Classical Heat

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Album Summary

Performers

• Stephen Gunzenhauser (Violin)
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Piano)
• Maria Kliegel (Cello)
• Bjarte Engeset (Piano)
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Vibraphone)
• Vytautas Sondeckis (Cello)
• Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Cello)
• David Geringas (Cello)
• David Lloyd-Jones
• Jonathon Welch (Voice)
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Luba Orgonasova (Soprano)
• Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
• Will Humburg (Tenor)
• Anthony Bramall
• Jonathan Welch (Tenor)
• Festival Mexico
• Royal Sinfonia
• Uwe Mund
• David -Lloyd
• Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowi
• English Philharmonia
• Vlach String Quartet
• Marat Bisengaliev (Violin)
• Johannes Wildner (Violin)
• Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Violin)
• Maggini Quartet
• Katarina Dalayman (Soprano)
• Hungarian State Opera Chorus
• Leif Segerstam (Piano)
• Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
• Nashville Symphony Orchestra
• Pier Morandi
• Kenneth Schermerhorn
• Kenneth Jean
• National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
• Andrew Mogrelia
• Thomas Bloch (Ondes Martenot)
• Antoni Wit (Ondes Martenot)
• BRT Philharmonic Orchestra
• Alexander Rahbari
• Marin Alsop (Strings)
• Wendy Warner (Cello)
• Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Cello)
• Thomas Sunnegårdh (Voice)
• François Weigel (Piano)

Conductors

• Alsop, Marin
• Batiz, Enrique
• Bramall, Anthony
• Engeset, Bjarte
• Geringas, David
• Gunzenhauser, Stephen
• Halasz, Michael
• Humburg, Will
• Jean, Kenneth
• Lloyd-Jones, David
• Mogrelia, Andrew
• Morandi, Pier G.
• Mund, Uwe
• Rahbari, Alexander
• Schermerhorn, Kenneth
• Segerstam, Leif
• Wildner, Johannes
• Wit, Antoni

Ensembles

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• Vlach Quartet Prague

Composers

• Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946)
• Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
• Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• David Lyon (1938 - )
• Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957)
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
• Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
• Arnold Bax (1883 - 1953)
• Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
• Samuel Barber (Composer) (1910 - 1981)
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934)
• Howard Hanson (1896 - 1981)
• Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
• Geirr Tveitt (1908 - 1981)
• Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
• Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
• Alberto Ginastera (1916 - 1983)
• Mikhail Glinka (1804 - 1857)

Notes & Reviews:

Classical Heat collects two discs' worth of fire-related and/or energetic classical music. The first disc, cryptically titled "By the Electric Fire," includes Khachaturian's Sabre Dance, Mars, the Bringer of War from Holst's Planets, and Ride of the Valkyries from Wagner's Die Walküre. Disc two, "By the Log Fire," features less intense, more romantic pieces such as Barber's Adagio for Strings, the Aria from Lyon's Short Suite, and Rachmaninov's Vocalise. Though Classical Heat's concept isn't necessarily the clearest, the quality of the collection's music still makes it worthwhile for casual fans of classical music. ~ Heather Phares

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Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 :: Mars, Bringer of War

• Performers: David Lloyd-Jones; Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones
• Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1916
• Studio/Live: Studio

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: Sabre Dance

• Performers: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Anthony Bramall
• Conductor: Anthony Bramall
• Notes: Composition written: 1943.
• Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1943
• Studio/Live: Studio

Ginastera, Alberto : Dances from Estancia, dance suite from the ballet, Op. 8a :: Malambo

• Performer: Festival Mexico
• Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
• Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1941
• Studio/Live: Studio

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: Ride of the Valkyries

• Performers: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Uwe Mund
• Conductor: Uwe Mund
• Running Time: 5 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1854-1856
• Studio/Live: Studio

Ravel, Maurice : Tzigane

• Performers: Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowi; Marat Bisengaliev (Violin); Johannes Wildner (Violin)
• Conductor: Johannes Wildner
• Running Time: 9 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1922-1924
• Studio/Live: Studio

Glinka, Mikhail : Ruslan and Lyudmila :: Ruslan and Ludmilla, G. xivov

• Performers: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Anthony Bramall
• Conductor: Anthony Bramall
• Running Time: 5 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1837-1842
• Studio/Live: Studio

