Witches' Brew

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1Danse Macabre
orchestra:
Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México (Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (symphonic poem for orchestra)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 16) and Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:05
2A night on the bare mountain
orchestra:
Sidney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer)
recording of:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l’orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1886)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (from 1867-06-12 until 1867-06-23)
dedicated to:
Wladimir Stassoff (Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov)
publisher:
W. Bessel & Cie (in 1886)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Mussorgsky10:42
3Two Russian witches: Baba-yaga
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Baba-Yaga, op. 56
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов (Anatoly Lyadov, Russian composer) (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Anatoly Lyadov by opus number (number: op. 56)
Liadov3:24
4Two Russian witches: Kikimora
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México (Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Kikimora, op. 63
composer:
Анатолий Константинович Лядов (Anatoly Lyadov, Russian composer)
part of:
Works of Anatoly Lyadov by opus number (number: op. 63)
Liadov8:37
5Symphonie Fantastique: Dream of a witches' Sabbath
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d’une nuit du sabbat
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz10:15
6A Midsummer night's dream: Scherzo
orchestra:
The Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square
conductor:
John Lubbock (English singer, conductor & founder of Orchestra of St. John’s, Smith Square Orchestra)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn4:57
7Preludes book 1: The dance of Puck
piano:
Gordon Fergus‐Thompson (pianist) (in 1989)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: XI. La danse de Puck. Capricieux et léger (in 1989)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:58
8Lyric Suite: March of the dwarfs
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yondani Butt (conductor)
recording of:
Lyric Suite, op. 54: IV. March of the Dwarfs. Allegro marcato (orch. Seidl, revised Grieg)
orchestrator:
Anton Seidl
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1905)
orchestration of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 3: Troldtog (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 3: March of the Dwarfs)
part of:
Lyric Suite, op. 54 (pt 1 orch. Grieg; pts 2-4 orch. Seidl, revised Grieg)
Edvard Grieg3:53
9The sorcerer's apprentice
orchestra:
Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México (Symphony Orchestra of the State of Mexico)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Paul Dukas10:12
10The planets: Uranus, the magician
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst5:28
11The Narnia suite: (a) Timeless Narnia
flute:
Christopher Hyde-Smith (British flautist)
harp:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
orchestra:
The Marisa Robles Harp Ensemble
recording of:
The Narnia Suite
composer:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
Marisa Robles2:50
12The Narnia suite: (b) The Magician
flute:
Christopher Hyde-Smith (British flautist)
harp:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
orchestra:
The Marisa Robles Harp Ensemble
recording of:
The Narnia Suite
composer:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
Marisa Robles2:00
13The Narnia suite: (c) The White Witch
flute:
Christopher Hyde-Smith (British flautist)
harp:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
orchestra:
The Marisa Robles Harp Ensemble
recording of:
The Narnia Suite
composer:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
Marisa Robles1:03
14The Narnia suite: (d) Aslan
flute:
Christopher Hyde-Smith (British flautist)
harp:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
orchestra:
The Marisa Robles Harp Ensemble
recording of:
The Narnia Suite
composer:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
Marisa Robles1:34
15Totentanz (1853 version): Finale
piano:
Steven Mayer (American pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Totentanz, S. 126/2 (for piano and orchestra, published version)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
dedicated to:
Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer)
premiered by:
Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer) (on 1865-04-15)
premiered at:
[concert] (1865-04-15)
is based on:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
revision of:
Totentanz, S. 126/1 (early unpublished version)
Franz Liszt3:19