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 Classical Prep School - Essential Music
Release Date: 08/11/2009 
Label:  Telarc   Catalog #: 80749   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Claude Debussy,  John Adams,  Hildegard of Bingen,  Anonymous,  Guillaume Dufay, 
Jean Francois Dutertre,  Orlando de Lassus,  Thomas Tallis,  Giovanni Gabrieli, 
John Dowland,  Claudio Monteverdi,  Henry Purcell,  Antonio Vivaldi, 
Johann Sebastian Bach,  George Frideric Handel,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Franz Joseph Haydn, 
Ludwig van Beethoven,  Franz Schubert,  Edvard Grieg,  Richard Wagner, 
Camille Saint-Saëns,  Felix Mendelssohn,  Frédéric Chopin,  Johannes Brahms, 
Modest Mussorgsky,  Georges Bizet,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Antonín Dvorák, 
Gabriel Fauré,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Gustav Mahler,  Richard Strauss, 
Jean Sibelius,  Sergei Rachmaninov,  Gustav Holst,  Igor Stravinsky, 
Carl Orff,  Samuel Barber,  Dmitri Shostakovich,  Sergei Prokofiev, 
Aaron Copland,  Béla Bartók,  Henryk Mikolaj Górecki,  Michael Gandolfi

Performer:  Gloria Cheng,  Shira Kammen,  David Russell,  Joseph Silverstein,  Simone Dinnerstein, 
William Tritt,  Michael Chertock,  Rudolf Serkin,  John O'Conor, 
James Van Demark,  Kathleen Battle,  Horacio Gutierrez,  Christine Brewer

Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin,  Norman Mackenzie,  Martin Pearlman,  Seiji Ozawa,  Sir Charles Mackerras, 
Erich Kunzel,  Christoph von Dohnányi,  Lorin Maazel,  Yoel Levi, 
Michael Bishop,  Robert Shaw,  André Previn,  David Zinman, 
Robert Spano,  Leon Botstein,  Donald Runnicles
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,  Ensemble P.A.N.,  Empire Brass,  Boston Baroque, 
Boston Symphony Orchestra,  Scottish Chamber Orchestra,  Prague Chamber Orchestra, 
Cincinnati Pops,  Cleveland String Quartet,  Cleveland Orchestra, 
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, 
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,  London Philharmonic Orchestra

