Trésors d’Adagios

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1La Passion selon Saint Mathieu: Introduction. Chœur: "Kommt ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen"
choir vocals:
Tölzer Knabenchor (Tölz Boys’ Choir)
orchestra:
La Petite Bande (Belgian chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Gustav Leonhardt (conductor, harpsichordist)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, I. Chor I & II "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I
Johann Sebastian Bach8:29
2Concerto n°5 « L’empereur »: Adagio un poco mosso
piano:
Emanuel Ax (pianist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:55
3Rêve d’amour
piano:
Elizabeth Sombart (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt5:19
4Norma: “Casta Diva”
choir vocals:
The Ambrosion Opera Chorus (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Carlo Felice Cillario (conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:49
5Greensleeves
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Greensleeves
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
publisher:
Jowcol Music
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:44
6Le Cygne
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:47
7Beata viscera Mariae Virginis
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recording of:
Beata viscera Mariae Virginis
composer:
William Byrd (English composer)
William Byrd1:53
8Symphonie n°3 : Poco allegro
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Sanderling (conductor)
recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1883)
part of:
Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90 (Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90)
Johannes Brahms6:23
9Concerto pour clarinette : Adagio
clarinet:
Karl‐Heinz Steffens (clarinetist and conductor)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:29
10Sonate pour violon et piano : Intermezzo
piano:
Éric Le Sage (French pianist)
violin:
Kolja Blacher (violinist)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 119: II. Intermezzo: Très lent et calme
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (from 1942 until 1943)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano, FP 119
Francis Poulenc5:58
11Poème de l’amour de de la mer : Interlude
orchestra:
ORF Radio‐Symphonieorchester Wien (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, previously ORF-Symphonieorchester)
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
Poème de l'amour et de la mer, op. 19: II. Interlude
composer:
Ernest Chausson (composer)
part of:
Poème de l'amour et de la mer, op. 19
Ernest Chausson2:40
12Les Nuits d’été : Le spectre de la rose
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7: Nº 2. Le Spectre de la rose
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1841)
part of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7
Hector Berlioz7:10
13Les Quatre Saisons « L'Automne » : Adagio molto
orchestra:
Orchestra da Camera Italiana
conductor:
Salvatore Accardo (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno” (Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Fanna Catalogue, Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. I/24) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 293)
part of:
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8 (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, op. 8)
part of:
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons, “The Four Seasons”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:52
14Symphonie n°8 « inachevée »: Allegro moderato
orchestra:
NDR Sinfonieorchester (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, 1945–2016: NDR Sinfonieorchester)
conductor:
Günter Wand (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1822)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
Franz Schubert4:40
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1Adagio
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber7:45
2Quatuor avec piano n°1 op. 25: Rondo alla zingarese
piano:
Wolfgang Manz (pianist)
string quartet:
Pro Arte Quartet de l'orchestre philharmonique de Bucarest
recording of:
Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25: IV. Rondo alla Zingarese. Presto
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1856 until 1861)
part of:
Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, op. 25
Johannes Brahms1:57
3Requiem: Liberame, Domine
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir)
soprano vocals:
Carol Vaness (soprano)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: VIId. Libera me: Libera me, Domine
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
version of:
Messa per Rossini: VIId. Responsorium. Libera me, Domine: Libera me
part of:
Messa da requiem: VII. Libera me (soprano, coro)
Giuseppe Verdi3:52
4Lamentations de Jérémie: Jerusalem
choir vocals:
The King’s Singers
recording of:
Lamentations of Jeremiah (I), P. 102: Ierusalem
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
part of:
Lamentations of Jeremiah (I), P. 102
Thomas Tallis2:35
5La Wally: “Ebben? Ne andro lontana”
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir)
soprano vocals:
Marton Éva (soprano)
orchestra:
Munich Radio Orchestra (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Pinchas Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani3:48
6Symphonie n°7: Adagio
engineer:
Gerald Junge (sound engineer)
producer:
Reimar Bluth
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in E-major, WAB 107: II. Adagio. Sehr feierlich und sehr langsam (ed. Haas, 1944) (on 1974-06-12)
composer:
Anton Bruckner (Austrian composer) (from 1881 until 1883)
revised by:
Anton Bruckner (Austrian composer) (in 1885)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in E-major, WAB 107 (ed. Haas, 1944)
Anton Bruckner3:40
7Danse espagnole: Oriental: Adagio
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist)
recording of:
12 danzas españolas, op. 37, nº 2: Oriental (original for piano)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
part of:
12 danzas españolas, op. 37 (original for piano)
Enrique Granados4:39
8Pavane pour une infante défunte
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:27
9Bacchianas brasilieiras n°5
soprano vocals:
Anna Moffo (soprano)
orchestra:
American Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (catch-all for arrangements)
arrangement of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos7:07
10Adagio
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre baroque (The Baroque Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Ettore Stratta (conductor, producer)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:35
11Lakmé: Duo des fleurs
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Ruby Philogene (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Janice Watson (soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes1:30
12Suite en sol mineur: Molto sostenuto
orchestra:
Les Virtuoses de Moscou (Moscow Virtuosi)
conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Suite für Viola, op. 131d Nr. 1: I. Molto sostenuto (orchestrated by Poltoratsky)
orchestrator:
Виктор Полторацкий (Viktor Poltoratsky, Russian composer, pianist)
composer:
Max Reger (German composer)
orchestration of:
Suite für Viola Nr. 1 in g-Moll, op. 131d Nr. 1: I. Molto sostenuto
part of:
Suite für Viola, op. 131d Nr. 1 (orchestrated by Poltoratsky)
Max Reger5:43
13Dans les steppes de l’Asie centrale
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Loris Tjeknavorian (Loris Haykazi Tjeknavorian)
recording of:
В Средней Азии (In the Steppes of Central Asia)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1880)
dedicated to:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
premiered at:
