Sensual Classics: Over 75 Minutes of Musical Passion

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1Piano Concerto no. 2: Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Alexei Sultanov (pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Maxim Shostakovich (Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich, conductor and pianist, son of the composer)
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
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов6:42
2Carmen: Entracte
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (in 1982-12)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1982-12)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts II & III) (in 1982-12)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
part of:
Carmen: Act II (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 2 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto II (italian lyrics)
Georges Bizet2:52
3Mandolin Concerto: Adagio
mandolin:
Ugo Orlandi (mandolinist)
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
Antonio Vivaldi4:44
4String Quartet no. 2: NotturnoАлександр Порфирьевич Бородин2:35
5“Moonlight” Sonata: Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Rudolf Buchbinder (Austrian classical pianist) (in 1979-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1980)
recorded at:
Kongreßsaal, Villach in Villach, Kärnten (Carinthia), Austria (in 1979-07)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1979-07)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:50
6Oboe Concerto: AdagioTomaso Giovanni Albinoni4:47
7Spartacus: Adagio
orchestra:
Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
partial recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան5:29
8Daphnis et Chloe: Lever du Jour
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor)
recording of:
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2: I. Lever du jour
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1909 until 1912)
publisher:
Durand S.A. Editions Musicales (1909–1947)
part of:
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2
Maurice Ravel5:45
9Symphony no. 5: Adagietto
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler7:24
10Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
cello [violoncello]:
Éric Levionnois (cellist)
piano:
Güher & Süher Pekinel, Güher Pekinel (pianist) and Süher Pekinel (pianist)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:24
11Symphony no. 2: Adagio
orchestra:
The Philharmonia (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Kurt Sanderling (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов8:02
12Prelude no. 4
sound engineer and producer:
Horst Kunze (balance engineer)
piano:
Susanne Grützmann (pianist) (from 1990-03 until 1990-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1990)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1990-03 until 1990-04)
recording of:
Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo (from 1990-03 until 1990-04)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin2:11
13The Firebird: Berceuse
orchestra:
The Philharmonia (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Eliahu Inbal (Israeli conductor)
recording of:
Suite du ballet « L’Oiseau de feu » : XI. Berceuse
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1945)
part of:
Suite du ballet « L’Oiseau de feu » (1945 ballet suite)
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский3:42
14Kinderszenen: Dreaming
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1986)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:55
15Bolero
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor)
partial 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 Ravel5:07
16Air from “Suite in D”
orchestra:
Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra (Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra) (in 1984-03)
conductor:
ヤーノシュ・ローラ (violinist and conductor) (in 1984-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC (in 1984)
recorded at:
Casino Zögernitz in Döbling, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1984-03)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string) (in 1984-03)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:24