The Sony Essential Classics Collection II

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Tracklist

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1Sir John in Love: Fantasia on Greensleeves
producer:
Howard Scott (classical music producer)
strings:
Strings of the Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
orchestra:
Philadelphia "Pops" Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1957-04-14)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1957-04-14)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1957-04-14) and Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1957-04-14)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (on 1957-04-14)
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 Williams4:57
2Imperial March Op. 32
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Imperial March, op. 32
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
dedicated to:
H.M. Queen Victoria
premiered at:
The Crystal Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1897-04-19)
part of:
Works of Edward Elgar by opus number (number: op. 32)
Edward Elgar5:00
3The Planets Op. 32: Mars the Bringer of War
producer:
Richard Killough (producer) and John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1971-11-30, on 1971-12-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1971-11-30, on 1971-12-07)
recorded at:
Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-11-30, on 1971-12-07) and Columbia 30th Street Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-06-07: organ)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (on 1971-12-07)
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 Holst6:32
4Abdelazer: Rondeau
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor’s Revenge, Z 570: II. Rondeau
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, Z 570
Henry Purcell1:16
5The Lark Ascending. Romance for violin and orchestra. Andante sostenuto
violin:
Rafael Druian (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
Cleveland Sinfonietta
conductor:
Louis Lane (American conductor)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams14:40
6Enigma, Op. 36: Nimrod
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and 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 Elgar3:30
7Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
producer:
Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957) and Philadelphia Orchestra (The Philadelphia Orchestra) (on 1957-04-14)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957, on 1957-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1961)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1957-04-14)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (on 1957-04-14)
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
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
Samuel Barber7:43
8In the Steppes of Central Asia
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
recording of:
In the Steppes of Central Asia (orch. Glazunov)
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
orchestration of:
В Средней Азии (In the Steppes of Central Asia)
Alexander Borodin7:23
9Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:08
10Carmen Suite No. 1 (Prélude)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: I. Prélude. Allegro giocoso – Andante moderato
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:06
11Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
orchestra:
Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Lazar Gosman (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff6:08
12Der fliegende Holländer: Ouvertüre
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
recording of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63: Ouvertüre (The Flying Dutchman: Overture)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1840 until 1841)
part of:
Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63 (The Flying Dutchman)
Richard Wagner11:08
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