The Classical Love Album

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1Variation 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
piano:
Bernd Glemser (pianist)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:42
2Vien Mallika from Lakme
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Hong Hei-Kyung (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos (conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes1:26
3Braveheart - End Title
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
recording of:
End Credits (Braveheart)
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
part of:
Braveheart
James Horner4:41
4O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:17
5The Swan
cello:
Alain Meunier (cellist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:14
6Adagio from Spartacus
orchestra:
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան6:23
7Nimrod
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar4:17
8Meditation from Thais
piano:
Dmitriy Cogan (pianist)
violin:
Alexander Markov (violinist)
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
Jules Massenet4:51
9Pavane pour une infante defunte
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:58
10Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
violin:
Maxim Vengerov (violinist)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: II. Andante (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Felix Mendelssohn7:33
11Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák5:06
12Clair De Lune
piano:
Monique Haas (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:24
13Air from Suite No.3 in D
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:07
14Adagio From Concerto De Aranjuez
guitar:
Turibio Santos
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo10:32
15Nessun dorma from Turandot
tenor vocals:
José Cura (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:05
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