Classical Music Collection Brian Kay’s Classical Choices

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1CD: BBC MM/RT6
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1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
English SO (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland3:24
2The Banks of Green Willow
orchestra:
English SO (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
The Banks of Green Willow, Idyll
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1913)
George Butterworth6:04
3La dousa votz
orchestra:
Martin Best Mediaeval Ensemble
recording of:
La dousa votz ai auzida
lyricist and composer:
Bernart de Ventadorn (French poet-composer troubadour, fl. 12th century)
Bernart de Ventadorn3:18
4Symphony no. 3, 2nd Movement
orchestra:
Hanover Band
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in D major, D. 200: II. Allegretto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (from 1815-05-24 until 1815-07-19)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in D major, D. 200
Franz Schubert4:12
5Country Gardens
piano:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
recording of:
Country Gardens (Morris dance tune)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961) (from 1918 until 1952)
publisher:
Schott & Co. Ltd. and G. Schirmer Inc. (in 1919)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 73)
is based on:
Air XX. Country Garden
Percy Grainger2:08
6Trumpet Concerto, 3rd Movement
trumpet:
John Wallace (trumpeter)
orchestra:
Philharmonia (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Warren‐Green (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Trumpet Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe:1: III. Finale (Allegro)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Trumpet Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe:1
Joseph Haydn4:46
7The Lost Chord
vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
The Lost Chord
lyricist:
Adelaide Anne Procter (until 1860)
composer:
Sir Arthur Sullivan (composer) (until 1877-01-13)
Sir Arthur Sullivan5:10
8España (Waltz After Chabrier)
orchestra:
Gulbenkian Orchestra (The Gulbenkian Orchestra)
conductor:
Michel Swierczewski
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Émile Waldteufel6:40
9Three Shakespeare Songs
vocals:
Christ Church Choir
conductor:
Stephen Darlington (conductor/organist)
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1951)
dedicated to:
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs (English composer)
Ralph Vaughan Williams6:17
10In Dahomey
piano:
Martin Jones (pianist)
recording of:
In Dahomey (aka Cakewalk Smasher)
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961) (from 1903 until 1909)
Percy Grainger4:08
11Romanian Folk Dances
orchestra:
Hungarian State SO
conductor:
Adam Fischer (Hungarian conductor)
recording of:
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76 (for Orchestra)
orchestrator:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1917)
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1915)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1922)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 68) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 76)
orchestration of:
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
Béla Bartók6:57
12Gloria, RV 589, 1st & 2nd Movements
vocals:
Christ Church Choir
orchestra:
Hanover Band
conductor:
Darlington (conductor/organist)
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: II. Et in terra pax
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
publisher:
Walton Music Ltd.
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
Antonio Vivaldi6:40
13“Moonlight” Sonata, 1st MovementLudwig van Beethoven6:55
14Suite For Birthday of Prince Charles, Finale
orchestra:
English Northern Philharmonia (English Northern Philharmonia)
conductor:
Tippett (composer)
recording of:
Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles: V. Finale
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (in 1948)
part of:
Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles
Sir Michael Tippett4:11
2CD: BBC MM/RT7
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1Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
orchestra:
Philharmonia (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Glinka5:25
2L’horloge de Flore, 2nd‐4th Movements
oboe:
John Anderson (classical oboist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Simon Wright (classical conductor and organist)
recording of:
L'Horloge de Flore: 5 Uhr. Cupidone bleue
composer:
Jean Françaix (French composer) (in 1959)
part of:
L’Horloge de flore
recording of:
L'Horloge de Flore: 10 Uhr. Cierge à grandes fleurs
composer:
Jean Françaix (French composer) (in 1959)
part of:
L’Horloge de flore
recording of:
L'Horloge de Flore: 12 Uhr. Nyctanthe du Malabar
composer:
Jean Françaix (French composer) (in 1959)
part of:
L’Horloge de flore
Jean Françaix6:05
3Trio in D minor, 3rd MovementFelix Mendelssohn3:30
4Ballet des flocons de neige, 5th MvtJacques Offenbach2:37
5Canzon duodecimi toni à 10
orchestra:
Wallace Collection (brass ensemble)
recording of:
Canzon duodecimi toni a 10 [I], Ch. 177 (Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 1)
composer:
Giovanni Gabrieli (composer)
part of:
Sacrae symphoniae, Liber 1
Giovanni Gabrieli4:12
6Fugue in G minor, BWV 578
organ:
Kevin Bowyer (organist)
recording of:
Fugue in G minor, BWV 578 ("Little")
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: BC J 66) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 578)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:10
7Symphony no. 88, 4th MovementJoseph Haydn3:54
8This Have I Done for my True Love
vocals:
St John's, Cambridge, Choir
conductor:
Robinson (British conductor & organist)
recording of:
This Have I Done For My True Love, op. 34 no. 1
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (in 1916)
part of:
A thematic catalogue of Gustav Holst’s music (number: H. 128)
part of:
4 Choruses, op. 34
Gustav Holst5:41
9St Paul’s Suite, 4th Mvt (The Dargason)Gustav Holst3:31
10Symphonie militaire
orchestra:
Wallace Collection (brass ensemble)
recording of:
Symphonie Militaire
orchestrator:
François-Pierre Descamps (in 1989)
composer:
Charles-Simon Catel
François-Joseph Gossec5:17
11Abu Hassan Overture
orchestra:
Hanover Band
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Abu Hassan: Ouvertüre
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer)
part of:
Abu Hassan, J 106
Carl Maria von Weber3:35
12Ses Yeux – polka de concert
piano:
Nerine Barrett (pianist) and Alan Marks (pianist)
recording of:
Ses yeux, op. 66 (for piano four hands)
composer:
Louis Moreau Gottschalk (American composer) (in 1865)
part of:
Works of Louis Moreau Gottschalk by opus number (number: op. 66)
Louis Moreau Gottschalk4:34
13Der Rosenkavalier, Waltz Sequence no. 1
orchestra:
BBC Welsh SO
conductor:
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)
recording of:
Der Rosenkavalier: erste Walzerfolge, TrV 227c, AV 139 (from act 1/2)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer)
is based on:
Der Rosenkavalier (The Rose-knight, op. 59, op 59; TrV 227)
Richard Strauss13:51