Sensual Classics

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1Adagio from Cello Sonata in G minor (excerpt)
cello:
János Starker (Hungarian-American cellist) (in 1963-04)
piano:
György Sebök (pianist) (in 1963-04)
recorded at and engineered at:
Fine Recording Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1963-04)
partial recording of:
Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029: II. Adagio (in 1963-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029
Johann Sebastian Bach3:16
2The Swan of Tuonela
producer:
Tom Mowrey
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (in 1980-01)
conductor:
Horst Stein (conductor) (in 1980-01)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1980-01)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (in 1980-01)
recording of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22: II. Tuonelan joutsen (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela) (in 1980-01)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
Jean Sibelius7:24
3Adagio from String Quintet in C major
cello and cello [2nd cello]:
Miklós Perényi (cellist)
string quartet:
Takács Quartet
partial recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franz Schubert5:39
4Gnossienne No. 1
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1983-05)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1983-05: piano)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-05)
edit of:
6 Gnossiennes by Pascal Rogé (pianist)
recording of:
Gnossienne no. 1 (in 1983-05)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1890)
part of:
Trois Gnossiennes
Erik Satie53:46
5Elegiac Melody No. 2 (The Last Spring)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1974-12)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor) (in 1974-12)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-12)
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34: No. 2. The Last Spring, for strings) (in 1974-12)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34, for strings)
Edvard Grieg4:23
6Aritz Adarean
harp:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
recording of:
Aritz adarrean
composer:
Jesús Guridi Bidaola (Jesús Guridi, Basque composer)
Jesús Guridi Bidaola2:15
7Elegy for Strings
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
balance engineer:
Alan Reeve and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
recording of:
Elegy, op. 58 (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1909)
premiered at:
Mansion House in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1909-07-13)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 58)
Sir Edward Elgar4:29
8Adagio from Piano Sonata in D K576
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1968-10)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-10)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 18 in D major, K. 576 "Trumpet", "Hunt": II. Adagio (in 1968-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 18 in D major, K. 576 "Trumpet", "Hunt"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:32
9Concerto in D minor: Andante
oboe:
Heinz Holliger (Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor) (in 1986-07)
orchestra:
I Musici (in 1986-07)
recorded at:
[unknown] (only use for recorded at if explicitly stated to be at an unknown place) (in 1986-07)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio) (in 1986-07)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935 (Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor)
Alessandro Marcello4:25
10Adagio for Strings
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
orchestra:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1992) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall (Meyerhoff Symphony Hall) in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (from 1991-09-30 until 1991-10-01)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American 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 Barber8:45
11Andante from Guitar Concerto in D
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
classical guitar:
Eduardo Fernández (guitarist) (in 1986-12)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1986-12)
conductor:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (in 1986-12)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1986-12)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986-12)
recording of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo (for guitar and orchestra, arr. Malipiero) (in 1986-12)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
arranger:
Gian Francesco Malipiero (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi5:11
12Consolation No. 3
piano:
Rhondda Gillespie (pianist)
recording of:
Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
Franz Liszt3:55
13The Infinite Complexities of Christmas
assistant engineer:
Darren Godwin
engineer:
Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner)
producer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
alto saxophone:
David Roach (UK saxophonist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11) and Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
bass guitar:
Martin Elliott (British bass guitarist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
cello:
Tony Hinnigan (cellist, multi-instrumentalist, most notably flutes, whistles, and pipes) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Tony Lewis (cellist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11) and Justin Pearson (cellist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
horn:
Richard Clews (horninst) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
soprano saxophone:
David Roach (UK saxophonist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
tenor saxophone:
Jamie Talbot (English jazz alto saxophonist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
viola:
Philip D'Arcy (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Kate Musker (violist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Jim Sleigh (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11) and Bruce White (violist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
violin:
Harriet Davies (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Beverley Davison (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Boguslaw Kostecki (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Ann Morfee (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11), Clare Thompson (violinist) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11) and Nicholas Ward (British conductor) (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
performer:
Michael Nyman Band (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1994-11-10 until 1994-11-11)
mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
edited at:
Kitsch Recording Studio in Ixelles / Elsene, Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium
recording of:
Carrington: The infinite complexities of Christmas
writer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
Michael Nyman4:22
14Interlude from A Ceremony of Carols
harp:
Rachel Masters (harp player)
recording of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28: VII. Interlude. Andante pastorale
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1942, from 1942-03 until 1943)
part of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28
part of:
A Ceremony of Carols, op. 28 (German version)
Benjamin Britten4:09
15Sospiri for Strings, Harp and Organ
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
balance engineer:
Alan Reeve and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1967-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
recording of:
Sospiri, op. 70 (for strings, harp (or piano) and organ (or harmonium)) (from 1967-11-20 until 1967-11-21)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1914)
dedicated to:
William Henry Reed
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 70)
Sir Edward Elgar4:54
16Aria from Goldberg Variations
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
piano:
András Schiff (pianist) (from 1982-04-13 until 1982-04-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-04-13 until 1982-04-15)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening) (from 1982-04-13 until 1982-04-15)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:50
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