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Packaged as a 1cm thick 276 page book and a jewel cased double CD set (barcoded 730099553728). Discogs images.

Interesting that this release has no page in the Naxos catalogue between 8.550535-36 and 8.550539, unlike the 2nd expanded edition (8.555319-20 ISBN 9-6263-4210-2), which has different tracks.

Annotation last modified on 2019-01-23 19:33 UTC.

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1Miserere mei
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata
conductor and chorus master:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
Gregorio Allegri10:16
2Symphony no. 5, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
recorded in:
Zagreb, Croatia (in 1988-09)
producer:
Teije van Geest (engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Zagreb Philharmonic (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Richard Edlinger (conductor and composer) (in 1988-09)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (in 1988-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven56:59
3Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 21: III. Allegro vivace
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (in 1990-11)
piano:
İdil Biret (pianist) (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-10)
orchestra:
Slovak State Philharmonice Orchestra (Kosice) (Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice) (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-10)
conductor:
Róbert Stankovský (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-10)
recorded at:
Dom umenia in Košice, Košický kraj, Slovakia (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-10)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21: III. Allegro vivace (from 1990-11-03 until 1990-11-10)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1829 until 1830)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in F minor, op. 21
Frédéric Chopin8:32
4Symphony no. 9, op. 95: II. Largo
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava) (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“
Antonín Dvořák12:05
5Lyric Pieces: Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
piano:
Balázs Szokolay (pianist) (from 1991-12-13 until 1991-12-19)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura in Budapest, Hungary (from 1991-12-13 until 1991-12-19)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (for piano) (from 1991-12-13 until 1991-12-19)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65
Edvard Grieg5:38
6String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 “Emperor”: II. Poco adagio, cantabile
engineer:
Ferenc Pécsi (engineer) (from 1989-03 until 1989-05)
producer:
János Mátyás (producer) (from 1989-03 until 1989-05)
string quartet:
Kodály Quartet (from 1989-03 until 1989-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Hungaroton Studio in Budapest, Hungary (from 1989-03 until 1989-05)
recording of:
String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 Hob. III:77 “Kaiser”: II. Poco Adagio. Cantabile (from 1989-03 until 1989-05)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
version of:
Gott erhalte Franz, den Kaiser
part of:
String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 Hob. III:77 “Kaiser”
Joseph Haydn8:07
7Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
soprano vocals [Madama Butterfly (Cio-Cio-San)]:
Miriam Gauci (soprano) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Czecho-Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (from 1991-05-02 until 1991-05-10)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:42
8”Trout” Quintet: Theme and Variations
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.) (in 1991-12)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (in 1991-12)
double bass:
István Tóth (double bass player) (from 1991-12-02 until 1991-12-04)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1991-12-02 until 1991-12-04)
strings:
Kodály Quartet (from 1991-12-02 until 1991-12-04)
recorded at:
Unitarian Church in Budapest, Hungary (from 1991-12-02 until 1991-12-04)
recording of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“: IV. Theme con variazioni. Andantine - Allegretto (from 1991-12-02 until 1991-12-04)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1819)
publisher:
G. Henle Verlag
part of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“
Franz Schubert7:16
9Symphony no. 1, op. 38 “Spring” Symphony: Allegro animato
engineer:
Jo Tavernier (Belgian sound engineer) (in 1991-06)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1991-06)
orchestra:
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-15)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-15)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Belgian Radio and Television in Brussels, Belgium (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-15)
recording of:
Symphonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, op. 38 “Frühlings”: IV. Allegro animato e grazioso (from 1991-06-12 until 1991-06-15)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1841-01-23 until 1841-02-20)
part of:
Symphonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, op. 38 “Frühlings”
Robert Schumann6:58
10March (from Nutcracker)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1987-06)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava) (from 1987-06-20 until 1987-06-25)
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor) (from 1987-06-20 until 1987-06-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1987-06-20 until 1987-06-25)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva (from 1987-06-20 until 1987-06-25)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие I, Картина I, no. 2. Марш (March) (from 1987-06-20 until 1987-06-25)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие I (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 1)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:28
11The Four Seasons - Autumn: I. Allegro
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
recording of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”: I. Allegro (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”
Antonio Vivaldi14:45
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1Brandenburg Concerto no. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: III. Allegro
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
flute:
Milan Brunner (in 1987-07)
harpsichord:
Daniela Ruso (pianist and harpsichordist) (in 1987-07)
violin:
Ewald Danel (in 1987-07)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (in 1987-07)
conductor:
Bohdan Warchal (violinist, conductor) (in 1987-07)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1987-07)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050: III. Allegro (in 1987-07)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
version of:
Concerto D-Dur, BWV 1050a: III. Allegro
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050
Johann Sebastian Bach5:33
2Violin Concerto: Adagio
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor)
recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77: II. Adagio
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester D-Dur, op. 77
Johannes Brahms8:11
3Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
engineer:
János Bohus (Hungarian sound engineer.) (in 1991-11)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (in 1991-11)
strings:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings) (in 1991-11)
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings) and London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings) and Robert Ashey (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recorded at:
Unitarian Church in Budapest, Hungary (in 1991-11)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (in 1991-11)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
Georg Friedrich Händel3:31
4Liebestraum no. 3
engineer:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1987-09)
producer:
Mónika Feszler (producer) (in 1987-09) and János Mátyás (producer) (in 1987-09)
piano:
Balázs Szokolay (pianist) (from 1987-09-09 until 1987-09-11)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura in Budapest, Hungary (from 1987-09-09 until 1987-09-11)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (from 1987-09-09 until 1987-09-11)
composer:
Franz Liszt (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt3:47
5Symphony no. 5: Adagietto
engineer:
Otto Nopp (producer and engineer) (in 1990-08)
producer:
Beata Jankowska (engineer/editor/producer) (in 1990-08)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor) (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Studio Koncertowe Radia Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie, Poland (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (from 1990-08-16 until 1990-08-18)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler12:10
6A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture
engineer and producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava) (from 1987-06-14 until 1987-06-19)
conductor:
Anthony Bramall (conductor) (from 1987-06-14 until 1987-06-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1987-06-14 until 1987-06-19)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21 (op. 61 no. 1): Ouvertüre (from 1987-06-14 until 1987-06-19)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1826)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 21) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 3)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61
Felix Mendelssohn12:20
7Symphony no. 40: Molto allegro
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1988-06)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1988-06-15 until 1988-06-29)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 1988-06-15 until 1988-06-29)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1988-06-15 until 1988-06-29)
cover recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version) (from 1988-06-15 until 1988-06-29)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart47:35
8Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie
engineer:
John Taylor (production music composer) (in 1991-09)
producer:
Murray Khouri (clarinettist and producer) (in 1991-09)
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata (from 1991-09-24 until 1991-09-25)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1991-09-24 until 1991-09-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Dorchester Abbey in Dorchester on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1991-09-24 until 1991-09-25)
recording of:
Missa Papae Marcelli: I. Kyrie (from 1991-09-24 until 1991-09-25)
composer:
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (composer)
part of:
Missa Papae Marcelli
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina4:38
9Blue Danube Waltz
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1988-01)
orchestra:
Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1988-01-11 until 1988-01-21)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor) (from 1988-01-11 until 1988-01-21)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1988-01-11 until 1988-01-21)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (from 1988-01-11 until 1988-01-21)
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II9:31
10Celeste Aida (from Aida)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1994-10)
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Kristján Jóhannsson (tenor) (from 1994-10-01 until 1994-10-04)
orchestra:
The National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (from 1994-10-01 until 1994-10-04)
conductor:
Rico Saccani (conductor) (from 1994-10-01 until 1994-10-04)
recorded at:
National Concert Hall (Dublin) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (from 1994-10-01 until 1994-10-04)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès) (from 1994-10-01 until 1994-10-04)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:31
11Pilgrims’ Chorus (from Tannhäuser)
choir vocals:
Slovenský filharmonický zbor (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor) (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
recorded at:
Koncertná sieň Slovenského rozhlasu in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. Pilgerchor: “Beglückt darf nun dich” (from 1994-02-16 until 1994-02-22)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene I. "Wohl wüsst ich hier sie im Gebet zu finden"
Richard Wagner3:45

