Assorted Images: Virgin Classics Compact Disc Sampler 1988

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1Portsmouth Point Overture
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1987-10)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) (in 1987-10)
recording of:
Portsmouth Point Overture (in 1987-10)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1925)
Walton5:19
2Prologue From ’Paul Bunyan’ (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series (in 1987-05)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series (in 1987-05)
conductor:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor) (in 1987-05)
performer:
Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of the Plymouth Music Series
recorded at:
Ordway Music Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (in 1987-05)
recording of:
Paul Bunyan, op. 17: Prologue. It isn't very often the conservatives are wrong...
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
librettist:
W. H. Auden
part of:
Paul Bunyan, op. 17: Prologue. In the forest (4 Young Trees, 2 Wild Geese, Semichorus of Old Trees, Chorus)
Britten3:11
3A Shepherd’s Carol
choir vocals:
London Sinfonietta Chorus
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
recording of:
A Shepherd's Carol
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Britten4:06
4Black Is the Colour
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Linda Hirst (mezzo-soprano) (in 1987-08)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1987-08)
conductor:
Diego Masson (conductor, composer, and percussionist) (in 1987-08)
recorded at:
Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987-08)
recording of:
Folk Songs: I. Black Is the Colour (in 1987-08)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and John Jacob Niles (American folklorist and folk musician)
arranger:
Luciano Berio (Italian composer)
version of:
Black Is the Colour (of My True Love’s Hair)
part of:
Folk Songs
Berio2:48
5Adagio Cantabile From Concerto for Double String Orchestra
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra (from 1987-07 until 1987-08)
conductor:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1987-07 until 1987-08)
recorded at:
City Halls (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1987-07 until 1987-08)
recording of:
Concerto for Double String Orchestra: II. Adagio cantabile (from 1987-07 until 1987-08)
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1938 until 1939)
part of:
Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Tippett9:22
6Scherzo Vivacissimo From Violin Concerto No. 1
violin:
Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violinist) (from 1988-01 until 1988-02)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-01 until 1988-02)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (from 1988-01 until 1988-02)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1988-01 until 1988-02)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19: II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo (from 1988-01 until 1988-02)
composer:
Sergei Prokofiev (Russian composer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19
Prokofiev4:00
7Third Movement (Allegro) From String Quartet in F Minor Op. 95
string quartet:
Borodin Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1810 until 1811)
part of:
String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95
Beethoven4:32
8Finale: Presto From String Quartet in G Major Op. 54
strings:
Endellion Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet in G major, op. 54 no. 1, Hob. III:58: IV. Finale. Presto
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
String Quartet in G major, op. 54 no. 1, Hob. III:58
Haydn3:37
9In Nomine a 5
producer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
instruments:
Fretwork (consort of viols) (in 1988-01)
viola da gamba:
Fretwork (consort of viols) (in 1988-01)
balance engineer:
Tim Handley (engineer/editor/producer)
recorded at:
Forde Abbey in Dorset, England, United Kingdom (in 1988-01)
recording of:
In nomine (in 1988-01)
composer:
Picforth
Picforth2:10
10Menuet From Symphony No. 26
engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (in 1988-03)
executive producer:
Simon Foster (executive producer)
producer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer)
orchestra:
La Petite Bande (Belgian chamber orchestra) (in 1988-03)
conductor:
Sigiswald Kuijken (in 1988-03)
recorded at:
Doopsgezinde kerk (Haarlem) in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1988-03)
recording of:
Symphony no. 26 in D minor, Hob. I:26 “Lamentatione”: III. Menuet and Trio (in 1988-03)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1768)
part of:
Symphony no. 26 in D minor, Hob. I:26 “Lamentatione”
Haydn3:34
11Rondo: Allegretto From Clarinet Concerto No. 1
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
clarinet:
Antony Pay (clarinetist) (from 1987-10-21 until 1987-10-23)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (from 1987-10-21 until 1987-10-23)
conductor:
Antony Pay (clarinetist)
balance engineer:
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
recorded at:
St. Barnabas Church (Woodside Park, Finchley, London N12) in Finchley, Barnet, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1987-10-21 until 1987-10-23)
recording of:
Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester Nr. 1 in f-Moll, op. 73: III. Rondo. Allegretto (from 1987-10-21 until 1987-10-23)
composer:
Carl Maria von Weber (composer) (in 1811)
part of:
Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester Nr. 1 in f-Moll, op. 73
Weber6:16
12The Swan
cello:
Paul Tortelier (cellist)
piano:
Michael Reeves (pianist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Saint‐Saëns2:34
13Capriccio
piano:
Stephen Hough (pianist)
recording of:
Four Piano Pieces, op. 2: No. 4. Capriccio: Presto, Agitato
composer:
Ernő Dohnányi (Hungarian conductor, composer and pianist) (from 1896 until 1897)
part of:
Four Piano Pieces, op. 2
Dohnányi2:24
14Pretty Kitty Kelly
tenor vocals:
Robert White (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
recording of:
Pretty Kitty Kelly
lyricist:
Harry Pease (in 1920)
composer:
Ed G. Nelson (Popular music songwriter and bandleader) (in 1920)
arr. Hope2:05
15Baïléro From Chants D’Auvergne
soprano vocals:
Arleen Augér (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
arr. Canteloube6:39
16Nimrod From the Enigma Variations
executive producer:
Simon Foster (executive producer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1987-12)
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor) (in 1987-12)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer) (in 1987-12)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1987-12)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (in 1987-12)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Elgar3:47
1718th Variation From Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
piano:
Mikhail Pletnev (pianist & conductor) (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor) (in 1987-11)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile (in 1987-11)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Rachmaninov3:12
18Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
Copland3:07