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1Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile
additional producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (in 1979-09)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) and Günther Breest (producer for classical music) (in 1979-09)
baritone vocals [Rigoletto]:
Piero Cappuccilli (baritone) (in 1980)
bass vocals [Sparafucile]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass) (in 1980)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1979-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1979-09)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1979-09)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer) (in 1979-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1979-09)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (in 1979-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi3:10
2Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act I: No. 13, Dance of the Knights
miscellaneous support:
Wolfgang Stengel (task: recording supervision)
producer:
Hanno Rinke
editor:
Helmut Burk
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 1986-10)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (in 1986-10)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1986-10)
recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I, Scene II. No. 13. Dance of the Knights (in 1986-10)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: Act I
Sergei Prokofiev5:20
324 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop Prelude"
producer:
Richard Beswick
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1978-02)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1978-02) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1978-02)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-02)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto (in 1978-02)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin5:16
4Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco - Excerpt
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1972-06)
conductor:
Rafael Kubelík (conductor) (in 1972-06)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (in 1972-06)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1972-06)
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: IV. Allegro con fuoco (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: IV. Allegro con fuoco) (in 1972-06)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák2:03
5Amazing Grace
instruments and performer:
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
orchestra:
The Czech Film Orchestra
conductor:
Cliff Masterson (British orchestrator, conductor, songwriter, arranger and producer)
recording of:
Amazing Grace
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and John Newton (English poet)
[traditional]4:56
6Für Elise, Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) (from 1984-05 to present)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1984-05)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1984-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1984-05)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59) (in 1984-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:57
7Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-Can - Live
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Orphée aux enfers : Can-can (Ouverture / Acte II. Galop infernal) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
is based on:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
Jacques Offenbach2:05
8Canon in D, P. 37
recorded in:
Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1984-02)
engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1982-02)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
organ:
Martin Haselböck (organist, conductor and composer) (in 1982-02)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Chamber Orchestra (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra) (in 1984-02)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1984-02)
arranger:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor)
recorded at:
Evangelisches Schloßkirche (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1984-02)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1984-02)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
Johann Pachelbel4:28
9Carmina Burana: VI. Dance
recording engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann (in 1998-10)
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
editor:
Stephan Flock and Ingmar Haas (engineer)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin) (in 1998-10)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor) (in 1998-10)
balance engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1998-10)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Uf dem Anger: VI. Tanz (Carmina Burana: On the Green: 6. Dance) (in 1998-10)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Uf dem Anger
Carl Orff1:49
10Fantasia on Greensleeves
producer:
Chris Hazell
flute:
William Bennett (flautist) (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1980-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (from 1980-02-12 until 1980-02-13)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:28
11Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: 2. Aquarium
recorded in:
United States (in 1980-09)
piano:
Patricia Prattis Jennings (keyboardist/composer) (in 1980-09) and Joseph Villa (pianist) (in 1980-09)
orchestra:
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (in 1980-09)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (in 1980-09)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium, string quartet (violins, viola, cello), two pianos, flute, and glass harmonica) (in 1980-09)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:02
12Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: V. L'éléphant
double bass:
Robin McGee (British classical double bass player) (in 1980-03)
piano:
Cristina Ortiz (Brazilian pianist) (in 1980-03) and Pascal Rogé (pianist) (in 1980-03)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1980-03)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor) (in 1980-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-03)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : V. L’Éléphant (The Carnival of the Animals: V. The Elephant, double bass and piano) (in 1980-03)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns1:32
13Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise": II. Andante
producer:
Michel Glotz and Werner Mayer (classical producer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1981-09-21 until 1982-02-16)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1981-09-21 until 1982-02-16)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1981-09-21 until 1982-02-16)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1981-09-21 until 1982-02-16)
recording of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”: II. Andante (from 1981-09-21 until 1982-02-16)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
Joseph Haydn5:40
14Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 - "Alla Turca" - Arr. by David Overton: Rondo alla Turca
producer:
Sid McLauchlan (engineer/producer)
flute:
James Galway (flautist) (in 2006-01) and Lady Jeanne Galway (flautist) (in 2006-01)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Varsovia (in 2006-01)
conductor:
James Galway (flautist) (in 2006-01)
arranger:
David Overton
balance engineer:
Bastian Schick (in 2006-01)
recorded at:
Polskie Radio: Studio Koncertowe PR im. Witolda Lutosławskiego (Polish Radio Concert Studio named after Witold Lutosławski) in Warsaw, Mazowieckie (Masovian Voivodeship), Poland (in 2006-01)
recording of:
Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (catch-all for arrangements) (in 2006-01)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
arrangement of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:17
15The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee
sound engineer and engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1985-10)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1985-10)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-10) and Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (Walthamstow Assembly Hall) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1985-10)
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan) (in 1985-10)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Rimsky-Korsakov Quartet1:19
16Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
piano and solo piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
orchestra:
London Festival Recording Ensemble (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) and London Festival Recording Ensemble
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
recording of:
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1933 until 1934)
dedicated to:
Ira Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
is based on:
I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin10:44