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1Gymnopedie No. 1
piano:
Anne Queffélec (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:32
2Canon in D
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377
Johann Pachelbel4:57
3Air on the G String
recording engineer:
Mr Bear (engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (in 1984-07)
conductor:
Owain Arwel Hughes (in 1984-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Music for Pleasure (in 1984)
recorded at:
Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach4:46
4Requiem in D minor, K. 626: "Lacrimosa"
organ:
David Bell (organist)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor)
arranger:
Franz Beyer (violist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: “Lacrimosa” (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Beyer (violist)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:55
5Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor: II. "Opening" Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:30
6Winter: II. "The Four Seasons"
harpsichord:
Paul Crocker (harpsichord) (in 1979-12)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1979-12)
orchestra:
Camerata Lysy Gstaad (in 1979-12)
conductor:
Alberto Lysy (violinist and conductor) (in 1979-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-12)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo (in 1979-12)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Antonio Vivaldi2:06
7The Hearts Asks Pleasure First / The Promise: "The Piano"
additional engineer:
Jamie Luker
engineer:
Michael J. Dutton (British recording and re-mastering engineer, producer, and label owner)
producer and creative direction:
Michael Nyman (composer)
piano:
Michael Nyman (composer)
conductor and performer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
arranger:
Michael Nyman (composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Michael Nyman Ltd. (in 1993)
recorded at:
Arco Studios in München, Bayern, Germany and Kitsch Recording Studio in Ixelles / Elsene, Brussels, Belgium
medley including a recording of:
The Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Michael Nyman Ltd. and Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
medley including a recording of:
The Promise (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
Michael Nyman3:12
8Adagio in G minor: "Realised Giazotto" (extract)
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 1974)
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni5:51
9Pavane (arr. Craig Leon)
arranger:
Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
recording of:
Pavane, op. 50 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré4:22
10Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: I. "Opening" Adagio moderato
cello:
Jacqueline du Pré (cellist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
partial recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Sir Edward Elgar3:24
11Swan Lake: II. No. 10 "Swan Theme"
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 10: Scene: Moderato (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-06-10)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:53
12Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. "Conclusion" Adagietto
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler3:07
13Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto (extract)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1991)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:56
14Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
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 Barber36:22
15"Agnus Dei" (The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace)
assistant engineer:
Mat Bartram, Jake Jackson (recording engineer) and Richard Lancaster
engineer:
Dick Lewzey
producer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
instruments:
Paul Beniston (trumpet player)
trumpet:
Paul Beniston (trumpet player) (on 2000-07-24)
choir vocals:
National Youth Choir of Great Britain (on 2000-08-11)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 2000-07-24)
conductor:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) (on 2000-07-24) and Mike Brewer OBE (conductor) (on 2000-08-11)
chorus master:
Michael C. Brewer (conductor) (in 2000)
concertmaster:
Duncan Riddell (violinist)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Agnus Dei (from 2000-07-24 until 2000-08-11)
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist)
part of:
The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace (the complete work)
Karl Jenkins33:43
16Miserere Mei, Deus: VV. 1-4 & 17-20
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
Gregorio Allegri5:45
17Waltz No. 15 in A-flat major
piano:
Adolph Drescher (Pianist) and Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A‐flat major (for solo piano)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
part of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39 (for solo piano)
Johannes Brahms1:36
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