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1Fedora, Act 2: “Amor ti vieta”
tenor vocals:
Tito Beltrán
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
recording of:
Fedora: Atto II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris, Borov, Fedora, Olga)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1898)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Fedora: Atto II
Umberto Giordano1:50
2Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
Russian Symphony Orchestra (State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, “Evgeny Svetlanov” / GASO)
conductor:
Mark Gorenstein
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky13:06
3Liebesträume no. 3 in A flat major, “O lieb”
piano:
Peter Katin
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:37
4Madama Butterfly, Act 1: “Viene la sera”; “Bimba, dagli occhi”
soprano vocals:
Anna Tomowa‐Sintow (soprano) (in 1987)
tenor vocals:
Giacomo Aragall (tenor) (in 1987)
orchestra:
Sofia National Opera Orchestra (in 1987)
conductor:
Rouslan Raychev (Rouslan Raichev, conductor) (in 1987)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malìa” (Butterfly, Pinkerton) (in 1987)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I. “Viene la sera” (Pinkerton, Butterfly, Suzuki) (in 1987)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto I (Madame Butterfly: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini13:56
5Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: second movement, Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Jorge Luis Prats (pianist)
orchestra:
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Enrique Bátiz (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninov10:52
6Myrthen, op. 25: “Widmung”
piano:
Hartmut Höll (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Mitsuko Shirai (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
Myrthen, op. 25: Nr. 1. Widmung
lyricist:
Friedrich Rückert (German poet)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
part of:
Myrthen, op. 25
Robert Schumann2:21
7Salut d’amour, op. 12
recording engineer and producer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-16)
conductor:
Ross Pople (New Zealand-born British conductor and cellist) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1989)
recorded at:
St. Barnabas Church (Woodside Park, Finchley, London N12) in Finchley, Barnet (London Borough of Barnet), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-16)
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for orchestra) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-16)
composer and arranger:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
The Crystal Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1889-11-11)
arrangement of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
Edward Elgar2:59
8Goyescas, Book 1: no. 4 “Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor”
piano:
Thomas Rajna
recording of:
Goyescas, H.64, No. 4: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor (piano piece)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Goyescas, H.64 (piano suite)
Enrique Granados7:41
9Boléro
orchestra:
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra (Hungarian National Philharmonic)
conductor:
Ádám Fischer (Hungarian conductor)
recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel15:27

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Release

mastering:Tim Burrell
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Classic FM Records (UK radio and label) (in 1996)
glass mastered by:Mayking
mastered at:Chop ’em Out in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9937708 [info]