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Works on This Recording
1.
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Concert Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1918; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 3 Secs.
2.
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo by Pietro Mascagni
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Concert Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Italy
Length: 3 Minutes 28 Secs.
Notes: Composition written: Italy (1888).
Composition revised: Italy (1889).
3.
Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Bella Davidovich (Piano)
Conductor:
Neeme Järvi
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Concert Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1934; USA
Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs.
4.
Les contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle by Jacques Offenbach
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Concert Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Paris, France
Length: 3 Minutes 35 Secs.
5.
The Deer Hunter: Cavatina by Stanley Myers
Performer:
Göran Söllscher (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1979
Length: 3 Minutes 34 Secs.
6.
Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air by Johann Sebastian Bach
Conductor:
Karl Münchinger
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1729-1731; Leipzig, Germany
Length: 3 Minutes 47 Secs.
7.
Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus by Giacomo Puccini
Conductor:
Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna State Opera Chorus,
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1904; Italy
Length: 2 Minutes 57 Secs.
8.
Dances with Wolves: John Dunbar Theme by John Barry
Conductor:
John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1990; USA
Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs.
9.
Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux by Erik Satie
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888; France
Length: 2 Minutes 51 Secs.
Notes: Arranged: Debussy
10.
Songs (14), Op. 34: no 14, Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninov
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912-1915; Russia
Length: 6 Minutes 5 Secs.
Notes: Composition written: Russia (1912 - 1915).
11.
Carmen: Act 3 Prelude "Intermezzo" by Georges Bizet
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1872; France
Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs.
12.
La Vierge: Dernier sommeil de la Vierge by Jules Massenet
Conductor:
Raymond Agoult
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; France
Length: 4 Minutes 59 Secs.
13.
Concerto for Oboe in D minor: 2nd movement, Adagio by Alessandro Marcello
Performer:
Heinz Holliger (Oboe)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
I Musici
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1717; Italy
Length: 4 Minutes 22 Secs.
14.
Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93: Adagio by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:
Eduardo Fernandez (Guitar)
Conductor:
George Malcolm
Orchestra/Ensemble:
English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque
Written: Venice, Italy
Length: 5 Minutes 8 Secs.
15.
Capriol Suite: 2nd movement, Pavane by Peter Warlock
Conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1926; England
Length: 2 Minutes 11 Secs.
16.
Quartet for Strings no 2 in D major: 3rd movement, Andante "Nocturne" by Alexander Borodin
Performer:
Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Conductor:
James Judd
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1881; Russia
Length: 4 Minutes 1 Secs.
17.
Fantasía para un gentilhombre: Adagio by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:
Carlos Bonell (Guitar)
Conductor:
Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1954; Spain
Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs.
18.
Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467: 2nd movement, Andante by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Géza Anda (Piano)
Conductor:
Géza Anda
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Camerata Academica
Period: Classical
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria
Length: 7 Minutes 12 Secs.
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