Listening to Music: Third Edition

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1O Greenest Branch
Hildegard von Bingen3:34
2Viderunt omnes
Léonin2:29
3Mass of Our Lady: Kyrie
recording of:
Messe de Nostre Dame: I. Kyrie
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Guillaume de Machaut (French medieval poet & composer)
part of:
Messe de Nostre Dame
Guillaume de Machaut6:10
4I Must Sing
Comtessa Béatriz de Dia1:53
5Basse Danse, La Spagna
[anonymous]2:33
6Ave Maria
recording of:
Ave Maria (unspecified version)
composer:
Josquin des Prez (Franco-Flemish renaissance composer)
version of:
Ave Maria
Josquin des Prez4:39
7Latmos Hill Descending: As Vesta Was
recording of:
As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill Descending
composer:
Thomas Weelkes (English composer & organist, c. 1576–1623)
part of:
The Triumphs of Oriana (number: 18)
Thomas Weelkes3:23
8Mass: Eternal Gifts of Christ / Sanctus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina2:07
9In the Churches
Giovanni Gabrieli7:07
10Orfeo: Toccata
Claudio Monteverdi1:29
11Orfeo: Act II, Recitative and Arioso
Claudio Monteverdi3:09
12Orfeo: Act III, "Powerful Spirit"
Claudio Monteverdi3:27
13Dido and Aeneas: "When I Am Laid in Earth"
Henry Purcell5:05
14Violin Concerto in E major: I.
Antonio Vivaldi3:28
15Awake, a Voice Is Calling!: I.
Johann Sebastian Bach7:20
16Awake, a Voice Is Calling!: IV.
Johann Sebastian Bach4:19
17Awake, a Voice Is Calling!: VII.
Johann Sebastian Bach2:16
18Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major
Johann Sebastian Bach9:47
19Fugue in G minor
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
recorded at:
Busch–Reisinger Museum in Harvard (in 1960)
recording of:
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 ("Little") (in 1960)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: BC J 66) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 578)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:12
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1Messiah, "Rejoice Greatly"
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 18. Air “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Alternative Arias: Air. “Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion” (1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:23
2The Marriage of Figaro, "You ladies who know"
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro: Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:54
3A Little Night Music: I
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1970-10)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1970-10)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London) (in 1970-10)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro) (in 1970-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:50
4A Little Night Music: III. Minuet and Trio
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:05
5Symphony no. 94: II
Joseph Haydn6:14
6Symphony no. 94: III. Minuet and Trio
Joseph Haydn4:52
7Symphony no. 88 in G major: IV
Joseph Haydn3:44
8Symphony no. 40 in G minor
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
orchestrator:
Neal Desby and Edward Trybek
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:41
9The "Emperor" Quartet: II
Joseph Haydn7:33
10Piano Concerto in G: I
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 17 in G major, K. 453 "Second Ployer": I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1784)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 17 in G major, K. 453 "Second Ployer"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart11:45
11Don Giovanni - Overture
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Ouvertura
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, K. 527 (Don Giovanni)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:03
12Don Giovanni, Act I, "Notte e giorno faticar"
partial recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 1 Introduzione “Notte e giorno faticar” (Leporello) / “Non sperar se non m’uccidi” – “Lasciala indegno” – “Ah soccorso” (Donna Anna, Don Giovanni, Leporello, Commendatore)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:17
13Don Giovanni, Act I, "Lá ci darem la mano"
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:45
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1Pathétique Sonata, I
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven8:33
2Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven11:46
3Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (in 1986-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven7:04
4Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto (in 1986-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven10:01
5Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro (in 1986-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven5:08
6Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro (in 1986-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven8:58
7Erlking
Franz Schubert4:12
8The Trout
Franz Schubert2:00
9Piano Quintet in A major, The "Trout," IV
recording of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“: IV. Theme con variazioni. Andantine - Allegretto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1819)
publisher:
G. Henle Verlag
part of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“ (Piano quintet in A, "Trout Quintet")
Franz Schubert7:32
10Symphonie fantastique, V, Dream of the Witches’ Sabbath
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d’une nuit du sabbat
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
quotes music from:
Missa pro defunctis: Sequentia “Dies irae” (plainchant)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz9:54
11Scenes from Childhood, op. 15: I. Of Foreign Lands and Peoples
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann1:36
12Scenes from Childhood, op. 15: VII. Dreaming
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist) (in 1974-03)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano) (in 1974-03)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann3:03
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1Overture to "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"
Felix Mendelssohn11:29
2Romance for Violin and Piano, op. 22 no. 3
piano:
Hélène Boschi (pianist)
violin:
Annie Jodry (violinist)
recording of:
Drei Romanzen für Pianoforte und Violine, op. 22: Nr. 3. Leidenschaftlich schnell
