Halloween Classics

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1▼CD: Sortilege and Spook
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1A Night on the Bare Mountain (Arr. For Orchestra by Leopold Stokowski)
sound engineer:
Don Hartridge
producer:
Brian Pidgeon
editor:
Jonathan Cooper (classical music engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 1995-06-28 until 1995-06-29)
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor) (from 1995-06-28 until 1995-06-29)
recorded at:
New Broadcasting House: Studio 7 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1995-06-28 until 1995-06-29)
recording of:
A Night on Bare Mountain (orchestrated by Stokowski) (from 1995-06-28 until 1995-06-29)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l’orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
Modest Mussorgsky10:22
2L’apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice)
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra (in 1989)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Ulster Hall in Belfast, Belfast (Belfast City Council), County Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (in 1989)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (in 1989)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Paul Dukas11:39
3The Firebird, K. 10: Introduction
sound engineer:
Lars S. Christensen (engineer)
orchestra:
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Danish National Symphony Orchestra, this profile only for recordings from 1959 and later) (in 1991-01)
conductor:
Dmitry Kitajenko (Dmitri Kitayenko, Soviet, Russian conductor b. 1940) (in 1991-01)
recorded at:
Danish Radio Concert Hall in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 1991-01)
recording of:
The Firebird: Introduction (in 1991-01)
composer and arranger:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
The Firebird (for piano, Stravinsky)
Igor Stravinsky3:16
4The Firebird, K. 10, Tableau I: Le jardin enchanté de Kastchei
sound engineer:
Lars S. Christensen (engineer)
orchestra:
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Danish National Symphony Orchestra, this profile only for recordings from 1959 and later) (in 1991-01)
conductor:
Dmitry Kitajenko (Dmitri Kitayenko, Soviet, Russian conductor b. 1940) (in 1991-01)
recorded at:
Danish Radio Concert Hall in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 1991-01)
recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu: no. 2: Tableau I, Le jardin enchanté de Kastchei (The Firebird: Act I, no. 2: The Enchanted Garden of Kastchei) (in 1991-01)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1910)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
Igor Stravinsky2:30
5Danse macabre, op. 40
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
assistant engineer:
Jonathan Cooper (classical music engineer)
producer:
Brian Pidgeon
editor:
Jonathan Cooper (classical music engineer)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 2011-09-14 until 2011-09-15)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 2011-09-14 until 2011-09-15)
recorded at:
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 2011-09-14 until 2011-09-15)
recording of:
Danse macabre, op. 40 (symphonic poem for orchestra) (from 2011-09-14 until 2011-09-15)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 16) and Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 40)
is based on:
Danse macabre (song for voice and piano)
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
Camille Saint‐Saëns6:44
6The Enchanted Lake, op. 62
sound engineer:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Steve Hargreaves (engineer)
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
editor:
Rachel Smith (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 2000-04-12 until 2000-04-13)
conductor:
Vassily Sinaisky (conductor) (from 2000-04-12 until 2000-04-13)
recorded at:
New Broadcasting House: Studio 7 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 2000-04-12 until 2000-04-13)
recording of:
The Enchanted Lake, op. 62 (from 2000-04-12 until 2000-04-13)
composer:
Anatoly Lyadov (Russian composer) (in 1909)
part of:
Works of Anatoly Lyadov by opus number (number: op. 62)
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov7:46
7Hamlet, op. 77: I. The Ghost of Hamlet’s Father
sound engineer:
Igor Verprintsev (Igor Veprintsev)
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (State Symphony Capella of Russia, founded and often directed by V. Polyansky) (in 2002-04)
conductor:
Valeri Polyansky (Valery Polyansky) (in 2002-04)
recorded at:
Grand Hall, Moscow Conservatory (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (in 2002-04)
partial recording of:
Hamlet, op. 77 (in 2002-04)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1937 until 1938)
Sergei Prokofiev3:27
8Tam O’Shanter, op. 51
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 2004-01-20 until 2004-01-22)
conductor:
Rumon Gamba (from 2004-01-20 until 2004-01-22)
recorded at:
New Broadcasting House: Studio 7 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 2004-01-20 until 2004-01-22)
recording of:
Tam O’Shanter Overture, op. 51 (from 2004-01-20 until 2004-01-22)
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) (in 1955)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1955-08-16)
part of:
Works of Malcolm Arnold by opus number (number: op. 51)
Sir Malcolm Arnold8:22
9Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs, “Baba‐Yaga” (Arr. For Orchestra by Maurice Ravel)
sound engineer:
Elena Buneeva and Vladimir Kisselev
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (State Symphony Capella of Russia, founded and often directed by V. Polyansky) (in 1994)
conductor:
