Twenty Masterpieces

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This was released inside of the book "The Music Pack", ISBN 978-0679430988

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Tracklist

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1Kyrie
choir vocals:
The Hilliard Ensemble (British male vocal quartet)
chorus master:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music)
Josquin des Prez3:01
2Kyrie
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina3:54
3Su Pastorelli
orchestra:
Taverner Consort and Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Sù, sù, sù pastorelli vezzosi, SV 166
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 166)
part of:
Ottavo Libro de’ Madrigali: Canti Amorosi
Claudio Monteverdi4:01
4When I am laid in earth
soprano vocals:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
orchestra:
The Mermaid Singers and Orchestra
conductor:
Geraint Jones (conductor, organist / harpsichordist)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell4:10
5Hallelujah Chorus
choir vocals:
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
orchestra:
The Toronto Symphony
conductor:
Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:52
6Cantata No.199
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player)
partial recording of:
Kantate, BWV 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" (catch-all for unknown versions)
lyricist:
Georg Christian Lehms
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1714)
is based on:
Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199.1 (Weimar version)
is based on:
Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199.2 (Köthen version)
is based on:
Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199.3 (Leipzig version)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:15
7Symphony 92, IV Presto
orchestra:
La Petite Bande (Belgian chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Sigiswald Kuijken
recording of:
Symphony no. 92 in G major, Hob. I:92 "Oxford": IV. Presto
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1789)
part of:
Symphony no. 92 in G major, Hob. I:92 "Oxford"
Joseph Haydn5:29
8Riconosci in quest amplesso
baritone vocals:
Jorma Hynninen (baritone) and Thomas Allen (baritone)
bass vocals:
Kurt Rydl (operatic bass)
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) and Mariana Nicolesco (Romanian soprano, late 20th c.)
tenor vocals:
Ernesto Gavazzi (tenor)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena V. (no. 19) Sestetto “Riconosci in questo amplesso” (Susanna, Marcellina, Don Curzio, Il Conte, Bartolo, Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:45
9excerpt Sym III, mvt 1
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
Carl Schuricht
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:15
10The Erl-King
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
recording of:
Erlkönig, D. 328
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (in 1782)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1815)
publisher:
Cappi & Diabelli (in 1821)
premiered at:
Theater am Kärntnertor in Innere Stadt (on 1821-03-07)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 328)
is based on:
Erlkönig (Goethe’s poem)
Franz Schubert4:19
11excerpt Sym V, mvt v
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial 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 Berlioz5:01
12Impromptu Op 29 AbM
piano:
Agustin Anievas (pianist)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 1 in A‐flat major, op. 29: Allegro assai
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 29), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 43) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 110)
Fryderyk Chopin4:09
13Wehwalt
bass vocals:
Matti Salminen (operatic bass)
bass-baritone vocals:
James Morris (operatic bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
Marton Éva (soprano) and Cheryl Studer (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Reiner Goldberg (tenor)
orchestra:
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt II, Scene V "Zauberfest bezähmt ein Schlaf"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt II
Richard Wagner5:33
14Bella figliea dell amore
baritone vocals:
Giorgio Zancanaro (baritone)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Martha Senn (Colombian operatic mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Daniela Dessì (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Vincenzo La Scola (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. N°12 Quartetto "Bella figlia dell'amore" (Duca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:05
15Piano Concerto No.2
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1878 until 1881)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83
Johannes Brahms2:49
16The Cunning Little Vixen: Act I. “Sisters! Comrades!”
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act I. “Sisters! Comrades!”
composer:
Leoš Janáček (Czech composer)
translator:
Robert T. Jones and Yveta Synek Graff (vocal and language coach and writer)
translated version of:
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act I. “Hled’te, sestry jakého máte vůdce!” (Bystrouška)
part of:
The Cunning Little Vixen: Act I
Leoš Janáček4:50
17The Farewell
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Paul Kletzki (Polish conductor and composer)
recording of:
Das Lied von der Erde: VI. Der Abschied (The Song of the Earth: VI. The Farewell)
composed in:
Toblach (from 1908 until 1909)
additional lyricist:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
lyricist:
孟浩然 (Mèng Hàorán) and 王維 (Wang Wei, 8th century poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1908 until 1909)
translator:
Hans Bethge (in 1907)
publisher:
Universal Edition A. G., WIen (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
宿業師山房待丁大不至
is based on:
送別 (Chinese poem by Wang Wei)
part of:
Das Lied von der Erde (The Song of the Earth)
Gustav Mahler1:50
18Delphic Dancers
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: I. Danseuses de Delphes. Lent et grave
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 Debussy3:02
19Sacrificial Dance
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice: VI. Danse sacrale (L’Élue)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice (The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский2:55
20Adagio and Coda
violin:
Sir Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
partial recording of:
Violinkonzert „Dem Andenken eines Engels“: II. Allegro – Adagio
composer:
Alban Berg (Austrian composer) (in 1935-08)
part of:
Violinkonzert „Dem Andenken eines Engels“ (Violin Concerto "To the memory of an angel")
Alban Berg1:58

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