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Release Date: 10/17/2000
Label: Naxos Catalog #: 8555319-20 Spars Code: DDD
Composer: Anonymous, Hildegard of Bingen, Giovanni Palestrina, William Byrd, François Couperin,
Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz,
Felix Mendelssohn, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Richard Wagner,
Johannes Brahms, Sir Edward Elgar, Claude Debussy, Richard Strauss,
Sergei Rachmaninov, Ottorino Respighi, Igor Stravinsky, Carl Orff,
Benjamin Britten, Johann Pachelbel, Arcangelo Corelli, Georg Philipp Telemann,
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Giuseppe Verdi, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvorák,
Philip Glass, Gioachino Rossini, Carl Maria von Weber
Performer: Laurence Cummings, Takako Nishizaki, Jénö Jandó, Ingrid Kertesi, Idil Biret,
Miroslav Kejmar, Péter Nagy, Balázs Szokolay, Adele Anthony,
Patrizia Pace, Gloria Scalchi, Ernst Ottensamer
Conductor: Alberto Turco, Jeremy Summerly, Stephen Gunzenhauser, Jaroslav Dvorák, Barry Wordsworth,
Wolfgang Sobotka, László Kovács, Pinchas Steinberg, Richard Hayman,
Alexander Rahbari, Uwe Mund, István Bogár, George Hurst,
Keith Clark, Zdenek Kosler, Enrique Bátiz, Stefan Sanderling,
Richard Studt, Richard Edlinger, Jaroslav Krcek, Petr Skvor,
Uwe Grodd, Ondrej Lenárd, Takuo Yuasa, Piergiorgio Morandi,
Johannes Wildner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana, Oxford Camerata, Rose Consort of Viols, Capella Istropolitana,
Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Camerata Budapest, Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra, Budapest Symphony Orchestra,
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Choir,
Failoni Orchestra Budapest, Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava, Ulster Orchestra,
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

Number of Discs: 2
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 2 Hours 31 Mins.

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This 2-CD Set includes a 562 page book with composer biographies and a glossary of musical terms.


Works on This Recording			Back to Top

1.	De profundis by Anonymous
	Conductor: Alberto Turco Orchestra/Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana Period: Medieval	Date of Recording: 08/03/1992 Venue: Church of the Nativity, Mantua, Italy Length: 3 Minutes 17 Secs. Language: Latin


2.	O virga mediatrix by Hildegard of Bingen
	Conductor: Jeremy Summerly Orchestra/Ensemble: Oxford Camerata Period: Medieval Written: 12th Century; Germany	Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs. Language: Latin


3.	Missa "Papae Marcelli": Gloria by Giovanni Palestrina
	Conductor: Jeremy Summerly Orchestra/Ensemble: Oxford Camerata Period: Renaissance Written: by 1567; Italy	Date of Recording: 09/1991 Venue: Dorchester Abbey, Oxon, England Length: 5 Minutes 32 Secs. Language: Latin


4.	Pavan and Galliard a 6 in C major: Pavan by William Byrd
	Orchestra/Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols Period: Renaissance Written: England	Date of Recording: 1992 Venue: Forde Abbey, Dorset, England Length: 3 Minutes 4 Secs.


5.	Concerts royaux: Concert no 1 in G major - Prélude by François Couperin
	Performer: Laurence Cummings (Harpsichord) Period: Baroque Written: 1722; Paris, France	Venue: St Martin's Church, East Woodhay Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.


6.	Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": 1st movement, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
	Performer: Takako Nishizaki (Violin) Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser Orchestra/Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Period: Baroque Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy	Date of Recording: 07/1987 Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Hall, Bratislava Length: 3 Minutes 37 Secs.


7.	Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Conductor: Jaroslav Dvorák Orchestra/Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Period: Baroque Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany	Length: 5 Minutes 18 Secs.


8.	Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
	Orchestra/Ensemble: Scholars Baroque Ensemble Period: Baroque Written: 1742; London, England	Date of Recording: 07/1992 Venue: Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, England Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs. Language: English


9.	Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London": 3rd movement, Minuet by Franz Joseph Haydn
	Conductor: Barry Wordsworth Orchestra/Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Period: Classical Written: 1795; London, England	Date of Recording: 06/1989 Venue: Moyzes Hall, Bratislava Length: 5 Minutes 24 Secs.


