Classical Moods

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1▶CD: Classical Moods: Romance
2▶CD: Classical Moods: Tranquillity
3▶CD: Classical Moods: Celebration
4▼CD: Classical Moods: Dreams
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1The Sea And Sindbad's Ship (opening from Scheherazade, op. 35)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: I. The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков6:25
2Opening (from The Hebrides Overture - Fingal's Cave)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Die Hebriden, op. 26 (The Hebrides, op. 26 “Fingal’s Cave”, Fingal's Cave)
premiered in:
London (Greater London) (on 1832-05-14)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 26) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 7)
Felix Mendelssohn3:24
3Scherzo (from A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-12-08 until 1976-12-09)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1976-12-08 until 1976-12-09)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1976-12-08 until 1976-12-09)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 1. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (from 1976-12-08 until 1976-12-09)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn4:52
4In The Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg2:40
5Scherzo (excerpt) (from The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Paul Dukas5:02
6Night on rhe Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recording of:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l’orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1886)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (from 1867-06-12 until 1867-06-23)
dedicated to:
Wladimir Stassoff (Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov)
publisher:
W. Bessel & Cie (in 1886)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский10:41
7Aquarium (from Carnival Of The Animals)
orchestra:
Academy of London
conductor:
Richard Stamp
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium, string quartet (violins, viola, cello), two pianos, flute, and glass harmonica)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:25
8Fossils (from Carnival Of The Animals)
orchestra:
Academy of London
conductor:
Richard Stamp
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XII. Fossiles (The Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils, strings, two pianos, clarinet, and xylophone)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:19
9Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque no. 3)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist) (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:54
10Assez Vif (Mvmt II beginning from String Quartet in F major)
string quartet:
Alban Berg Quartett (Alban Berg Quartet, string quartet)
partial recording of:
String Quartet in F major: II. Assez vif – Très rythmé
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1902 until 1903)
arrangement of:
Assez vif - Très rythmé
part of:
String Quartet in F major
Maurice Ravel1:55
11Gnossienne no. 1
piano:
Anne Queffélec (pianist) (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988) and Virgin Classics (absorbed into Erato since 2013-07-19) (in 1988)
recording of:
Gnossienne no. 1
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1890)
part of:
Trois Gnossiennes
Erik Satie3:24
12Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (from Pictures at an Exhibition)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques (Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. No. 5 "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks", original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:14
13Alborada del gracioso
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
bassoon:
Michael Chapman (bassoonist) (on 1985-11-30, on 1985-12-04)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1985-11-30, on 1985-12-04)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1985-11-30, on 1985-12-04)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (on 1985-11-30, on 1985-12-04)
recording of:
Alborada del gracioso (for orchestra, Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1918)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1904 until 1905)
orchestration of:
Miroirs: IV. Alborada del gracioso (original for piano solo)
Maurice Ravel7:33
14Andante (Mvmt II from Sinfonietta, op. 60)
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1982-11-17 until 1982-11-18)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1982-11-17 until 1982-11-18)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1982-11-17 until 1982-11-18)
recording of:
Sinfonietta: II. Andante - Allegretto (The Castle) (from 1982-11-17 until 1982-11-18)
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Sinfonietta
Leoš Janáček5:38
15Neptune, The Mystic (from The Planets, op. 32)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1973-09-28 until 1973-09-29)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1973-09-28 until 1973-09-29)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1973-09-28 until 1973-09-29)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger) (in 1973-09)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1973-09-28 until 1973-09-29)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1973-09-28 until 1973-09-29)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic (from 1973-09-28 until 1973-09-29)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst7:31
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