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Works on This Recording
1.
Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in E major, Op. 11 no 5/G 275: 3rd movement, Minuet in A by Luigi Boccherini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
I Musici
Period: Classical
Written: 1771; Spain
Length: 4 Minutes 7 Secs.
Notes: This minuet, listed in Boccherini's autograph catalog as part of Opus 11,
was also published, and is known popularly, as part of Opus 13.
2.
Liebesfreud by Fritz Kreisler
Performer:
Paul Coker (Piano),
Joshua Bell (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: Austria
Length: 3 Minutes 49 Secs.
3.
Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 2nd movement, Romanza by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Conductor:
Willi Boskovsky
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Mozart Ensemble
Period: Classical
Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria
Length: 5 Minutes 45 Secs.
4.
Ancient Airs and Dances, Set 3: Italiana by Ottorino Respighi
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; Rome, Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs.
5.
Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208 "Hunt Cantata": Schafe können sicher weiden by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Karl Münchinger
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1713; Cöthen, Germany
Length: 4 Minutes 30 Secs.
Language: German
6.
Gaîté Parisienne: Barcarolle from "Les contes d'Hoffmann" by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:
André Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: France
Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs.
Notes: 'Gaîté Parisienne' is a pastiche of various works by Jacques Offenbach, selected and arranged as a ballet score by Manuel Rosenthal.
7.
Bachianas brasileiras no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos: Aria "Cantilena" by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Performer:
Lynn Harrell (Cello),
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938-1945; Brazil
Length: 6 Minutes 42 Secs.
8.
Romeo and Juliet Suite no 1, Op. 64a: no 5, Masks by Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:
Edo De Waart
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; Paris, France
Length: 2 Minutes 1 Secs.
9.
Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55: no 4, Solvejg's Song by Edvard Grieg
Conductor:
Raymond Leppard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875/1892; Norway
Length: 5 Minutes 4 Secs.
10.
Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80: Fileuse by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:
Ernest Ansermet
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Suisse Romande Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1898; France
Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs.
11.
Boléro by Maurice Ravel
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1928; France
Length: 15 Minutes 5 Secs.
12.
Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate": 1st movement, Allegro non molto by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Alan Loveday (Violin)
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Baroque
Written: 1725; Venice, Italy
Length: 6 Minutes 22 Secs.
13.
Concerto grosso for String Orchestra: 3rd movement, Sarabande "Lento" by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1950; England
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
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