Valeri Polyansky (Valery Polyansky) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Moscow Conservatory (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (in 1994)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IX. La cabane sur des pattes de poules (Baba-Yaga) (Pictures at an Exhibition: XIV. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga), orchestrated by Ravel) (in 1994)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky4:02
10Špalíček Suite no. 1, H. 214a: IIIa. In the Magician’s Palace. Dance of the Shadows
orchestra:
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (from 2014-09-30 until 2014-10-03)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 2014-09-30 until 2014-10-03)
recorded at:
Estonia Concert Hall in Tallinn, Harjumaa (Harju County), Estonia (from 2014-09-30 until 2014-10-03)
recording of:
Špalíček Suite no. 1, H. 214a: IIIa. In the Magician’s Palace. Dance of the Shadows (from 2014-09-30 until 2014-10-03)
composer:
Bohuslav Martinů (Czech composer)
part of:
Špalíček Suite no. 1, H. 214a
Bohuslav Martinů2:24
11Symphonie fantastique, op. 14, h. 48: V. Songe d’une Nuit du Sabbat
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
assistant engineer:
Ben Connellan
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
editor:
Ben Connellan
orchestra:
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1991-11-04 until 1991-11-09)
conductor:
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor) (from 1991-11-04 until 1991-11-09)
recorded at:
Stockholms konserthus (Stockholm Concert Hall, Konserthuset Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1991-11-04 until 1991-11-09)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: V. Songe d’une nuit du sabbat (from 1991-11-04 until 1991-11-09)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
quotes music from:
Dies Irae (plainchant)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz10:41
2▼CD: Horrors, Vampires, etc.
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1Organ Concerto in G minor, FP 93: Andante – Allegro giocoso
sound engineer:
Don Hartridge
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
pipe organ [organ]:
Ian Tracey (organist and choir master) (in 1993-10)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (in 1993-10)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist) (in 1993-10)
recorded at:
Liverpool Cathedral in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1993-10)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani, FP 93: I. Andante (in 1993-10)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1938)
part of:
Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani, FP 93
recording of:
Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani, FP 93: II. Allegro giocoso (in 1993-10)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1938)
part of:
Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani, FP 93
Francis Poulenc5:42
2Blood of the Vampire
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) and Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
recording of:
Blood of the Vampire (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
composer:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
Stanley Black11:02
3Jack the Ripper: Movement I
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) and Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
recording of:
Jack the Ripper: Movement I (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
composer:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
Stanley Black2:27
4Jack the Ripper: Movement II
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) and Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
recording of:
Jack the Ripper: Movement II (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
composer:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
Stanley Black5:12
5Jack the Ripper: Movement III
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) and Neil Varley (BBC producer)
orchestra:
BBC Concert Orchestra (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
recording of:
Jack the Ripper: Movement III (from 2004-11-23 until 2004-11-24)
composer:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
Stanley Black6:23
6Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89: IV. The Night’s Music
sound engineer:
Jonathan Cooper (classical music engineer)
piano:
Geoffrey Tozer (Australian pianist) (in 1997-03)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1997-03)
recording of:
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89, No. 4: The Night's Music (in 1997-03)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB 89
Béla Bartók4:42
7Waltz Suite, op. 110: VI. Happiness (from Cinderella)
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
assistant engineer:
Bill Todd (engineer)
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 1984-08-25 until 1984-08-26)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1984-08-25 until 1984-08-26)
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1984-08-25 until 1984-08-26)
recording of:
Waltz Suite, op. 110: VI. Happiness (from 1984-08-25 until 1984-08-26)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Waltz Suite, op. 110
Sergei Prokofiev3:26
8Symphony in D minor, op. 12 no. 4, G. 506, “Nella casa del diavolo”: III. Allegro con moto
assistant recording engineer:
Philip Couzens (from 1985-04-06 until 1985-04-08)
recording engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1985-04-06 until 1985-04-08)
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) (from 1985-04-06 until 1985-04-08)
solo violin:
Angus Anderson (classical violinist) (from 1985-04-06 until 1985-04-08) and Andrew Morris (violinist) (from 1985-04-06 until 1985-04-08)
orchestra:
Cantilena (classical ensemble) (from 1985-04-06 until 1985-04-08)
conductor:
Adrian Shepherd (conductor and cellist) (from 1985-04-06 until 1985-04-08)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (old [R]SNO Centre, Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1985-04-06 until 1985-04-08)
