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1March No. 1 (Pomp and Circumstance)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar6:41
2Au Fond du Temple Saint (The Pearlfishers)
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1951-01-03)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1951-01-03)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-01-03)
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) (on 1951-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1951)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-03)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (on 1951-01-03)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:38
3Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
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 Mascagni4:00
4Why Do the Nations (Messiah)
bass vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
choir vocals:
London Musici Chamber Choir
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:00
5Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
choir vocals:
London Musici Chamber Choir
orchestra:
London Musici
conductor:
Mark Stephenson (conductor/producer)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:41
6Spring (The Four Seasons)
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
producer:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
flute:
James Galway (flautist) (from 1976-11-16 until 1976-11-17)
orchestra:
Zagreb Soloists (from 1976-11-16 until 1976-11-17)
conductor:
James Galway (flautist) (from 1976-11-16 until 1976-11-17)
performer:
Zagreb Soloists
arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1977)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (from 1976-11-16 until 1976-11-17)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:42
7Pie Jesu (Requiem)
organ:
Richard Pearce (organist)
solo violin:
Briony Shaw
baritone vocals:
Mark Griffiths (baritone)
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
8Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia (Ballet Suite No. 2)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան4:02
9Gymnopedie No. 1
piano:
John Lenehan (classical 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 Satie3:10
10Air (On a G String)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:04
11O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi)
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:42
12Shepherd's Hymn (Symphony No. 6)
orchestra:
NDR-Sinfonie Orchester (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, 1945–2016: NDR Sinfonieorchester)
conductor:
Günter Wand (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: V. Allegretto “Shepherds’ song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm” (Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. "Shepherds' song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm" Allegretto)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:00
13Jerusalem
assistant engineer:
Mike Cox (engineer)
engineer:
Andrew Hallifax
executive producer:
John Kehoe
producer:
Morten Winding
organ:
Philip Rushforth (organist)
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
conductor:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist) (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
recorded at:
Trinity College Chapel (Cambridge, UK) in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry) (from 1993-03-15 until 1993-03-17)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Sir Hubert Parry2:56
14Adagio (Clarinet Concerto)
recording engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor) (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
executive producer:
Simon Foster (executive producer)
producer:
Robert Suff
basset clarinet:
Joy Farrall (clarinetist) (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
clarinet:
Joy Farrall (clarinetist)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
conductor:
Nicholas Cleobury (conductor) (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
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 (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) (from 1997-06-30 until 1997-07-02)
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 Mozart7:46
15Agnus Dei
choir vocals:
Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
conductor and chorus master:
Richard Marlow (English choral conductor and organist)
recording of:
Agnus Dei (arr. Samuel Barber for chorus)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
arranger:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1967)
part of:
Works of Samuel Barber by opus number (number: op. 11)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber9:32
16Nessun Dorma (Turandot)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Johan Botha (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Edward Downes (conductor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:17

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