[concert] (1880-04-20) (premiere concert for Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia)
publisher:
[unknown] (special purpose label - DO NOT USE!) (in 1882)
Alexander Borodin3:27
14Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni4:05
15Le Roi Arthur: Air du froid
countertenor vocals:
Klaus Nomi
recording of:
The Cold Song
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
arranger:
Jon Cobert
publisher:
Spindizzy Music
arrangement of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 20. “What power art thou, who from below…” (Cold Genius)
Henry Purcell4:03
16Stabat mater: Largo
contralto vocals:
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto and conductor)
orchestra:
Les Virtuoses de Moscou (Moscow Virtuosi)
conductor:
Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Stabat Mater, RV 621: I. Largo "Stabat mater dolorosa"
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Stabat Mater, RV 621
Antonio Vivaldi3:07
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1Symphonie n°7: Allegretto
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven3:05
2Clair de lune
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:26
3Tristan & Isolde: Prélude de l’acte III
orchestra:
Symphony of the Air
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Vorspiel
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III
Richard Wagner2:30
4Scènes d’enfants: Rêverie
piano:
Éric Le Sage (French pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:44
5L’Élixir d’amour: “Una furtiva lagrima”
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:12
6Spartacus: Adagio
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Aram Khachaturian9:40
7Concerto pour piano n°23: Adagio
piano:
Alicia de Larrocha (pianist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488: II. Andante (Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1786 until 1786-03-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:11
8La Méditation de Thaïs
piano:
Sergei Bezrodny (Sergei Bezrodnyi)
violin:
Vladimir Spivakov (Russian violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
Jules Massenet4:05
9Les Tableaux d’une exposition: Le Vieux Château
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: II. Il vecchio castello (Pictures at an Exhibition: II. Il vecchio castello, orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky4:16
10Miserere
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
soprano vocals:
Louisa Keily (British soprano)
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri8:21
11Concerto de Aranjuez: Adagio
guitar:
Kazuhito Yamashita (Japanese classical guitarist)
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
Joaquín Rodrigo4:27
12Symphonie en ré mineur: Allegretto
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Monteux (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie en ré mineur: II. Allegretto (Symphony in D minor: II. Allegretto)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer) (from 1886 until 1888)
part of:
Symphonie en ré mineur op. 48 (Symphony in D minor, op. 48)
César Franck1:55
13Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Shirley Verrett (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach3:54
14Prélude en si mineur: Lento assai
piano:
Andrei Nikolski (Russian/Belgian pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 6 in B minor, op. 28: Lento assai
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 107) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 171)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin1:47
15La Moldau
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana3:39
16Symphonie n°3: Lente e largo “Tranquilissimo”
soprano vocals:
Doreen DeFeis
orchestra:
Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e largo: Tranquillissimo - Cantabilissimo - Dolcissimo - Legatissimo
lyricist:
Helena Wanda Błażusiakówna
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Polish composer) (in 1976)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki9:24
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1Requiem: Lacrimosa
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:15
2Pavane
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré5:41
3Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Robinson (conductor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Vavilov, often misattributed to Caccini)
composer:
Владимир Вавилов (Vladimir Vavilov)
previously attributed to:
Giulio Caccini (Italian renaissance composer, 1551-1618)
Giulio Caccini3:59
4Peer Gynt: La Mort d’Ase
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åses død (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åse’s Death)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 3. akt: Åses død
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:42
5Symphonie n°4: Adagio
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in G major
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1899 until 1901)
premiered at:
[concert] (1901-11-25)
publisher:
Ludwig Doblinger (in 1902)
part of:
Gustav Mahler Werke (number: GMW 37)
Gustav Mahler4:30
6Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
conductor:
Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:03
7Oiseau de feu: Berceuse
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Firebird Suite: VI. Lullaby (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
Igor Stravinski3:04
8Symphonie n°9 du nouveau monde: Largo
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák3:41
9Canon
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre baroque (The Baroque Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Ettore Stratta (conductor, producer)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Johann Pachelbel4:59
10Repentir: Mélodie religieuse
soprano vocals:
Françoise Pollet (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre national d’Île‐de‐France
conductor:
Jacques Mercier (conductor)
recording of:
Repentir (“O Divine Redeemer”)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
Charles Gounod5:19
11Variation Enigma: Adagio (Nimrod)
orchestra:
Rundfunk‐Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken (Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
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
Edward Elgar4:26
12Valse triste
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1903)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1904)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1904-04-25)
premiered at:
Svenska Teatern (Swedish Theatre, theatre in Helsinki, Finland) in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1904-04-25)
part of:
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44
revision of:
Kuolema, JS 113: No. 1. Tempo di valse lente (for orchestra)
Jean Sibelius6:04
13Les 4 Derniers Lieder: Beim Schlafengehen
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss4:33
14Gymnopédie n°1
piano:
William Masselos (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:17
15Stabat mater: Stabat mater dolorosa
contralto vocals:
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto and conductor)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz (soprano)
orchestra:
The Hanover Band
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Stabat mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo: I. Duo: Stabat mater dolorosa
composer:
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (composer)
part of:
Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi4:40
16Symphonie n°5: Andante cantabile
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1888-05 until 1888-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovski5:05
17Requiem: Pie Jesu
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
soprano vocals:
Camilla Otaki
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:55