Insignia: Repertoire Highlights

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1Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
instruments:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
George Frideric Handel3:04
2Dido and Aeneas: Thy hand, Belinda: When I am laid in earth
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-05)
cello:
Charles Tunnell (in 1985-05)
double bass:
Adrian Beers (double bass player) (in 1985-05)
harpsichord:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985-05) and Robert Aldwinkle (in 1985-05)
soprano vocals [Dido]:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1985-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1985-05)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985-05)
concertmaster:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (in 1985-05)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (in 1985-05)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (in 1985-05)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell5:27
3Concerto a cinque in D minor, no. 2: Allegro
harpsichord:
Maria Teresa Garatti (keyboardist) (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
solo instruments:
I Musici (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
solo oboe:
Heinz Holliger (Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor) (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
orchestra:
I Musici (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
recorded at:
Aula la magna de l'ateneo Antoniano in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
recording of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2: III. Allegro (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
composer:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni2:54
4Sinfonia di concerto grosso no. 2 in D: Allegro
flute:
William Bennett (flautist)
instruments:
I Musici
trumpet:
Bernard Soustrot (trumpeter)
Alessandro Scarlatti2:03
5Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K550: Molto allegro
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
conductor:
Frans Brüggen (recorder player, baroque flautist, conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
orchestrator:
Neal Desby and Edward Trybek
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:43
6Piano concerto in A, K448: Adagio
piano:
Mitsuko Uchida (pianist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488: II. Andante (Adagio)
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 Mozart4:04
7Symphony no. 94 in G "Surprise": Finale. Allegro di molto
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”: IV. Finale. Allegro di molto
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
Joseph Haydn4:04
8Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat, op. 73: Adagio
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
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 Beethoven8:00
9Symphony no.6 in F, op. 68 "Pastoral": Lustiges zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral", S. 464 no. 6: III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro 3/4 - Allegro 2/4 - Da capo tutto - Tempo I (for piano solo, Liszt)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: III. Allegro “Happy gathering of country folk”
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral", S. 464 no. 6 (for piano solo, Liszt. final version)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:41
10Piano Quintet in A, D667 "Trout": Andantino (Tema con variazioni)
cello:
Bernard Greenhouse (cellist)
double bass:
Georg Hörtnagel (double bass player)
instruments:
Beaux Arts Trio
piano:
Menahem Pressler (pianist)
violin:
Isidore Cohen (violinist) and Samuel Rhodes (violist)
recording of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“: IV. Theme con variazioni. Andantine - Allegretto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1819)
publisher:
G. Henle Verlag
part of:
Quintett A-Dur, D. 667 „Forellenquintett“ (Piano quintet in A, "Trout Quintet")
Franz Schubert3:12
11Symphony no. 7 in E: Scherzo
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
Anton Bruckner3:34
12Piano concerto no. 1 in E minor, op.11: Romance. Larghetto
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Eliahu Inbal (Israeli conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830-04 until 1830-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Fryderyk Chopin4:39
13Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:18
14The Planets: Mars
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst3:06
15Vier letze Lieder: Frühling
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”) (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss3:44
16Variations on an original theme, op. 36: Nimrod
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor)
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
Edward Elgar3:51
17Piano concerto no. 2 in A: Allegro animato
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in A major, S. 125 (single movement)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1839 until 1861, from 1849 until 1861)
dedicated to:
Hans Bronsart Von Schellendorff (German composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1857-01-07)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label) (in 1863)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 125)
is based on:
Concerto sans orchestre, S. 524a
Franz Liszt1:47
18Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: March
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques: a) Marche. Tempo di marcia viva
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: II. Danses caractéristiques
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:30
19Les chemins de l'amour
piano:
Dalton Baldwin (American pianist)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
recording of:
Les Chemins de l’amour, FP 106a
lyricist:
Jean Anouilh (in 1940)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Francis Poulenc’s works (FP) (number: FP 106-Ia)
Francis Poulenc3:57
20Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin4:08
21West Side Story: Tonight
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Robert Farnon & His Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
arranger:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein2:34