The Yellow Guide: Classical Music

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1Madama Butterfly: "Un Bel di Vedremo" (Act II)
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Mirella Freni (soprano) (in 1987-04)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1987-04)
conductor:
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) (in 1987-04)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1987-04)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (in 1987-04)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini5:01
2Symphony no. 5: 4th Movement (Adagietto)
recording engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann (in 1996-03)
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
editor:
Mark Bücker (recording engineer) and Martin Derner
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1996-03)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1996-03)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard (in 1996-03)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1996-03)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (in 1996-03)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler11:01
3Préludes Book II: "Feux D'Artifice"
producer and editor:
Helmut Burk
piano:
Krystian Zimerman (pianist) (in 1991-08)
balance engineer:
Helmut Burk (in 1991-08)
recorded at:
Kassel, Stadthalle, Festsaal in Kassel, Hessen (Hesse), Germany (in 1991-08)
live recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: XII. Feux d’artifice. Modérément animé (Préludes, Book II: 12. Feux d’artifice) (in 1991-08)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
recording of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123: XII. Feux d’artifice. Modérément animé (Préludes, Book II: 12. Feux d’artifice) (in 1991-08)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1911 until 1912)
part of:
Préludes, Livre II, L. 123
Claude Debussy4:28
4Also Sprach Zarathustra op. 30: Introduction
engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (in 1983-09)
producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang) (from 1983-09-29 until 1983-09-30)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:42
5Valse Triste op. 44/1
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
recording of:
Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1 (for orchestra) (from 1984-02-19 until 1984-02-24)
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 Sibelius6:00
6Gymnopédie no. 1
recording engineer:
Stephan Flock
executive producer:
Alison Ames
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra) (in 1995-04)
balance engineer:
Andrew Wedman (producer and engineer)
recorded at:
State University of New York at Purchase, Performing Arts Center (Purchase College) in Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States (in 1995-04)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: II. Lent et douloureux (Satie’s Gymnopédie no. 1 orchestrated by Debussy) (in 1995-04)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
Erik Rurik Satie3:04
7Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini op. 43: Variation no. 18
piano:
Tamás Vásáry (Hungarian pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Ahronovitch (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов53:22
8Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version) (in 1985-06)
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 Ravel6:37
9Concerto for Orchestra: 2nd Movement
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) and Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
editor:
Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1992-12)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1992-12)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1992-12)
recording of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: II. Giuoco delle coppie. Allegretto scherzando (in 1992-12)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1943)
part of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123
Béla Bartók6:24
10The Firebird: "Infernal Dance"
producer:
Lennart Dehn
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (alternate name of Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris between 1990–1994) (in 1992-09)
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor) (in 1992-09)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Mitlehner (in 1992-09)
recorded at:
Opéra Bastille in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1992-09)
edit of:
L'Oiseau de feu: III. Danse infernale du roi Kachtcheï by Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (alternate name of Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris between 1990–1994), Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
partial recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: III. Danse infernale du roi Kachtcheï (“Concert suite for orchestra No. 2” 1919 version) (in 1992-09)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1919)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu, suite de 1919 (The Firebird Suite (1919), “The Firebird” 1919 Suite, aka Concert Suite for Orchestra no. 2)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:55
11Lulu Suite: "Lied Der Lulu"
executive producer:
Karl Faust (producer)
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
soprano vocals:
Margaret Price (soprano) (in 1970-12)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1970-12)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1970-12)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Anvil Studios in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1970-12)
recording of:
Lulu Suite: III. Lied der Lulu: Comodo (in 1970-12)
composer:
Alban Berg (Austrian composer) (in 1934)
dedicated to:
Anton v. Webern zum 50. Geburtstag (composer)
part of:
Lulu Suite (Symphonische Stücke aus der Oper ‘Lulu’)
Alban Berg2:56
12Romeo and Juliet op. 64: "Dance of the Knights"
miscellaneous support:
Wolfgang Stengel (task: recording supervision)
producer:
Hanno Rinke
editor:
Helmut Burk
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 1986-10)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (in 1986-10)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1986-10)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights (in 1986-10)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев5:22
13Cuban Overture
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
piano:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-07)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
recorded at:
Symphony Center (Chicago) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1990-07) and Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1990-07)
recording of:
Cuban Overture (in 1990-07)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1932-07 until 1932-08)
publisher:
New World Music Corp.
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin9:49
14Violin Concerto: 1st Movement
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1992-02)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1992-02)
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor) (in 1992-02)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1992-02)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1: I. ♩ = 104 — ♩ = 120 (in 1992-02)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1987)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1
Philip Glass6:36