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a newer 2016 release with barcode 028947892625 (possibly with Decca cat # 478 9262) is available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018FCVK8U/ (released Jan 15, 2016, referred to from https://www.deccaclassics.com/us/cat/4789262 )

Annotation last modified on 2018-03-03 07:12 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Ansermet · Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Debussy: Images
2▶CD: Argenta · España / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
3▶CD: Ashkenazy · Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto 3 / Piano Sonata
4▶CD: Ashkenazy · Sibelius 1 / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
5▶CD: Bartoli · Italian Songs
6▶CD: Bell · Barber & Walton Concertos
7▶CD: Blomstedt · R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie
8▶CD: Böhm · Bruckner 4
9▶CD: Boskovsky · New Year’s Day Concert, 1979
10▶CD: Britten · War Requiem
11▶CD: Chailly · Messiaen: Turangalîla‐sinfonie
12▶CD: Chung · Bruch & Mendelssohn Concertos
13▶CD: Curzon · Mozart: Piano Concertos 20 & 27
14▶CD: Dohnányi · Schoenberg / Berg / Webern
15▶CD: Dorati · Stravinsky: L’Oiseau de feu / Le Sacre du printemps
16▶CD: Dutoit · Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye / Boléro
17▶CD: Fleming · Opera Scenes
18▶CD: Freire · Brahms: Piano Concerto 1 / Schumann: Carnaval
19▶CD: Haitink · Shostakovich 4 & 9
20▶CD: Hogwood · Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
21▶CD: Jansen · Britten & Beethoven Violin Concertos
22▶CD: Karajan · Holst: The Planets
23▶CD: Katchen · Bartók / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto 3 / Ravel: Piano Concerto
24▶CD: Kertész · Dvořak: New World Symphony / Symphony 8
25▶CD: King’s College Choir & St John’s College Choir · Haydn: Nelson Mass & Paukenmesse
26▶CD: Larrocha · Granados: Goyescas / Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
27▶CD: Lemper · Berlin Cabaret Songs
28▶CD: Lupu · Beethoven: Moonlight, Pathétique & Waldstein Sonatas
29▶CD: Maag · Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Symphony 3
30▶CD: Maazel · Respighi: Feste romane / Pini di Roma / Rimsky‐Korsakov
31▶CD: Mackerras · Janáček: Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / The Cunning Little Vixen Suite
32▶CD: Marriner · Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings / Souvenir de Florence
33▶CD: Martinon · Ibert: Divertissement / Borodin 2
34▶CD: Mehta · Varèse / Ives 2
35▼CD: Monteux · Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / Elgar: Enigma Variations
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1Daphnis et Chloé, Première Partie: Introduction et Danse religieuse
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I. No. 1. Introduction et danse religieuse (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I
Maurice Ravel27:18
2Daphnis et Chloé, Première Partie: Scène – Danse générale
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I. No. 2. Danse générale (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I
Maurice Ravel2:43
3Daphnis et Chloé, Première Partie: Scène – Danse grotesque de Dorcon
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I. No. 3. Danse grotesque de Dorcon (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I
Maurice Ravel2:18
4Daphnis et Chloé, Première Partie: Danse légère et gracieuse de Daphnis
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I. No. 4. Danse légère et gracieuse de Daphnis (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I
Maurice Ravel2:23
5Daphnis et Chloé, Première Partie: Scène – Danse de Lycéion – Scène (les pirrates)
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I. No. 5. Danse de Lycéion (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I
Maurice Ravel4:38
6Daphnis et Chloé, Première Partie: Nocturne – Danse lente et mystérieuse des Nymphs
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I. No. 6. Nocturne. Danse lente et mystérieuse des Nymphes (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I
Maurice Ravel4:41
7Daphnis et Chloé, Deuxième Partie: Introduction
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau II. No. 7. Introduction (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau II
Maurice Ravel2:54
8Daphnis et Chloé, Deuxième Partie: Danse guerrière
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau II. No. 8. Danse guerrière (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau II
Maurice Ravel4:06
9Daphnis et Chloé, Deuxième Partie: Scène – Danse suppliante de Chloé
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau II. No. 9. Danse suppliante de Chloé (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau II
Maurice Ravel5:13
10Daphnis et Chloé, Troisième Partie: Lever du jour – Scène
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III. No. 10. Lever du jour (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III
Maurice Ravel5:12
11Daphnis et Chloé, Troisième Partie: Pantomime
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III. No. 11. Pantomime (Les amours de Pan et Syrinx) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III
Maurice Ravel5:29
12Daphnis et Chloé, Troisième Partie: Danse générale
recording engineer:
Alan Reeve (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and John Culshaw
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
chorus master:
Douglas Robinson (chorus master) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III. No. 12. Danse générale (Bacchanale) (from 1959-04-27 until 1959-04-28)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau III
Maurice Ravel4:59
13Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Theme (Andante)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: Theme (Andante) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:16
14Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation I. C.A.E. (Andante)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: I. C.A.E. (L’istesso tempo) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Caroline Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:56
15Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation II. H.D.S‐P. (Allegro)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: II. H.D.S-P. (Allegro) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Hew David Steuart Powell
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:47
16Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation III. R.B.T. (Allegretto)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: III. R.B.T. (Allegretto) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Richard Baxter Townshend
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:21
17Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IV. W.M.B. (Allegro di Molto)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IV. W.M.B. (Allegro di molto) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
William Meath Baker
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:27
18Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation V. R.P.A. (Moderato)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: V. R.P.A. (Moderato) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Richard Penrose Arnold
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:55
19Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VI. Ysobel (Andantino)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: VI. Ysobel (Andantino) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Isabel Fitton
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:20
20Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VII. Troyte (Presto)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: VII. Troyte (Presto) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Arthur Troyte Griffith
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:56
21Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation VIII. W.N. (Allegretto)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: VIII. W.N. (Allegretto) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Winifred Norbury
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar1:55
22Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:51
23Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation X. Dorabella (Intermezzo. Allegretto)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: X. Intermezzo: Dorabella (Allegretto) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Dora Penny
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar2:39
24Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XI. G.R.S. (Allegro di Molto)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XI. G.R.S. (Allegro di molto) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
George Robertson Sinclair
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar0:56
25Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XII. B.G.N. (Andante)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XII. B.G.N. (Andante) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Basil George Nevinson
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar2:25
26Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XIII. *** (Romanza. Moderato)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XIII. Romanza (Moderato) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Lady Mary Lygon
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
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27Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: Variation XIV. E.D.U. (Finale. Allegro – Presto)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: XIV. Finale: E.D.U. (Allegro) (from 1958-06-24 until 1958-06-25)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
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Arcana / Intégrales / Ionisation by Edgard Varèse (composer); Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta (conductor)
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Berlin Cabaret Songs by Ute Lemper
Dansereye (1551) by Tielman Susato (Flemish Renaissance composer); New London Consort, Philip Pickett (musician)
Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel (Maurice Ravel, French composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux (conductor)
Eine Alpensinfonie / Don Juan by Richard Strauss (German composer); San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
España by The London Symphony Orchestra (London Symphony Orchestra), Ataúlfo Argenta (pianist and conductor)
Goldberg Variations (1982 recording) by Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician); András Schiff (pianist)
Goyescas: Volumes 1 & 2 / El pelele by Granados (composer); Alicia de Larrocha (pianist)
Ibert: Divertissement / Bizet: Jeux d’enfants / Saint‐Säens: Danse macabre / Le rouet d’omphale by Ibert (French composer), Bizet (French composer), Saint‐Saëns (composer); Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Jean Martinon (French conductor and composer)
In Concert by Carreras (Spanish tenor), Domingo (tenor), Pavarotti (tenor), Mehta (Zubin Mehta, conductor)
Italian Songs by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer), Schubert (Franz Schubert, composer), Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer), Haydn (composer); Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano), András Schiff (pianist)
La fanciulla del West (1958 studio cast) by Puccini (Italian composer); Tebaldi (soprano), del Monaco (tenor), MacNeil (American baritone), Tozzi (operatic bass), Orchestra (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) e Coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia), Franco Capuana (conductor)
Le Sacre du printemps / L’Oiseau de feu by Stravinsky (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); Antal Doráti (conductor)
Ma Mère l’Oye / Pavane pour une infante défunte / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Valses nobles et sentimentales by Ravel (Maurice Ravel, French composer); Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Charles Dutoit (conductor)
Magnificat in D major / Cantata no. 10 by Bach (Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque period composer & musician); Ameling (soprano), Van Bork (soprano), Watts (contralto), Krenn (tenor), Rintzler (Romanian operatic bass), Krause (bass-baritone), Wiener Akademiechor (Vienna Chamber Choir, choir), Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Karl Münchinger (German conductor)
Mendelssohn Octet / Beethoven Septet by Mendelssohn (Felix Mendelssohn, composer), Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Wiener Oktett
New Year's Day Concert in Vienna 1979 by Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
Piano Concertos no. 20, K466 & no. 27, K595 by Mozart (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, classical composer); Clifford Curzon (classical pianist, knighted in 1977), Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist), English Chamber Orchestra
Piano Concertos nos. 2, 4 & 5 by Saint‐Saëns (composer); Pascal Rogé (pianist), Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976), Charles Dutoit (conductor)
Piano Sonata op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” / Piano Sonata op. 13 “Pathetique” / Piano Sonata op. 53 “Waldstein” by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist)
Respighi: Feste romane / Pini di Roma / Rimsky‐Korsakov: Le Coq d’or (suite) by Respighi (composer), Rimsky‐Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer); The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel (conductor)
Serenade for Strings / Souvenir de Florence by Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer), Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner (conductor)
Signatures: Great Opera Scenes by Renée Fleming (soprano), Sir Georg Solti (conductor), London Symphony Orchestra
Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / The Cunning Little Vixen Suite by Janáček (Czech composer); Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
Stabat Mater / Salve Regina by Pergolesi (composer); Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Barbara Bonney (soprano), Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor), Les Talens Lyriques (French classical musical ensemble)
Symphonie no. 8 (1971 recording) by Mahler (composer); Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti (Sir Georg Solti, conductor)
Symphony no. 4 by Bruckner (Austrian composer); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic), Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor)
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “New World” by Dvořák (Antonín Dvořák, composer); Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic), István Kertész (conductor)
The Planets by Holst (Gustav Holst, composer); Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
The Three-cornered Hat / La Vida Breve - Interlude and Dance by Falla (Spanish composer); Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR), Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
Turandot (1972 studio cast) by Puccini (Italian composer); Sutherland (soprano), Pavarotti (tenor), Caballé (soprano), Ghiaurov (operatic bass), Krause (bass-baritone), Pears (tenor), John Alldis Choir (The John Alldis Choir), London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra), Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Turangalîla‐Symphonie by Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist); Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly (conductor), Jean‐Yves Thibaudet (pianist), Takashi Harada (Harada Takashi, ondes Martenot player)
Violin Concertos / Scottish Fantasia by Mendelssohn (Felix Mendelssohn, composer), Bruch (composer and conductor); Kyung Wha-Chung (Kyung-Wha Chung, violinist), Kempe (conductor), Dutoit (conductor)
Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast / Coronation Te Deum / Parry: I Was Glad / Jerusalem by Walton (British composer and conductor), Parry (English composer); Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer), Waynflete Singers, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)
War Requiem by Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist); Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor), Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)