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Works on This Recording
1.
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber
Conductor:
David Zinman
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; Rome, Italy
Length: 8 Minutes 43 Secs.
2.
Madama Butterfly: Un bel dě vedremo by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Concert Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1904; Italy
Length: 5 Minutes 31 Secs.
3.
Ave Maria by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Lisa Otto (Soprano)
Conductor:
Günther Arndt
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra,
Berlin Handel Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: This work is based on J.S. Bach's Prelude no 1 in C from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.'
4.
Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu "Largo" by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Edward Brewer (Harpsichord),
Randall Wolfgang (Oboe)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: 1738; London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 55 Secs.
5.
Requiem, Op. 48: In paradisum by Gabriel Fauré
Conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Philharmonia Orchestra,
Philharmonia Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887-1890; France
Length: 3 Minutes 48 Secs.
Language: Latin
Notes: Composition written: France (1877 - 1890).
6.
Carnival of the animals: no 13, The swan by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Marie Goossens (Harp),
Jascha Silberstein (Cello)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886; France
Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs.
7.
Finlandia, Op. 26: Hymn by Jean Sibelius
Conductor:
George McPhee
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Paisley Abbey Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: 1899-1900; Finland
Length: 4 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: English
Notes: Arranged: Jane Borthwick (music) and Katharina von Schlegel (words)
The vocal arrangement of this selection is titled "Be still my soul."
8.
Tosca: Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Concert Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1900; Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 27 Secs.
9.
Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: Nocturne by Felix Mendelssohn
Conductor:
James Levine
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Germany
Length: 6 Minutes 9 Secs.
10.
Počme de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19: Interlude by Ernest Chausson
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1882-1890; France
Length: 2 Minutes 37 Secs.
11.
Concerti (12) ŕ 5, Op. 9: no 2 for Oboe in D minor - 2nd movement, Adagio by Tomaso Albinoni
Performer:
Maria Teresa Garatti (Harpsichord),
Heinz Holliger (Oboe)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
I Musici
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Venice, Italy
Length: 5 Minutes 23 Secs.
12.
Chacony for Strings in G minor, Z 730 by Henry Purcell
Conductor:
Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Richard Hickox Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: England
Length: 6 Minutes 2 Secs.
13.
Ellens Gesang III, D 839/Op. 52 no 6 "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Arthur Grumiaux (Violin),
István Hajdu (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1825; Vienna, Austria
Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs.
14.
Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor by Tomaso Albinoni
Performer:
Martin Haselböck (Organ)
Conductor:
Karl Münchinger
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
Length: 7 Minutes 19 Secs.
Notes: This work was reconstructed by Remo Giazotto in 1945 from a fragment by
Albinoni.
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