Classical Dreams

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Title: Classical Dreams

Composer: Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899); George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893); Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859 - 1935); Johann (Baptist) I Strauss (1804 - 1849)

Main Performer: Dennis Brain (Horn); Ida Czernecka (Piano); Jussi Björling (Tenor); Gerald Pachinger (Clarinet); Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Recomended Retail Price: 6.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: DMG TV / Demon Music Group

Pieces in Set: 4

Running Time: 5 hours 57 minutes

Genre(s): Stage works, Orchestral, Vocal and choral, Instrumental, Chamber

Stereo: Stereo

EAN: 5014797134805

Work 1

Work Title: (Die) Fledermaus, '(The) Bat'

Excerpt(s): 1. Overture

Composer: Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1874

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 2

Work Title: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351

Excerpt(s): 1. La Réjouissance

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1749

Conductor: Oliver Dohnányi

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 3

Work Title: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147

Excerpt(s): 1. Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiri

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1723

Conductor: Adrian Leaper

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 4

Work Title: Aida

Excerpt(s): 1. March ('Grand March')

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1871

Conductor: János Ferencsik

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hungarian State Orchestra

Work 5

Work Title: (The) Bartered Bride, B143

Composer: Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1866

Conductor: Bystrík Rezucha

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 6

Work Title: (Ein) Musikalischer Spass, "(A) Musical Joke", K522

Excerpt(s): 1. Presto

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1787

Conductor: Albert Lizzio

Orchestra / Ensemble: Mozart Festival Orchestra

Work 7

Work Title: (La) Damnation de Faust, Op. 24

Excerpt(s): 1. Hungarian March

Composer: (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1845-6

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 8

Work Title: (The) Nutcracker, Op. 71

Excerpt(s): 1. March

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1892

Conductor: Albert Lizzio

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slavonic Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 9

Work Title: Caucasian Sketches, Suite 1, Op. 10

Excerpt(s): 1. Procession of the Sardar

Composer: Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859 - 1935)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1894

Conductor: Oliver Dohnányi

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 10

Work Title: (4) Concertos for Horn and Orchestra

Excerpt(s): 1. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dennis Brain (Horn)

Opera Part(s): Dennis Brain

Work 11

Work Title: Radetzky March, Op. 228

Excerpt(s): 1. Radetzky March, Op. 228

Composer: Johann (Baptist) I Strauss (1804 - 1849)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1848

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 12

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: Philip Gibson

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 13

Work Title: (La) traviata

Excerpt(s): 1. Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1853

Conductor: Alexander von Pitamic

Orchestra / Ensemble: Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Work 14

Work Title: Faust

Excerpt(s): 1. BALLET MUSIC

Composer: Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1859

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 15

Work Title: Solomon, HWV67

Excerpt(s): 1. Sinfonia (Arrival of Queen of Sheba)

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1749

Conductor: Károly Botvay

Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Strings Orchestra

Work 16

Work Title: (Le) Prophète

Excerpt(s): 1. Coronation March

Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1849

Conductor: Albert Lizzio

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slavonic Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 17

Work Title: (L')Arlésienne

Excerpt(s): 1. Farandole

Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1872

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 18

Work Title: (Le) Cid

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 1 - O noble lame étincelante
2. ACT 2 BALLET MUSIC - Castillane; Andalouse; Aragonaise; Aubade; Catalane; Madrilène; Navarraise
3. ACT 3 - De cet affreux combat; Pleurez, mes yeux
4. Ah! tout est bien fini; O souverain, ô juge, ô père
5. ACT 4 - Il a fait noblement
6. Ô Souverain, ô juge, ô père

Composer: Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1885

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 19

Work Title: (The) Nutcracker, Op. 71

Excerpt(s): 1. Trepak (Russian Dance)

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1892

Conductor: Albert Lizzio

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slavonic Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 20

Work Title: Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' in D minor, Op. 125

Excerpt(s): 1. Ode to Joy

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1822-4

Conductor: Anton Nanut

Orchestra / Ensemble: Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 21

Work Title: Requiem, Op. 48

Excerpt(s): 1. In Paradisum

Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1888 Revised 1893,1900

Conductor: Eugen Duvier

Orchestra / Ensemble: Camerata Roman Orchestra

Work 22

Work Title: (A) Village Romeo and Juliet, RTI/6

Excerpt(s): 1. Interlude_The Walk to the Paradise Garden

Composer: Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1907

Conductor: Anthony Collins

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 23

Work Title: Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55

Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude_Morning

Composer: Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Genre: Stage works

Conductor: Philip Gibson

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 24

Work Title: (26) Preludes

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 15 in D flat

Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Ida Czernecka (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Ida Czernecka

Work 25

Work Title: (L')Africaine, '(The) African Maid'

