Listening to Music: Third Edition

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1Romeo and Juliet
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский18:42
2I Am Lost to the World from Five Rückert Songs
recording of:
Rückert Lieder: III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-01-29)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 41)
part of:
Rückert-Lieder
Gustav Mahler6:59
3Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
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)
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 Debussy10:41
4Voiles (Sails) from Préludes, Book I
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: II. Voiles. Modéré
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 Debussy4:24
5Rapsodie Espagnole: Prelude to the Night
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:
Rapsodie espagnole: I. Prélude à la nuit. Très modéré (orchestrated by Ravel) (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
orchestration of:
Rapsodie espagnole: I. Prélude à la nuit. Très modéré (for piano duo)
part of:
Rapsodie espagnole (orchestrated by Ravel)
Maurice Ravel4:29
6Rapsodie Espagnole: Habanera
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
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:
Rapsodie espagnole: III. Habanera. Assez lent et d'un rythme las (orchestrated by Ravel) (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1907 until 1908)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
orchestration of:
Rapsodie espagnole: III. Habanera. Assez lent et d'un rythme las (for piano duo)
part of:
Rapsodie espagnole (orchestrated by Ravel)
Maurice Ravel2:43
7The Rite of Spring: Introduction
Igor Stravinsky3:36
8The Rite of Spring: I
Igor Stravinsky3:11
9The Rite of Spring: II
Igor Stravinsky1:18
10The Rite of Spring: III
Igor Stravinsky3:30
11Moonstruck Pierrot, no. 6: Madonna
soprano vocals:
Mary Thomas (British soprano)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor)
recording of:
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21: I. Teil: 6. „Madonna“
lyricist:
Albert Giraud (Belgian symbolist poet Emile Albert Kayenbergh)
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (until 1912)
translator:
Otto Erich Hartleben
part of:
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21: I. Teil
Arnold Schönberg2:10
12Moonstruck Pierrot, no. 7: The Sick Moon
soprano vocals:
Mary Thomas (British soprano)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor)
recording of:
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21: I. Teil: 7. „Der kranke Mond“
lyricist:
Albert Giraud (Belgian symbolist poet Emile Albert Kayenbergh)
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (until 1912)
translator:
Otto Erich Hartleben
part of:
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21: I. Teil
Arnold Schönberg2:17
13Suite for Piano: Trio
recording of:
Suite für Klavier, op. 25: V. Menuett. Trio
composer:
Arnold Schönberg (Arnold Schoenberg, composer) (from 1921 until 1923)
part of:
Suite für Klavier, op. 25
Arnold Schönberg0:54
14Concerto For Orchestra: IVBéla Bartók4:27
15The Fourth of July
Charles Ives6:17
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