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1Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
harpsichord:
John Constable (pianist) (in 1971-04)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-04)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1971-04)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia (in 1971-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:12
2Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047: I. (Allegro)
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
double bass:
Dennis Tremblay (double bassist) (in 1977-03)
flute:
Anne Diener Giles (flautist) (in 1977-03)
harpsichord:
Zita Carno (in 1977-03)
oboe:
David Weiss (oboist) (in 1977-03)
trumpet:
Thomas Stevens (trumpeter) (in 1977-03)
violin:
Pinchas Zukerman (violinist/conductor) (in 1977-03)
orchestra:
Members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1977-03)
conductor:
Pincas Zukerman (Pinchas Zukerman, violinist/conductor) (in 1977-03)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
concertmaster:
Glenn Dicterow (violinist) (in 1977-03)
recorded at:
American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-03)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047: I. (in 1977-03)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:15
3Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro
recorded in:
Italy (in 1969-09) and La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel (Canton of Neuchâtel), Switzerland (in 1969-09)
engineer:
Cees Heijkoop (recording engineer) and Ko Witteveen (engineer)
producer:
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
solo violin:
Roberto Michelucci (violinist) (in 1969-09)
violin:
Roberto Michelucci (violinist)
orchestra:
I Musici (in 1969-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1970)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (“The Four Seasons”: Concerto in E Major, op. 8 no. 1, RV. 269, “Spring”: 1. Allegro) (in 1969-09)
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 Vivaldi3:43
4Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
pipe organ:
Maria Teresa Garatti (keyboardist) (in 1960-11)
orchestra:
I Musici (in 1960-11)
recorded at:
Aula la magna de l'ateneo Antoniano in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1960-11)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (in 1960-11)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni7:02
5Ave Maria
harp:
Cinzia Maurizio (in 1998-06)
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1998-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo-soprano) (in 1998-06)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1998-06)
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor) (in 1998-06)
recorded at:
Auditorium Conciliazione in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1998-06)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) (in 1998-06)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach2:50
6Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, Scene 7, no. 44 “Hallelujah” (Chorus)
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966-06)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus (in 1966-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (in 1966-06)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:55
7Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 "Great": I. Allegro molto
producer:
Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer) and Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra) (on 1959-11-26, on 1959-11-29)
conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor) (on 1959-11-26, on 1959-11-29)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1959-11-26, on 1959-11-29)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:32
8Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo. Allegro
producer:
Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1958-04-29 until 1958-04-30)
conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor) (from 1958-04-29 until 1958-04-30)
balance engineer:
Werner Wolf (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1958-04-29 until 1958-04-30)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: IV. Rondo. Allegro (from 1958-04-29 until 1958-04-30)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:29
9Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 3 in F major: Allegretto
sound engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-02 until 1974-03)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1974-02 until 1974-03)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor) (from 1974-02 until 1974-03)
engineered at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-02 until 1974-03)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 3 in F major: Allegretto (Brahms orchestration) (from 1974-02 until 1974-03)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 3 in F major: Allegretto
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1
Johannes Brahms2:17
10Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les toréadors
orchestra:
Orchestre Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Igor Markevitch (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:15
11Carmen: Acte II. "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée" (Don José)
tenor vocals:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
conductor:
Franco Patanè (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1976)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:21
12Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1968-05)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1968-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1968-05)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Thus Spake Zoroaster, op. 30: Introduction, Sonnenaufgang) (in 1968-05)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zoroaster, op. 30, op 30; TrV 176)
Richard Strauss2:03
13La traviata: Act I. "Libiamo, ne' lieti calici"
vocals:
Mirella Freni (soprano) and Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
L’Orchestra dell’Arte
conductor:
Leone Magiera (conductor, pianist)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:29
14Nabucco: Va, pensiero, "Chorus of Hebrew Slaves"
recorded in:
East Germany (historical, 1949-1990) (in 1983-12)
choir vocals:
Chor der Staatsoper Dresden (Dresden State Opera Chorus) (in 1983-12)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1983-12)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor) (in 1983-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1985)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1983-12)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1983-12)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:09
15Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: Ⅰ. O Fortuna
choir vocals:
Russian State Chorus, Salzburg Boys Choir and Salzburg Mozarteum Chorus
orchestra:
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra), Russian State Symphony Orchestra (State Symphony Orchestra "Novaya Rossiya") and Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
Kurt Prestel (conductor, chorus master) and Serge Tchaikov (conductor, unknown pseudonym, probably Alfred Scholz related)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Selcor Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1989)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:52
16West Side Story: Tonight
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Robert Farnon & His Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
arranger:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein2:36
17The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1959-05)
conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor) (in 1959-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1959-05)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse (in 1959-05)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
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 Чайковский6:48

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