Excerpt(s): 1. Ô paradis

Composer: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791 - 1864)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1865

Conductor: Nils Grevillius

Orchestra / Ensemble: Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Jussi Björling

Work 26

Work Title: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A, K622

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1791

Conductor: Adrian Leaper

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Gerald Pachinger (Clarinet)

Opera Part(s): Gerald Pachinger

Work 27

Work Title: Koanga, RTI/4

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - La Calinda (choral dance)

Composer: Frederick (Theodore Albert) Delius (1862 - 1934)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1904

Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 28

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio

Composer: Max (Karl August) Bruch (1838 - 1920)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1868

Conductor: Sir Landon Ronald

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 29

Work Title: Cavalleria rusticana

Excerpt(s): 1. Intermezzo

Composer: Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1890

Conductor: Philip Gibson

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 30

Work Title: (3) Gymnopédies

Excerpt(s): 1. Lent et triste

Composer: Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie (1866 - 1925)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1888

Conductor: Kurt Redel

Orchestra / Ensemble: Pro Arte Orchestra

Work 31

Work Title: (The) Planets, H125 (Op. 32)

Excerpt(s): 1. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Composer: Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1916

Conductor: José Serebrier

Orchestra / Ensemble: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Work 32

Work Title: Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World' in E minor, B178 (Op. 95)

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio_Allegro molto
2. Largo
3. Scherzo
4. Allegro con fuoco
5. Goin' Home (ballad based on Largo)

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1893

Conductor: Adrian Leaper

Orchestra / Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

Work 33

Work Title: (L')Arlésienne

Excerpt(s): 2. (L')Arlésienne

Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1872

Conductor: Alfred Scholz

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Festival Orchestra

Work 34

Work Title: (Le) Carnaval des animaux, 'Carnival of the Animals'

Excerpt(s): 2. The swan

Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1886

Main Performer: Emma Pritchard (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Emma Pritchard

Work 35

Work Title: Messiah, HWV56

Excerpt(s): 2. Hallelujah

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1742

Conductor: Bystrík Rezucha

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus

Work 36

Work Title: Romeo and Juliet

Excerpt(s): 2. Love Theme
3. Montagues & Capulets
4. Our Love (song based on Love Theme)

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1869 Revised 1879,1880

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 37

Work Title: Gianni Schicchi

Excerpt(s): 3. O mio babbino caro

Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1918

Main Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Maria Callas

Work 38

Work Title: Kinderszenen, Op. 15

Excerpt(s): 3. Träumerei

Composer: Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1838

Main Performer: Dubravka Tomsic (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dubravka Tomsic

Work 39

Work Title: Serenade in D minor, B77 (Op. 44)

Excerpt(s): 3. Moderato, quasi marcia

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1878

Conductor: Kurt Redel

Orchestra / Ensemble: Pro Arte Orchestra

Work 40

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64

Excerpt(s): 3. Andante

Composer: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1844

Conductor: Alfred Scholz

Orchestra / Ensemble: Vienna Festival Orchestra

Work 41

Work Title: Turandot

Excerpt(s): 3. Nessun dorma!

Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1926

Conductor: Nils Grevillius

Orchestra / Ensemble: Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Jussi Björling

Work 42

Work Title: Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2

Excerpt(s): 3. Adagio sostenuto

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1801

Main Performer: Dubravka Tomsic (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dubravka Tomsic

Work 43

Work Title: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Excerpt(s): 3. Variation 18

Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1934

Conductor: Adrian Boult

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Orchestra

Main Performer: Julius Katchen (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Julius Katchen

Work 44

Work Title: Tosca

Excerpt(s): 3. Vissi d'arte

Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1900

Conductor: Alexander von Pitamic

Orchestra / Ensemble: Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Work 45

Work Title: (26) Bagatelles

Excerpt(s): 3. WoO59 (1808-10) - A minor (Für Elise)

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Peter Dagenhardt (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Peter Dagenhardt

Work 46

Work Title: Rusalka, B203 (Op. 114)

Excerpt(s): 3. O, moon high up in the deep, deep sky (O silver moon)

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1901

Conductor: Hanspeter Gmür

Orchestra / Ensemble: Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Work 47

Work Title: (24) Préludes

Excerpt(s): 3. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Composer: (Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1910: Book 1 and 1913: Book 2

Main Performer: Peter Schmalfuss (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Peter Schmalfuss

Work 48

Work Title: String Quartet No. 1 in D, Op. 11

Excerpt(s): 3. Andante cantabile

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Chamber

Date Written: 1871

Orchestra / Ensemble: Caspar da Salò Quartet Choir

Work 49

Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, 'Elvira Madigan' in C, K467

Excerpt(s): 3. Andante

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1785

Conductor: Philip Gibson

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 50

Work Title: (La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life'

