Classical Moods

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Classical Moods: Romance
2▶CD: Classical Moods: Tranquillity
3▶CD: Classical Moods: Celebration
4▶CD: Classical Moods: Dreams
5▼CD: Classical Moods: Passion
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1Adagio (from Spartacus & Phrygia)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov (conductor)
partial recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան4:43
2The Hero (from Ein Heidenleben)
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Dresden Staatskapelle (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (from 1972-03-26 until 1972-03-30)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (from 1972-03-26 until 1972-03-30)
balance engineer:
Klaus Strüben (german sound engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden (from 1972-03-26 until 1972-03-30)
recording of:
Ein Heldenleben, op. 40: I. Der Held (A Hero’s Life, op. 40: 1. The Hero) (from 1972-03-26 until 1972-03-30)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1898)
part of:
Ein Heldenleben (op 40; TrV 190)
Richard Strauss4:21
3Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening) (from Piano Concerto no. 1)
piano:
Peter Donohoe (British classical pianist)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Barshai (viola player and conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:32
4Conclusion (from Bolero)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel5:06
5Prelude (from Tristan & Isolde)
engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1971-12-22 until 1971-12-23)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (from 1971-12-22 until 1971-12-23)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1971-12-22 until 1971-12-23)
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt I, Vorspiel (from 1971-12-22 until 1971-12-23)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt I
Richard Wagner10:33
6Orgia (from Fantastic Dances)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Danzas fantásticas, op. 22, nº 3: Orgía (for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Joaquín Turina (Spanish composer) (from 1919-09-15 until 1919-12-30)
composer:
Joaquín Turina (Spanish composer) (from 1919-08-11 until 1919-08-29)
arrangement of:
Danzas fantásticas, op. 22, nº 3: Orgía (for piano)
part of:
Danzas fantásticas, op. 22 (for orchestra)
Joaquín Turina4:10
7Un sospiro
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Trois études de concert, S. 144: III. "Un sospiro" in D-flat major
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Trois études de concert, S. 144
Franz Liszt6:01
8Allegro moderato (excerpt) (from Violin Concerto)
violin:
Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:59
9Prelude in C-sharp minor
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer) (in 1972)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) (in 1972)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Сергей Рахманинов4:00
10O fortuna (from Carmina Burana)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
chorus master:
Arthur Oldham (chorus master) (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (from 1974-11-25 until 1974-11-27)
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 Orff2:45
11Beim Schlafengehen (from Four Last Songs)
engineer and balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
producer:
John Willan (producer)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (on 1982-02-28)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (on 1982-02-28)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (on 1982-02-28)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1982-02-28)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”) (on 1982-02-28)
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 (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss6:21
12Fantaisie-Impromptu
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 46), Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 46), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 87)
Fryderyk Chopin4:20
13Romeo & Juliet (excerpt)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский5:00
14Nessun dorma (from Turandot)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Franco Corelli (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Francesco Molinari‐Pradelli (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1966)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:11
15Conclusion (from the Firebird)
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
partial recording of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:30