Les Elections Classiques 2012

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1Violin Concerto in D major, op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
executive producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
violin:
Nathan Milstein (violinist) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-13)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-13)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-13)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-13)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35: I. Allegro moderato (from 1972-09-11 until 1972-09-13)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky17:02
2Rinaldo, HWV 7a, Act II: Lascia ch'io pianga
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
vocals:
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Venice Baroque Orchestra
conductor:
Andrea Marcon (Italian conductor & keyboardist)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel4:58
3Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto – (live)
piano:
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (pianist)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker (Vienna Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven8:36
4Requiem, K. 626 (Ed. Beyer/Levin): IIIf. Lacrimosa (live)
choir vocals:
Swedish Radio Choir
vocals:
Kay Johannsen
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
live recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: “Lacrimosa” (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Beyer (violist)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:53
5Piano Concerto no. 23 in A major, K. 488: II. Adagio (live)
piano:
Hélène Grimaud (French pianist)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio (Chamber orchestra of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Radoslaw Szulc (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488: II. Andante (Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1786 until 1786-03-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:38
64 Impromptus, op. 90, D.899: no. 3 in G-flat major: Andante
piano:
Brigitte Engerer (pianist)
recording of:
Impromptu in G‐flat major, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 6)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899
Franz Schubert6:25
7Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato –
violin:
Janine Jansen (Dutch violinist and violist) (in 2006-09)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (in 2006-09)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor) (in 2006-09)
recorded at:
Gewandhaus (1981-) in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 2006-09)
live recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato) (in 2006-09)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Felix Mendelssohn13:01
8Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2
producer:
Helmut Burk
piano:
Maria João Pires (pianist) (in 1995-01)
balance engineer:
Helmut Burk (in 1995-01)
recorded at:
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1995-01)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (in 1995-01)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3) and Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin4:29
9Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (live)
recording engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (in 2004-07) and Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 2004-07)
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
piano:
Lang Lang (Chinese pianist) (in 2004-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre (Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, fka Kirov Orchestra till 1992) (in 2004-07)
conductor:
Valery Gergiev (conductor) (in 2004-07)
balance engineer:
Stephan Flock (in 2004-07)
recorded at:
Mikaeli: Martti Talvela Hall in Mikkeli, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (in 2004-07)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (in 2004-07)
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
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 Rachmaninoff12:28
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1Norma, Act I : Bellini: Norma, Act I: Casta Diva
choir vocals:
London Voices
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini7:32
2Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) (in 1994-11)
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1994-11)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1994-11)
balance engineer:
Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer) (in 1994-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1994-11)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo) (in 1994-11)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák11:53
3Adagio for Strings (live)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1982-07-24)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1982-07-24)
recorded at:
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1982-07-24)
live recording of:
Adagio for Strings (on 1982-07-24)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber10:09
4Requiem, op. 48: 4. Pie Jesu
recording engineer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1986-03)
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
producer:
Joseph Szurly
organ:
Timothy Farrell (organist) (in 1986-03)
baritone vocals:
Andreas Schmidt (bass-baritone & teacher)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (in 1986-03)
soprano vocals:
Kathleen Battle (soprano) (in 1986-03)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1986-03)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1986-03)
chorus master:
Horst Neumann (choir master and conductor)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (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 (in 1986-03)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version) (in 1986-03)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré4:01
5Piano Trio no. 2 in E flat, op. 100 D.929: 2. Andante con moto
cello:
Bernard Greenhouse (cellist) (in 1966)
piano:
Menahem Pressler (pianist) (in 1966)
violin:
Daniel Guilet (born Daniel Guilevitch) (in 1966)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics (See annotation to check it's really this label.) (in 1966)
recording of:
Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 100, D. 929 (in 1966)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827-11)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 929)
recording of:
Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto (in 1966)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827-11)
part of:
Piano Trio no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 100, D. 929
Franz Schubert58:54
6Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-Sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Elena Gilels (pianist) and Emil Gilels (pianist) (from 1980-09-09 until 1980-09-17)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1980-09-09 until 1980-09-17)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (from 1980-09-09 until 1980-09-17)
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 Beethoven6:01
7Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood
producer:
Michel Glotz
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood) (from 1982-01-27 until 1982-02-18)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg4:03
8Das Wohltemperierte Klavier: Book 1, BWV 846-869: Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 846
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: BC L 80) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 846)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Johann Sebastian Bach4:53
9Symphonie fantastique, H. 48: II. Un bal. Valse
recording engineer:
Ko Witteveen (engineer) (from 1974-01-09 until 1974-01-10)
producer:
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (in 1974-01)
conductor:
Colin Davis (Sir Colin Davis, English conductor) (in 1974-01)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1974-01-09 until 1974-01-10)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: II. Un bal (in 1974-01)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz6:11
1012 Etudes, op. 10 - Paderewski Edition: no. 3 in E major
piano:
Nelson Freire (pianist) (in 2004-12)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo (in 2004-12)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin, Ignacy Jan Paderewski4:05
11Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: Recit. Guardate! – no. 4, Madamina "Catalogue Aria"
bass-baritone vocals [Leporello]:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer) (in 2006-04)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra (in 2006-04)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 2006-04)
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (in 2006-04)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 4 Aria “Madamina, il catalogo è questo” (Leporello) (in 2006-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
partial recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. Recitativo “Chi è là? Stelle! che vedo” (Donna Elvira, Don Giovanni, Leporello) (in 2006-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:48

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