Les Grands Classiques d’Edgar

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1Gymnopédie for piano No. 1
engineer:
Walter Ruhlmann (engineer)
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist) (from 1956-02-22 until 1956-03-01)
recorded at:
Théâtre de la Mutualité (part of Maison de la Mutualité) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1956-02-22 until 1956-03-01)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (from 1956-02-22 until 1956-03-01)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:05
2Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love")
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) (in 1957)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (in 1957)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:48
3Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (Moderato. Allegro)
piano:
Van Cliburn (pianist) (in 1957)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato (in 1957)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов10:57
4The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 (Jupiter (The Bringer of Jollity))
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic (in 1956)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (in 1956)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (in 1956)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst7:39
5Boléro, ballet for orchestra
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer) (on 1956-01-23)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (on 1956-01-23)
conductor:
Charles Munch (conductor and violinist) (on 1956-01-23)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1956-01-23)
recording of:
Boléro (on 1956-01-23)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French 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:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel13:53
6Ritual Fire Dance, for orchestra (from "El Amor brujo")
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1954)
conductor:
Fritz Lehmann (conductor) (in 1954)
recording of:
El amor brujo: VIII. Danza ritual del fuego (in 1954)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
part of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
Manuel de Falla3:59
7String Quartet No. 4 in C major, Sz. 91, BB 95 (Prestissimo, con sordino)
strings:
Fine Arts Quartet (in 1957)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95: II. Prestissimo, con sordino (in 1957)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1928)
part of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95
Béla Bartók2:52
8Circus Polka, for orchestra ("for a young elephant")
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (in 1948)
conductor:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1948)
recording of:
Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant (for orchestra) (in 1948)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (until 1942-02-05)
arranger:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1944)
premiered at:
[concert] (1944-01-15)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1944-01-15)
arrangement of:
Circus Polka: For a Young Elephant (for piano)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:34
9Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, for voice & 8 cellos, A. 389 (Aria (Cantilena))
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano) (in 1957)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (in 1957)
conductor:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1957)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos) (in 1957)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos6:23
10Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter (Montagues et Capulets - Suite 2, No. 1)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (in 1957)
conductor:
Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter: I. Montagues and Capulets (in 1957)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter
recording of:
Suite from the Ballet “Romeo and Juliet”: I. Introduction: The Montagues and Capulets (for band, de Meij)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
arranger:
Johan de Meij
part of:
Suite from the Ballet “Romeo and Juliet” (for band, de Meij)
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев55:18
11Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 (Allegro)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (in 1957)
conductor:
Franz Konwitschny (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93: II. Allegro (in 1957)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (from 1946 until 1953)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович3:55
12Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957, in 1985)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957, in 1985)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber36:25

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liner notes:Edgar Fruitier
compiler:Edgar Fruitier
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