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1Pomp & Circumstance no. 1
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Edward Elgar6:04
2Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
orchestra:
The Hanover Band
conductor:
Anthony Halstead (horn soloist, conductor and director)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048, Hillborg version with new 2nd mvt)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:15
3Gymnopédie no. 1
piano:
Angela Brownridge (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:16
4Champagne Polka, op. 211
orchestra:
Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Champagner Polka, op. 211
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 211)
Johann Strauss II42:16
5Ave verum corpus, K 618
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
choir vocals:
Stockholmer Kammerchor (Stockholm Chamber Choir) (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15) and Swedish Radio Choir (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
chorus master:
Eric Ericson (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ) (from 1987-02-14 until 1987-02-15)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:26
6Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber8:18
7Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68, Pastoral: I. Allegro ma non troppo
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (Munich Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1972-06-23 until 1972-06-26)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (from 1972-06-23 until 1972-06-26)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Bürgerbräukeller in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1972-06-23 until 1972-06-26)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: I. Allegro ma non troppo “Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country” (Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country") (from 1972-06-23 until 1972-06-26)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:24
8Tosca Act 3: E lucevan le stelle
tenor vocals [Mario Cavaradossi]:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
vocals:
Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04, from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12, on 1964-12-14, on 1965-01-19)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (from 1964-12-03 until 1964-12-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (from 1964-12-07 until 1964-12-12)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (on 1964-12-14)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (on 1965-01-19)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:03
9A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo
orchestra:
The London Philharmonic (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
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 Mendelssohn4:40
10Dance of the Sylphs
producer:
Brian Culverhouse (classical producer and engineer, active from 1960s)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (in 1978-07)
conductor:
James Loughran (in 1978-07)
recorded at:
Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1978-07)
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust : Deuxième Partie : Scène 7. Ballet des sylphes (Orchestre) (in 1978-07)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Deuxième Partie
Hector Berlioz3:10
11Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances: No. 5 in F-sharp minor [trans. G minor] (for violin and piano, Joachim) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arranger:
Joseph Joachim
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances (for violin and piano, Joachim)
Johannes Brahms arr. Joseph Joachim2:33
12Radetzky March, op. 228
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
James Loughran
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
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 I2:45
13Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel4:03
14Symphony no. 5, op. 42: Toccata
organ:
Jane Parker‐Smith (organist)
recording of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1: V. Toccata
composer:
Charles‐Marie Widor (French organist, composer and teacher) (in 1879)
part of:
Symphonie pour orgue n° 5 en fa mineur, op. 42 n° 1
Charles‐Marie Widor5:08
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1Rhapsody in Blue (opening)
piano:
Daniel Blumenthal (German-born, Belgium based pianist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Steuart Bedford (conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin orch. Ferde Grofé5:54
2Minuet
engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1986)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1986)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (orch. Woodhouse) (in 1986)
orchestrator:
Charles Woodhouse (violinist, arranger, composer)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (composer) (in 1771)
orchestration of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (composer)
arrangement of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
Luigi Boccherini3:56
3Canon in D
choir vocals:
Hallé Choir
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel arr. Max Seiffert5:29
4Va pensiero (Chorus of Hebrew Slaves) from “Nabucco” (Solera) Act III
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
vocals and performer:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:30
5English Dance no. 5 (from Set 2)
recording engineer:
Mr Bear (engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (in 1984-07)
conductor:
Owain Arwel Hughes (in 1984-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Music for Pleasure (in 1984)
recorded at:
Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
English Dances, Set 2, op. 33: I. Allegro non troppo (for orchestra)
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer)
part of:
English Dances, Set 2, op. 33
Malcolm Arnold3:15
6Salut d’amour, op. 12
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for orchestra)
composer and arranger:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
The Crystal Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1889-11-11)
arrangement of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
Edward Elgar3:48
7Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman Act 3
choir vocals:
René Duclos Chorus (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
contralto vocals [une voix] and mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Jeannine Collard (mezzo-soprano / contralto) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
conductor:
André Cluytens (conductor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
chorus master:
Jean Laforge (choral conductor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1965-05-26 until 1965-05-27)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach3:53
8Intermezzo from Karelia Suite
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
balance engineer:
Peter Brown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11: I. Intermezzo (Karelia Suite, op. 11: I. Intermezzo, for orchestra) (from 1966-01-23 until 1966-01-24)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11 (Karelia Suite, op. 11)
Jean Sibelius3:46
9Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467 (Elvira Madigan): II.
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Bryden Thomson (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:53
10Prelude and Mazurka from Coppélia
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Coppélia : Tableau I, no. 1a. Prélude et Mazurka
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer) (in 1870)
part of:
Coppélia : Tableau I
Léo Delibes5:38
111812 Overture, op. 49
orchestra:
The London Philharmonic (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky16:08

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