The Nutcracker

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1Coffee Cantata, BWV 211: Recitative, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht"; Aria, "Hat man nicht mit seinen Kindern hunderttausend Hudelei!"
instruments:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
baritone vocals:
Matthias Goerne (baritone)
tenor vocals:
James Taylor (operatic tenor)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 211 "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht": I. Recitativo (Tenor) "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht"
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1734 until 1735)
librettist:
Christian Friedrich Henrici
premiered at:
Zimmermannsches Kaffeehaus in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
part of:
Kantate, BWV 211 "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht"
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 211 "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht": II. Aria (Bass) "Hat man nicht mit seinen Kindern"
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1734 until 1735)
librettist:
Christian Friedrich Henrici
premiered at:
Zimmermannsches Kaffeehaus in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
part of:
Kantate, BWV 211 "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht"
Johann Sebastian Bach3:31
2String Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135: Third movement, "Lento assai, e cantante tranquillo"Ludwig van Beethoven8:03
3Concerto for Violin and Strings in D minor, op. 4 no. 8: First movement, "Allegro - Adagio - Presto - Adagio"
solo violin:
Francesca Vicari (violinist)
strings:
Concerto Italiano
conductor:
Rinaldo Alessandrini (baroque keyboardist and conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 4 no. 8, RV 249: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 4 no. 8, RV 249
Antonio Vivaldi4:27
4Cum erubuerintHildegard von Bingen2:53
5Piano Quartet in A major, op. 30: Third movement, "Simple et sans hâte"
cello:
Gary Hoffman (Canadian cellist)
piano:
Pascal Devoyon (pianist)
viola:
Toby Hoffman (Canadian viola player)
violin:
Philippe Graffin (violinist)
recording of:
Piano Quartet, op. 30: III. Simple et sans hâte
composer:
Ernest Chausson (composer) (in 1897)
part of:
Piano Quartet, op. 30
Ernest Chausson3:49
6Metaboles - "Flamboyant"
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Métaboles: V. Flamboyant
composer:
Henri Dutilleux (French composer) (from 1963 until 1964)
part of:
Métaboles
Henri Dutilleux4:13
7Giulio Cesare: Aria, "Va tacito e nascosto", Opening
vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
partial recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I, Scena IX, 14. Aria “Va tacito e nascosto” (Cesare)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I
part of:
Giulio Cesare: Atto I
George Frideric Handel3:17
8Don Giovanni: Act 1: Aria, "Finch'han dal vino"
vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 11 Aria “Fin ch’han dal vino” (Don Giovanni)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1787)
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:24
9Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 26: Final movement, "Rondo: Vivace"
solo clarinet:
John Denman (English clarinetist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Bernhardt
recording of:
Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 26: III. Rondo: Vivace
composer:
Louis Spohr (German composer) (from 1808 until 1809)
part of:
Clarinet Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 26
Louis Spohr5:53
10Suite for Wind Quintet: Opening
instruments:
Schönberg Ensemble
conductor:
Oliver Knussen (British composer and conductor)
recording of:
Suite for Wind Quintet: I. Allegretto
composer:
Ruth Crawford Seeger (American composer) (in 1952)
part of:
Suite for Wind Quintet
Ruth Crawford Seeger3:12
11Nutcracker: Act 2: Scene 14, "Variation I: Tarantella", "Variation II - Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy", "Coda"
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14b. Па-де-де: Вариация I: Тарантелла (Variation I: Tarantella)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Pas de Deux: Variation II: Dance of the sugar-plum fairy, Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14d. Па-де-де: Кода (Coda)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:27