Gateway to Classical Music, Volume 2

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1▶CD: Romantic
2▶CD: Late Romantic
3▼CD: Twentieth Century
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1Finlandia, op. 26
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius9:36
2Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor, op. 43: Variation 18: Andante cantabile
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Warwick Arts Centre: Butterworth Hall in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:01
3Pavane pour une infante défunte
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:44
4Nocturne, L. 91 no. 2: Fête
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 : II. Fêtes
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-12 until 1899-12)
premiered at:
[concert] (1900-12-09)
part of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy6:44
5The Firebird: Danse infernale du roi Kastchei
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Firebird Suite: V. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
Igor Stravinsky3:54
6Feste romane, P. 157 no. 4: La Befana
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1984-11-10, on 1984-11-12)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (on 1984-11-10, on 1984-11-12)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer)
recorded at:
Memorial Hall (Philadelphia) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1984-11-10, on 1984-11-12)
recording of:
Feste romane, P. 157: IV. La befana (Roman Festivals: IV. Epiphany) (from 1984-11-10 until 1984-11-12)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Feste romane, P. 157 (Roman Festivals)
Ottorino Respighi5:03
7Fantasia on Greensleeves
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (original Gordon Walker formed orchestra) and Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra) (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:42
8Music for Strings, Percussion, & Celesta, Sz. 106: III. Adagio
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: III. Adagio
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1936)
part of:
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114
Béla Bartók7:02
9Adagio for strings, op. 11
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
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 Barber6:29
10Rodeo: Hoedown
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Rodeo: IV. Hoedown
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Bonaparte’s Retreat
part of:
Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo (version for orchestra)
Aaron Copland4:12
11Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 2, op. 64 ter: Montagues and Capulets
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
Sergei Prokofiev54:50
12Piece for Orchestra, op. 16 no. 4: Peripetie: Sehr Rasch
orchestra:
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Fünf Orchesterstücke, op. 16: IV. Peripetie. Sehr rasch
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (in 1909)
part of:
Fünf Orchesterstücke, op. 16 (Five Orchestral Pieces)
Arnold Schönberg2:34
13Piece for Theatre Orchestra, S. 20 no. 3: In the Night
instruments:
Ensemble Modern
conductor:
Ingo Metzmacher (conductor)
recording of:
Set for Theatre Orchestra, S. 20: III. In the Night
composer:
Charles Ives (American composer)
part of:
Set for Theatre Orchestra, S. 20
Charles Ives2:48
14Candide: Overture
orchestra:
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:19
4▶CD: Opera

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