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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
▼ CD 3: All Aboard!
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1Water Music Suite: Hornpipe
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
George Frideric Handel3:29
2Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
producer:
John Mordler (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
choir vocals:
Chœur de la Radio Suisse Romande, Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne (in 1972-06) and Chorale du Brassus (in 1972-06)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Huguette Tourangeau (mezzo-soprano) (in 1972-06)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1972-06)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) (in 1972-06)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1972-06)
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
recorded at:
Victoria Hall (Geneva) in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (in 1972-06)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (in 1972-06)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach4:03
3Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)
orchestra:
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (Israeli orchestra) (in 1978-02)
conductor:
Walter Weller (violinist and conductor) (in 1978-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Charles Bronfman Auditorium in Tel Aviv, Tel-Aviv (Tel Aviv District), Israel (in 1978-02)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau) (in 1978-02)
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 Smetana11:46
4Summer Night on the River
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Summer Night on the River, RT vi/19/2
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (in 1911)
Frederick Delius6:02
5Sea Pictures: In Haven
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: II. In Haven (Capri)
lyricist:
Alice Elgar (English author, married to Edward Elgar)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar1:44
6Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Aram Khachaturian9:09
7Images I: Reflets dans l'eau
producer:
Richard Beswick
piano:
Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1979-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
St. George the Martyr (Queen Square, Holborn) in Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 : No. 1. Reflets dans l’eau (in 1979-09)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1901 until 1905)
premiered at:
[Concert des " Soirées d'art "] (1905-12-14)
part of:
Images, Livre 1, L. 110, CD 105 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:02
8Petite suite: En bateau
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
recording of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b : I. En bateau (for orchestra)
orchestrator:
Henri Büsser (French composer, organist, conductor) (in 1907)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1888 until 1889)
orchestration of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71a : I. En bateau (for piano 4-hands)
part of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71b (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy3:46
9Escales: II. Modéré. Très rythmé
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Escales: II. Tunis-Nefta. Modéré très rythmé (for orchestra)
composer:
Jacques Ibert (composer) (in 1922)
part of:
Escales (for orchestra)
Jacques Ibert2:45
10Songs without Words: Venezianisches Gondellied (Venetian Gondola Song)
producer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
András Schiff (pianist) (in 1986-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (Universal Music Operations Limited, not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Wiener Konzerthaus in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1986-09)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte fis-Moll, op. 30 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in F-sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 6, Venetianisches Gondellied) (in 1986-09)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 110)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 30 (Songs Without Words, op. 30)
Felix Mendelssohn3:03
11Une barque sur l'ocean
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Miroirs: Une barque sur l’océan (for orchestra)
orchestrator and composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer)
orchestration of:
Miroirs: III. Une barque sur l’océan (for piano)
Maurice Ravel7:55
12Sea Pictures: Where Corals Lie
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
lyricist:
Richard Garnett
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar3:40
13Overture "Calm seas and prosperous voyage"
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1978-12)
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor) (in 1978-12)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1978-12)
recording of:
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt D-Dur, op. 27 (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27) (in 1978-12)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1828)
dedicated to:
Friedrich Wilhelm IV. von Preußen
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 27) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 5)
Felix Mendelssohn12:31
14Moon River
orchestra:
Mantovani & His Orchestra
recording of:
Moon River
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!), BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV, Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The 34th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 34)
Henry Mancini2:41
▶ CD 4: On the Beach
▶ CD 5: Flying High