Centenary Edition 1897-1997

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

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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
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
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1Spring Song
clarinet:
Adolf Umbach (clarinet player)
Felix Mendelssohn2:18
2The Queen of Spades: Forgive Me
tenor vocals:
Nikolai Figner (tenor)
Tchaikovsky2:54
3Norwegian Bridal Procession, op. 19 no. 2
piano:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
recording of:
Humoresker "Folkeelvsbilder", op. 19 no. 2: Brudefølget drar forbi
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Folkelivsbilder, op. 19 (Scenes of country life, op. 19)
Edvard Grieg2:07
4Mattinata
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:30
5Pagliacci: “Ah! Tu mi sfidi!”
soprano vocals:
Josefina Huguet (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Augusto Barbaini (tenor)
partial recording of:
Pagliacci
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:42
6Oberon: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Artúr Nikisch (Hungarian conductor)
recording of:
Oberon, J. 306: Overture
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Oberon, J. 306
Carl Maria von Weber2:09
7Gas Shell Bombardment by the Royal Garrison Artillery Outside Lille
Royal Garrison Artillery1:29
8Ecossaise, WoO 83
piano:
Ferruccio Busoni (Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher)
recording of:
Ecossaises, BV B 47 (for piano, Busoni)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
piano arranger:
Ferruccio Busoni (Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher) (in 1888)
part of:
Busoni-Verzeichnis (number: BV B 47)
arrangement of:
6 Ecossaises in E‐flat major, WoO 83
Ludwig van Beethoven3:00
9A Message to the Children of the Empire
King George V and Queen Mary1:25
10La Boutique fantasque (excerpt)
orchestra:
British Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
partial recording of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) and Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1918)
premiered at:
Alhambra Theatre in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1919-06-05)
Gioachino Rossini2:10
11La Boutique fantasque (excerpt)
orchestra:
Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
partial recording of:
La boutique fantasque, P. 120
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) and Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1918)
premiered at:
Alhambra Theatre in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1919-06-05)
Gioachino Rossini1:16
12Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God
choir vocals:
Crystal Palace Handel Festival Choir
orchestra:
Crystal Palace Orchestra
conductor:
Henry Wood (English conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 22. Chorus “Behold the Lamb of God”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel2:17
13Parsifal, Akt I: Transformation Scene
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Muck (conductor)
partial recording of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: I. Aufzug, 1. Szene
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1877-09 until 1882-01)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1865-08-27 until 1877-04-19)
part of:
Parsifal, WWV 111: I. Aufzug
Richard Wagner2:12
14Piano Concerto no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: III. Rondo. Vivace
piano:
Moriz Rosenthal (classical pianist and composer, 1862-1946)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: III. Rondo. Vivace
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830-04 until 1830-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Frédéric Chopin2:16
15Epiphanias
baritone vocals:
Gerhard Hüsch (baritone)
recording of:
Goethe-Lieder: Nr. 19. Epiphanias "Die heiligen drei König'"
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent) (in 1875)
part of:
Goethe-Lieder
Hugo Wolf2:20
16Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”: I. Allegro vivace
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”: I. Allegro vivace
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-08-10)
part of:
Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:59
17Partita no. 3 in E, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
recording of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1/1006: III. Gavotte en rondeau
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1720)
part of:
Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006.1/1006
Johann Sebastian Bach2:01
18Mikrokosmos, Volume VI: no. 146: Ostinato
piano:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
recording of:
Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, BB 105: Volume VI, No. 146: Ostinato (Vivacissimo)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
part of:
Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, BB 105: Volume VI
Béla Bartók2:39
19Zigeunerweisen
violin:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
partial recording of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (Gypsy Airs, op. 20, for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Pablo de Sarasate (violinist and composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Works of Pablo de Sarasate by opus number (number: op. 20)
arrangement of:
Zigeunerweisen, op. 20 (for violin and piano)
Pablo de Sarasate2:00
20Symphony no. 9: II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D major: II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Landlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1908 until 1909)
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D major
Gustav Mahler1:58
21Pelleas et Mélisande: Acte II, scène 1. “Vous ne savez pas”
baritone vocals:
Jacques Jansen (French baritone)
soprano vocals:
Irène Joachim (soprano)
recording of:
Pelléas et Mélisande: Act II, Scene I. "Vous ne savez pas où je vous ai menée?" (Pelléas, Mélisande)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1893 until 1902)
librettist:
Maurice Maeterlinck (Belgian playwriter & poet)
part of:
Pelléas et Mélisande: Acte II, Scène 1: Une fontaine dans le parc
Claude Debussy2:04
22Haydn Variations op. 56a
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
partial recording of:
Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, op. 56a (orchestral version)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1873-11-02)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
premiered by:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (on 1873-11-02) and Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (on 1873-11-02)
part of:
Johannes Brahms. Thematisch-Bibliographisches Werkverzeichnis (number: op. 56a)
orchestration of:
Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, op. 56b (for two pianos)
Johannes Brahms1:51
23Belshazzar’s Feast: “Praise Ye the God of Gold”
baritone vocals:
Dennis Noble (baritone)
recording of:
Belshazzar’s Feast: V. Praise ye the God of Gold
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Belshazzar’s Feast
Sir William Walton2:31
24Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125: IV. Poco adagio - Tempo I. Poco adagio
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven1:44
25Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20: II. Theme and Variations
piano:
Solomon (British classical pianist Solomon Cutner)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20: II. Andante – Allegro scherzando – Adagio – Allegretto – Tempo 1
composer:
Александр Николаевич Скрябин (Alexander Scriabin, pianist and composer)
part of:
Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, op. 20
Skriabin1:40
26Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: III. Valse. Allegro moderato
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Guido Cantelli (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: III. Valse. Allegro moderato
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1888-05 until 1888-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64
Tchaikovsky1:57
27Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Akt III: Quintett
baritone vocals:
Otto Edelmann (austrian bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Chor der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Chorus)
contralto vocals:
Ira Malaniuk (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
tenor vocals:
Hans Hopf (Germanic tenor) and Gerhard Unger (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele (Bayreuth Festival Orchestra) (in 1951)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
partial recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Akt III
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (in 1862)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner2:09
28Symphony no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegretto
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Nikolai Malko
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: II. Allegretto
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1951 until 1952)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 131
Prokofiev1:35
29Scheherazade: IV. Festival at Baghdad
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad. The Sea. The Ship Breaks Against a Cliff Surmounted by a Bronze Horseman
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Rimsky-Korsakov1:55
30Das Lied von der Erde: III. Bon der Jugen
tenor vocals:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor)
recording of:
Das Lied von der Erde: III. Von der Jugend (The Song of the Earth: III. Of Youth)
composed in:
Toblach, Bolzano (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (from 1908 until 1909)
lyricist:
李白 (Lǐ Bái)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1908 until 1909)
translator:
Hans Bethge (in 1907)
publisher:
Universal Edition A. G., WIen (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
Gustav Mahler2:10
31Ich wollt’ mein Lieb’, op. 63 no. 1
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
recording of:
Ich wollt', meine Lieb' ergösse sich, op. 63 no. 1
lyricist:
Heinrich Heine (German poet)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV J 5)
part of:
6 Duets, op. 63
Felix Mendelssohn2:11
32Cello Sonata: III. Largo
cello:
Jacqueline du Pré (cellist)
recording of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65: III. Largo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1846)
part of:
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 65
Frédéric Chopin2:16
33Images: no. 3. Rondes de printemps
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Images pour orchestre, L. 122, CD 118: III. Rondes de printemps
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1905 until 1909)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-03-02)
publisher:
Durand et Cie (1909–1947) (in 1910-04)
premiered at:
Salle Gaveau in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1910-03-02)
part of:
Images pour orchestre, L. 122, CD 118
Claude Debussy1:56
34“Death and the Maiden” Quartet: III. Allegro molto
string quartet:
Alban Berg Quartett (Alban Berg Quartet, string quartet)
partial recording of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) (orch. Mahler)
orchestrator:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1896)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
orchestration of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”: III. Scherzo (Allegro molto)
part of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden” (orch. Mahler)
Franz Schubert1:40
35Die Walküre, Akt II: “Der dort mich ruft”
soprano vocals:
Cheryl Studer (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Reiner Goldberg (tenor)
partial recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt II, Scene IV "Siegmund! Sieh auf mich!"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt II
Richard Wagner2:19
36Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: I. Maestoso
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: I. Maestoso
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1854 until 1859)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Johannes Brahms2:06
37Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”: V. Mit Aufschwung aber nicht eilen
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Resurrection": V. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1888 until 1894)
librettist:
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock and Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1888 until 1894)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
Gustav Mahler2:33