recording of:
Symphony in D minor, op. 12 no. 4, G. 506 "La casa del diavolo": III. Andante sostenuto - Allegro con moto (from 1985-04-06 until 1985-04-08)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer)
part of:
Symphony in D minor, op. 12 no. 4, G. 506 "La casa del diavolo"
Luigi Boccherini8:53
9Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: III. Adagio
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Edward Gardner (conductor)
recording of:
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: III. Adagio
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1936)
part of:
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114
Béla Bartók7:52
10Katerina Ismailova, op. 114: I. Allegretto
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
assistant engineer:
Philip Couzens
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 1987-04-14 until 1987-04-17)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1987-04-14 until 1987-04-17)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (old [R]SNO Centre, Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1987-04-14 until 1987-04-17)
recording of:
Suite from "Katerina Ismailova", op. 114a: I. Allegretto (Entr'acte between Scenes 1 and 2) (from 1987-04-14 until 1987-04-17)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Suite from "Katerina Ismailova", op. 114a
Dmitri Shostakovich2:59
11Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. Catacombs
sound engineer:
Elena Buneeva and Vladimir Kisselev
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (State Symphony Capella of Russia, founded and often directed by V. Polyansky) (in 1994)
conductor:
Valeri Polyansky (Valery Polyansky) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Moscow Conservatory (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (in 1994)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulchrum romanum) (Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. Catacombae (Sepulchrum romanum), orchestrated by Ravel) (in 1994)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 8 “Catacombæ” (Sepulcrum romanum) and “Cum mortuis in lingua mortua” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky2:35
12Pictures at an Exhibition: VIII. Con mortuis in lingua mortua
sound engineer:
Elena Buneeva and Vladimir Kisselev
orchestra:
Russian State Symphony Orchestra (State Symphony Capella of Russia, founded and often directed by V. Polyansky) (in 1994)
conductor:
Valeri Polyansky (Valery Polyansky) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Moscow Conservatory (Moscow Conservatory: The Grand Hall) in Moscow, Russia (in 1994)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: Cum Mortuis in lingua mortua (Pictures at an Exhibition: Cum Mortuis in lingua mortua, orchestrated by Ravel) (in 1994)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 8 “Catacombæ” (Sepulcrum romanum) and “Cum mortuis in lingua mortua” (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Mussorgsky2:01
13String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95: II. Prestissimo, con sordino
sound engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason)
producer and editor:
Tim Oldham (editor / producer)
cello:
Philip De Groote (British/South African cellist) (from 1988-06 until 1988-07)
string quartet:
Chilingirian Quartet (from 1988-06 until 1988-07)
viola:
Louise Williams (violist) (from 1988-06 until 1988-07)
violin:
Mark Butler (violinist) (from 1988-06 until 1988-07) and Levon Chilingirian (violinist) (from 1988-06 until 1988-07)
recorded at:
St. Bartholomew's Church (Orford) in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-06 until 1988-07)
recording of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95: II. Prestissimo, con sordino (from 1988-06 until 1988-07)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1928)
part of:
String Quartet no. 4, Sz. 91, BB 95
Béla Bartók2:59
14Waltz Suite, op. 110: II. In the Palace (from Cinderella)
sound engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
assistant engineer:
Bill Todd (engineer)
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 1984-08-25 until 1984-08-26)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1984-08-25 until 1984-08-26)
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1984-08-25 until 1984-08-26)
recording of:
Waltz Suite, op. 110: II. In the Palace (from 1984-08-25 until 1984-08-26)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Waltz Suite, op. 110
Sergei Prokofiev5:37
15Lyric Suite, op. 54: IV. March of the Dwarfs
sound engineer and engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
producer:
Tim Oldham (editor / producer)
orchestra:
Ulster Orchestra (from 1989-08-19 until 1989-08-20)
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor) (from 1989-08-19 until 1989-08-20)
recorded at:
Ulster Hall in Belfast, Belfast (Belfast City Council), County Antrim, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (from 1989-08-19 until 1989-08-20)
recording of:
Lyric Suite, op. 54: IV. March of the Dwarfs. Allegro marcato (orch. Seidl, revised Grieg) (from 1989-08-19 until 1989-08-20)
orchestrator:
Anton Seidl
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1905)
orchestration of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 3: Troldtog (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 3: March of the Dwarfs)
part of:
Lyric Suite, op. 54 (pt 1 orch. Grieg; pts 2-4 orch. Seidl, revised Grieg)
Edvard Grieg3:26

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miscellaneous support:Sue Shortridge (task: A & R administrator)
executive producer:Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
mastering:Rosanna Fish
design:Cap & Anchor Design Co. (task: design and typesetting)
booklet editor:Finn S. Gundersen
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