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Title: A-Z of Classical Music
Composer: Abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179); Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594); William Byrd (1543 - 1623); Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706); Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713); François Couperin (1668 - 1733); Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Main Performer: Laurence Cummings (Harpsichord); Takako Nishizaki (Violin); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Jenö Jandó (Piano); Ernst Ottensamer (Clarinet)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Oxford Camerata Choir; Red Byrd; Rose Consort of Viols Choir
Date of Release: 02/10/2000
Recomended Retail Price: 9.99 GBP
Label / Distributor: Naxos / Select
Pieces in Set: 2
Running Time: 3 hours 31 minutes
Genre(s): Vocal and choral, Chamber, Orchestral, Instrumental, Stage works
EAN: 747313531929
Catalogue Number: 8
Work 1
Work Title: O virga mediatrix
Excerpt(s): 1. O virga mediatrix
Composer: Abbess Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Conductor: Jeremy Summerly
Orchestra / Ensemble: Oxford Camerata Choir
Work 2
Work Title: Missa Papae Marcelli
Excerpt(s): 1. Gloria
Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: Published 1567
Conductor: Jeremy Summerly
Orchestra / Ensemble: Oxford Camerata Choir
Work 3
Work Title: Pavan and Galliard a 6, C, BE17/15
Excerpt(s): 1. Pavan and Galliard a 6, C, BE17/15
Composer: William Byrd (1543 - 1623)
Genre: Chamber
Orchestra / Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: Red Byrd
Work 4
Work Title: Canon and Gigue in D
Excerpt(s): 1. Canon
Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
Genre: Orchestral
Conductor: Richard Edlinger
Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Work 5
Work Title: (12) Concerti Grossi, Op. 6
Excerpt(s): 1. Vivace - Grave
Composer: Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: Published 1714
Conductor: Jaroslav Krchek
Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Work 6
Work Title: Concerts royaux
Excerpt(s): 1. Prélude
Composer: François Couperin (1668 - 1733)
Genre: Chamber
Date Written: Published 1722
Main Performer: Laurence Cummings (Harpsichord)
Opera Part(s): Laurence Cummings
Work 7
Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro
Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: Published 1725
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Main Performer: Takako Nishizaki (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Takako Nishizaki
Work 8
Work Title: Concerto for Trumpet and Strings in D
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio
Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767)
Genre: Orchestral
Conductor: Petr Skvor
Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Main Performer: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet)
Opera Part(s): Miroslav Kejmar
Work 9
Work Title: (4) Orchestral Suites, BWV1066-9
Excerpt(s): 1. Air ('Air on a G String')
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: c1717-23
Conductor: Jaroslav Dvorák
Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Work 10
Work Title: Messiah, HWV56
Excerpt(s): 1. Hallelujah
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1742
Orchestra / Ensemble: (The) Scholars Baroque Ensemble Choir
Work 11
Work Title: Symphony No. 104, 'London' in D
Excerpt(s): 1. Menuet
Composer: (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1795
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Work 12
Work Title: Symphony in F Major, Grave F7
Excerpt(s): 1. Symphony in F Major, Grave F7
Composer: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739 - 1799)
Genre: Orchestral
Conductor: Uwe Grodd
Orchestra / Ensemble: Failoni Orchestra, Budapest
Work 13
Work Title: Serenade No. 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G, K525
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1787
Conductor: Wolfgang Sobotka
Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Work 14
Work Title: Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio sostenuto
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1801
Main Performer: Jenö Jandó (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Jenö Jandó
Work 15
Work Title: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 2 in E flat, J118 (Op. 74)
Excerpt(s): 1. Andante
Composer: Carl Maria (Friedrich Ernst) von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1811
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Ernst Ottensamer (Clarinet)
Opera Part(s): Ernst Ottensamer
Work 16
Work Title: Stabat mater
Excerpt(s): 1. Quis est homo
Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1832
Conductor: Pier Giorgio Morandi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Chorus
Main Performer: Antonio Siragusa (Tenor), Carlo Colombara (Bass), Gloria Scalchi (Mezzo soprano), Patrizia Pace (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Antonio Siragusa, Carlo Colombara, Gloria Scalchi, Patrizia Pace
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Work 17
Work Title: Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III', D839
Excerpt(s): 1. Ave Maria, 'Ellens Gesang III', D839
Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1825
Conductor: Lászlo Kovács
Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Camerata Orchestra
Main Performer: Ingrid Kertesi (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Ingrid Kertesi
Work 18
Work Title: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Excerpt(s): 1. Un bal
Composer: (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1830
Conductor: Pinchas Steinberg
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 19
Work Title: (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Opp. 21 and 61
Excerpt(s): 1. Wedding March (Entr'acte to Act 5)
Composer: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1826-1842
Conductor: Richard Hayman
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 20
Work Title: Waltzes
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 6 in D flat, Op. 64/1 (Minute)
Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre: Instrumental
Main Performer: Idil Biret (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Idil Biret
Work 21
Work Title: Symphony No. 1, 'Spring' in B flat, Op. 38
Excerpt(s): 1. Larghetto
Composer: Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1841
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 22
Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'
Work 27
Genre: Orchestral
Work 22
Excerpt(s): 1. Ride of the Valkyries (concert version)
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1850
Conductor: Uwe Mund
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 23
Work Title: (La) traviata
Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1853
Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 24
Work Title: (21) Hungarian Dances, WoO 1
Excerpt(s): 1. F (orch Brahms)
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1852-69
Conductor: István Bogár
Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Work 25
Work Title: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Excerpt(s): 1. Scene finale (Andante)
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1877
Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 26
Work Title: (16) Slavonic Dances, B78 & B145 (Opp. 46 & 72)
Excerpt(s): 1. B78 - No. 1 in C
Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Genre: Chamber
Date Written: 1878, 1886
Main Performer: Balázs Szokolay (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Balázs Szokolay
Work 27
Work Title: Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma', Op. 36
Excerpt(s): 1. Nimrod
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Date Written: 1898-99
Conductor: George Hurst
Orchestra / Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Work 28
Work Title: Suite bergamasque
Excerpt(s): 1. Clair de lune
Composer: (Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1905
Conductor: Keith Clark
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 29
Work Title: Also sprach Zarathustra, 'Thus spake Zarathustra', Op. 30
Excerpt(s): 1. Opening
Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1895-96
Conductor: Zdenek Kosler
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 30
Work Title: (24) Preludes
Excerpt(s): 1. C sharp minor, Op. 3/2
Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre: Instrumental
Main Performer: Idil Biret (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Idil Biret
Work 31
Work Title: Fontane di Roma, 'Fountains of Rome'
Excerpt(s): 1. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto
Composer: Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1914-16
Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 32
Work Title: Pulcinella
Excerpt(s): 1. Sinfonia (Overture)
Composer: Igor (Fyodorovich) Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1922 rev 1949
Conductor: Stefan Sanderling
Orchestra / Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra
Work 33
Work Title: Carmina Burana
Excerpt(s): 1. Fortuna imperatrix mundi - O Fortuna
Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1936
Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Work 34
Work Title: Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Excerpt(s): 1. Playful Pizzicato
Composer: (Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1933-34
Conductor: Richard Studt
Orchestra / Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra
Work 35
Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Composer: Philip Glass (b 1937)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1987
Conductor: Takuo Yuasa
Orchestra / Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra
Main Performer: Adele Anthony (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Adele Anthony
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