10.	Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 1st movement, Allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conductor: Wolfgang Sobotka Orchestra/Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Period: Classical Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria	Date of Recording: 10/1987 Venue: Slovak Philharmonic Hall, Bratislava Length: 5 Minutes 50 Secs.


11.	Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight": 1st movement, Adagio sostenuto by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performer: Jénö Jandó (Piano) Period: Classical Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria	Date of Recording: 04/1987 Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest, Hungary Length: 5 Minutes 16 Secs.


12.	Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
	Performer: Ingrid Kertesi (Soprano) Conductor: László Kovács Orchestra/Ensemble: Camerata Budapest Period: Romantic Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria	Length: 4 Minutes 50 Secs. Language: German


13.	Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 2nd movement, Scene at the Ball by Hector Berlioz
	Conductor: Pinchas Steinberg Orchestra/Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1830; France	Length: 6 Minutes 30 Secs.


14.	Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn
	Conductor: Richard Hayman Orchestra/Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1842; Germany	Date of Recording: 1989 Length: 6 Minutes 23 Secs.


15.	Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin
	Performer: Idil Biret (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France	Date of Recording: 1991 Venue: Tonstudio, Sandhausen Length: 1 Minutes 45 Secs.


16.	Symphony no 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 "Spring": 2nd movement, Larghetto by Robert Schumann
	Conductor: Alexander Rahbari Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1841; Germany	Date of Recording: 06/1991 Venue: Belgian Radio Concert Hall, Brussels Length: 5 Minutes 29 Secs.


17.	Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
	Conductor: Uwe Mund Orchestra/Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1856; Germany	Length: 5 Minutes 23 Secs.


18.	Hungarian Dances (21) for Orchestra, WoO 1: no 3 in F major by Johannes Brahms
	Conductor: István Bogár Orchestra/Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1868-1880; Austria	Date of Recording: 03/1988 Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest, Hungary Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs.


19.	Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation 9, Nimrod by Sir Edward Elgar
	Conductor: George Hurst Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1898-1899; England	Length: 3 Minutes 40 Secs.


20.	Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy
	Conductor: Keith Clark Orchestra/Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1890/1905; France	Length: 4 Minutes 25 Secs.

	Notes: Orchestrated: André Caplet


21.	Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction by Richard Strauss
	Conductor: Zdenek Kosler Orchestra/Ensemble: Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1895-1896; Germany	Venue: Reduta Hall, Bratislava Length: 1 Minutes 51 Secs.


22.	Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 2, Prélude in C sharp minor by Sergei Rachmaninov
	Performer: Idil Biret (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1892; Russia	Date of Recording: 1989-90 Venue: Tonstudio Van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany Length: 4 Minutes 41 Secs.


23.	Fountains of Rome: Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset by Ottorino Respighi
	Conductor: Enrique Bátiz Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1914-1916; Rome, Italy	Date of Recording: 04/1991 Venue: London, England Length: 6 Minutes 9 Secs.


24.	Pulcinella Suite: 1st movement, Sinfonia by Igor Stravinsky
	Conductor: Stefan Sanderling Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1922/1947; France	Length: 2 Minutes 8 Secs.


25.	Carmina burana: no 1, O fortuna by Carl Orff
	Conductor: Stephen Gunzenhauser Orchestra/Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Choir Period: 20th Century Written: 1936; Germany	Date of Recording: 1988 Venue: Czechoslovak Radio Studio, Bratislava Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.


26.	Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4: 2nd movement "Playful Pizzicato" by Benjamin Britten
	Conductor: Richard Studt Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1933-1934; England	Date of Recording: 10/1993 Venue: Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, England Length: 3 Minutes 18 Secs.


27.	Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major by Johann Pachelbel
	Conductor: Richard Edlinger Orchestra/Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Period: Baroque Written: Germany	Date of Recording: 08/1988 Venue: Concert Hall, Slovak Phil, Bratislava Length: 4 Minutes 45 Secs.


28.	Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6: no 8 in G minor "Christmas" - Vivace - Grave by Arcangelo Corelli
	Conductor: Jaroslav Krcek Orchestra/Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Period: Baroque Written: 1708-1712; Rome, Italy	Date of Recording: 1990 Venue: Moyzes Hall, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Length: 1 Minutes 19 Secs.