Excerpt(s): 3. Che gelida manina

Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1896

Conductor: Nils Grevillius

Orchestra / Ensemble: Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Jussi Björling

Work 51

Work Title: Thaïs

Excerpt(s): 3. L'amour est une vertu rare

Composer: Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1894

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Barry Griffiths (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Barry Griffiths

Work 52

Work Title: Panis angelicus

Excerpt(s): 3. Panis angelicus

Composer: César (-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert) Franck (1822 - 1890)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1872

Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Camerata Orchestra

Main Performer: Jósef Mukk (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Jósef Mukk

Work 53

Work Title: (The) Bartered Bride, B143

Excerpt(s): 3. Overture

Composer: Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1866

Conductor: Bystrík Rezucha

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 54

Work Title: (3) Trumpet Ayres

Excerpt(s): 3. Prince of Denmark's March

Composer: Jeremiah Clarke (c1674 - 1707)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 55

Work Title: (12) German Dances, K586

Excerpt(s): 3. C

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1789

Conductor: Bystrík Rezucha

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 56

Work Title: Orphée aux enfers, 'Orpheus in the Underworld'

Excerpt(s): 3. Can-can

Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1858 Revised 1874

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 57

Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'

Excerpt(s): 3. Schützt mich und helft

Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1850

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 58

Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Excerpt(s): 3. Allegro energico

Composer: Max (Karl August) Bruch (1838 - 1920)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1868

Conductor: Sir Landon Ronald

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Work 59

Work Title: Rigoletto

Excerpt(s): 3. La donna è mobile

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1851

Conductor: Alexander von Pitamic

Orchestra / Ensemble: Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Work 60

Work Title: (The) Bartered Bride, B143

Excerpt(s): 3. Dance of the Comedians (Skocná)

Composer: Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1866

Conductor: Bystrík Rezucha

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 61

Work Title: Nocturnes

Excerpt(s): 3. No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9/2

Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Peter Schmalfuss (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Peter Schmalfuss

Work 62

Work Title: (The) Bartered Bride, B143

Excerpt(s): 3. Polka

Composer: Bedrich Smetana (1824 - 1884)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1866

Conductor: Bystrík Rezucha

Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 63

Work Title: Tosca

Excerpt(s): 3. E lucevan le stelle

Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1900

Conductor: Victor de Sabata

Orchestra / Ensemble: Milan La Scala Orchestra

Main Performer: Giuseppe di Stefano (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Giuseppe di Stefano

Work 64

Work Title: Symphony No. 4, 'Italian' in A, Op. 90

Excerpt(s): 3. Allegro vivace

Composer: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1833

Conductor: Roderick Dunk

Orchestra / Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra

Work 65

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 3. Largo

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Alexander Barantschik (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Alexander Barantschik

Work 66

Work Title: (4) Concertos for Horn and Orchestra

Excerpt(s): 3. Allegro

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Philip Gibson

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Hugh Seenan (Horn)

Opera Part(s): Hugh Seenan

Work 67

Work Title: (Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'

Excerpt(s): 3. Largo al factotum

Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1816

Conductor: Hanspeter Gmür

Orchestra / Ensemble: Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Rudolf Knoll (Baritone)

Opera Part(s): Rudolf Knoll

Work 68

Work Title: Leichte Kavallerie, 'Light Cavalry'

Excerpt(s): 3. Overture

Composer: Franz (von) Suppé (1819 - 1895)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1866

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 69

Work Title: (4) Orchestral Suites, BWV1066-9

Excerpt(s): 3. Air ('Air on a G String')

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: c1717-23

Conductor: Frank Shipway

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Work 5

Excerpt(s): 1. Overture
2. ACT 1 - Let us rejoice
3. Should I ever happen to learn
4. While a mother's love
5. Faithful love cannot be marred
6. As I'm saying my dear fellow
7. Things like these can't be fixed
8. He is timid
9. You don't even suspect the hitch; And where everybody fails; Polka
10. ACT 2 - Beer's no doubt a gift
11. Furiant
12. My...my...mother dear
13. I know of a maiden fair
14. Every man maintains his wife is best
15. I know a girl
16. How could they believe; Come inside, people!; Is it really true?; Quite a bargain
17. ACT 3 - I can't get it off my mind
18. March of the Comedians
19. Dance of the Comedians (Skocná)
20. We will make a graceful little bear of you; What? He does not want her?; Well then, she's Marenka
21. Think it over, Marenka
22. Oh, what a grief!; That dream of love
23. Are you really so stubborn?
24. Calm down, dear
25. Now I shall call in your parents; What have you decided, Marenka?; Oh, he's a cunning man all right!; Ha ha ha ha.