Centenary Edition 1897-1997

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performers revealed in customer review here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000027JM8

and also here: http://www.amazon.com/Centenary-Edition-1897-1997-Years/dp/tracks/B000002S8V/ref=dp_tracks_all_full#disc_1

CD 11, "A documentary history of EMI Classics" is narrated by Thomas Hampson, with 37 brief extracts from various EMI releases.

Annotation last modified on 2020-04-10 12:41 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: 1897-1907
2▶CD: 1908-1917
3▶CD: 1918-1927
4▶CD: 1928-1937
5▶CD: 1938-1947
6▼CD: 1948-1957
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1“Classical” Symphony
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Sergiu Celibidache (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”: III. Gavotta. Non troppo allegro
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1917)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 25 “Classical”
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев1:50
2Otello: “Era la notte”
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Iago]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
recording of:
Otello: Atto II. “Era la notte, Cassio dormia…” (Otello, Iago)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1884 until 1886-11-01)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
Otello: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:53
3Oft denk ich (Kindertotenlieder)
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
4Waltz no. 5 in A-flat
piano:
Dinu Lipatti (Romanian classical pianist and composer)
recording of:
Waltz no. 5 in A‐flat major, op. 42 “Grande valse”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1840)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 42), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 131) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 211)
Frédéric Chopin3:40
5Ungeduld (Die schöne Müllerin)
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
recording of:
Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Nr. 7. Ungeduld
lyricist:
Wilhelm Müller (German poet)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1823)
part of:
Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795
Franz Schubert2:54
6Tristan und Isolde: “Mild und leise”
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner7:05
7La Cathédrale engloutie
recording engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Geraint Jones (conductor, organist / harpsichordist)
piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895–1956) (from 1953-08-15 until 1953-08-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1953-08-15 until 1953-08-16)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: X. La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme (from 1953-08-15 until 1953-08-16)
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 Debussy6:34
8Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:16
9Horn Concerto no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: Rondo
horn:
Dennis Brain (horn player)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:42
10Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:15
11Die Fledermaus: “Klänge der Heimat”
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical producer)
soprano vocals [Rosalinde]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1955-04-26 until 1955-04-30)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1955-04-26 until 1955-04-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1955-04-26 until 1955-04-30)
balance engineer:
Douglas Larter (from 1955-04-26 until 1955-04-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1955-04-26 until 1955-04-30)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II. Nr. 10 Csárdás „Klänge der Heimat“ (Rosalinde) (from 1955-04-26 until 1955-04-30)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus: Akt II
Johann Strauss II4:44
12Popular Song (Facade)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
recording of:
Façade Suite no. 2: V. Popular Song
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor)
part of:
Façade Suite no. 2 (orchestral suite without reciter)
Sir William Walton2:28
13Perpetuum Mobile
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1956-10-03)
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 5 no. 4 (for violin and piano)
composer:
Ottokar Nováček (Violinist, composer)
part of:
8 Concert Caprices, op. 5
Ottokar Nováček2:44
14Le nozze di Figaro: “Voi signor”
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
bass vocals:
Franco Calabrese (operatic bass)
bass-baritone vocals:
Sesto Bruscantini (bass-baritone)
contralto vocals:
Monica Sinclair (contralto)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Sena Jurinac (soprano)
soprano vocals:
Graziella Sciutti (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Hugues Cuénod (Swiss tenor)
orchestra:
Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra (from 1955-07-04 until 1955-07-12)
conductor:
Vittorio Gui (conductor and composer) (from 1955-07-04 until 1955-07-12)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1955-07-04 until 1955-07-12)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena XI. (no. 16) Finale “Voi signor che giusto siete” (Marcellina, Basilio, Bartolo, Il Conte, Susanna, La Contessa, Figaro) (from 1955-07-04 until 1955-07-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:49
15Symphony no. 5, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven8:05
16Daphnis et Chloé : Danse générale
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Guido Cantelli (conductor)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I. No. 2. Danse générale
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé: Tableau I
Maurice Ravel4:59
17La Bohème: “O soave fanciulla”
baritone vocals:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:11
18Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Opening)
piano:
Solomon (British classical pianist Solomon Cutner)
partial recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg4:31
19Ständchen
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Hans Hotter (German operatic bass-baritone)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 106: Nr. 1. Ständchen
lyricist:
Franz Theodor Kugler
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 106
Johannes Brahms1:36
20Piano Concerto in G: 3rd Movement
piano:
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (pianist)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: III. Presto
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel3:52
7▶CD: 1958-1967
8▶CD: 1968-1977
9▶CD: 1978-1987
10▶CD: 1988-1997
11▶CD: A Documentary History of EMI Classics