Meditations

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1Méditation from "Thais"
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (in 1983-12)
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1983-12)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1983-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1984) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-12)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (in 1983-12)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:47
2Morning Mood from "Peer Gynt"
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1961-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-09)
balance engineer:
James Brown (Decca engineer, 1960s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1962)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1961-09-05 until 1961-09-22)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg4:04
3Elegie from "Serenade for Strings"Пётр Ильич Чайковский10:02
4Adagio from "Piano Comncerto No. 23"
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1967-10)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Sir Clifford Curzon (classical pianist, knighted in 1977) (in 1967-10)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1967-10)
conductor:
István Kertész (conductor) (in 1967-10)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1967-10)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488: II. Andante (Adagio) (in 1967-10)
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 Mozart7:08
5Nocturne from "A Midsummernight's Dream"
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn6:29
6Sérénade mélancolique
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Øivin Fjeldstad
recording of:
Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor, op. 26 (for violin and orchestra)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1876-01-28)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1875-02)
dedicated to:
Leopold Auer (Hungarian violinist and composer)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 26), The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 56) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 58)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:55
7Romance from "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:49
8Adagio from "Concerto for Violin and Oboe"
harpsichord:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1974-08) and Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1974-08)
oboe:
Tess Miller (oboist) (in 1974-08)
violin:
Carmel Kaine (violinist) (in 1974-08)
orchestra:
The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1974-08)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1974-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1975)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1973 until 1974, in 1974-08)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R: II. Adagio (reconstructed arrangement for violin & oboe of BWV 1060) (in 1974-08)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Concerto in C minor for Two Harpsichords, BWV 1060: II. Largo ovvero Adagio
is based on:
Concerto Pour Deux Clavecins, BWV 1060: II. Adagio (Arr. Pour Flutes) (Recorder consort arrangements)
part of:
Concerto for Violin & Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R (reconstructed arrangement of the concerto for harpsichord and strings)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:20
9Larghetto from "Harp Concerto Op. 4 No. 6"
harp:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
recording of:
Harp Concerto in B‐flat major, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294: II. Larghetto (original version, for harp)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1736)
part of:
Harp Concerto in B‐flat major, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294
George Frideric Handel4:41
10Affetuoso from "Brandenburg Concerto No. 5"
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
version of:
Concerto D-Dur, BWV 1050a: II. Adagio
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:42
11Romance for Violin No. 2
orchestra:
Wiener Mozart Ensemble (recorded for Decca)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)
Ludwig van Beethoven9:30
12Moderato from "Serenade for Strings"
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1875-05-03 until 1875-05-14)
revised by:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Smyčcová serenáda E dur, op. 22, B. 52 (Serenade for Strings in E major, op. 22, B. 52)
Antonín Dvořák4:35