Best of the Summer Proms

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collection of tracks often performed as part of the London Promenade Concert season

Annotation last modified on 2018-01-20 13:17 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Music for the Royal Fireworks - La réjouissance
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard (in 1962)
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor) (in 1962)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 14. Lentement (in 1962)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
George Frideric Handel2:29
2Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner7:29
3Zadok the Priest
producer:
Michel Garcin (French producer)
organ:
Malcolm Hicks (from 1976-10-30 until 1976-10-31)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (from 1976-10-30 until 1976-10-31)
orchestra:
Monteverdi Orchestra (from 1976-10-30 until 1976-10-31)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (from 1976-10-30 until 1976-10-31)
balance engineer:
Pierre Lavoix (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-10-30 until 1976-10-31)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258 (from 1976-10-30 until 1976-10-31)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
George Frideric Handel7:05
4The Magic Flute - Overture
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre (The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (The Magic Flute, K. 620)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:50
5Jerusalem
choir vocals:
Leeds Festival Chorus (in 1996)
orchestra:
English Northern Philharmonia (English Northern Philharmonia) (in 1996)
conductor:
Paul Daniel (conductor) (in 1996)
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry) (in 1996)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Sir Hubert Parry2:39
6Espana
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra) (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Emmanuel Chabrier6:05
7Water Music - Allegro
engineer:
Antony Howell (engineer) (in 1992-03)
producer:
Arthur Johnson (recording producer of classical music) (in 1992-03)
violin:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (in 1992-03)
orchestra:
The Brandenburg Consort (in 1992-03)
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist) (in 1992-03)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (East Finchley, London) in East Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1992-03)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro] (no tempo marking)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: III. Allegro - Andante - Allegro da capo
George Frideric Handel4:18
8The Blue Danube Waltz
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II9:31
9Hungarian Dance no. 3
engineer:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1988-03)
producer:
Jenő Simon (in 1988-03)
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
conductor:
István Bogár (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pacific Music Co., Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 3 in F major: Allegretto (Brahms orchestration) (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 3 in F major: Allegretto
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1
Johannes Brahms2:20
10Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus
sound engineer:
Johannes Wohlleben
producer:
John H. West (classical engineer/producer)
choir vocals:
Staatschor Kaunas (Kaunas State Choir) (in 1996)
orchestra:
The Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra) (in 1996)
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Rheingau Musik Festival (1996) (1996)
recorded at:
Kloster Eberbach in Eltville, Hessen (Hesse), Germany (in 1996)
produced at:
Bauer Studios (Tonstudio Bauer until 1989) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
live recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:38
111812 Overture
producer and balance engineer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s) (in 1991-01)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor) (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 (from 1991-01-07 until 1991-01-10)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:35
12Rule Britannia
producer:
Richard Killough (producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1970-10-12)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1970-10-12)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1970-10-12)
recording of:
Rule, Britannia! (on 1970-10-12)
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748) (in 1740)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10790)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
Thomas Arne0:51

Credits

Release

producer and mastering:Ivor Humphreys
copyrighted (©) by:Classic FM plc (in 2004)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Apex (Warner’s predominantly classical budget series)
helios (UK classical)
Naxos
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)
Sony Classical
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6776040 [info]