The Yellow Guide: Classical Music

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1Madama Butterfly: "Un Bel di Vedremo" (Act II)
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1987-04)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1987-04)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1987-04)
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 1987-04)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (in 1987-04)
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 Puccini5:01
2Symphony no. 5: 4th Movement (Adagietto)
recording engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann (in 1996-03)
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
editor:
Mark Bücker (recording engineer) and Martin Derner
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1996-03)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1996-03)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (in 1996-03)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (in 1996-03)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (in 1996-03)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler11:01
3Préludes Book II: "Feux D'Artifice"
producer and editor:
Helmut Burk
piano:
Krystian Zimerman (pianist) (in 1991-08)
balance engineer:
Helmut Burk (in 1991-08)
recorded at:
Kassel, Stadthalle, Festsaal in Kassel (in 1991-08)
live recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: XII. Feux d’artifice. Modérément animé (Préludes, Book II: 12. Feux d’artifice) (in 1991-08)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: XII. Feux d’artifice. Modérément animé (Préludes, Book II: 12. Feux d’artifice) (in 1991-08)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy4:28
4Also Sprach Zarathustra op. 30: Introduction
engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (in 1983-09)
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang) (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:42
5Valse Triste op. 44/1
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius6:00
6Gymnopédie no. 1
recording engineer:
Stephan Flock
executive producer:
Alison Ames
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra) (in 1995-04)
balance engineer:
Andrew Wedman (producer and engineer)
recorded at:
State University of New York at Purchase, Performing Arts Center (Purchase College) in Purchase (in 1995-04)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: II. Lent et douloureux (Satie’s Gymnopédie no. 1 orchestrated by Debussy) (in 1995-04)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
Erik Rurik Satie3:04
7Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43: Variation no. 18
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Ahronovitch (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов53:22
8Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
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:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version) (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:37
9Concerto for Orchestra: 2nd Movement
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
editor:
Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1992-12)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1992-12)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago (in 1992-12)
recording of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: II. Giuoco delle coppie. Allegretto scherzando (in 1992-12)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1943)
part of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123
Béla Bartók6:24
10The Firebird: "Infernal Dance"
producer:
Lennart Dehn
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (alternate name of Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris between 1990–1994) (in 1992-09)
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor) (in 1992-09)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner (in 1992-09)
recorded at:
Opéra Bastille in Paris (in 1992-09)
edit of:
L'Oiseau de feu: III. Danse infernale du roi Kachtcheï by Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (alternate name of Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris between 1990–1994), Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
partial recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: III. Danse infernale du roi Kachtcheï (“Concert suite for orchestra No. 2” 1919 version) (in 1992-09)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu, suite de 1919 (The Firebird Suite (1919), “The Firebird” 1919 Suite, aka Concert Suite for Orchestra no. 2)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:55
11Lulu Suite: "Lied Der Lulu"
executive producer:
Karl Faust (producer)
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
soprano vocals:
Margaret Price (soprano) (in 1970-12)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1970-12)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1970-12)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Anvil Studios in Denham (in 1970-12)
recording of:
Lulu Suite: III. Lied der Lulu: Comodo (in 1970-12)
composer:
Alban Berg (Austrian composer) (in 1934)
dedicated to:
Anton v. Webern zum 50. Geburtstag (composer)
part of:
Lulu Suite (Symphonische Stücke aus der Oper ‘Lulu’)
Alban Berg2:56
12Romeo and Juliet op. 64: "Dance of the Knights"
miscellaneous support:
Wolfgang Stengel (task: recording supervision)
producer:
Hanno Rinke
editor:
Helmut Burk
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 1986-10)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (in 1986-10)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston (in 1986-10)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights (in 1986-10)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев5:22
13Cuban Overture
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
piano:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
recorded at:
Symphony Center (Chicago) in Chicago (in 1990-07) and Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Cuban Overture (in 1990-07)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1932-07 until 1932-08)
publisher:
New World Music Corp.
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin9:49
14Violin Concerto: 1st Movement
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1992-02)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1992-02)
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor) (in 1992-02)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (in 1992-02)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1: I. ♩ = 104 — ♩ = 120 (in 1992-02)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1987)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1
Philip Glass6:36