Desert Island Discs: Classics in Paradise

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1Zadok The Priest
vocals:
Huddersfield Choral Society
orchestra:
Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia
conductor:
Sir John Pritchard (conductor)
recording of:
Coronation Anthem no. 1, HWV 258 “Zadok the Priest”: I. Zadok the Priest
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
George Frideric Handel5:39
2In Paradisum From Requiem
engineer:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
producer:
Judy Lieber (producer) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18) and Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
organ:
Colm Carey (keyboard instrumentalist) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18) and Schola Cantorum of Oxford (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir)
orchestra:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
included in:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:20
3Allegro From Piano Concerto No. 23
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist)
orchestra:
Concentus Hungaricus (Hungarian chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Mátyás Antal (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488: I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1786 until 1786-03-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart10:27
4Softly Awakes My Heart From Samson And Delilah
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne‐Marie Owens (mezzo‐soprano)
orchestra:
Český národní symfonický orchestr (Czech National Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Julian Bigg (conductor)
recording of:
Samson and Delilah : Act II, Scene 3. “Softly Awakes My Heart”
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
translated version of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:13
5Polonaise In A, Op 40/1
piano:
İdil Biret (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1838)
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 3)
part of:
Polonaises, op. 40
Fryderyk Chopin6:24
6Adagio For Strings
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Schenck (conductor)
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 Barber9:19
7What Is Life To Me Without Thee, From Orpheus And Eurydice
contralto vocals:
Ewa Podleś (contralto)
orchestra:
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
recording of:
Orpheus and Eurydice, Wq. 30, Act III: “What is life to me without thee” (Che farò senza Euridice)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
translated version of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:53
8Vivace From Double Violin Concerto
violin:
Александр Яблоков (Alexander Jablokov, violinist) and 西崎崇子 (Takako Nishizaki, violinist)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
conductor:
Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach3:51
9Stabat Mater Dolorosa From Stabat Mater
alto vocals:
Anna Gonda
soprano vocals:
Julia Faulkner (soprano)
orchestra:
Camerata Budapest
conductor:
Michael Halász (conductor)
recording of:
Stabat mater: Stabat mater dolorosa
composer:
Herbert Howells (English composer) (from 1959 until 1965)
part of:
Stabat mater
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi3:58
10Agnus Dei From Misa Criolla
vocals:
Zamba Quipildor (Argentinean folk singer)
conductor:
Facundo Ramírez
recording of:
Misa criolla: V. Agnus Dei
composer:
Ariel Ramírez (Argentinian composer, pianist and music director) (in 1964)
part of:
Misa criolla
Ariel Ramírez3:28
11Der Lindenbaum From Winterreise
piano:
Philip Ledger
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Winterreise, op. 89, D. 911: V. Der Lindenbaum
lyricist:
Wilhelm Müller (German poet)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827-02)
part of:
Winterreise, op. 89, D. 911
Franz Schubert4:14
12Rondo: Allegro From Piano Concerto No. 5, 'Emperor'
piano:
Stefan Vladar (Austrian pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:01
13O Fortuna From Carmina Burana
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
vocals:
Slovenský filharmonický zbor (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra and CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
chorus master:
Pavol Procházka (choirmaster, conductor and composer) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Studio of the Czechoslovak Radio (Bratislava) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: XXV. O Fortuna (reprise) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
partial recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
composer:
Carl Orff (composer)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
Carl Orff2:41

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