The Virgin Classics Collection

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1Sonata 333 - Kyrie à 5
instruments:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble)
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
Cesare Bendinelli - Andrea Gabrieli3:59
2The Ascension
harpsichord:
Davitt Moroney (cembalist)
instruments:
Tragicomedia (instrumental ensemble)
violin:
John Holloway (violinist/conductor)
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber von Bibern6:52
3Easter Oratorio: Kommt eilet
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir (in 1993-04)
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players (in 1993-04) and Taverner Players (in 1993-04)
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor) (in 1993-04)
performer:
The Taverner Consort & Players (in 1993-04)
recorded at:
St Jude‐on‐the‐Hill in Hampstead (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249: III. Coro "Kommt, eilet und laufet" (in 1993-04)
premiered in:
Leipzig (on 1725-04-01)
composed in:
Leipzig (on 1725-04-01)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249 (Easter Oratorio, BWV 249)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:15
4Symphony no. 88 in G: IV. Allegro
instruments:
La Petite Bande (Belgian chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Sigiswald Kuijken
recording of:
Symphony no. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88: IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Symphony no. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Joseph Haydn4:02
5Symphony no. 6 in B minor, “Pathetique”: II. Allegro con grazia
orchestra:
Russian National Orchestra
conductor:
Mikhail Pietnev (Mikhail Pletnev, pianist & conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: II. Allegro con grazia
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:41
6Symphony no. 6 in D: III. Scherzo
producer:
Zdeněk Zahradník
orchestra:
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Philharmonic, formerly Czech Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1987-10-14 until 1987-10-15)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor) (from 1987-10-14 until 1987-10-15)
balance engineer:
Václav Roubal (from 1987-10-14 until 1987-10-15)
recorded at:
Rudolfinum (House of Artists) in Praha (Prague) (from 1987-10-14 until 1987-10-15)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in D major, op. 60: III. Scherzo (Furiant). Presto (from 1987-10-14 until 1987-10-15)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1880-08-27 until 1880-10-15)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in D major, op. 60
Antonín Dvořák8:26
7Lyric Pieces, op. 54: Procession of the Trolls
piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 3: Troldtog (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 3: March of the Dwarfs)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1891)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54
Edvard Grieg3:04
8Turandot: Opening of Act II
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor)
partial recording of:
Turandot
composer and librettist:
Ferruccio Busoni (Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher)
dedicated to:
Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
part of:
Busoni-Verzeichnis (number: BV 273)
Ferruccio Busoni4:56
9Praga: Conclusion
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
partial recording of:
Praga, op. 26
composer:
Josef Suk (Czech composer, 1874–1935) (in 1904)
part of:
Works of Josef Suk by opus number (number: op. 26)
Josef Suk5:15
10Romeo & Juliet: The Knight’s Dance
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Sergei Prokofiev5:37
11The Rite of Spring: Les augures printaniers - Danse des adolescentes - Jeu de rapt
orchestra:
The London Philharmonic (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre: II. Les Augures printaniers – Danses des adolescentes
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre (The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth)
Igor Stravinsky4:48
12Dialogues des Carmélites: Salve Regina
vocals:
Chœur de l’Opéra de Lyon
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor)
recording of:
Dialogues des Carmélites : Acte III, Tableau 4 (Place de la Révolution). "Salve Regina"
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist)
part of:
Dialogues des Carmélites : Acte III, Tableau 4
Francis Poulenc7:06
13A Midsummer Night’s Dream: I Know a Bank
countertenor vocals:
James Bowman (UK countertenor)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 64
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1960)
librettist:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) and Peter Pears (tenor)
premiered at:
Aldeburgh Festival 1960: [premiere of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Britten] (1960-06-11)
publisher:
Hawkes and Son (London), Ltd.
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 64)
is based on:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Benjamin Britten4:30
14The Protecting Veil: Closing section
cello:
Steven Isserlis (cellist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)
partial recording of:
The Protecting Veil
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (from 1987 until 1988)
recording of:
The Protecting Veil: VIII. The Protecting Veil
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (from 1987 until 1988)
part of:
The Protecting Veil
John Taverner2:58
15The Last Sleep of the Virgin: Opening section
handbell:
Iain Simcock
instruments:
Chilingirian Quartet
partial recording of:
The Last Sleep of the Virgin
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer)
dedicated to:
Chilingirian Quartet
John Taverner4:07