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1Air from Orchestral Suite no.3
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
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) (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
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 Bach3:27
2Dawn on the Moscow River: Khovanshchina
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
publisher:
Internationale Musikverlage Hans Sikorski
part of:
Хованщина: Действие 1
recording of:
Khovanshchina: Prelude: Dawn Over the River Moscow (orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1882)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (in 1880)
librettist:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer)
orchestration of:
Khovanshchina: Act 1 Prelude "Dawn on the Moscow River"
Модест Петрович Мусоргский5:32
3Idylle: Suite Pastorale
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Suite pastorale: I. Idylle
orchestrator:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1880)
version of:
Pièce pittoresque no. 6: Idylle
part of:
Suite pastorale
Emmanuel Chabrier4:59
4Prelude in D-flat major, op. 28 no. 15 'Raindrop'
piano:
John Champ (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (in 1995)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 107) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 180)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin4:43
5Chanson de Matin, op. 15 no. 2
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for orchestra)
orchestrator and composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
publisher:
Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1901-09-14)
arrangement of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for violin and piano)
Sir Edward Elgar3:52
6The Dove: The Birds
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Omri Hadari (conductor)
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: II. La Colomba (The Birds: II. The dove, The dove)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi4:30
7In Paradisum: Requiem
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers) and Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Chorus
vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers)
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia and Sydney Philharmonia Motet Orchestra
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
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)
live 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 Fauré3:30
8Ombra mai fu (Largo): Xerxes
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel3:37
9Adagio: Concerto in D minor
piano:
John Champ (pianist)
recording of:
Concerto in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974: II. Adagio (transcription for cembalo by J.S. Bach)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
arranger:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
version of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio)
part of:
Keyboard Concerto no. 3 in D minor after Alessandro Marcello, BWV 974 (transcription for cembalo by J.S. Bach)
Alessandro Marcello4:44
10Clarinet Concerto, K. 622: II. Adagio
clarinet:
Donald Westlake (clarinetist)
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Pikler
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
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 Mozart7:31
11Pavane, op. 50
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré5:27
12The Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
cello:
David Pereira (Australian cellist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:02
13Allegro: Flute Concerto no. 3, RV 428 'The Goldfinch'
flute:
Paul Curtis (Eurovision Song Contest composer) and Paul Curtis (flautist)
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David McBride (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in D major, op. 10 no. 3, RV 428 “Il gardellino”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto in D major, op. 10 no. 3, RV 428 “Il gardellino”
Antonio Vivaldi4:05
14Largo (excerpt): Symphony no. 9 'From the New World'
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer)
partial 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 Dvořák4:04
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