Bax, Arnold : Quartet for Strings no 1 in G major :: Rondo, Allegro vivace

• Performer: Maggini Quartet
• Running Time: 6 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1918
• Studio/Live: Studio

Verdi, Giuseppe : Requiem Mass :: Dies irae (chorus)

• Performers: Hungarian State Opera Chorus; Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Pier Morandi
• Conductor: Pier Morandi
• Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874
• Language: Latin
• Studio/Live: Studio

Falla, Manuel de : El amor brujo

• Performers: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Jean
• Conductor: Kenneth Jean
• Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914
• Studio/Live: Studio

Prokofiev, Sergei : Romeo and Juliet :: Dance of the Knights

• Performers: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine; Andrew Mogrelia
• Conductor: Andrew Mogrelia
• Notes: Composition written: 1935-36.
• Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1935-1936
• Studio/Live: Studio

Messiaen, Olivier : Turangalîla-Symphonie :: Joie du sang des étoiles

• Performers: Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowi; François Weigel (Piano); Thomas Bloch (Ondes Martenot); Antoni Wit (Ondes Martenot)
• Conductor: Antoni Wit
• Running Time: 6 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1948-1990
• Studio/Live: Studio

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93 :: Allegro

• Performers: BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari
• Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
• Notes: Composition written: 1953.
• Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1953
• Studio/Live: Studio

Barber, Samuel : Concerto for Cello, Op. 22 :: Molto allegro e appassionato

• Performers: Marin Alsop (Strings); Wendy Warner (Cello); Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Cello)
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Running Time: 9 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1945
• Studio/Live: Studio

Stravinsky, Igor : Firebird :: King Kashchey's Infernal Dance (

• Performers: BRT Philharmonic Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari
• Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
• Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1919
• Studio/Live: Studio

Orff, Carl : Carmina burana :: O Fortuna

• Performers: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Stephen Gunzenhauser (Violin)
• Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1935-1936
• Language: Latin
• Studio/Live: Studio

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello :: Adagio - Moderato

• Performers: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Piano); Maria Kliegel (Cello)
• Conductor: Michael Halász
• Running Time: 8 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1919

Tveitt, Geirr : Folktunes (50) from Hardanger, Op. 150 :: no 19, Fare Thee Well

• Performers: Bjarte Engeset (Piano); Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Vibraphone)
• Conductor: Bjarte Engeset
• Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Songs (14), Op. 34

• Performers: Vytautas Sondeckis (Cello); Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Cello); David Geringas (Cello)
• Conductor: David Geringas
• Running Time: 5 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Puccini, Giacomo : La bohème :: O soave fanciulla

• Performers: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jonathon Welch (Voice); Luba Orgonasova (Soprano); Will Humburg (Tenor); Jonathan Welch (Tenor)
• Conductor: Will Humburg
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1896

Mascagni, Pietro : Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act :: Intermezzo

• Performers: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; Alexander Rahbari
• Conductor: Alexander Rahbari
• Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic

Lyon, David : Short Suite :: Aria

• Performers: Royal Sinfonia; David Lloyd-Jones
• Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones
• Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Contemporary

Wagner, Richard : Tristan und Isolde :: Liebestod

• Performers: Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra in Katowi; Johannes Wildner (Violin)
• Conductor: Johannes Wildner
• Running Time: 7 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1857-1859

Delius, Frederick : Idylle de printemps, for orchestra, RT vi/5

• Performers: David -Lloyd; English Philharmonia
• Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones
• Running Time: 7 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1889

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Quartet for Strings no 12 in F major, Op. 96/B 179 "American" :: Lento

• Performer: Vlach String Quartet
• Ensemble: Vlach Quartet Prague
• Notes: Composition written: 1893.
• Running Time: 7 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1893

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang : Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) :: Glück, Das mir verblieb (excerpt)

• Performers: Thomas Sunnegårdh (Voice); Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Violin); Katarina Dalayman (Soprano); Leif Segerstam (Piano)
• Conductor: Leif Segerstam
• Notes: Composition written: 1920.
• Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1920

Hanson, Howard : Rhythmic Variations on Two Ancient Hymns

• Performers: Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Kenneth Schermerhorn
• Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn
• Running Time: 7 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1977-1978

Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings

• Performers: Marin Alsop (Strings); Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Conductor: Marin Alsop
• Running Time: 7 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1936