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Barcodes:

Disc 1: 028944461022
Disc 2: 028944461121
Disc 3: 028944461220
Disc 4: 028944461329
Disc 5: 028944461428

I have the set but not the original cover (so it is probably a cardboard sleeve with the 5 discs in individual jewel cases).

Annotation last modified on 2017-11-04 22:44 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: Carnival!
▼ CD 2: Winter Break
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1Les Patineurs: The Skaters' Waltz
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
recording of:
Les Patineurs, op. 183 (The Skaters, op. 183)
composer:
Émile Waldteufel (classical composer) (in 1882)
Émile Waldteufel6:15
2Deutscher Tanz, K605 no. 3 "Sleigh Ride"
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
Wiener Mozart-Ensemble (recorded for Decca) (in 1966-04)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor) (in 1966-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1966-04)
recording of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605: No. 3 in C major. German Dance & Trio "Die Schlittenfahrt" & Coda (in 1966-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
3 German Dances for Orchestra, K. 605
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:55
3Schneeglöckchen (The Little Snow Bells): Waltz
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Schneeglöckchen, op. 143
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1854)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 143)
Johann Strauss8:23
4The Nutcracker: A Pine Forest in Winter - Waltz of the Snowflakes
choir vocals:
Members of Finchley Children’s Music Group (Finchley Childrens Music Group)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
chorus master:
John Andrewes (conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие I, Картина II, no. 8. Еловый лес зимой (Spruce forest in winter)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие I (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 1, The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 1)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky10:35
5Les Patineurs: Pas de deux
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Les Patineurs: No. IV, Pas de deux (White Couple)
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
part of:
Les Patineurs
Giacomo Meyerbeer2:45
6Lieutenant Kijé: Troika
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60
Sergei Prokofiev2:51
7Children's Corner: The Snow is Dancing
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: IV. The Snow is Dancing (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:49
8Les Patineurs: Pas des patineurs
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Les Patinuers, No. II, Pas des patineurs
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
part of:
Les Patineurs
Giacomo Meyerbeer2:37
9The Bells: I. Hear the Sleighs Fly Past the Line
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
choir vocals:
Concertgebouw chorus (in 1984-11)
tenor vocals:
Ryszard Karczykowski (in 1984-11)
orchestra:
Concertgebouw Orchestra (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (in 1984-11)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1984-11)
chorus master:
Arthur Oldham (chorus master)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1984-11)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw: Grote Zaal in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1984-11)
recording of:
The Bells, op. 35: I. Allegro ma non tanto (in 1984-11)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1913)
part of:
The Bells, op. 35
Sergei Rachmaninov6:16
10Les Sylphides: VIII. Waltz
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Les Sylphides: VIII. Walzer (in E-flat major, op. 18 no. 1) (orch. by Douglas)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist) (in 1936)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
orchestration of:
Waltz no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 18 “Grande Valse brillante”
part of:
Les Sylphides (orch. by Douglas)
Fryderyk Chopin5:45
11Masquerade Suite: Waltz
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stanley Black
recording of:
Masquerade Suite, op. 48a: I. Waltz
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1944)
part of:
Masquerade Suite, op. 48a
Aram Khachaturian4:05
12Perpetuum mobile
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1973-12-11 until 1973-12-14)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor) (from 1973-12-11 until 1973-12-14)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1973-12-11 until 1973-12-14)
recording of:
Perpetuum mobile, op. 257 (from 1973-12-11 until 1973-12-14)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1861)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 257)
Johann Strauss2:58
13Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stanley Black
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Anitras dans
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg4:00
14Norwegian Dance no. 2
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stanley Black
recording of:
Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35: No. 2 in A major. Allegretto tranquillo e grazioso (orchestrated by Sitt)
orchestrator:
Hans Sitt
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1880)
orchestration of:
Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35: No. 2 (for piano, four hands)
part of:
Four Norwegian Dances, op. 35 (orchestrated by Sitt)
Edvard Grieg2:54
15Serenade for Strings: Waltz
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1968-04)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1968-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968-04)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse (in 1968-04)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:38
16Les Patineurs: Finale
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Les Patineurs: No. X, Finale
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
part of:
Les Patineurs
Giacomo Meyerbeer4:00
17Sleigh Ride
piano [two pianos]:
Ronnie Aldrich (pianist)
strings:
Strings of the London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
recording of:
Sleigh Ride
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1950)
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1948-02-10)
publisher:
EMI Harmonies Limited, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Woodbury Music (aka Woodbury Music Company)
version of:
Sleigh Ride (original instrumental version)
Leroy Anderson2:46
▶ CD 3: All Aboard!
▶ CD 4: On the Beach
▶ CD 5: Flying High