Best‐Loved Classics, Volume 16

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1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Eduardo Mata (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Angel Records (please read annotations before use! primarily classical genre imprint, EMI subsidiary) (in 1986)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland3:04
2Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
flute:
William Bennett (flautist)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1985)
partial recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1738 until 1739)
part of:
Orchestersuiten (Bach) (number: 2) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 1067)
is based on:
Ouverture no. 2 in A minor, BWV 1067[a]
Johann Sebastian Bach1:24
3Messiah: For unto us a child is born
choir vocals:
The Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:18
4Die Zauberflöte: Act II. Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen
baritone vocals:
Wolfgang Brendel (baritone)
orchestra:
Symphonie‐Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 20 Arie „Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen wünscht Papageno sich!” (Papageno)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:11
5Romance no. 2 in F, op. 50
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) and Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) (task: recording producer)
solo violin:
Josef Suk (violinist/conductor, 1929–2011)
violin:
Josef Suk (violinist/conductor, 1929–2011) (in 1970-03)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1970-03)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1970-03)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) and Michael Gray (UK classical recording engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-03-21 until 1970-03-22)
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile) (in 1970-03)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:25
6The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recording of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Ouvertüre
composer:
Otto Nicolai (composer and conductor)
librettist:
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
part of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Otto Nicolai8:42
7La Vierge: The last sleep of the Virgin
solo cello:
Hilary Robinson (cellist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Frémaux (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
recorded at:
University of Birmingham: Great Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
La Vierge: Scene 4. The Assumption: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Charles Grandmougin
part of:
La Vierge
Jules Massenet4:30
8Vienna Blood Waltz, op. 354
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
recording of:
Wiener Blut, op. 354 (Vienna Blood, waltz)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (until 1873)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 354)
Johann Strauss7:11
9Slavonic Dance no. 9 in B, op. 72 no. 1
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1975)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 72: No. 1 in B major: Molto vivace (for orchestra)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1886-11 until 1887-01-05)
premiered at:
[concert] (1887-01-06)
part of:
Slawische Tänze, op. 72, B. 147 (Slavonic Dances, op. 72, B. 147, for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák4:19
10Etude in E, op. 10 no. 3 “Tristesse”
piano:
Andre Gavrilov (Andrei Gavrilov, pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 16) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 74)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin4:14
11The Swan of Tuonela, op. 22 no. 2
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recording of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22: II. Tuonelan joutsen (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Lemminkäis-sarja (Neljä legendaa), op. 22 (Lemminkäinen Suite, op. 22)
Jean Sibelius7:51
12Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D, op. 39
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1963)
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
Edward Elgar6:36
13Rumanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A, op. 11
recording engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (on 1971-11-30)
sound engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) (on 1971-11-30)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-11-30)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1971-11-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-11-30)
recording of:
Rapsodia nr. 1 în La major, op. 11/1 „Rapsodia română” (Romanian Rhapsody no. 1 in A major, op. 11 no. 1) (on 1971-11-30)
composer:
George Enescu (Romanian composer, violinist, conductor and teacher) (in 1901)
part of:
Rapsodiile române, op. 11 (Romanian Rhapsodies, op. 11)
George Enescu12:19

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photography:Zefa Picture Library (task: front cover)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1992)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/21512218 [info]

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part of:Best-Loved Classics (number: 16) (order: 16)