40 Most Beautiful Spring Classics - Vivaldi, Glazunov, Copland, etc / Masur, Koopman, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Barbara Bonney (Soprano)
• Marieke Blankestijn (Violin)
• Viktoria Postnikova (Piano)
• Jean-Pierre Rampal (Flute)
• David Pyatt (Horn)
• Soile Isokoski (Soprano)
• Marita Viitasalo (Piano)
• Andreas Staier (Fortepiano)
• Rodolfo Mederos (Bandoneon)
• Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
• Jari Valo (Violin)
• Maxim Vengerov (Violin)
• Itamar Golan (Piano)
• Roger Woodward (Piano)
• Ton Koopman (Organ)
• Geoffrey Parsons (Piano)
• Christoph Prégardien (Tenor)

Conductors

• Antonini, Giovanni
• Bibl, Rudolph
• Conlon, James
• Davis, Andrew
• Guschlbauer, Theodor
• Inbal, Eliahu
• Kangas, Juha
• Koopman, Ton
• Marriner, Sir Neville
• Masur, Kurt
• Mehta, Zubin
• Rasilainen, Ari
• Rozhdestvensky, Gennady
• Scimone, Claudio
• Serebrier, José
• Wolff, Hugh

Ensembles

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• Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
• Amsterdam Baroque Soloists
• Ensemble Instrumental
• I Solisti Veneti
• Il Giardino Armonico
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Norwegian Radio Orchestra
• Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
• Philharmonia Orchestra
• Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
• St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

Composers

• Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992)
• Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934)
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Johann Strauss II (Junior) (1825 - 1899)
• Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
• Alexander Glazunov (1865 - 1936)
• Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
• Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)

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Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"

• Performer: Marieke Blankestijn (Violin)
• Running Time: 10 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Glazunov, Alexander : The Seasons, Op. 67 :: Spring - Scene

• Conductor: José Serebrier
• Running Time: 5 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1899

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Les saisons, Op. 37b :: March - Chant de l'alouette

• Performer: Viktoria Postnikova (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1875-1876

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Les saisons, Op. 37b :: April - Perce-neige

• Performer: Viktoria Postnikova (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1875-1876

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Les saisons, Op. 37b :: May - Les Nuits de mai

• Performer: Viktoria Postnikova (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1875-1876

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on Greensleeves

• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1934

Respighi, Ottorino : Gli uccelli "The Birds" :: The Cuckoo

• Conductor: Claudio Scimone
• Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti
• Running Time: 3 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1928

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the animals :: The Cuckoo in the Depths of the

• Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
• Ensemble: Ensemble Instrumental
• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1886

Delius, Frederick : Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra

• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Notes: Composition written: 1912.
• Running Time: 6 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1912

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Orchestral Suite no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 :: Badinerie

• Performer: Jean-Pierre Rampal (Flute)
• Conductor: Ton Koopman
• Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Soloists
• Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1738-1739

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Horn no 4 in E flat major, K. 495 :: Rondo

• Performer: David Pyatt (Horn)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1786

Schubert, Franz : Im Frühling, D 882/Op. 101 no 1

• Performers: Soile Isokoski (Soprano); Marita Viitasalo (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 03/1826

Grieg, Edvard : Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34 :: Last Spring

• Conductor: Juha Kangas
• Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1880

Schubert, Franz : Winterreise, D 911/Op. 89

• Performers: Andreas Staier (Fortepiano); Christoph Prégardien (Tenor)
• Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1827

Piazzolla, Astor : Las estaciones porteñas (4) :: Primavera porteña

• Performers: Rodolfo Mederos (Bandoneon); Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1965-1970

Sibelius, Jean : Suite for Violin and Strings, Op. 117 :: Evening in Spring

• Performer: Jari Valo (Violin)
• Conductor: Juha Kangas
• Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1929

Stravinsky, Igor : Le sacre du printemps :: Introduction. The Augur

• Conductor: Eliahu Inbal
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1911-1913

Orff, Carl : Carmina burana :: O Fortuna

• Conductor: Zubin Mehta
• Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1935-1936

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring" :: Allegro

• Performers: Maxim Vengerov (Violin); Itamar Golan (Piano)
• Running Time: 9 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1800-1801

Copland, Aaron : Appalachian Spring :: Allegro, vigoroso

• Conductor: Hugh Wolff
• Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1945

Copland, Aaron : Appalachian Spring :: Thema and Variations ("The Gift to be Simple")

• Conductor: Hugh Wolff
• Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1945

Copland, Aaron : Appalachian Spring :: Broadly

• Conductor: Hugh Wolff
• Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1945

Copland, Aaron : Appalachian Spring :: Moderato (Like a Prayer)

• Conductor: Hugh Wolff
• Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1945

Copland, Aaron : Appalachian Spring :: Andante (Very Calm)

• Conductor: Hugh Wolff
• Ensemble: St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1945

Mendelssohn, Felix : Song Without Words

• Performer: Roger Woodward (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 06/01/1842

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Frühlingsstimmen, Op. 410

• Conductor: Rudolph Bibl
• Ensemble: Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
• Running Time: 7 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1883

Handel, George Frideric : Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (no 13), HWV 295

• Performer: Ton Koopman (Organ)
• Notes: Composition written: 1739.
• Running Time: 12 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1739

Mendelssohn, Felix : Frühlingslied ("Der Frühling nacht mit"), song for voice & piano, Op. 71/2

• Performers: Geoffrey Parsons (Piano); Barbara Bonney (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 04/03/1845

Sinding, Christian : Rustle of Spring (Frühlingsrauchen), for piano, Op. 32/3

• Conductor: Ari Rasilainen
• Ensemble: Norwegian Radio Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1896

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The wasps :: Overture

• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 9 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1909

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" :: Allegro - Allegro - Allegretto [excerpt]

• Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer
• Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 2 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1808

Schumann, Robert : Symphony no 1 in B flat major ("Spring"), Op. 38 :: Larghetto

• Conductor: Kurt Masur
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1841

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Quartet for Strings no 14 in G major, K 387 "Spring" :: Andante cantabile

• Notes: Composition written: 1782.
• Running Time: 7 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1782

Handel, George Frideric : Solomon :: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

• Conductor: Giovanni Antonini
• Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico
• Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1748

Mussorgsky, Modest : Pictures at an exhibition :: Ballet of Ch

• Conductor: James Conlon
• Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 1 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874-1922