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65: II. Allegretto
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in C minor, op. 65
Dmitri Shostakovich6:30
30Turangalîla-symphonie: 3. Turangalîla I - Live
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Hiroyuki Iwaki (conductor)
live recording of:
Turangalîla-Symphonie, I/29: III. Turangalîla 1
composer:
Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist) (from 1946 until 1948)
part of:
Turangalîla-Symphonie, I/29
Olivier Messiaen4:56
31Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jorge Mester (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber8:16
32Gabriel's Oboe (from "The Mission")
oboe:
Diana Doherty (oboist)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Mark Summerbell (conductor)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 2002 until 2003)
recording of:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme)
publisher:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Ennio Morricone2:32
33Djilile
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Porcelijn (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Djilile, W307 (for string orchestra)
composer:
Peter Sculthorpe (composer) (in 2001)
part of:
Peter Sculthorpe's Worklist (number: W307)
Peter Sculthorpe4:36
34A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden
engineer:
Jim Atkins (Australian sound engineer) (from 1990-11-08 until 1990-11-15: task: Recording)
producer:
Maria Vandamme (from 1990-11-08 until 1990-11-15: task: Recording)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (from 1990-11-08 until 1990-11-15)
conductor:
Hiroyuki Iwaki (conductor) (from 1990-11-08 until 1990-11-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Victorian Arts Centre in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (from 1990-11-08 until 1990-11-15)
recording of:
鳥は星型の庭に降りる (A Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal Garden)
composer:
武満徹 (Tōru Takemitsu, composer) (in 1977)
Toru Takemitsu11:06
35Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": 2. Lento e largo
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Takuo Yussa (Takuo Yuasa, Japanese conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e largo: Tranquillissimo - Cantabilissimo - Dolcissimo - Legatissimo (ended)
lyricist:
Helena Wanda Błażusiakówna
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Polish composer) (in 1976)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
Henryk Górecki8:56
36Metamorphosis III
grand piano:
Sally Whitwell (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Metamorphosis III
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1988)
part of:
Metamorphosis
Philip Glass44:48
37Three Gymnopédies: Gymnopédie no. 1
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Myer Fredman (British-Australian conductor)
recording of:
Three Gymnopedies: No. 1. Lento tranquillo
composer:
Peggy Glanville-Hicks (Australian composer) (in 1953)
part of:
Three Gymnopedies
Peggy Glanville-Hicks4:13
38Dawn Mantras
recording engineer:
Allan Maclean (engineer/editor)
producer and editor:
Virginia Read (engineer/editor/producer)
cor anglais [cor anglais]:
Rixon Thomas
didgeridoo [didjeridoo] and didgeridoo [didjeridu]:
Matthew Doyle
percussion:
Ian Cleworth (percussion) and Brian Nixon (percussionist)
shakuhachi:
Jim Franklin (shakahuchi master)
choir vocals:
Cantillation and The Sydney Children's Choir
soprano vocals:
Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano)
conductor:
Lyn Williams (Australian composer / choir master)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2001-10-01)
recording of:
Dawn Mantras
composer:
Ross Edwards (Australian composer)
Ross Edwards7:16