Virgo - The Sampler

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1Allegro From Concerto for Two Trumpets
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Watkinson (violinist/conductor)
Antonio Vivaldi2:56
2Air From Suite no. 3
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1988-01)
conductor:
Philip Ledger (in 1988-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1991) and Virgin Classics (absorbed into Erato since 2013-07-19) (in 1991)
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)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (catch-all for unknown versions/arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement 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)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:51
3Comfort Ye / Ev'ry Valley
tenor vocals:
Robert White (tenor)
orchestra:
City of London Baroque Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Ivor Bolton (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitative “Comfort ye” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel5:58
4Largo From Concerto for Two Violins
producer:
Michael Purton
harpsichord:
Sally Heath (British pianist)
violin:
Jane Murdoch (violinist) and Jonathan Rees
orchestra:
Scottish Ensemble
conductor:
Jonathan Rees
balance engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer) and Tony Kime
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach6:51
5Dies Irae / Tuba Mirum From Requiem
bass vocals:
Gwynne Howell (operatic bass)
contralto vocals:
Alfreda Hodgson (contralto)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Arthur Davies (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Northern Sinfonia
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:17
6Ständchen
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Robert White (tenor)
Franz Schubert4:16
7Liebestraume III
piano:
Kun Woo Paik (pianist)
Franz Liszt5:37
8Prélude á l'aprés-midi d'un faune
recorded in:
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway (in 1989-11)
orchestra:
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1989-11)
conductor:
Dmitri Kitayenko (Soviet, Russian conductor b. 1940) (in 1989-11)
recorded at:
Grieghallen (Grieg Hall) in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway (in 1989-11)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (in 1989-11)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:29
9Clair de lune
producer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Kun Woo Paik (pianist) (in 1990-01)
balance engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-01)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (in 1990-01)
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 Debussy5:44
10Pavane pour une infante défunte
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Jean‐Bernard Pommier (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
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 Ravel6:40
11Die Fledermaus Overture
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre (Die Fledermaus: Overture)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)
Johann Strauss8:41
12Nimrod From Enigma Variations
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
Edward Elgar3:55
13Jupiter From The Planets
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst7:37