Insignia: Repertoire Highlights

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Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of ShebaGeorge Frideric Handel3:04
2Dido and Aeneas: Thy hand, Belinda: When I am laid in earth
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-05)
cello:
Charles Tunnell (in 1985-05)
double bass:
Adrian Beers (double bass player) (in 1985-05)
harpsichord:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985-05) and Robert Aldwinkle (in 1985-05)
soprano vocals [Dido]:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1985-05)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1985-05)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1985-05)
concertmaster:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (in 1985-05)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido) (in 1985-05)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (in 1985-05)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell5:27
3Concerto a cinque in D minor, no. 2: Allegro
harpsichord:
Maria Teresa Garatti (keyboardist) (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
solo instruments:
I Musici (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
solo oboe:
Heinz Holliger (Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor) (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
orchestra:
I Musici (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
recorded at:
Aula la magna de l'ateneo Antoniano in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
recording of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2: III. Allegro (from 1967-06-16 until 1967-06-29)
composer:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto for Oboe in D minor, op. 9 no. 2
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni2:54
4Sinfonia di concerto grosso no. 2 in D: Allegro
flute:
William Bennett (flautist)
instruments:
I Musici
trumpet:
Bernard Soustrot (trumpeter)
Alessandro Scarlatti2:03
5Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K550: Molto allegro
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century
conductor:
Frans Brüggen (recorder player, baroque flautist, conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:43
6Piano concerto in A, K448: Adagio
piano:
Mitsuko Uchida (pianist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:04
7Symphony no. 94 in G "Surprise": Finale. Allegro di moltoJoseph Haydn4:04
8Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat, op. 73: AdagioLudwig van Beethoven8:00
9Symphony no.6 in F, op. 68 "Pastoral": Lustiges zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)Ludwig van Beethoven2:41
10Piano Quintet in A, D667 "Trout": Andantino (Tema con variazioni)Franz Schubert3:12
11Symphony no. 7 in E: ScherzoAnton Bruckner3:34
12Piano concerto no. 1 in E minor, op.11: Romance. LarghettoFryderyk Chopin4:39
13Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:18
14The Planets: Mars
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst3:06
15Vier letze Lieder: Frühling
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (in 1982-08)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150
Richard Strauss3:44
16Variations on an original theme, op. 36: NimrodEdward Elgar3:51
17Piano concerto no. 2 in A: Allegro animato
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (Sviatoslav Richter, pianist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in A major, S. 125 (single movement)
composer:
Franz Liszt (from 1839 until 1861)
dedicated to:
Hans Bronsart Von Schellendorff
premiered at:
[concert] (1857-01-07)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label) (in 1863)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 125)
is based on:
Concerto sans orchestre, S. 524a
Franz Liszt1:47
18Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: MarchPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:30
19Les chemins de l'amour
piano:
Dalton Baldwin (American pianist)
soprano vocals:
Jessye Norman (soprano)
recording of:
Les Chemins de l’amour, FP 106a
lyricist:
Jean Anouilh (in 1940)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (in 1940)
part of:
Francis Poulenc’s works (FP) (number: FP 106-Ia)
Francis Poulenc3:57
20Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Katia Labèque (pianist) and Marielle Labèque (pianist)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin4:08
21West Side Story: Tonight
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Robert Farnon & His Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
arranger:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Finale (2021 motion picture version)
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein2:34