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manufactured in:Germany
liner notes and booklet editor:Keith Anderson (Naxos related liner notes writer)
illustration:Gustav Feckert (painter and lithographer)
Ludwig Michalek
Bernardo Strozzi
Elias Gottlob Haussmann (in 1746)
Thomas Hudson (portrait painter) (in 1756)
Januarius Zick (painter and architect) (in 1776)
Thomas Hardy (English portrait painter) (in 1791)
Ferdinand Schimon (Hungarian—German tenor, portrait artist) (from 1818 until 1819)
J.A.D. Ingres (painter) (in 1819)
Barbara Krafft (painter) (in 1819)
Wilhelm August Rieder (painter and draughtsman) (in 1825)
Eugène Delacroix (painter) (in 1838)
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (painter) (in 1841)
Ary Scheffer (painter) (in 1843)
Eduard Magnus (painter) (in 1845)
Miklós Barabás (painter) (in 1846)
Gustave Courbet (painter) (in 1850)
Ilya Repin (painter Ilya Repin) (in 1881)
Auguste Renoir (French artist) (in 1882)
Marcel André Baschet (portrait painter) (in 1884)
Giovanni Boldini (painter) (in 1886)
John Singer Sargent (American painter) (in 1889)
Franz von Lenbach (painter) (in 1890)
Nikolay Kuznetzov (painter Nikolai Kuznetzov) (in 1893)
distributed by:MVD Music and Video Distribution GmbH (Munich, Germany)
copyrighted (©) by:HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (from 1987 until 1995)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2886169 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00002MXSQ [info]