Works Summary
Performers
Heinz Holliger (Oboe)
Alexander Kerr (Violin)
Paul Coker (Piano)
Andre Previn (Piano)
Joshua Bell (Violin)
Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Rhondda Gillespie (Piano)
Marisa Robles (Harp)
Pepe Romero (Guitar)
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
Pilar Lorengar (Soprano)
Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Eduardo Fernández (Guitar)
Miklós Perényi (Cello)
Pascal Rogé (Piano)
György Sebok (Piano)
János Starker (Cello)
Conductors
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Richard Bonynge
Riccardo Chailly
Charles Dutoit
Christopher Hogwood
George Malcolm
Sir Marriner
Giuseppe Patanè
Jeffrey Tate
Ensembles
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Borodin String Quartet
Cleveland Orchestra
English Chamber Orchestra
I Musici
I Salonisti
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Santa Cecilia Academy Chamber Orchestra
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Takács String Quartet
Composers
Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Alessandro Marcello (1669 - 1747)
Joseph Canteloube (1879 - 1957)
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Max Bruch (1838 - 1920)
Fritz Kreisler (1875 - 1962)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
Notes:
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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" :: 2nd movement, Romanza
- Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1787
- Studio/Live: Studio
Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight" :: 1st movement, Adagio sostenuto
- Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Running Time: 6 min. 7 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1801
- Studio/Live: Studio
Elgar, Edward, Sir : Chanson de nuit, Op. 15 no 1
- Ensemble: I Salonisti
- Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Vocal
- Written: 1897
- Studio/Live: Studio
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Pavane, Op. 50
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1887
- Studio/Live: Studio
Borodin, Alexander : Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major :: 3rd movement, Andante "Nocturne"
- Ensemble: Borodin String Quartet
- Running Time: 8 min. 10 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 1881
- Studio/Live: Studio
Brahms, Johannes : Songs (5), Op. 49 :: no 4, Wiegenlied
- Performer: Marisa Robles (Harp)
- Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Vocal
- Written: 1868
- Studio/Live: Studio
Kreisler, Fritz : Berceuse romantique, Op. 9
- Performers: Joshua Bell (Violin); Paul Coker (Piano)
- Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Studio/Live: Studio
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka, Op 114/B 203 :: O moon high up "Song to the moon"
- Performer: Pilar Lorengar (Soprano)
- Conductor: Giuseppe Patanè
- Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chamber Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. 16 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Vocal
- Written: 1900
- Studio/Live: Studio
Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" :: 2nd movement, Adagio un poco mosso
- Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
- Running Time: 7 min. 45 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1809
- Studio/Live: Studio
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord no 3 in G minor, BWV 1029 :: 2nd movement, Adagio
- Performers: János Starker (Cello); György Sebok (Piano)
- Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.
- Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1720
- Studio/Live: Studio
Bizet, Georges : Carmen :: Suite no 1 - Act 3 Prelude "Intermezzo"
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1875
- Studio/Live: Studio
Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Guitar in D major :: Largo
- Performer: Eduardo Fernández (Guitar)
- Conductor: George Malcolm
- Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 8 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Concerto
- Studio/Live: Studio
Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Variants (5) of 'Dives and Lazarus'
- Conductor: Sir Marriner
- Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Notes: This selection is presented in excerpted form.
- Running Time: 5 min. 13 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Written: 1939
- Studio/Live: Studio
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9 :: no 2 in E flat major
- Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1830-1831
- Studio/Live: Studio
Canteloube, Joseph : Chants d'Auvergne :: Volume 1 - no 2, Baïlèro
- Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
- Conductor: Jeffrey Tate
- Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Written: 1923-1930
- Studio/Live: Studio
Satie, Erik : Gymnopédies (3) for Piano :: no 1, Lent et douloureux
- Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
- Notes: Arranged: Debussy
- Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Written: 1888
- Studio/Live: Studio
Bach, Johann Sebastian : Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068 :: Air
- Conductor: Sir Marriner
- Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Running Time: 5 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Written: circa 1729-1731
- Studio/Live: Studio
Debussy, Claude : Suite bergamasque :: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune
- Performer: Pascal Rogé (Piano)
- Running Time: 5 min. 25 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Written: 1890/1905
- Studio/Live: Studio
Massenet, Jules : Thaïs :: Meditation
- Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Opera/Operetta
- Written: 1894
- Studio/Live: Studio
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467 :: 2nd movement, Andante
- Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
- Running Time: 7 min. 55 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1785
- Studio/Live: Studio
Schubert, Franz : Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 163/D 956 :: 2nd mvt, Adagio
- Performer: Miklós Perényi (Cello)
- Ensemble: Takács String Quartet
- Running Time: 5 min. 38 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 1828
- Studio/Live: Studio
Bruch, Max : Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26 :: 2nd movement, Adagio
- Performer: Joshua Bell (Violin)
- Conductor: Sir Marriner
- Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Running Time: 9 min. 25 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1868
- Studio/Live: Studio
Marcello, Alessandro : Concerto for Oboe in D minor :: 2nd movement, Adagio
- Performer: Heinz Holliger (Oboe)
- Ensemble: I Musici
- Running Time: 4 min. 22 sec.
- Period Time: Baroque
- Form: Concerto
- Written: by 1717
- Studio/Live: Studio
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 :: 4th movement, Larghetto
- Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
- Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Running Time: 6 min. 6 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1875
- Studio/Live: Studio
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar :: 2nd movement, Adagio
- Performer: Pepe Romero (Guitar)
- Conductor: Sir Marriner
- Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
- Running Time: 11 min. 30 sec.
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Form: Concerto
- Written: 1939
- Studio/Live: Studio
Liszt, Franz : Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172 :: no 3 in D flat major, Lento placido
- Performer: Rhondda Gillespie (Piano)
- Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1849-1850
- Studio/Live: Studio
Rachmaninov, Sergei : Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux" :: no 2, La nuit...l'amour
- Performers: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano); Andre Previn (Piano)
- Running Time: 6 min. 21 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1893
- Studio/Live: Studio
Shostakovich, Dmitri : Gadfly, Op. 97 :: Romance
- Performer: Alexander Kerr (Violin)
- Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
- Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Period Time: 20th Century
- Written: 1955
- Studio/Live: Studio
Offenbach, Jacques : Les contes d'Hoffmann :: Barcarolle
- Conductor: Richard Bonynge
- Ensemble: Suisse Romande Orchestra
- Running Time: 3 min. 59 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1881
- Studio/Live: Studio
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