The HMV Classics Collection: Spring Summer Autumn Winter

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1▼CD: Spring
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1Bailèro (Songs of the Auvergne)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Jacquillat (conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube4:52
2Spring from The Four Seasons (I: Allegro)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Camerata Lysy Gstaad
conductor:
Alberto Lysy (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:44
3Cuckoo & Nightingale Organ Concerto (II: Allegro)
organ:
Lionel Rogg (organist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre de Toulouse
conductor:
Georges Armand (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: II. Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Georg Friedrich Händel3:54
4New World Symphony (III: Scherzo)
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace — Poco sostenuto (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Poco sostenuto)
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”)
Antonín Dvořák8:21
5Voi che sapete (The Marriage of Figaro)
soprano vocals:
Fiorenza Cossotto (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:59
6Dance of the Blessed Spirits
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Philip Ledger
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melodie) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
arrangement of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck6:22
7Appalachian Spring (Opening)
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite: I. Very Slowly
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1943 until 1944)
part of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
Aaron Copland6:26
8Frühling (Four Last Songs)
engineer and balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
producer:
John Willan (producer)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (on 1982-02-28)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 1982-02-28)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (on 1982-02-28)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1982-02-28)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”) (on 1982-02-28)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
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)
Richard Strauss3:57
9Ballet of the Chicks in Their Shells (Pictures at an Exhibition)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques (Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, orchestrated by Ravel)
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: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. No. 5 "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks", original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:14
10Piano Concerto (II: Adagio)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist) (in 1984-07)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1984-07)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio (in 1984-07)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg6:34
11Dance of the Little Swans (Swan Lake)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
George Weldon (conductor)
recording of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: III. Danse des cygnes
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1876)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
part of:
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:28
12On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1968-08-06 until 1968-08-08)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1968-08-06 until 1968-08-08)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-08-06 until 1968-08-08)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT VI/19 no. 1 (from 1968-08-06 until 1968-08-08)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Frederick Delius7:30
13Spring Rounds (The Rite of Spring)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre: IV. Rondes printanières
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre (The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth)
Igor Stravinsky3:42
14Ecce Gratum (Carmina Burana)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: I. Primo vere: V. Ecce gratum
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: I. Primo Vere
Carl Orff2:57
15Un Bel dì Vedremo (Madam Butterfly)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini5:27
16Easter Hymn (Cavalleria Rusticana)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
soprano vocals:
Pauline Tinsley (British soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni5:58
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