Great Recordings of the Century: A Celebration of Defining Moments in Recording History

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1Bachianas brasileiras No. 2
producer:
René Challon (French composer)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (from 1956-06-10 until 1956-06-11)
conductor:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (from 1956-06-10 until 1956-06-11)
balance engineer:
Walter Ruhlmann (engineer) and Walter Ruhlmann
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Pathé Marconi S.A. (not for release label use; succeeded by EMI France in the 1990s) (in 1957)
recorded at:
Maison de la Mutualité in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1956-05-11)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 2, W247: IV. Toccata (O trenzinho do caipira) (for orchestra) (from 1956-06-10 until 1956-06-11)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1930)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 2, W247 (for orchestra)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos4:10
2Die Zauberflöte
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
baritone vocals [Second Priest]:
Harald Pröglhöf (Austrian operatic bass-baritone) (in 1950-11)
bass vocals [First Priest]:
Erich Majkut (tenor) (in 1950-11)
bass vocals [Sarastro]:
Ludwig Weber (Austrian bass) (in 1950-11)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1950-11)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1950-11)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly) (in 1950-11)
recorded at:
Brahms-Saal (Musikverein Wien) in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1950-11)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 10 Arie and Chor „O Isis und Osiris” (Sarastro, Priester) (in 1950-11)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:18
3Préludes II
recording engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895–1956) (from 1954-12-09 until 1954-12-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1954-12-09 until 1954-12-10)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: VIII. Ondine. Scherzando (Préludes, Book II: 8. Ondine) (from 1954-12-09 until 1954-12-10)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy2:54
4Symphonie fantastique
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (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 Berlioz5:21
5Il trovatore
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-04, from 1956-08-06 until 1956-08-09)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-04, from 1956-08-06 until 1956-08-09)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-04, from 1956-08-06 until 1956-08-09)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-04, from 1956-08-06 until 1956-08-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-04, from 1956-08-06 until 1956-08-09)
chorus master:
Norberto Mola (chorus master) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-04, from 1956-08-06 until 1956-08-09)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-04, from 1956-08-06 until 1956-08-09)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Miserere d’un’alma già vicina” ... “Quel suon, quelle preci” (Leonora, Manrico, coro) (from 1956-08-03 until 1956-08-04)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Miserere d’un’alma già vicina” ... “Quel suon, quelle preci” (Leonora, Manrico, coro) (from 1956-08-06 until 1956-08-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi4:59
6String Quartet
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
cello:
Valentin Erben (cellist) (in 1984-12)
string quartet:
Alban Berg Quartett (Alban Berg Quartet, string quartet) (in 1984-12)
viola:
Thomas Kakuska (viola player) (in 1984-12)
violin [violin 1]:
Günter Pichler (violinist) (in 1984-12)
violin [violin 2]:
Gerhard Schulz (violinist) (in 1984-12)
balance engineer:
Johann-Nikolaus Matthes (sound engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Evangelische Kirche (Seon) in Seon, Aargau, Switzerland (in 1984-12)
recording of:
String Quartet in F major: IV. Vif et agité (in 1984-12)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1902 until 1903)
arrangement of:
Vif et agité
part of:
String Quartet in F major
Maurice Ravel4:47
7Wesendonck-Lieder
producer:
Suvi Raj Grubb
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist) (on 1961-02-09)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (on 1961-02-09)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer) (on 1961-02-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1969)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1961-02-09)
recording of:
Wesendonck-Lieder: V. Träume (for voice and piano) (on 1961-02-09)
lyricist:
Mathilde Wesendonck
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Wesendonck-Lieder (for voice and piano)
Richard Wagner5:15
8Horn Concerto No. 3
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
French horn:
Dennis Brain (horn player) (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 1954 to present)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447: III. Allegro (from 1953-11-12 until 1953-11-13)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1784 until 1787)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:50
9Fidelio
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
solo bass vocals [Rocco]:
Gottlob Frick (operatic bass) (from 1962-02 until 1962-03)
solo soprano vocals [Leonore]:
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano) (from 1962-02 until 1962-03)
solo soprano vocals [Marzelline]:
Ingeborg Hallstein (soprano) (from 1962-02 until 1962-03)
solo tenor vocals [Jaquino]:
Gerhard Unger (tenor) (from 1962-02 until 1962-03)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1962-02 until 1962-03)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer) (from 1962-02 until 1962-03)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-02 until 1962-03)
recording of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene I, no. 3a. Quartet "Mir ist so wunderbar" (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino) (from 1962-02 until 1962-03)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1805)
additional librettist:
Georg Friedrich Treitschke
librettist:
Jean-Nicolas Bouilly
revised by:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1814)
translator:
Joseph Sonnleithner
part of:
Fidelio, op. 72: Akt I
Ludwig van Beethoven4:43
10Piano Concerto in G
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1957-03-07 until 1957-03-10)
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
piano:
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (pianist) (from 1957-03-07 until 1957-03-10)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1957-03-07 until 1957-03-10)
conductor:
Ettore Gracis (conductor) (from 1957-03-07 until 1957-03-10)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: III. Presto (from 1957-03-07 until 1957-03-10)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel3:57
11Kindertotenlieder
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) (on 1949-10-04)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (on 1949-10-04)
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor) (on 1949-10-04)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (on 1949-10-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1949-10-04)
recording of:
Kindertotenlieder: IV. “Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen” (on 1949-10-04)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (in 1901)
librettist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children)
Gustav Mahler2:57
12Dialogues des carmélites
conductor:
Pierre Dervaux (French conductor and composer)
Francis Poulenc2:49
13Violin Concerto
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
Felix Mendelssohn5:43
14Salome
producer:
Michel Glotz
mezzo-soprano vocals [Herodias]:
Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano) (from 1977-05-09 until 1978-05-02)
soprano vocals [Salome]:
Hildegard Behrens (soprano) (from 1977-05-09 until 1978-05-02)
tenor vocals [Herodes]:
Karl-Walter Böhm (German tenor) (from 1977-05-09 until 1978-05-02)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1977-05-09 until 1978-05-02)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1977-05-09 until 1978-05-02)
balance engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer) (from 1977-05-09 until 1978-05-02) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1977-05-09 until 1978-05-02)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1977-05-09 until 1978-05-02)
recording of:
Salome: Vierte Szene. "Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküßt, Jochanaan" (Salome, Herodes) (from 1977-05-09 until 1978-05-02)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
Salome (op. 54; TrV 215)
Richard Strauss4:31
15Tout un monde lointain
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
solo cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1974-11-05 until 1974-11-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris (from 1974-11-05 until 1974-11-06)
conductor:
Serge Baudo (conductor) (from 1974-11-05 until 1974-11-06)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975, in 2002)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1974-11-05 until 1974-11-06)
recording of:
Tout un monde lointain...: III. Houles (for cello and orchestra) (from 1974-11-05 until 1974-11-06)
composer:
Henri Dutilleux (French composer) (in 1970)
part of:
Tout un monde lointain... (for cello and orchestra)
Henri Dutilleux4:35
16Il barbiere di Siviglia
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer)
Gioachino Rossini4:24
17Fantasia on Greensleeves
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (original Gordon Walker formed orchestra) and Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra) (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:44
18Die lustige Witwe
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
conductor:
Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
Franz Lehár2:05
19Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven4:16

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manufactured in:Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands
printed in:EU (Europe)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2004)
remastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:Great Recordings of the Century (EMI Classics remaster series) (order: 3)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/18809644 [info]