Classical Music Collection Brian Kay’s Classical Choices

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1: BBC MM/RT6
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1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
English SO (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland3:24
2The Banks of Green Willow
orchestra:
English SO (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
The Banks of Green Willow, Idyll
composer:
George Butterworth (composer) (in 1913)
George Butterworth6:04
3La dousa votz
orchestra:
Martin Best Mediaeval Ensemble
recording of:
La dousa votz ai auzida
lyricist and composer:
Bernart de Ventadorn (French poet-composer troubadour, fl. 12th century)
Bernart de Ventadorn3:18
4Symphony no. 3, 2nd Movement
orchestra:
Hanover Band
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in D major, D. 200: II. Allegretto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (from 1815-05-24 until 1815-07-19)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in D major, D. 200
Franz Schubert4:12
5Country Gardens
piano:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
recording of:
Country Gardens (Morris dance tune)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961) (from 1918 until 1952)
publisher:
Schott & Co. Ltd. and G. Schirmer Inc. (in 1919)
is based on:
Air XX. Country Garden
Percy Grainger2:08
6Trumpet Concerto, 3rd Movement
trumpet:
John Wallace (trumpeter)
orchestra:
Philharmonia (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Warren‐Green (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Trumpet Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe:1: III. Finale (Allegro)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Trumpet Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe:1
Joseph Haydn4:46
7The Lost Chord
vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor)
recording of:
The Lost Chord
lyricist:
Adelaide Anne Procter (until 1860)
composer:
Sir Arthur Sullivan (composer) (until 1877-01-13)
Sir Arthur Sullivan5:10
8España (Waltz After Chabrier)
orchestra:
Gulbenkian Orchestra (The Gulbenkian Orchestra)
conductor:
Michel Swierczewski
recording of:
España (rhapsody for orchestra)
composer:
Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) (in 1883)
dedicated to:
Charles Lamoureux
Émile Waldteufel6:40
9Three Shakespeare Songs
vocals:
Christ Church Choir
conductor:
Stephen Darlington (conductor/organist)
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1951)
dedicated to:
Cecil Armstrong Gibbs
Ralph Vaughan Williams6:17
10In Dahomey
piano:
Martin Jones (pianist)
recording of:
In Dahomey (aka Cakewalk Smasher)
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961) (from 1903 until 1909)
Percy Grainger4:08
11Romanian Folk Dances
orchestra:
Hungarian State SO
conductor:
Adam Fischer (Hungarian conductor)
recording of:
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68, BB 76 (for Orchestra)
orchestrator:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1917)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1915)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1922)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 68) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 76)
orchestration of:
Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
Béla Bartók6:57
12Gloria, RV 589, 1st & 2nd Movements
vocals:
Christ Church Choir
orchestra:
Hanover Band
conductor:
Darlington (conductor/organist)
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: II. Et in terra pax
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
publisher:
Walton Music Ltd.
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
Antonio Vivaldi6:40
13“Moonlight” Sonata, 1st Movement
piano:
Bernard Roberts (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight")
Ludwig van Beethoven6:55
14Suite For Birthday of Prince Charles, Finale
orchestra:
English Northern Philharmonia (English Northern Philharmonia)
conductor:
Tippett (composer)
recording of:
Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (in 1948)
Sir Michael Tippett4:11
▶ CD 2: BBC MM/RT7