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1Ein Heldenleben: The Hero
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
orchestra:
Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
recording of:
Ein Heldenleben, op. 40: I. Der Held (A Hero’s Life, op. 40: 1. The Hero)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1898)
part of:
Ein Heldenleben (op 40; TrV 190)
R. Strauss1:50
2Beim Schlafengehen
soprano vocals:
Felicity Lott (soprano)
orchestra:
Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
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)
R. Strauss1:55
3Peer Gynt Suite no. 1: Morning
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Grieg2:21
4String Quartet in A minor: 4th Movt.
performer:
Gabrieli String Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in A minor
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (from 1944 until 1947-04)
was commissioned by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1939)
Walton1:46
5Piano Concerto no. 2: 2nd Movt.
piano:
Dmitri Shostakovich Jr. (Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich, conductor and pianist, son of the composer)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1957)
dedicated to:
Максим Дмитриевич Шостакович (Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich, conductor and pianist, son of the composer)
part of:
Works of Dmitri Shostakovich by opus number (number: op. 102)
Shostakovich2:30
6Mélodie op. 35 Bis no. 5
piano:
Marina Gusak‐Grin
violin:
Lydia Mordkovitch (violinist)
recording of:
Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, op. 35 bis: V. Andante non troppo
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1925)
part of:
Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, op. 35bis
Prokofiev3:06
7My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose
cornet:
Phillip McCann (cornet player)
performer:
Black Dyke Mills Band
recording of:
My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
writer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12946)
Trad.2:40
8Charming Weather From the Arcadians
baritone vocals:
Peter Morrison (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Marilyn Hill Smith
orchestra:
Chandos Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Stuart Barry (conductor of the Chandos Concert Orchestra)
recording of:
The Arcadians: Act II. Duet, Charming Weather (Eileen, Jack)
composer:
Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot
part of:
The Arcadians
Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot2:02
9Piano Trio in A minor: 1st Movt.
performer:
Borodin Trio
recording of:
Trio avec piano en la mineur : I. Modéré
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1914)
part of:
Trio avec piano en la mineur
Ravel1:53
10Belkis, Queen of Sheba: The Dream of Solomon
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
recording of:
Belkis, Regina di Saba: I. Il Sogno di Salomone
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Belkis, Regina di Saba
Respighi2:33
11Nights in the Gardens of Spain: 1st Movt.
piano:
Margaret Fingerhut (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
recording of:
Noches en los jardines de España: I. En el Generalife
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer) (from 1909 until 1916)
publisher:
Max Eschig
part of:
Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain)
Falla3:47
12Linden Lea
piano:
David Willison (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Benjamin Luxon (baritone)
recording of:
Linden Lea
lyricist:
William Barnes (English writer)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1901)
Vaughan Williams2:17
13Sinfonia Concertante: 1st Movt.
cello:
Raphael Wallfisch (cellist)
orchestra:
Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
recording of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125: I. Andante
additional composer:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1952)
dedicated to:
Rostropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor)
part of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125
Prokofiev1:45
14Little Music for Strings: Prelude
solo violin:
Ronald Thomas (violinist and conductor)
conductor:
Ronald Thomas (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Little Music: I. Prelude: Maestoso
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (in 1946)
part of:
Little Music
Tippett1:48
15Water Music, Suites 2 & 3: Hornpipe
orchestra:
Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Handel1:05
16Les Mariés de La Tour Eiffel Ballet: Ouverture
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Geoffrey Simon (conductor)
recording of:
Les mariés de la tour Eiffel: I. Ouverture. Le 14 juillet
composer:
Georges Auric (composer) (until 1921)
publisher:
Éditions Salabert France (in 1966)
part of:
Les mariés de la tour Eiffel (Ballet in One Act by members of the Groupe des Six from the spectacle by Jean Cocteau)
Georges Auric2:26
17Sonata for 4 Hands: 3rd Movt.
piano:
Jeremy Brown (Pianist) and Seta Tanyel (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for two pianos, FP 156: III. Andante lyrico (Lentement)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist)
part of:
Sonata for two pianos, FP 156
Poulenc1:41
184 Sea Interludes: Sunday Morning
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a: II. Sunday Morning: Allegro spiritoso (for piano duo, Stein)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
arranger:
Erwin Stein (Austrian musician and writer)
arrangement of:
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a: II. Sunday Morning: Allegro spiritoso
part of:
Four Sea Interludes from 'Peter Grimes', op. 33a (for piano duo, Stein)
Britten2:38
19Nouvelle Étude no. 1 in F minor
piano:
Louis Lortie (pianist)
recording of:
Trois nouvelles études for Piano no. 1 in F minor, B. 130 no. 1: Andantino
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 38)
part of:
Trois nouvelles études for Piano, B. 130, KKIIb/3
Chopin2:14
20Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter: No. 3 “Why Fum’th in Fight” (Psalm 2)
Vaughan Williams3:17
21With the Wild Geese
piano:
Malcolm Binns (pianist)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
recording of:
With the Wild Geese
composer:
Sir Hamilton Harty (Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist; knighted in 1925)
Hamilton Harty2:15
22Piano Concerto in A minor op. 85: 1st Movt.
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in A minor, op. 85: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (Austrian composer) (in 1816)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in A minor, op. 85
Hummel2:46
23Recorder Concerto in C, RV444: 2nd Movt.
orchestra:
I Musici de Montréal
conductor:
Yuli Turovsky (cellist)
recording of:
Concerto in C major, RV 444: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto in C major, RV 444
Vivaldi1:46
24Symphonie no. 2 in F: 3rd Movt.
conductor:
Adrian Shepherd (conductor and cellist)
performer:
Cantilena (classical ensemble)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in F major: I. Presto
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in F major
Thomas Arne2:15
25La danse de Naïades
guitar:
Simon Wynberg (classical guitarist)
recording of:
La Danse de Naïades
composer:
José Ferrer (Spanish guitarist and composer, 1835-1916)
José Ferrer1:45
26Symphony no. 2: 3rd Movt.
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 2, GP 276: III. Poco largamente - Allegro feroce - Molto largamente
composer:
Sir Arnold Bax (English composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Symphony no. 2, GP 276
Bax2:49
27Symphony no. 9 in E minor op. 95, ‘From the New World’: 2nd Movt.
orchestra:
Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Dvořák3:12
28The Bells: 4th Movt.
choir vocals:
Scottish National Chorus
orchestra:
Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
recording of:
The Bells, op. 35: IV. Lento lugubre
lyricist:
Konstantin Balmont (Russian symbolist poet and translator, major figure of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1913)
part of:
The Bells, op. 35
Rachmaninov3:16
29Symphonie no. 1 in G minor op. 13, ‘Winter Daydreams’: 4th Movt.
orchestra:
Olso Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 "Winter Daydreams": IV. Finale. Andante lugubre - Allegro maestoso
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1866)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 "Winter Daydreams" (1874 revision, commonly performed)
Tchaikovsky2:11
30Symphonie no. 1 in A-flat op. 55: 4th Movt.
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in A-flat major, op. 55: IV. Lento - Allegro
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in A-flat major, op. 55
Elgar3:41