composer:
Clara Schumann (German pianist and composer) (in 1853)
arrangement of:
Drei Romanzen, op. 22: III. Leidenschaftlich schnell (arr. Kalinowsky for viola and piano)
part of:
Drei Romanzen für Pianoforte und Violine, op. 22
Clara Schumann4:41
3Mazurka in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 1
Fryderyk Chopin2:43
4"Revolutionary" Etude, op. 10 no. 12
Fryderyk Chopin2:55
5Liebestraum, no. 3
Franz Liszt4:55
6La traviata: “Un dì felice”
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Duetto “Un dì felice, eterea” (Alfredo, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi4:41
7La traviata: “Ah! fors’è lui”
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi5:36
8La traviata: “Follie!”… “Sempre libera”
Giuseppe Verdi5:01
9Tristan und Isolde: Act II. "Liebestod"
Richard Wagner6:17
10La Boheme: Che gelida manina
engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer), Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Gordon Parry (engineer)
producer:
James Mallinson (producer) and Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1972-10)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1972-10)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1972-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin (in 1972-10)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1972-10)
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 Puccini4:41
11Violin Concerto in D major: III
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77 (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 77)
Johannes Brahms8:33
12A German Requiem, "How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place"
Johannes Brahms5:30
13Symphony no. 9, "New World": II
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák12:28
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1Romeo and Juliet
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 Чайковский18:42
2I Am Lost to the World from Five Rückert Songs
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 41)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler6:59
3Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:41
4Voiles (Sails) from Préludes, Book I
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: II. Voiles. Modéré
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy4:24
5Rapsodie Espagnole: Prelude to the Night
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Rapsodie espagnole: I. Prélude à la nuit. Très modéré (orchestrated by Ravel) (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
orchestration of:
Rapsodie espagnole: I. Prélude à la nuit. Très modéré (for piano duo)
part of:
Rapsodie espagnole (orchestrated by Ravel)
Maurice Ravel4:29
6Rapsodie Espagnole: Habanera
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Rapsodie espagnole: III. Habanera. Assez lent et d'un rythme las (orchestrated by Ravel) (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
orchestration of:
Rapsodie espagnole: III. Habanera. Assez lent et d'un rythme las (for piano duo)
part of:
Rapsodie espagnole (orchestrated by Ravel)
Maurice Ravel2:43
7The Rite of Spring: Introduction
Igor Stravinsky3:36
8The Rite of Spring: I
Igor Stravinsky3:11
9The Rite of Spring: II
Igor Stravinsky1:18
10The Rite of Spring: III
Igor Stravinsky3:30
11Moonstruck Pierrot, no. 6: Madonna
soprano vocals:
Mary Thomas (British soprano)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor)
recording of:
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21: I. Teil: 6. „Madonna“
lyricist:
Albert Giraud (Belgian symbolist poet Emile Albert Kayenbergh)
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (until 1912)
translator:
Otto Erich Hartleben
part of:
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21: I. Teil
Arnold Schönberg2:10
12Moonstruck Pierrot, no. 7: The Sick Moon
soprano vocals:
Mary Thomas (British soprano)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor)
recording of:
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21: I. Teil: 7. „Der kranke Mond“
lyricist:
Albert Giraud (Belgian symbolist poet Emile Albert Kayenbergh)
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (until 1912)
translator:
Otto Erich Hartleben
part of:
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21: I. Teil
Arnold Schönberg2:17
13Suite for Piano: Trio
recording of:
Suite für Klavier, op. 25: V. Menuett. Trio
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (from 1921 until 1923)
part of:
Suite für Klavier, op. 25
Arnold Schönberg0:54
14Concerto For Orchestra: IV
recording of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1943)
part of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123
Béla Bartók4:27
15The Fourth of July
Charles Ives6:17
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1Ionization
recording of:
Ionisation
composer:
Edgard Varèse (composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
Edgard Varèse5:05
2Classical Symphony: I
Sergei Prokofiev4:22
3Appalachian Spring, Section 1
Aaron Copland2:32
4Appalachian Spring, Section 2
Aaron Copland2:48
5Appalachian Spring, Section 7
Aaron Copland2:58
6Appalachian Spring, Section 8
Aaron Copland2:54
7Concerto Grosso 1985: III
recording of:
Concerto Grosso: III. Largo
composer:
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (American composer) (in 1985)
part of:
Concerto Grosso
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich4:42
8Short Ride in a Fast Machine
trumpet:
Glenn Fischthal and Laurie McGaw
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
recording of:
Short Ride in a Fast Machine
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1986)
John Adams4:18
9Ikon of Light, "Mystical Prayer to the Holy Spirit"
recording of:
Ikon of Light: 4. Mystic Prayer to the Holy Spirit
lyricist:
St. Symeon the New Theologian
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1984)
part of:
Ikon of Light
John Tavener7:26
10Lost Your Head Blues
Bessie Smith2:59
11Droppin’ Shucks
recording of:
Droppin’ Shucks
writer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong3:09
12My Melancholy Baby
Ernie Burnett3:27
13Rhapsody in Blue (Part 1)
George Gershwin5:21
14West Side Story (Mambo)
Leonard Bernstein2:25
15West Side Story: Somewhere
Leonard Bernstein3:38
16Jaya Semara for Balinese gamelan
[anonymous]3:48
17Ravi Shankar: "Raga Jogeshwari" for sitar and tabla
Craig Wright6:37
18Kasuan Kura
People of Dagomba, Ghana2:39