Nocturne Voices

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1Vocalise, song for voice & piano, op. 34/14
soprano vocals:
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
orchestra:
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester (Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester prior to 2006)
conductor:
Michael Schønwandt (Danish conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (1994–2013) (from 1998 to present), Parlophone (in 1998) and Warner Music France (in 1998)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for soprano and orchestra)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1916)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff5:18
2Agnus Dei, for chorus (arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), op. 11
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor)
recording of:
Agnus Dei (arr. Samuel Barber for chorus)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
arranger:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 11)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber7:43
3Serse: "Ombra mai fù"
performer:
Il Seminario Musicale (French baroque music ensemble) and Gérard Lesne (countertenor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
George Frideric Handel2:40
4Les Contes d'Hoffmann : Barcarolle
producer:
David R. Murray
choir vocals:
Choeur de l'Opéra national du Théâtre de la Monnaie (Chorus of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Chorus of the Belgian National Opera) (in 1988-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano) (in 1988-06)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1988-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre Symphonique de la Monnaie (Orchestra for the Brussels opera La Monnaie / De Munt) (in 1988-06)
conductor:
Sylvain Cambreling (conductor) (in 1988-06)
chorus master:
Günter Wagner (choir master) (in 1988-06)
balance engineer:
Michael Gray (UK classical recording engineer)
recorded at:
Palais des Beaux-Arts (Centre for Fine Arts) in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region) (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (in 1988-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach4:20
5Requiem
choir vocals:
The Schutz Choir
orchestra:
London Classical Players
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: "Lacrimosa" (Druce / Norrington Edition)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Druce / Norrington Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:38
6Giulio Cesare: Duetto "Son nata a lagrimar"
harpsichord:
Martin Isepp (pianist, harpsichordist and conductor)
countertenor vocals:
David Daniels (American countertenor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Stephanie Blythe (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Ensemble orchestral de Paris
conductor:
John Nelson (American conductor)
recording of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I, Scena XI, 16. Duetto “Son nata a lagrimar (Son nato a sospirar)” (Cornelia e Sesto)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1724)
librettist:
Nicola Francesco Haym
part of:
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: Atto I
George Frideric Handel7:46
7Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F-sharp minor, op. 50
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
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 Fauré6:03
8Après un rêve ("Dans un sommeil"), song for voice & piano, op. 7/1
piano:
Roger Vignoles (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Véronique Gens (soprano)
recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1877)
translator:
Romain Bussine
publisher:
Choudens (in 1878)
premiered at:
Société nationale de musique in Paris (on 1879-01-11)
part of:
Trois mélodies, op. 7
Gabriel Fauré2:37
9Bachianas brasilieras no. 5: Aria (cantilena)
guitar:
Manuel Barrueco (guitarist)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W391: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and guitar)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
arranger:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1947)
version of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W391 (for voice and guitar)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos4:54
10Trauer-Ode: Aria: "Der Ewigkeit saphirnes Haus"
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor)
orchestra:
Europa Galante (Italian Baroque orchestra)
conductor:
Fabio Biondi (conductor/violinist)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 198 "Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl": VIII. Aria (Tenor) "Der Ewigkeit saphirnes Haus"
premiered in:
Leipzig (on 1727-10-17)
composed in:
Leipzig (in 1727)
lyricist:
Johann Christoph Gottsched
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1727)
librettist:
Johann Christoph Gottsched (in 1727)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 198 "Laß, Fürstin, laß noch einen Strahl"
Johann Sebastian Bach4:33
11El Vuelo
choir vocals:
Children's Choir of Radio Sofia and Plovdiv Children's Choir
orchestra:
Radio Sofia Sinfonic Orchestra
conductor:
Tomás Gubitsch
recording of:
El Vuelo
writer:
Hughes de Courson and Tomás Gubitsch
Tomas Gubitsch, Hughes de Courson3:41
12Platée: "Soleil, fuis de ces lieux"
soprano vocals:
Patricia Petibon (soprano)
orchestra:
Les Folies Françoises
conductor:
Patrick Cohën-Akenine
recording of:
Platée, Acte I Scène 6 : Ariette. « Soleil, fuis de ces lieux ! » (Clarine)
composer:
Jean‐Philippe Rameau (French composer of the Baroque era)
part of:
Platée: Acte I
