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Title: Desert Island Discs
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); (Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry (1848 - 1918); Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828); Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897); Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949); George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Main Performer: Emma Johnson (Clarinet); Edmund Barham (Tenor); Thomas Igloi (Cello); Oscar Shumsky (Violin); Ana Pusar-Jeric (Soprano)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): London Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Choir
Date of Release: 01/1999
Label / Distributor: BBC Music / Select
Pieces in Set: 2
Running Time: 2 hours 22 minutes
Genre(s): Orchestral, Stage works, Vocal and choral, Chamber
EAN: 5035509002670
Work 1
Work Title: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1 in D (1901)
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1901-1930
Conductor: Barry Tuckwell
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Work 2
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: Raymond Leppard
Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Main Performer: Emma Johnson (Clarinet)
Opera Part(s): Emma Johnson
Work 3
Work Title: Nabucco
Excerpt(s): 1. Va pensiero, sull'ali dorata
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1842
Conductor: Robin Stapleton
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Choir
Work 4
Work Title: Turandot
Excerpt(s): 1. Nessun dorma!
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1926
Conductor: Robin Stapleton
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Edmund Barham (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Edmund Barham
Work 5
Work Title: Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral' in F, Op. 68
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegretto (Shepherds' Song. Happy & thankful feelings after the Storm)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1808
Conductor: Adrian Boult
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Work 6
Work Title: Jerusalem
Excerpt(s): 1. Jerusalem
Composer: (Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry (1848 - 1918)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1916
Conductor: James Loughran
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Singers Choir
Work 7
Work Title: String Quintet in C, D956
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio
Composer: Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Genre: Chamber
Date Written: 1828
Orchestra / Ensemble: Alberni Quartet Choir
Main Performer: Thomas Igloi (Cello)
Opera Part(s): Thomas Igloi
Work 8
Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1878
Conductor: Bryden Thomson
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Oscar Shumsky (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Oscar Shumsky
Work 9
Work Title: (Der) Rosenkavalier, Op. 59
Excerpt(s): 1. Marie Theres'...Hab' mir's gelobt (Trio)
Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1911
Conductor: Hans Vonk
Orchestra / Ensemble: Staatskapelle Dresden Orchestra
Main Performer: Ana Pusar-Jeric (Soprano), Ana Pusar-Joric (Soprano), Margot Stejskal (Soprano), Ute Walther (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Ana Pusar-Jeric, Ana Pusar-Joric, Margot Stejskal, Ute Walther
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Work 10
Work Title: Rhapsody in Blue
Excerpt(s): 1. Opening
2. Andantino moderato (theme)
Composer: George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1924
Conductor: Richard Williams
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Gwenneth Pryor (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Gwenneth Pryor
Work 11
Work Title: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio_Moderato
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1919
Conductor: Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Zara Nelsova (Cello)
Opera Part(s): Zara Nelsova
Work 12
Work Title: (Les) Pęcheurs de Perles, '(The) Pearl Fishers'
Excerpt(s): 1. Au fond du temple saint
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1863
Conductor: Robin Stapleton
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Anthony Michaels-Moore (Baritone), Edmund Barham (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Anthony Michaels-Moore, Edmund Barham
Work 13
Work Title: (4) Letzte Lieder, '(4) Last Songs', AV150 (Op. posth)
Excerpt(s): 1. Beim Schlafengehen (wds. Hesse)
Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1948
Conductor: Norman Del Mar
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Heather Harper (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Heather Harper
Work 14
Work Title: Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World' in E minor, B178 (Op. 95)
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio_Allegro molto
Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1893
Conductor: Sir Charles Groves
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Work 15
Work Title: Tosca
Excerpt(s): 1. Vissi d'arte
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1900
Conductor: Robin Stapleton
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Dame Josephine Barstow (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Dame Josephine Barstow
Work 16
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: Richard Hickox
Orchestra / Ensemble: Northern Sinfonia Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Sinfonia Chorus
Work 17
Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 4, 'Götterdämmerung'
Excerpt(s): 1. Siegfried's funeral march
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1876
Conductor: Francesco d' Avalos
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Work 18
Work Title: Cosě fan tutte, K588
Excerpt(s): 1. Soave sia il vento
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1790
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Orchestra
Main Performer: Joanna Borowska (Soprano), Peter Mikulás (Bass), Rohangiz Yachmi-Caucig (Contralto (Female alto))
Opera Part(s): Joanna Borowska, Peter Mikulás, Rohangiz Yachmi-Caucig
Work 19
Work Title: Fidelio, Op. 72
Excerpt(s): 1. O, welche Lust!
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1814
Conductor: Johannes Wildner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Work 20
Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro scherzando
Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1900-01
Conductor: Wyn Morris
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: David Golub (Piano)
Opera Part(s): David Golub
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