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1Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, S. 464 no. 5: I. Allegro con brio (for piano solo, Liszt)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, S. 464 no. 5 (for piano solo, Liszt)
Ludwig van Beethoven6:36
2Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
piano:
Valentina Lisitsa (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Michael Francis (British conductor and double bass player)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninov10:14
3Peer Gynt, op. 23: Morning Mood
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)
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 Grieg4:20
4Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio
violin:
Janine Jansen (Dutch violinist and violist)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch8:25
5Requiem, op. 48: In Paradisum
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) and Salisbury Cathedral Boy Choristers
orchestra:
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
included in:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:16
6Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
orchestra:
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Philharmonic, formerly Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Jiří Bělohlávek (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 Dvořák12:39
7Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
cello:
Kenneth Heath (cellist)
viola:
Stephen Shingles
violin:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields) and Trevor Connah (violinist)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter: No. 3 “Why Fum’th in Fight” (Psalm 2)
Ralph Vaughan Williams15:15
8Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (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 Beethoven7:48
9Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
producer:
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (from 1972-06-07 until 1972-06-09)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1972-06-07 until 1972-06-09)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (from 1972-06-07 until 1972-06-09)
balance engineer:
Vittorio Negri (conductor) (from 1972-06-07 until 1972-06-09)
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 (from 1972-06-07 until 1972-06-09)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (from 1972-06-07 until 1972-06-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:42
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