Best-Loved Classics 12

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1Partita no. 3 in E, BWV 1006 I: Preludio
violin:
Josef Suk (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1720)
part of:
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Johann Sebastian Bach3:41
2Egmont, op. 84: Overture
orchestra:
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven8:30
3Wiegenlied, op. 49 no. 4
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied "Guten Abend, gute Nacht" (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
"Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (special purpose artist) and Georg Scherer
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1868)
dedicated to:
Bertha Faber
premiered at:
[concert] (1869-12-22)
part of:
5 Lieder, op. 49
Johannes Brahms2:25
4Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
piano:
Rudolf Buchbinder (Austrian classical pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:57
5Lagazza Ladra: The Thieving Magpie | Die Diebische Elster | La Pie Voleuse
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (from 1964-04-01 until 1964-04-03)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (from 1964-04-01 until 1964-04-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1964-04-01 until 1964-04-03)
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture (from 1964-04-01 until 1964-04-03)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioachino Rossini10:29
6Le Postillon De Lonjumeau: Ronde Du Postillon: Mes Amis, Écoutez L’Histoire (Act I)
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Chapelou]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre national de la Radiodiffusion française (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau, Acte I. "Mes amis, écoutez l'histoirë (Chapelou, Le Chœur, Le Marquis, Les Paysannes)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (composer)
part of:
Le Postillon de Lonjumeau: Acte I
Adolphe Adam3:49
7Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48: II. Valse (Moderato)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Norman Del Mar (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:53
8La Wally: Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana (Act I)
engineer and balance engineer:
Robert Beckett (classical recording engineer, EMI mainly)
producer:
Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-09-21, in 1955)
soprano vocals [Wally]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (on 1954-09-20)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (on 1954-09-20, on 1954-09-21, in 1955) and Sinfonie‐Orchester der RAI Rom (in 1955)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (on 1954-09-20, on 1954-09-21, in 1955)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1955) and Idol (Independent Distribution On Line) (in 2013)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-20) and Watford Town Hall (municipal building that includes the Assembly Rooms that are today the Watford Colosseum) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1954-09-21)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (on 1954-09-20)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (on 1954-09-21)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (in 1955)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
live recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (in 1955)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:51
9The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers (Act III)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recording of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”: IV. Dance of the Tumblers
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov) (in 1895)
part of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков4:00
10Má Vlást: Vitava (Die Moldau)
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana12:11
11L’Apprenti Sorcier: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Der Zauberlehrling
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier
composer:
Paul Dukas (composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Fantasia (Disney soundtrack)
Paul Dukas10:29
12Overture: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1982-12 until 1983-04)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (from 1982-12 until 1983-04)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) and Michael Sheady (engineer)
recording of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Vorspiel (from 1982-12 until 1983-04)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1863 until 1867)
part of:
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96
Richard Wagner10:08

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part of:Best-Loved Classics (number: 12) (order: 12)