In Memory of…: Classics for Funerals

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▼ CD 1
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1Marche funèbre
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Marche funèbre
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer)
orchestration of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B-flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
Fryderyk Chopin / Leopold Stokowski7:06
2Messa da Requiem: V. Agnus Dei
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Markella Hatziano
solo soprano vocals:
Michèle Crider (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1995-07-10 until 1995-07-15)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1995-07-10 until 1995-07-15)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-07-10 until 1995-07-15)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: V. Agnus Dei (soprano, mezzo-soprano, coro) (from 1995-07-10 until 1995-07-15)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem (Manzoni requiem)
Giuseppe Verdi5:23
3Komm süsser Tod, BWV 478
sound engineer:
Don Hartridge
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
editor:
Peter Newble (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 1993-09-15 until 1993-09-16)
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor) (from 1993-09-15 until 1993-09-16)
recorded at:
New Broadcasting House (Manchester) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-09-15 until 1993-09-16)
recording of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 478 “Komm, süßer Tod” (orch. Stokowski) (from 1993-09-15 until 1993-09-16)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
orchestration of:
Geistliches Lied, BWV 478 "Komm, süßer Tod"
Johann Sebastian Bach / Leopold Stokowski5:07
4Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
bass vocals:
James Rutherford (bass baritone) (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
soprano vocals:
Libby Crabtree (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist) (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré3:24
5Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: (Nimrod) Adagio
sound engineer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor) (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 1979)
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1978)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:31
6Messiah: Part III: 45. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
orchestra:
Collegium Musicum 90 (from 1991-01-11 until 1991-01-17)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor) (from 1991-01-11 until 1991-01-17)
recorded at:
St. Jude-on-the-Hill in Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-01-11 until 1991-01-17)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I Know That my Redeemer Liveth” (Soprano) (from 1991-01-11 until 1991-01-17)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel6:02
7Concerto for two violins and strings, BWV 1043: Largo ma non tanto
violin:
Micaela Comberti (violinist) and Simon Standage (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Collegium Musicum 90
recorded at:
St. Jude-on-the-Hill in Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (from 1995-05-23 until 1995-05-25)
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 Bach6:57
8Pavane, op. 50
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist)
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 Fauré6:25
9Vocalise, op. 34, No. 14
sound engineer:
Dan Dene and Robert Shafer (engineer)
associate producer:
Leslie B. Dunner
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) and Charles Greenwell
editor:
Andrew Lang (engineer)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-10-10 until 1993-10-11)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1993-10-10 until 1993-10-11)
recorded at:
Max M. Fisher Music Center: Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1993-10-10 until 1993-10-11)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for orchestra) (from 1993-10-10 until 1993-10-11)
orchestrator:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (for voice and piano, original version)
Сергей Рахманинов4:29
10Dido and Aeneas: Dido's Lament
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
orchestra:
Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell3:27
11Thaïs: Meditation
violin:
Yuri Torchinsky (violinist, concertmaster)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet4:52
12Pavane pour une infante défunte
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
assistant engineer:
Janet Middlebrook
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
editor:
Janet Middlebrook
piano:
Louis Lortie (pianist) (from 1988-02-18 until 1988-02-20)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-02-18 until 1988-02-20)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano) (from 1988-02-18 until 1988-02-20)
premiered in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19)
Maurice Ravel6:26
13Irish Tune From County Derry
choir vocals:
The Joyful Company of Singers
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Irish Tune from County Derry
composer:
Percy Grainger
version of:
Londonderry Air
Percy Grainger4:22
14Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (on 1989-08-14)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (on 1989-08-14)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (on 1989-08-14)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber8:26
▼ CD 2
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1Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Süßmayr completion): I. Introitus: "Requiem aeternam"
alto vocals:
Sarah Walker (British mezzosoprano) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
bass vocals:
David Wilson‐Johnson (baritone) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
tenor vocals:
William Kendall (tenor) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (catch-all for unknown editions) (from 1987-07-27 until 1987-07-28)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:21
2La Vierge : Le Dernier Sommeil de la Vierge
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
La Vierge: Le Dernier Sommeil de la Vierge (The Last Sleep of the Virgin)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
Jules Massenet3:31
3Panis angelicus
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (orch. Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer)
orchestration of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck / Leopold Stokowski3:48
4Adagietto from Symphony no. 5
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 1989-10-23 until 1989-10-24)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1989-10-23 until 1989-10-24)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (from 1989-10-23 until 1989-10-24)
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler10:52
5Saul: Act III, Scene IV: Dead March
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recorded at:
New Broadcasting House (Manchester) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 2000-02-29 until 2000-03-01)
George Frideric Handel / Leopold Stokowski5:20
6Johannes-Passion: "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"
Johann Sebastian Bach6:56
7Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
sound engineer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor) (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 1979)
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1978-09-03 until 1978-09-04)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1978)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Arvo Pärt6:18
8Requiem, op. 48: V. Agnus Dei
bass vocals:
James Rutherford (bass baritone) (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
soprano vocals:
Libby Crabtree (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist) (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
chorus master:
Simon Halsey (conductor) (from 2003-02-15 until 2003-02-16)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: V. Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré5:49
9Henry V. "Touch Her Soft Lips and Part"
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Suite from Henry V: IV. Touch her soft lips and part (for orchestra, Mathieson)
orchestrator:
Muir Mathieson (in 1963)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (from 1943 until 1944)
part of:
Henry V Suite (for orchestra, Mathieson)
William Walton1:37
10Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Death of Åse
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: II. Åses død
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 3. akt: Åses død
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:12
11Cantata 147: "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
organ:
Michael Austin (organist)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring; catch-all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:02
12Sursum corda, op. 11
orchestra:
Bournemouth Sinfonietta
conductor:
George Hurst (conductor)
recording of:
Sursum corda, op. 11
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1894)
dedicated to:
Henry Dyke Acland
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-04-09)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 11)
Edward Elgar7:12
13Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55: II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-08-30 until 1988-09-09)
conductor:
Walter Weller (violinist and conductor) (from 1988-08-30 until 1988-09-09)
recorded at:
Birmingham Town Hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-08-30 until 1988-09-09)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (from 1988-08-30 until 1988-09-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven315:05