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1Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:50
2On The Beautiful Blue Danube- Waltz, Op.314
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
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 II3:47
3La donna e mobile (Rigoletto)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Alfredo Kraus (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1979)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:16
4Concerto ”L’estate”, RV 315- III: Presto
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
cello:
Antonio Bocaterra (cellist) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-18)
harpsichord:
Robert Kettelson (pianist) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-18)
solo violin:
Giulio Franzetti (violinist) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-18)
orchestra:
I Solisti dell’Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-18)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-18)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer)
recorded at:
Chiesa di San Marco in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-18)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-18)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”
Antonio Vivaldi2:49
5Prelude (Carmen)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (french librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (Opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet2:16
6Boléro (conclusion)
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 1980)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel5:16
7Nessun Dorma (Turando, Act III)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini4:11
8Dome Epais (Flower Duet) (Lakme, Act I)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes4:49
9Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (opening)
piano:
Horacio Gutiérrez (pianist)
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)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:23
10Rhapsody in Blue (jazzband version - opening)
George Gershwin4:39
11Lascia Chíoi Pianga (Rinaldo) (arr. Craig Leon & Isobel Cooper)
guitar:
Fábio Zanon
harp:
Julia Thornton
soprano vocals:
Izzy (English soprano singer)
orchestra:
Nationaal Radio Orkest and National Radio Orchestra of the Netherlands
conductor:
Ernö Olah (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:34
12Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganani (Op. 43 - Variation 18)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Warwick Arts Centre: Butterworth Hall in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile (from 1984-05-03 until 1984-05-04)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:59
13Casta Diva (Norma, Act I)
producer:
Walter Jellinek (British classical producer) and Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
editor:
Jennifer Howells
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (from 1960-09-05 until 1960-09-12)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini5:35
14Canzonetta sull’aria (Le Nozze di Figaro, Act III)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena X. (no. 21) Duettino “Che soave zeffiretto” (La Contessa, Susanna) (Canzonetta sull'aria)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:43
15O mio babbino caro (Gianni Schicchi)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:05
16Ave Maria Maria Callas
organ and pipe organ:
Erik Lundkvist (organist)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Chambre de Stockholm
conductor:
Eric Ericson
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert6:16
17Schindler's List Theme
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Schindler's List
John Williams5:01
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