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1Saul, HWV 53: Act III. LXXXVI. Chorus "Gird on thy sword"
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
performer:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble)
recording of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III, Scene V, no. 86. Chorus "Gird on thy sword, thou man of might"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1738)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Saul, HWV 53: Act III
George Frideric Handel5:40
2Piano Concerto in D minor, K466: Romance
engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
piano:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-17, on 1989-06-30)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-17, on 1989-06-30)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-17, on 1989-06-30)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-17, on 1989-06-30)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romanze (from 1989-06-16 until 1989-06-30)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:42
3Gloria in D major, RV 589: VI. Domine Deus
soprano vocals:
Judith Nelson (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of Ancient Music
conductor:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: VI. Domine Deus
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
Antonio Vivaldi4:01
4Clarinet Quintet, op. 115: Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
cello, viola and violin:
Members of the Mozart Piano Quartet (German piano quartet, founded in 2000)
clarinet:
Deborah de Graaff (clarinettist)
recording of:
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B minor, op. 115: III. Andantino - Presto non assai, ma con sentimento
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, and Cello in B minor, op. 115
Johannes Brahms4:30
5The Nutcracker: Intrada (Pas de deux)
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:17
6Mass in B minor, BWV 232: XXII. Chorus "Sanctus"
instruments:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:31
7From a Tower, Lost As Heat
piano:
Chris Abrahams (free improv pianist)
recording of:
From a Tower, Lost As Heat
composer:
Chris Abrahams (free improv pianist)
Chris Abrahams8:15
8Wild Swans (Concert Suite): Green Leaf
soprano vocals:
Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ola Rudner (conductor)
Elena Kats‐Chernin2:44
9Crisantemi (Chrysantheums)
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra)
recording of:
I Crisantemi, SC 65 (for string orchestra)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1890)
orchestration of:
Crisantemi (for string quartet)
Giacomo Puccini6:46
10Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen (On Going to Sleep)
engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
recorded at:
Konzerthaus: Großer Saal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”) (from 1990-06-08 until 1990-06-09)
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)
Richard Strauss4:59
11Adagio in E-flat major, D. 897 "Notturno"
cello:
Bernard Greenhouse (cellist) (in 1966)
piano:
Menahem Pressler (pianist) (in 1966)
piano trio:
Beaux Arts Trio (in 1966)
violin:
Daniel Guilet (born Daniel Guilevitch) (in 1966)
recording of:
Piano Trio in E-flat major, D. 897 "Notturno" (in 1966)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 70) and Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 897)
Franz Schubert12:59
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