Music for All Seasons

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Programme 1: Spring and Summer
2▼CD: Programme 2: Autumn and Winter
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1Autumn from "The Four Seasons"
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno” (Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Catalogo numerico-tematico delle opere strumentali (Fanna Catalogue, Antonio Vivaldi) (number: F. I/24) and Ryom-Verzeichnis (number: RV 293)
part of:
Il cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione, op. 8 (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention, op. 8)
part of:
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons, “The Four Seasons”)
Antonio Vivaldi12:35
2Automne
solo violin:
Michael Guttman (Belgian violinist, conductor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer)
recording of:
6 Études de concert, op. 35: II. Automne. Lento (orchestrated by Uy)
orchestrator:
Paul Uy (Belgian composer and conductor)
composer:
Cécile Chaminade (French composer and pianist) (in 1886)
orchestration of:
6 Études de concert, op. 35: II. Automne. Lento
Cécile Louise Chaminade7:02
3The Seasons, op. 67: Autumn Festival
orchestra:
The Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Bentley (conductor)
recording of:
Les saisons, op. 67: Tableau IV. L'Automne. No. 16. Apotheosis
composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936)
part of:
Les saisons, op. 67: Tableau IV. L'Automne
Alexander Glazunov4:26
4Autumnal Sketch, op. 8
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer)
recording of:
Autumnal Sketch, op. 8
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1910)
part of:
Works of Sergei Prokofiev by opus number (number: op. 8)
Sergei Prokofiev7:47
5The Seasons, op. 37b no. 10: October "Autumn Song"
piano:
Ilona Prunyi (pianist)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37b: X. October “Autumn Song” (orchestrated by Gauk)
orchestrator:
Александр Васильевич Гаук (Alexander Gauk, Russian/Soviet conductor, composer 1893-1963) (in 1942)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
orchestration of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: X. October “Autumn Song”
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37b (orchestrated by Gauk)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:02
6The Snow Maiden Suite: Introduction
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Donald Johanos (conductor)
recording of:
Suite from "The Snow Maiden": I. Beautiful Spring
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1895)
part of:
Suite from “The Snow Maiden”
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov4:31
7Christmas Concerto, op. 6 no. 8: Pastorale
orchestra:
Mayfair Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Neil Richardson
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Christmas Concerto”: VI. Pastorale (Largo)
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 8 “Fatto per la notte di Natale” (Christmas Concerto)
Arcangelo Corelli4:37
8Pastoral Symphony from "Messiah"
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 13. Pastoral Symphony (Pifa)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
George Frideric Handel4:08
9Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 "Winter Daydreams": III.
orchestra:
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 "Winter Daydreams": III. Scherzo. Allegro scherzando giocoso
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1866)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 "Winter Daydreams" (1874 revision, commonly performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky8:16
10The Nutcracker, op. 71: Christmas Tree Scene
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие I, Картина I, no. 1. Сцена: Украшение и зажигание елки (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Scene: Decoration and Lighting of the Christmas Tree, Decorating and lighting the Christmas tree)
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 Tchaikovsky6:52
11Lieutenant Kijé, op. 60: Troika
orchestra:
London Promenade Orchestra (before it became known as the National Philharmonic Orchestra in ca. 1971)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
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 Prokofiev2:53
12The Seasons, op. 67: Greeting the Winter
orchestra:
Philharmonic Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Bentley (conductor)
Alexander Glazunov2:36
3▶CD: Programme 3: Seasonal Characters