100 Chefs-d’œuvre de la musique classique

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1Symphonie No. 5, Op. 67: Allegro con brio (excerpt)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven3:12
2Casse-noisette : Valse des fleurs
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:08
3Rigoletto: "La donna e mobile"
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone) (in 1980)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1980)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer) (in 1979-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:11
4Thaïs : Méditation
solo violin:
Christer Thorvaldsson (Swedish violinist) (from 1989-06 until 1989-09)
violin:
Christer Thorvaldsson (Swedish violinist) (in 1990)
orchestra:
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (from 1989-06 until 1989-09)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1989-06 until 1989-09, in 1990)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (from 1989-06 until 1989-09)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet4:52
5Roméo et Juliette : Danse des chevaliers
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 Прокофьев5:23
6Marche de Radetzky
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
arranger:
Max Schönherr
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228) (from 1980-06-13 until 1980-12-04)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:25
7Concierto de Aranjuez
solo guitar:
Narciso Yepes (classical guitarist)
orchestra:
Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española (Spanish Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Odón Alonso (Spanish conductor, long time with Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española)
partial recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
Joaquín Rodrigo3:08
8Requiem KV 626: Lacrymosa
producer:
Michel Glotz
organ:
Rudolf Scholz (organist) (from 1975-09-27 until 1975-09-28)
choir vocals:
Wiener Singverein (from 1975-09-27 until 1975-09-28)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1975-09-27 until 1975-09-28)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1975-09-27 until 1975-09-28)
chorus master:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master) (from 1975-09-27 until 1975-09-28)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1975-09-27 until 1975-09-28)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1975-09-27 until 1975-09-28)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (Süßmayr Edition; choir) (from 1975-09-27 until 1975-09-28)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer) and Franz Xaver Süßmayr (from 1791 until 1792)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:20
9Pavane (excerpt)
producer:
Hanno Rinke
choir vocals:
Tanglewood Festival Chorus (in 1986-11)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 1986-11)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (in 1986-11)
chorus master:
John Oliver (chorus master)
performer:
Tanglewood Festival Chorus
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer) (in 1986-11)
edit of:
Pavane, op. 50 by John Oliver (chorus master), Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus) (in 1986-11)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré2:39
10Berceuse Op. 49, No. 4
producer and balance engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer)
piano:
Bengt Forsberg (pianist) (from 1989-11 until 1989-12)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (from 1989-11 until 1989-12)
recorded at:
Studio Lankwitz in Lankwitz, Berlin, Germany (from 1989-11 until 1989-12)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano) (from 1989-11 until 1989-12)
lyricist:
"Des Knaben Wunderhorn" ([traditional], special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer (author and publisher of German folk songs, fables, sayings and riddles.)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
dedicated to:
Bertha Faber
premiered at:
[concert] (1869-12-22)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1874)
version of:
Fünf Lieder für eine Stimme, op. 49: Nr. 4, Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gut’ Nacht” (early one-verse version)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 49
Johannes Brahms1:54
11Les Contes d'Hoffmann : Barcarolle
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Jacques Offenbach3:57
12Carmen : « L'amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Habanera)
recording engineer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
executive producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1977-08) and George Watson’s College Boys’ Chorus (in 1977-08)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1977-08)
vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1978) and Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano) (in 1978)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1977-08)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1977-08, in 1978)
chorus master:
Patrick Criswell (chorusmaster) (in 1977-08) and John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (in 1977-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1978)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur) (in 1977-08)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:27
13Turandot: "Nessun dorma"
producer:
Michel Glotz
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1981-05-11 until 1981-05-18)
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 Puccini3:28
14Requiem: 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 Verdi2:43
15La Damnation de Faust: Marche hongroise
baritone vocals:
Pierre Mollet (baritone) and Michel Roux (baritone, 1924-1998)
choir vocals:
Chœurs Élisabeth Brasseur and Chœur d'enfants de la RTF
soprano vocals:
Consuelo Rubio (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Richard Verreau (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Igor Markevitch (conductor) (in 1960)
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre) (Rákóczi March)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie
Hector Berlioz4:29
16Le Barbier de Séville: "Largo al factotum"
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Hermann Prey (baritone) (in 1971-09)
vocals:
Hermann Prey (baritone) (in 1972)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1971-09, in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
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 (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (in 1971-09)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini4:52
17Water Music: Alla Hornpipe
harpsichord:
Wolfgang Meyer (organist, harpsichordist) (in 1963-03)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1963-03)
conductor:
Rafael Kubelík (conductor) (in 1963-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe (in 1963-03)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel4:27
18Le Clavier bien tempéré, Prélude No. 1, BWV 846
executive producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Dr. Rudolf Werner (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover (Hanover), Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Germany (in 1976-05)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (in 1976-05)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 29)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
revision of:
Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846.1/846a: I. Prelude (early version)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude (in 1977)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 29)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
revision of:
Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846.1/846a: I. Prelude (early version)
Johann Sebastian Bach11:27
19Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu
recording engineer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1986-03)
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
producer:
Joseph Szurly
organ:
Timothy Farrell (organist) (in 1986-03)
baritone vocals:
Andreas Schmidt (bass-baritone & teacher)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (in 1986-03)
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (in 1986-03)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1986-03)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1986-03)
chorus master:
Horst Neumann (choir master and conductor)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
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 (in 1986-03)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version) (in 1986-03)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré4:07
20Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
recording engineer and editor:
Joachim Niss
engineer and balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Karl Faust (producer)
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Karl Faust (producer)
flute:
Doriot Anthony Dwyer (US flautist) (from 1971-02-01 until 1971-02-02)
orchestra:
Orchestre Symphonique de Boston (from 1971-02-01 until 1971-02-02)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (from 1971-02-01 until 1971-02-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) and Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (from 1971-02-01 until 1971-02-02)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (from 1971-02-01 until 1971-02-02)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:33
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