The Humanistic Tradition Volume 2

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1Motet: "In Ecclesiis"
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
choir vocals:
Gregg Smith Singers and Texas Boys Choir (Touring group from Texas Center for Arts and Academics consisting of Boys aged 10 to 18)
orchestra:
The Edward Tarr Brass Ensemble
conductor:
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
recording of:
In ecclesiis à 14, Ch. 78 (Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 2)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
part of:
Giovanni Gabrieli: A Thematic Catalogue of his Music with a Guide to the Source Materials and Translations of his Vocal Texts (Charteris [Ch.]) (number: Ch. 78)
part of:
Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 2
Giovanni Gabrieli3:55
2Orfeo, Act II, "In Questo prato adorno"
tenor vocals:
Laurence Dale (tenor)
orchestra:
Concerto Vocale (Belgian baroque/early music ensemble)
conductor:
René Jacobs (conductor)
recording of:
L'Orfeo: Atto secondo. Ritornello / In questo prato adorno (Due pastori)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
L’Orfeo: Atto secondo
Claudio Monteverdi2:40
3Messiah, "Hallelujah Chorus"
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings) and Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:58
4Cantata No. 80, Chorale: "Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott"
choir vocals:
Amor Artis Chorale
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Somary
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 80 "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott": V. Choral "Und wenn die Welt voll Teufel wär"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1715 until 1730)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 80 "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"
Johann Sebastian Bach1:45
5The Four Seasons, "Spring, " I
violin:
Pinchas Zukerman (violinist/conductor)
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Pinchas Zukerman (violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:38
6Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
orchestra:
New York Philharmonia Virtuosi (associated with Richard Kapp)
conductor:
Richard Kapp (conductor)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049: I. Allegro
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:44
7The Art of the Fugue, Canon in the 12th
harpsichord:
Gustav Leonhardt (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080: XVII. Canon alla Duodecima in Contrapunto alla Quinta
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 1080/17)
part of:
Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 (The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:59
8Ordre 22, "Le Croc en Jambe"
harpsichord:
Mitzi Meyerson (harpsichordist)
recording of:
Vingt-deuxième ordre de clavecin en ré majeur: No. 4. Le Croc-en-Jambe
composer:
François Couperin (French composer of the Baroque era)
part of:
Vingt-deuxième ordre de clavecin en ré majeur
François Couperin1:57
9Symphony No. 94 in G major, "Surprise": II. Andante
orchestra:
The Hanover Band
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”: II. Andante
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
Joseph Haydn3:17
10Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
orchestra:
Prague Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:42
11Le nozze di Figaro, "Dove sono"
soprano vocals:
Karita Mattila (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa)
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 Mozart2:48
12Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
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 Beethoven4:46
13"Erlkönig"
piano:
Charles Spencer (British classical pianist)
baritone vocals:
Thomas Quasthoff (bass-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 Schubert4:04
14Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, IV "March to the Scaffold"
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz3:14
15Etude in G-flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5
piano:
Abbey Simon (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 18) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 57)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin1:45
16Prélude à "l'après-midi d'un faune"
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
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 Debussy4:08
17Pierrot lunaire, op. 21, Part 3, No. 15, "Heimweh"
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds »Pierrot lunaire«, op. 21: III. Teil: 15. „Heimweh“
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: III. Teil
Arnold Schönberg1:48
18The Rite of Spring, "Sacrificial Dance"
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer)
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)
Igor Stravinsky4:36
19Appalachian Spring
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite: VII. Doppio movimento: Variations on a Shaker Hymn (Simple Gifts)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1943 until 1944)
is based on:
Simple Gifts
part of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
Aaron Copland3:15
20Sonata V
piano:
Robert Miller (pianist)
recording of:
Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: Sonata no. 5
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (from 1946 until 1948)
part of:
Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano
John Cage1:25
21"St. Louis Blues"
vocals:
Bessie Smith (Tennessee blues singer)
recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
William Christopher Handy3:13
22"Hotter than That"
performer:
Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five
recording of:
Hotter Than That
composer:
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong3:03
23"Koko"
performer:
Charlie Parker’s Re-Boppers
recording of:
Ko Ko
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1945)
publisher:
Atlantic Music/BMI (BMI)
Charlie Parker2:57
24Ensembles for Synthesizer
synthesizer:
Milton Babbitt (American composer)
recording of:
Ensembles for Synthesizer
composer:
Milton Babbitt (American composer) (in 1964)
Milton Babbitt1:14
25Einstein on the Beach
spoken vocals:
Lucinda Childs and Sheryl Sutton
orchestra:
Philip Glass Ensemble (US musical group by composer Philip Glass)
conductor:
Michael Riesman (American composer, conductor, keyboardist)
recording of:
Einstein on the Beach: Knee Play 1
lyricist and composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
part of:
Einstein on the Beach
Philip Glass3:35
26Gallop of a Thousand Horses
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
orchestra:
Silk Road Ensemble
recording of:
Gallop of a Thousand Horses
composer:
Kayhan Kalhor
Kayhan Kalhor3:54

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