Les Grands Classiques d’Edgar

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1Scheherazade, Op.35 - Suite symphonique d'après Les Mille et Une Nuits - Le je
recorded in:
London (Greater London)
solo violin:
Steven Staryk (Canadian violinist) (from 1957-03-17 until 1957-03-28)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1957-03-17 until 1957-03-28)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (from 1957-03-17 until 1957-03-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1957-03-19 until 1957-03-28)
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess (Andantino quasi allegretto) (from 1957-03-17 until 1957-03-28)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков10:44
2Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36, Enigma Nimrod
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1957)
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
Sir Edward Elgar4:04
3Madama Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1951)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1951)
conductor:
Alberto Erede (conductor) (in 1951)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (in 1951)
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 Puccini4:53
4La Bohème: Che gelida manina
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1956)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (in 1956)
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) (in 1956)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo) (in 1956)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:03
5Tosca: Vissi d'arte
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (in 1953)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (in 1953)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer) (in 1953)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1953)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1953)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:19
6Asturias (Leyenda) - Suite espagnole
piano:
Gonzalo Soriano (pianist) (in 1956)
recording of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47: V. Asturias (Leyenda) (for solo piano) (in 1956)
composer:
Isaac Albéniz (Spanish composer)
version of:
Cantos de España, op. 232, n.º 1: Preludio
part of:
Suite española no. 1, op. 47 (for solo piano)
Isaac Albéniz6:27
7Symphonie No.5, en do dièse mineur - Adagietto sehr langsam
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) (in 1952)
conductor:
Hermann Scherchen (conductor) (in 1952)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (in 1952)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler9:18
8Der Rosenkavalier - Trio: Hab, mir's gelobt - Acte III
soprano vocals:
Teresa Stich‐Randall (soprano) (in 1956)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1956)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1956)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III. “Marie Theres’!” … “Hab’ mir’s gelobt” (Octavian, Marschallin, Sophie, Faninal) (in 1956)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1909 until 1910)
librettist:
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
part of:
Der Rosenkavalier, op. 59: Akt III
Richard Strauss4:49
9Vier letzte Lieder Quatre derniers lieder - September (Poème de Hesse)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
solo French horn [horn]:
Dennis Brain (horn player) (on 1953-09-25)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1953-09-25)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (on 1953-09-25)
conductor:
Otto Ackermann (conductor) (on 1953-09-25)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (on 1953-09-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1953)
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 (on 1953-09-25)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: II. „September“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 2. “September”) (on 1953-09-25)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-09-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss4:11
10Prélude a l'après-midi d'un faune
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris (in 1957)
conductor:
Manuel Rosenthal (French conductor & composer) (in 1957)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (in 1957)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:50
11Finlandia, Op. 26
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1952)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1952)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (in 1952)
premiered in:
Helsinki (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius9:05
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liner notes:Edgar Fruitier
compiler:Edgar Fruitier
ASIN:CA: B000N3AVPS [info]