Sony Classical Great Performances: 1903-1998

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1▼CD: Acoustic, Electric, Mono and Early Stereo Years 1903-1959
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1"Largo al factotum" from The Barber of Seville
piano:
Charles A. Prince (conductor, bandleader, pianist and organist)
baritone vocals and baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Giuseppe Campanari (baritone & cellist)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini2:36
2Mazurka in G major "Obertass", op. 19 no. 1
piano:
Camille de Creus (composer, pianist)
violin:
Eugène Ysaÿe (Belgian violinist, composer and conductor)
recording of:
Obertass (Mazurka), op. 19 no. 1 (violin and piano)
composer:
Henryk Wieniawski (Polish composer and violinist) (in 1860)
part of:
Works of Henryk Wieniawski by opus number (number: op. 19 no. 1)
part of:
2 Mazurkas caractéristiques, op. 19
Henryk Wieniawski2:11
3II. "Pilenö" from Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet and Piano
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
piano:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer)
violin:
Joseph Szigeti (violinist)
recording of:
Kontrasztok, Sz. 111: II. Pihenő. Lento
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1938)
part of:
Kontrasztok, Sz. 111 (Contrasts, Sz. 111)
Béla Bartók4:34
4IV. Allegro - Prestissimo from Quartet in C minor, op. 18 no. 4
string quartet:
Budapest String Quartet (before 1967; do not use for Budapest Strings)
recording of:
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4: IV. Allegro - Prestissimo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1799 until 1800)
part of:
Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola, Cello no. 4 in C minor, op. 18 no. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven4:17
5Bachiana Brasileira no. 5: Aria - Cantilena
cello:
Leonard Rose (cellist)
soprano vocals:
Bidu Sayão (soprano)
conductor:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W391: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and guitar)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
arranger:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1947)
version of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W391 (for voice and guitar)
Heitor Villa‐Lobos7:05
6III. Allegro molto vivace from Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64
violin:
Nathan Milstein (violinist)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace)
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 Mendelssohn5:23
7"La donna è mobile" from Rigoletto
tenor vocals:
Richard Tucker (tenor)
orchestra:
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Emil Cooper (aka Emil Kuper, conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:58
8II. Prestissimo, con sordino from String Quartet no. 4
string quartet:
Juilliard String Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95: II. Prestissimo, con sordino
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1928)
part of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95
Béla Bartók2:51
9"Fossils" from "Carnival of the Animals"
spoken vocals and spoken vocals [Narrator]:
Noël Coward
orchestra:
André Kostelanetz and His Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XII. Fossiles (The Carnival of the Animals: XII. Fossils, strings, two pianos, clarinet, and xylophone)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:58
10III. Rondo - Allegro spirituoso from Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 6
violin:
Zino Francescatti (violinist)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21: III. Rondò - Allegro spiritoso
composer:
Niccolò Paganini (Italian composer and violinist) (from 1815 until 1816)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 6, MS 21
Niccolò Paganini5:45
11I. Prélude from "Le Tombeau de Couperin"
piano:
Robert Casadesus (French pianist/composer)
recording of:
Le tombeau de Couperin: I. Prélude (for solo piano)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
part of:
Le tombeau de Couperin (for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel2:49
12"The Desire for Hermitage" from Hermit Songs, op. 29
piano:
Samuel Barber (American composer)
soprano vocals:
Leontyne Price (soprano)
recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 10. The Desire for Hermitage
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber3:22
13Variation 30 a 1 clav. Quodlibet from "Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Variatio 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach0:48
14Aria from "Goldberg" Variations, BWV 988
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:13
15"Mack the Knife" from The Three Penny Opera
producer:
H. Gerhard Lichthorn
vocals:
Lotte Lenya
orchestra:
Roger Bean und sein Orchester
conductor:
Roger Bean (German pianist and accordionist)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (from 1955-07-05 until 1955-07-07)
recording of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (from 1955-07-05 until 1955-07-07)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel
recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
Kurt Weill3:06
16III. Menuetto - Trio from Symphony no. 36 "Linz", K. 425
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Bruno Walter (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 36 for Orchestra in C major, K. 425 “Linz”: III. Minuetto & Trio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Symphony no. 36 for Orchestra in C major, K. 425 “Linz”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:28
17III. Allegro vivace assai from Piano Concerto no. 21, K. 467
piano:
Rudolf Serkin (pianist)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Schneider (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: III. Allegro vivace assai
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:28
18V. Rondo (Allegro) from Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, op. 21
violin:
Isaac Stern (violinist) (on 1956-01-10)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1956-01-10)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1956-01-10)
recorded at:
Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1956-01-10)
recording of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21: V. Rondo. Allegro (on 1956-01-10)
composer:
Édouard Lalo (French composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21
Édouard Lalo6:50
19Battle Hymn of the Republic
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
lyricist:
Julia Ward Howe (American poet)
composer:
William Steffe (in 1856)
part of:
Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 Hymnal) (number: 60) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: V17636)
is based on:
John Brown’s Body (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
recording of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (arr. Wilhousky)
composer:
William Steffe
arranger:
Peter J. Wilhousky
arrangement of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic (Glory, Glory, Hallelujah)
William Steffe4:44
20"Un bel dì" from Madama Butterfly
soprano vocals:
Eileen Farrell (soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Max Rudolf (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:42
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