Classical Moods

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1▼CD: Classical Moods: Romance
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1Moderato (Mvmt I from Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18)
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)
recorded at:
Warwick Arts Centre: Butterworth Hall in Coventry (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Рахманинов10:46
2Pavane, op. 50
flute:
Atarah Ben-Tovim
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré5:27
3Baïléro (from Songs of the Auvergne)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux (Lamoureux Orchestra)
conductor:
Jean‐Pierre Jacquillat (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1973)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube34:46
4Intermezzo (from Cavalleria Rusticana)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1979)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1979)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (in 1979)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:41
5Che gelida manina (from La bóheme)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:28
6Adagio sostenuto (Mvmt I from Piano Sonata no. 14 In C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight")
piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895–1956) (from 1956-10-17 until 1956-10-22)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (from 1956-10-17 until 1956-10-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (from 1956-10-17 until 1956-10-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven56:32
7The Swan (From The Carnival of the Animals)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
cello:
Jacqueline du Pré (cellist) (on 1962-07-21)
harp:
Osian Ellis (Welsh harpist and composer) (on 1962-07-21)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (on 1962-07-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics (in 1995) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1962-07-21)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1962-07-21)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:49
8Scene (Swan Theme), Act II (from Swan Lake, op. 20)
additional sound engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
sound engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer) and Peter Andry (producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1958-03 until 1958-04)
conductor:
Efrem Kurtz (conductor) (from 1958-03 until 1958-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-03 until 1958-04)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 10: Scene: Moderato (from 1958-03 until 1958-04)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II (ed. Drigo)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:50
9Adagio for Strings
sound engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
recorded at:
No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road in St John's Wood (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (from 1976-12-15 until 1976-12-16)
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 Barber9:31
10Song to the Moon (from Rusalka)
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano) and Lucia Popp (soprano)
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra (The Munich Radio Orchestra) and Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Andrew Greenwood (conductor) and Stefan Soltész (conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák35:52
11Adagio (Mvmt II From Concierto d' Aranjuez)
solo classical guitar:
Julian Bream
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo10:51
12Final Scene (Andante - Allegro agitato - Alla breve - Moderato e maestoso) (from Swan Lake, op. 20)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
conductor:
John Lanchbery (conductor) (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act IV, no. 29: Scene finale: Andante - Allegro agitato - Alla breve. Moderato e maestoso (from 1982-04-20 until 1982-05-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act IV
Пётр Ильич Чайковский5:51
2▶CD: Classical Moods: Tranquillity
3▶CD: Classical Moods: Celebration
4▶CD: Classical Moods: Dreams
5▶CD: Classical Moods: Passion