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1Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9/1
piano:
Nelson Freire (pianist) (in 1975)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto (in 1975)
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin6:11
2Recuerdos de la Alhambra
assistant engineer:
Ken Pearce (engineer) (in 1993-08)
producer:
Bonnie Silver (producer/engineer) (in 1993-08)
classical guitar:
Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer) (from 1996-08-19 until 1996-08-23)
guitar:
Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer)
recorded at:
Saint John Chrysostom Church in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (from 1996-08-19 until 1996-08-23)
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra) (from 1996-08-19 until 1996-08-23)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
Francisco Tárrega4:13
3Piano Concerto: Adagio
engineer and producer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer)
solo piano:
Håvard Gimse (pianist) (from 2003-05-13 until 2003-05-15)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 2003-05-13 until 2003-05-15)
conductor:
Bjarte Engeset (conductor) (from 2003-05-13 until 2003-05-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos Rights International Ltd. (for copyrights/licensing use only!) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (old [R]SNO Centre, Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 2003-05-13 until 2003-05-15)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio (from 2003-05-13 until 2003-05-15)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg6:18
4Masques et bergamasques: Pastorale
engineer and producer:
Chris Craker (UK musician, producer, engineer and label manager) (in 1995-03)
editor:
Black Box Music and Bill Sykes (editor)
orchestra:
RTÉ Sinfonietta (from 1995-03-23 until 1995-03-24)
conductor:
John Georgiadis (from 1995-03-23 until 1995-03-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1998)
recorded at:
National Concert Hall (Dublin) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (from 1995-03-23 until 1995-03-24)
recording of:
Suite, op. 112 "Masques et bergamasques": IV. Pastorale: Andantino tranquillo (from 1995-03-23 until 1995-03-24)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
is based on:
Masques et bergamasques, comédie musicale en 1 acte : II. Pastorale
part of:
Suite, op. 112 "Masques et bergamasques"
Gabriel Fauré4:18
5Horn Concerto no. 4: Romanza (Andante)
horn:
Will Sanders (french horn)
orchestra:
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Michael Gielen (Austrian conductor and composer)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: II. Romance. Andante cantabile
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:14
6Clair de Lune
producer:
Joël Perrot (French sound engineer)
piano:
François‐Joël Thiollier (French-American pianist) (from 1994-11-28 until 1994-12-01)
recorded at:
Temple Saint‐Marcel in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1994-11-28 until 1994-12-01)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (from 1994-11-28 until 1994-12-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:09
7String Quartet no. 1: Andante cantabile
string quartet:
Borodin Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11: II. Andante cantabile
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1871-02)
part of:
String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 11
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:16
8Oboe Concerto in D minor: Adagio
engineer:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1991-10)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (in 1991-10)
solo oboe:
József Kiss (oboist) (from 1991-10-28 until 1991-11-01)
orchestra:
Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra (from 1991-10-28 until 1991-11-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Reformed Church in Budapest, Hungary (from 1991-10-28 until 1991-11-01)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio) (from 1991-10-28 until 1991-11-01)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935 (Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor)
Alessandro Marcello4:16
9Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Ingrid Kertesi (soprano)
orchestra:
Budapest Camerata
conductor:
Kovács László (conductor)
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert54:51
10Lyric Suite, op. 54: Notturno
orchestra:
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
conductor:
Ari Rasilainen (conductor)
recording of:
Lyric Suite, op. 54: III. Notturno. Andante (orch. Seidl, revised Grieg)
orchestrator:
Anton Seidl
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1905)
orchestration of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte V, op. 54: No. 4: Notturno (Lyric Pieces, Book V, op. 54 no. 4: Nocturne, original for piano)
part of:
Lyric Suite, op. 54 (pt 1 orch. Grieg; pts 2-4 orch. Seidl, revised Grieg)
Edvard Grieg4:31
11Romance no. 2 in F, op. 50
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (in 1988-07)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic) (in 1988-07)
conductor:
Kenneth Jean (conductor) (in 1988-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Reduta Concert Hall, Bratislava in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1988-07)
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile) (in 1988-07)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)
Ludwig van Beethoven9:49
12Clarinet Concerto no. 1: Adagio ma non troppo
clarinet:
Sharon Kam (clarinetist) (from 1996-06 until 1996-07)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (from 1996-06 until 1996-07)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (from 1996-06 until 1996-07)
recorded at:
Gewandhaus (1981-) in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1996-06 until 1996-07)
recording of:
Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester Nr. 1 in f-Moll, op. 73: II. Adagio ma non troppo (from 1996-06 until 1996-07)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer) (in 1811)
part of:
Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester Nr. 1 in f-Moll, op. 73 (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73)
Carl Maria von Weber6:11