Number of Discs: 4 
Recorded in: Stereo 

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1.  Prélude ŕ l'aprčs-midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1892-1894; France 
 		Length: 10 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner.
Composition written: France (1892 - 1894). 
2.  China Gates by John Adams
Performer:  Gloria Cheng (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1977; USA 
 		Length: 5 Minutes 1 Secs. 
Notes: Producers: Michael Fine; Gloria Cheng.
Engineer: Michael Fine. 
3.  O viridissima virga: Excerpt by Hildegard of Bingen
Period: Medieval 
Written: 12th Century; Germany 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Elaine Martone.
Engineer: Michael Bishop. 
4.  Salve virgo virginum by Anonymous
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ensemble P.A.N.
Period: Medieval 
Written: 14th Century; England 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Elaine Martone.
Engineer: Michael Bishop. 
5.  Au renouvel by Anonymous
Performer:  Shira Kammen (Vielle)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ensemble P.A.N.
Period: Medieval 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Elaine Martone.
Engineer: Michael Bishop. 
6.  Tibi, Christe, splendor patris by Guillaume Dufay
Period: Renaissance 
Written: France 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 13 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineers: Jack Renner; Tony Faulkner. 
7.  Pavane and Gaillarde by Jean Francois Dutertre
Period: 20th Century 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineers: Jack Renner; Tony Faulkner. 
8.  S'io fusse ciaul'et tu lo camanile by Orlando de Lassus
Period: Renaissance 
Written: by 1581; Munich, Germany 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 6 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineers: Jack Renner; Tony Faulkner. 
9.  O sacrum convivium by Thomas Tallis
Conductor:  Norman Mackenzie
Period: Renaissance 
Written: 16th Century; England 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 9 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
10.  Canzon a 12 by Giovanni Gabrieli
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Empire Brass
Period: Renaissance 
Written: Venice, Italy 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 39 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
11.  Lauda anima mea by Orlando de Lassus
Period: Renaissance 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineers: Jack Renner; Tony Faulkner. 
12.  Come Away (Come Again), DP 60 by John Dowland
Performer:  David Russell (Guitar)
Period: Renaissance 
Written: England 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Elaine Martone.
Engineer: Thomas Knab. 
13.  Vespers: 1. Deus in adjutorium / Domine ad adjuvandum by Claudio Monteverdi
Conductor:  Martin Pearlman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Baroque
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1610; Italy 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
14.  Abdelazer: Rondeau by Henry Purcell
Conductor:  Martin Pearlman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Baroque
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1695; England 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 21 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
15.  The Four Seasons: La Primavera (Spring): 1. Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Joseph Silverstein (Violin)
Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
16.  Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: 1. Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Martin Pearlman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Baroque
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Thomas C. Moore.
Engineers: Jack Renner; Robert Friedrich. 
17.  Messiah: And He Shall Purify by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Martin Pearlman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Baroque
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 11 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
18.  Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Simone Dinnerstein (Piano)
Period: Baroque 
Written: Nuremberg, Germany 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 51 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Adam Abeshouse.
Engineer: Adam Abeshouse.
Editor: Adam Abeshouse.
Composition written: Nuremberg, Germany (1741 - 1742). 
19.  Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050: 1. Allegro by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:  Martin Pearlman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Baroque
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1720-1721; ?Cöthen, Germany 
 		Length: 9 Minutes 41 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
20.  Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1786; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
21.  Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: 2. Romance: Andante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Prague Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 5 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
22.  Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467: 2. Andante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:  William Tritt (Piano)
Conductor:  Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cincinnati Pops
Period: Classical 
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 6 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineers: Michael Bishop; Robert Woods. 
23.  Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Prague Chamber Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 6 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
24.  Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Martin Pearlman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Baroque
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
25.  Requiem, K. 626: Amen by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:  Martin Pearlman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Baroque
Period: Classical 
Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 28 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
26.  Quartet in D major, Op. 76/5: 1. Allegretto - Allegro by Franz Joseph Haydn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland String Quartet
Period: Classical 
Written: 1797; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Judith Sherman.
Engineers: Thomas Knab; Jack Renner. 
27.  Für Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Michael Chertock (Piano)
Period: Classical 
Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Erica Brenner.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
28.  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": 1. Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of happy feelings by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Christoph von Dohnányi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 37 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
29.  Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": 3. Rondo: Allegro by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1809; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 10 Minutes 51 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
30.  Moments Musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor by Franz Schubert
Performer:  John O'Conor (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1823-1828; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 48 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
31.  Piano Quintet in A major, "Trout": 4. Tema. Andantino (Theme and Variations) by Franz Schubert
Performer:  James Van Demark (Double Bass), John O'Conor (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland String Quartet
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1819; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 7 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
32.  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral": 4. Presto (excerpt) by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor:  Christoph von Dohnányi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland Orchestra
Period: Classical 
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria 
 		Length: 11 Minutes 46 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
33.  Peer Gynt: Morning Mood Suite by Edvard Grieg
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875/1892; Norway 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
34.  Das Rheingold: Ride of the Valkyries (excerpt) by Richard Wagner
Conductor:  Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1856; Germany 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 38 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
35.  Samson & Delilah: Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saëns
Conductor:  Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cincinnati Pops
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1877; France 
 		Length: 7 Minutes 24 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
36.  Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor:  Yoel Levi,  Michael Bishop
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1842; Germany 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods. 
37.  Prelude in D-flat major, Op. 28/15 "Raindrop Prelude" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  John O'Conor (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 54 Secs. 
Notes: Producers: James Mallinson; Robert Woods.
Engineers: Jack Renner; Michael Bishop. 
38.  Requiem: Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1854-1868; Austria 
 		Length: 5 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
39.  Night on the Bare Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Conductor:  Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1866; Russia 
 		Length: 10 Minutes 27 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
40.  Carmen Suite No. 2: Danse Boheme by Georges Bizet
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1875; France 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
41.  Requiem: 2. Dies irae (excerpt) by Giuseppe Verdi
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1874; Italy 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 4 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
42.  Slavonic Dances, Op. 46: No. 2 in E minor. Allegretto scherzando by Antonín Dvorák
Conductor:  Yoel Levi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1878; Bohemia 
 		Length: 5 Minutes 6 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Elaine Martone.
Engineer: Michael Bishop. 
43.  Requiem, Op. 48: 4. Pie Jesu by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1887-1890; France 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
44.  Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": 2. Allegro con grazia by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:  Christoph von Dohnányi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cleveland Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1893; Russia 
 		Length: 7 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
45.  Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection": 5. Im Tempo des Scherzos - Wild herausfahrend Allegro ene by Gustav Mahler
Performer:  Kathleen Battle (Soprano)
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1888/1896; Germany 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
46.  Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Excerpt by Richard Strauss
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1895-1896; Germany 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
47.  Finlandia by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:  Yoel Levi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: Finland 
 		Length: 8 Minutes 4 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Michael Bishop.
Composition written: Finland (1899 - 1900). 
48.  Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Excerpt by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:  Horacio Gutierrez (Piano)
Conductor:  David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1934; USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 3 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
49.  The Planets, Op. 32: Mars, the Bringer of War (excerpt) by Gustav Holst
Conductor:  André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1914-1916; England 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 11 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
50.  The Firebird Suite: Infernal Dance of King Kastchei by Igor Stravinsky
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1919; Switzerland 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 17 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
51.  Carmina Burana: Fortune, Empress of the World (O Fortuna) by Carl Orff
Conductor:  Robert Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Germany 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
52.  Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber
Conductor:  Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1936; Rome, Italy 
 		Length: 7 Minutes 36 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
53.  Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: 2. Allegretto by Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor:  Yoel Levi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1937; USSR 
 		Length: 5 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Notes: Producers: Elaine Martone; Robert Woods.
Engineers: Jack Renner; Robert Woods. 
54.  Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets (excerpt) by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:  Yoel Levi
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1935-1936; Paris, France 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Robert Woods.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
55.  Appalachian Spring: Excerpt by Aaron Copland
Conductor:  Robert Spano
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1943-1944; USA 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Elaine Martone.
Engineer: Jack Renner. 
56.  Concerto for Orchestra: 4. Intermezzo interrotto by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Leon Botstein
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1943; USA 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: James Mallinson.
Engineer: Robert Friedrich. 
57.  Symphony No. 3, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": 1. Lento: Sostenuto tranquillo ma cantabile (excerpt) by Henryk Mikolaj Górecki
Performer:  Christine Brewer (Soprano)
Conductor:  Donald Runnicles
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1976; Poland 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 56 Secs. 
Notes: Producers: Elaine Martone; Thomas C. Moore.
Engineer: Michael Bishop. 
58.  The Garden of Cosmic Speculation: The Willowtwist by Michael Gandolfi
Conductor:  Robert Spano
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 34 Secs. 
Notes: Producer: Elaine Martone.
Engineer: Michael Bishop.
Composition written: 2004 - 2007. 
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