Jean‐Philippe Rameau2:16
13Vocalise. Étude en forme de habanera, for voice & piano
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Vocalise-Étude en forme de habanera
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 51)
Maurice Ravel3:08
14Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: IV. "Die zwei blauen Augen von meinem Schatz"
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer)
Gustav Mahler5:14
15Berceuse de Gráinne pour Diarmait (after Vivaldi)
instruments:
Le Orfanelle della Pieta
vocals:
Breda Mayock
Antonio Vivaldi4:03
16Wiegenlied ("Träume, träume, du mein süsses Leben"), song for voice & piano
soprano vocals:
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of London
conductor:
Richard Stamp
recording of:
Wiegenlied, op. 41 no. 1 (Lullaby, op. 41 no. 1)
lyricist:
Richard Dehmel
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1899)
part of:
5 Lieder for voice and piano (op 41; TrV 195)
Richard Strauss3:56
17Summertime
choir vocals:
The Swingle Singers
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
George Gershwin3:26
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1Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, op. 48: In paradisum
organ:
Stephen Farr (British organist)
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
orchestra:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
included in:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:35
2Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: "Ach, ich fühl's"
soprano vocals:
Dawn Upshaw (soprano)
orchestra:
London Classical Players
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 17 Arie „Ach, ich fühl’s, es ist verschwunden“ (Pamina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:57
3Carmina Burana: Veris leta facies
choir vocals:
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Janice Watson (soprano)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: I. Primo vere: III. Veris leta facies
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: I. Primo Vere
Carl Orff3:48
4Carmina Burana: In trutina
choir vocals:
Bournemouth Symphony Chorus
soprano vocals:
Janice Watson (soprano)
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: III. Cour d’amours: XXI. In trutina mentis dubia
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: III. Cour d’amours
Carl Orff2:46
5Miserere mei Deus (Psalm 51), motet for chorus (excerpt)
orchestra:
Taverner Consort
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri6:51
6L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308: "Pur ti moro"
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano) and Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
City Of London Sinfonia (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
L’incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
librettist:
Giovanni Francesco Busenello
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 308)
Claudio Monteverdi5:41
7Hor ch'el ciel e la terra e'l vento tace, madrigal for 6 voices and 2 violins (from Book 8), SV 147
instruments:
The Consort of Musicke (British early-music group)
recording of:
Hor che’l ciel e la terra e’l vento tace SV 147
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 147)
part of:
Ottavo Libro de’ Madrigali: Canti Guerrieri
Claudio Monteverdi4:52
8Cantique de Jean Racine, for 4-part chorus & organ (or orchestra), op. 1
organ:
Stephen Farr (British organist)
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
dedicated to:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 11)
Gabriel Fauré5:49
9Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:09
10Peer Gynt, incidental music, op. 23: Solveig's Song
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg5:47
11Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: "Porgi amor"
soprano vocals:
Véronique Gens (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Ivor Bolton (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena I. (no. 11) Cavatina “Porgi, amor qualche ristoro” (La Contessa)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:19
12Serenade for tenor, horn & strings, op. 31: Pastoral
horn:
Frank Lloyd (horn player)
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: II. Pastoral
lyricist:
Charles Cotton
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Benjamin Britten3:36
13Vocalise: Le temps retrouvé
soprano vocals:
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
conductor:
Jean-Louis Negro
recording of:
Vocalise "Le temps retrouve"
composer:
Jorge Arriagada
Jorge Arriagada3:39
14Pulcinella, suite for orchestra: Serenata "Mentre l'erbetta pasce l'agnella"
oboe:
Nicholas Daniel (oboist and conductor)
tenor vocals:
Martyn Hill (tenor)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
recording of:
Pulcinella: Serenata "Mentre l'erbetta"
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1920)
part of:
Pulcinella (ballet)
Igor Stravinski3:21
15Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano): Il. La flûte enchantée
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Shéhérazade: II. La Flûte enchantée
lyricist:
Tristan Klingsor
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1903)
part of:
Schéhérazade: Trois poèmes pour chant et orchestre
Maurice Ravel3:20
16Infant Joy
Hughes de Courson2:14
17Realta na Maidne (Morning Song)
vocals:
Caitríona O’Leary (Irish singer)
[unknown]5:44
18Song for Athene, for chorus
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir
conductor:
David Hill (British organist and conductor)
recording of:
Song for Athene
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
John Tavener6:02