The Essential Classics Collection

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1▶CD: Meditation
2▼CD: Orchestral Fireworks
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1Carmen - Les Toréadors
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de la Bastille (alternate name of Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris between 1990–1994) (in 1991-03)
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor) (in 1991-03)
recorded at:
Opéra Bastille in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1991-03)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! ») (in 1991-03)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: IV. Chanson du toréador
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet2:08
2Carmina Burana - O Fortuna
producer:
Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Chorus of the German Opera Berlin) (in 1967-10)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (in 1967-10)
conductor:
Eugen Jochum (conductor) (in 1967-10)
chorus master:
Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master) (in 1967-10)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
UFA-Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany (in 1967-10)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1967-10)
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
Carl Orff2:40
3Peer Gynt - In the Hall of the Mountain King
orchestra:
Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) (in 1992-08)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (in 1992-08)
recorded at:
Göteborgs konserthus (Gothenburg Concert Hall) in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1992-08)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King) (in 1992-08)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg3:03
4The Four Seasons - Winter
violin:
Simon Standage (English violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
The English Concert
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Fanna Catalogue, Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. I/25) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 297)
part of:
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8 (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, op. 8)
part of:
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons, “The Four Seasons”)
Antonio Vivaldi7:57
5Pictures at an Exhibition - Promenade
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1976-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1976-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Medinah Temple in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1976-04)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Promenade (Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo russico – Senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto, orchestrated by Ravel, 1st promenade) (in 1976-04)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (1st) (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:54
6‘1812’ Overture - Excerpt
instruments:
Gothenburg Symphony Brass Band
choir vocals:
Gothenburg Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
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!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский54:14
7Romeo and Juliet - The Knights’ Dance
miscellaneous support:
Wolfgang Stengel (task: recording supervision)
producer:
Hanno Rinke
editor:
Helmut Burk
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 1986-10)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (in 1986-10)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1986-10)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights (in 1986-10)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев5:28
8Requiem - Dies Irae
choir vocals:
Ernst‐Senff‐Chor
vocals:
Ernst‐Senff‐Chor (in 1989)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1989)
performer:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Ernst‐Senff‐Chor, Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) and Ernst Senff
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:49
9Die Walküre - Ride of the Valkyries
producer:
Dr. Steven Paul (classical arranger/producer for Deutsche Grammophon) and Werner Mayer (classical producer) (in 1983-01)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris (in 1983-01)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1983-01)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1983-01)
recorded at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1983-01)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (in 1983-01)
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 Wagner4:59
10Also sprach Zarathustra - Introduction
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-03)
conductor:
William Steinberg (conductor) (in 1971-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1971)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang) (in 1971-03)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss2:03
11Rhapsody in Blue
clarinet:
Kurt Hiltawsky (clarinetist) (in 1975-06)
piano:
Siegfried Stöckigt (pianist) (in 1975-06)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (in 1975-06)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1975-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977, in 1981)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (in 1975-06)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin15:59
12Bolero
producer:
Thomas Mowrey
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 1974-04)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (in 1974-04)
balance engineer:
Joachim Niss and Gernot Westhäuser (Engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1974-04)
recording of:
Boléro (in 1974-04)
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 Ravel15:00
3▶CD: Invitation to the Dance
4▶CD: Nocturne
5▶CD: Pomp and Circumstance
6▶CD: Grand Opera