Music for All Seasons

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Programme 1: Spring and Summer
2▶CD: Programme 2: Autumn and Winter
3▼CD: Programme 3: Seasonal Characters
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1Forest Murmurs from "Siegfried"
orchestra:
The Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Siegfried: Waldweben (Forest Murmurs)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1856 until 1871)
is based on:
Siegfried, WWV 86C: Akt II
Richard Wagner6:49
2Symphonic Rhapsody no. 2: Bird Songs at Eventide
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
David Firman (conductor)
recording of:
Bird Songs at Eventide
lyricist:
Royden Barrie (poet/songwriter)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1926)
Eric Coates5:05
3The Wasps: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Christopher Seaman (conductor)
recording of:
Aristophanic Suite “The Wasps”: I. Overture
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Aristophanic Suite “The Wasps”
Ralph Vaughan Williams10:04
4The Flight of the Bumble Bee from " The Tale of Tsar Saltan"
orchestra:
New Symphony Orchestra of London (often referred to as just The New Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
René Leibowitz (conductor)
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)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:31
5The Wand of Youth Suite no. 2, op. 1b: Moths and Butterflies
instruments:
English String Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
The Wand of Youth Suite no. 2, op. 1b: III. Moths and Butterflies (Dance)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
part of:
The Wand of Youth Suite no. 2, op. 1b
Edward Elgar2:10
6The Cuckoo from "The Birds"
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154: V. Il Cucù (The Birds: V. The cuckoo, The cuckoo)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Gli uccelli, P. 154 (The Birds, P.154, The Birds)
Ottorino Respighi4:49
7The First Primrose
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
Edvard Grieg3:15
8The Lark Ascending
solo violin:
Jonathan Carney (violinist, conductor and concertmaster) (in 1994-07)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1994-07)
conductor:
Christopher Seaman (conductor) (in 1994-07)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley (in 1994-07)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London) (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams14:48
9Nuages from "Nocturnes"
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 : I. Nuages
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1897-12 until 1899-12)
premiered at:
[concert] (1900-12-09)
part of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy6:54
10Cloudburst for "Grand Canyon Suite"
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Hill Bowen
recording of:
Grand Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst
composer:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Grand Canyon Suite
Ferde Grofé8:44