29.	Concerto for Trumpet in D major, TV 51 no D 7: 1st movement, Adagio by Georg Philipp Telemann
	Performer: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet) Conductor: Petr Skvor Orchestra/Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana Period: Baroque Written: circa 1708-1714; Eisenach, Germany	Date of Recording: 01/1989 Venue: Concert Hall, Slovak Philharmonic Length: 2 Minutes 5 Secs.


30.	Symphony in F major: Andante by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
	Conductor: Uwe Grodd Orchestra/Ensemble: Failoni Orchestra Budapest Period: Classical Written: 18th Century; Austria	Length: 2 Minutes 10 Secs.


31.	La traviata: Act 1 Prelude by Giuseppe Verdi
	Conductor: Uwe Mund Orchestra/Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1853; Italy	Date of Recording: 12/1990 Venue: Slovak Radio Concert Hall, Bratislava Length: 3 Minutes 51 Secs.


32.	Swan Lake, Op. 20: no 26, Act 4 - Scène by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Conductor: Ondrej Lenárd Orchestra/Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava Period: Romantic Written: 1875-1876; Russia	Date of Recording: 1989 Venue: Concert Hall, Slovak Radio, Bratislava Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs.


33.	Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 46/B 78: no 1 in C major, Furiant by Antonín Dvorák
	Performer: Péter Nagy (Piano), Balázs Szokolay (Piano) Period: Romantic Written: 1878; Bohemia	Date of Recording: 09/1987 Venue: Italian Institute, Budapest, Hungary Length: 3 Minutes 48 Secs.


34.	Concerto for Violin: 1st movement by Philip Glass
	Performer: Adele Anthony (Violin) Conductor: Takuo Yuasa Orchestra/Ensemble: Ulster Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1987; USA	Date of Recording: 05/1999 Venue: Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland Length: 6 Minutes 42 Secs.


35.	Stabat mater: Qui est homo by Gioachino Rossini
	Performer: Patrizia Pace (Soprano), Gloria Scalchi (Mezzo Soprano) Conductor: Piergiorgio Morandi Orchestra/Ensemble: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1832/1842; Italy	Length: 6 Minutes 54 Secs.


36.	Concerto for Clarinet no 2 in E flat major, J 118/Op. 74: Andante by Carl Maria von Weber
	Performer: Ernst Ottensamer (Clarinet) Conductor: Johannes Wildner Orchestra/Ensemble: Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1811; Munich, Germany	Date of Recording: 02/1990 Venue: House of Arts, Kosice, Czechoslovakia Length: 6 Minutes 49 Secs.


Sound Samples				Back to Top

Gregorian Chant: De Profundis
Alleluia - O virga mediatrix
Missa Papae Marcelli Gloria
Pavane for 6 Viols Pavane For 6 Viols
Canon and Gigue Canon in D major
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, "Christmas Concerto" Vivace - Grave
Concerts royaux: Concerto No. 1 in G major Prelude
The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring) Allegro
Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7 Adagio
Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
Messiah, HWV 56 Hallelujah
Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob.I:104, "London" III. Menuetto: Allegro
Symphony in F major, Grave F7 Andante
Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" I. Adagio sostenuto
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 74, J. 155 Andante
Stabat mater Quis est homo from Stabat Mater
Ellen's Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 56, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" Ellen's Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 56, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau"
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Un Bal
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 Wedding March
Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute" Minute Waltz
Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38, "Spring" Larghetto
Die Walkure Ride Of The Valkyries
La traviata Prelude
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (version for orchestra) Hungarian Dance No. 3, WoO 1, No. 3
Swan Lake, Op. 20 Scene
Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 78 Slavonic Dance No. 1 in C major, Op. 46, No. 1
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma" Nimrod
Suite Bergamasque (arr. for orchestra) Clair de Lune
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176 Introduction
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 Prelude In C Sharp Minor
Fontane di Roma (Fountains of Rome), P. 106 Fountain Of The Villa Medici At Sunset
Pulcinella Suite Overture
Carmina Burana O Fortuna from
Simple Symphony, Op. 4 Playful Pizzicato
Violin Concerto (1st Movement)

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