Centenary Edition 1897-1997

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performers revealed in customer review here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000027JM8

and also here: http://www.amazon.com/Centenary-Edition-1897-1997-Years/dp/tracks/B000002S8V/ref=dp_tracks_all_full#disc_1

CD 11, "A documentary history of EMI Classics" is narrated by Thomas Hampson, with 37 brief extracts from various EMI releases.

Annotation last modified on 2020-04-10 12:41 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1897-1907
2▶CD: 1908-1917
3▶CD: 1918-1927
4▶CD: 1928-1937
5▼CD: 1938-1947
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1Overture “La scala di seta”
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
recording of:
La scala di seta: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Maria Foppa
part of:
La scala di seta
Gioachino Rossini6:10
2Cello Suite no. 1 in G “Prelude”
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1938-06-02)
engineer and producer:
M. Cailly (engineer)
cello:
Pablo Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals) (on 1938-06-02)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude) (on 1938-06-02)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007 (Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:31
3Mazurka no. 5 in B-flat
piano:
Arthur Rubinstein (pianist)
recording of:
Mazurka no. 5 in B‐flat major, op. 7 no. 1
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 55)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 7
Frédéric Chopin2:14
4Schön Rosmarin
piano:
Franz Rupp (pianist)
violin:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
recording of:
Schön Rosmarin (for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (Austrian‐American violinist and composer)
part of:
Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (for violin and piano)
Fritz Kreisler2:03
5Scherzo (A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
piano:
Benno Moiseiwitsch (pianist)
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 Mendelssohn4:14
6La Paloma
tenor vocals:
Beniamino Gigli (tenor)
recording of:
La Paloma (italian translation)
lyricist and composer:
Sebastián Iradier (Best know for “La paloma”)
translated version of:
La paloma (Spanish original)
Sebastián Yradier3:28
7Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
piano:
Dame Myra Hess (pianist) (in 1940-01)
balance engineer:
Arthur S. Clarke (engineer)
engineered at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1940-01)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, from BWV 147 (for piano, Myra Hess)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Dame Myra Hess (pianist)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:34
8Esultate! (Otello)
tenor vocals [Otello]:
Giacomo Lauri-Volpi (tenor)
recording of:
Otello: Atto I, scena 1. “Esultate!” (Otello, Ciprioti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi1:14
9Overture “Ruins of Athens”
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Felix Weingartner (conductor)
recording of:
Die Ruinen von Athen, op. 113: Overtüre
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1811)
part of:
Die Ruinen von Athen, op. 113 (The Ruin of Athens, Op. 113)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:41
10Absence (Les Nuits d’été)
performer:
Maggie Teyte (british soprano)
recording of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7: Nº 4. Absence
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1841)
part of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7
Hector Berlioz4:37
11O My Beloved Father (Gianni Schicchi)
soprano vocals:
Joan Hammond (Australian operatic soprano and golfer)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “Oh My Beloved Daddy”
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
translator:
Percy Pitt
translated version of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
Giacomo Puccini2:31
12Pizzicato Polka
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Hans Knappertsbusch (conductor)
recording of:
Pizzicato-Polka
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1869) and Josef Strauss (Austrian composer) (in 1869)
Johann Strauss II3:04
13Rejoice Greatly, o Daughter of Zion (Messiah)
soprano vocals:
Isobel Baillie (soprano)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18. Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
Georg Friedrich Händel4:48
14Nessun dorma (Turandot)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:24
15Violin Concerto in D minor: 3rd Movement
violin:
Ginette Neveu (violinist) (in 1946-08)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1946-08)
conductor:
Issay Dobrowen (Russian conductor, composer and pianist) (in 1946-08)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace) (in 1946-08)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77 (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 77)
Johannes Brahms7:44
16Le Cygne
cello:
Pierre Fournier (cellist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:12
17Overture “Le nozze di Figaro”
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:54
18The Plough Boy
piano:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
tenor vocals:
Peter Pears (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: The Plough Boy (Britten arrangement)
composer:
William Shield (English composer)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Plough Boy
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:07
19Ritorna vincitor (Aida)
soprano vocals [Aida]:
Ljuba Welitsch (soprano)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:05
20Addio Mignon, fa core! (Mignon)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
recording of:
Mignon: Atto II. "Addio, Mignon"
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
translated version of:
Mignon : Acte II, no. 11. Mélodie « Adieu, Mignon, courage! » (Wilhelm)
Ambroise Thomas3:11
21Non più andrai (Le nozze di Figaro)
baritone vocals:
Erich Kunz (baritone)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:22
6▶CD: 1948-1957
7▶CD: 1958-1967
8▶CD: 1968-1977
9▶CD: 1978-1987
10▶CD: 1988-1997
11▶CD: A Documentary History of EMI Classics