Classic FM: Smooth Classics: The Ultimate Collection

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1Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50
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:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus) (in 1995-04)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré6:18
2Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102: 2. Andante
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович7:18
3The Ashokan Farewell
orchestra:
Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Plymouth (The Band of His/Her Majesty’s Royal Marines)
conductor:
Captain J. R. Perkins
recording of:
Ashokan Farewell (instrumental version)
composer:
Jay Ungar (in 1982)
publisher:
Swinging Door Music
Jay Ungar5:57
4The Humming Chorus (From "Madame Butterfly")
recording engineer:
Jack Law (engineer) (in 1974-01), James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1974-01) and Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1974-01)
assistant producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer) (in 1974-01)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer) (in 1974-01)
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1974-01)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1974-01)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1974-01)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor) (in 1974-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited, London (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1974-01)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus) (in 1974-01)
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 Puccini3:01
5Guitar Concerto in D
recording engineer:
Bob Auger (Robert Auger, engineer)
producer:
James Burnett (producer)
editor:
Julian Bream
cello:
Marilyn Sansom (cellist) (on 1975-06-03)
guitar:
Julian Bream
lute:
Julian Bream (on 1975-06-03)
theorbo [chittarone]:
Robert Spencer (English lutenist, guitarist & musicologist) (on 1975-06-03)
orchestra:
Monteverdi Orchestra (on 1975-06-03)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner) (on 1975-06-03)
arranger:
Julian Bream
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1975-06-03)
recording of:
Concerto for Lute and Strings in D major, RV 93: II. Largo (orch. Bream)
orchestrator:
Julian Bream
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
orchestration of:
Concerto for Lute in D major, RV 93: II. Largo
part of:
Concerto for Lute and Strings in D major, RV 93 (orch. Bream)
Antonio Vivaldi3:53
6Clair de Lune (from "Suite Bermgamasque")
piano:
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:49
7Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from "Orfeo and Eurdice")
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto II (Italian version)
part of:
Orpheus und Eurydike: Akt II (German version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck6:13
8Chanson de Matin
producer:
Martha de Francisco (classical producer and engineer) and Hermine Sterringa
cello:
Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist) (in 1998-05)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1998-05)
conductor:
James Judd (conductor) (in 1998-05)
arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
recorded at:
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 1998-05)
recording of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1998-05)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
arrangement of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for violin and piano)
Sir Edward Elgar3:04
9String Quartet No.2 in D Major III. Notturno
instruments:
Chilingirian Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno. Andante
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1881)
part of:
String Quartet no. 2 in D major
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин7:57
10Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
violin:
Janine Jansen (Dutch violinist and violist) (in 2006-09)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (in 2006-09)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor) (in 2006-09)
recorded at:
Gewandhaus (1981-) in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 2006-09)
live recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio (in 2006-09)
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch8:26
11On Hearing the First Cuckoo In Spring
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1974-05)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1974-05)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT VI/19 no. 1 (in 1974-05)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Frederick Delius7:10
12Romance No. 1
classical guitar:
Craig Ogden (guitarist)
recording of:
Romance no. 1 (Piece for classical guitar)
composer:
John Brunning
John Brunning2:58
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