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1Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
Budapest Strings (Budapest String Orchestra; Budapest Strings)
conductor:
Béla Bánfalvi (violinist, concert master of Budapest strings)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
George Frideric Handel3:27
2Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1988-09-06 until 1988-09-09)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (from 1988-09-06 until 1988-09-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1988-09-06 until 1988-09-09)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia (from 1988-09-06 until 1988-09-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:00
3Waltz from the Serenade for Strings
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) and Karol Kopernický (producer)
orchestra:
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (from 1990-02-19 until 1990-02-21)
conductor:
Philippe Entremont (French pianist/conductor) (from 1990-02-19 until 1990-02-21)
recorded at:
Casino Baumgartner (former castle in Vienna, now a venue) in Penzing, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1990-02-19 until 1990-02-21)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse (from 1990-02-19 until 1990-02-21)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:54
4Piano Concerto: II.
engineer:
Radányi Endre (Endre Radányi, engineer) (from 1988-03-01 until 1988-03-06)
producer:
Mónika Feszler (producer) (from 1988-03-01 until 1988-03-06)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1988-03-01 until 1988-03-06)
orchestra:
Magyar Rádió Szimfonikus Zenekara (Budapest Symphony Orchestra, a.k.a. Budapest Symphony) (from 1988-03-01 until 1988-03-06)
conductor:
András Ligeti (violinist and conductor) (from 1988-03-01 until 1988-03-06)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1988-03-01 until 1988-03-06)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio (from 1988-03-01 until 1988-03-06)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg5:51
5Vissi d’arte from Tosca
soprano vocals:
Miriam Gauci (soprano) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
orchestra:
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra (Brussels Philharmonic) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Belgian Radio and Television in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:18
6Nocturne in E flat major, op. 9 no. 2
piano:
İdil Biret (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin4:28
7Intermezzo from Carmen Suite
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: III. Intermezzo. Andantino quasi allegretto (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts II and III)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts II & III)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:51
8Una furtiva lagima
recording engineer:
Jenő Simon (from 1995-07-01 until 1995-07-18)
producer:
Tamás Benedek (in 1995-07)
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Vincenzo La Scola (tenor) (from 1995-07-01 until 1995-07-18)
orchestra:
Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra) (from 1995-07-01 until 1995-07-18)
conductor:
Pier Giorgio Morandi (conductor) (from 1995-07-01 until 1995-07-18)
balance engineer:
István Zakariás (in 1995-07)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1995-07-01 until 1995-07-18)
engineered at:
Alpha-Line Studio (Festetich Castle) in Keszthely, Zala (Zala County), Hungary
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (from 1995-07-01 until 1995-07-18)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti5:09
9Recuerdos de la Alhambra
assistant engineer:
Ken Pearce (engineer) (in 1993-08)
producer:
Bonnie Silver (producer/engineer) (in 1993-08)
classical guitar:
Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer) (from 1996-08-19 until 1996-08-23)
guitar:
Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer)
recorded at:
Saint John Chrysostom Church in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (from 1996-08-19 until 1996-08-23)
recording of:
Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of the Alhambra) (from 1996-08-19 until 1996-08-23)
composer:
Francisco Tárrega (Spanish composer and guitarist)
Francisco Tárrega4:12
10Träumerei
engineer:
Radányi Endre (Endre Radányi, engineer) (in 1987-09)
producer:
Mónika Feszler (producer) (in 1987-09)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1987-09-04 until 1987-09-08)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1987-09-04 until 1987-09-08)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (original for piano) (from 1987-09-04 until 1987-09-08)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann3:13
11Humming Chorus from Madam Butterfly
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Radio SO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:46
12Adagio from Oboe Concerto
engineer:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1991-10)
producer:
Ibolya Tóth (in 1991-10)
oboe:
József Kiss (oboist) (from 1991-10-28 until 1991-11-01)
orchestra:
Ferenc Erkel Chamber Orchestra (from 1991-10-28 until 1991-11-01)
recorded at:
Reformed Church in Budapest, Hungary (from 1991-10-28 until 1991-11-01)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio) (from 1991-10-28 until 1991-11-01)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935 (Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor)
Benedetto Marcello4:16
13Song to the Moon
soprano vocals:
Jana Valášková (Slovak soprano)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák5:53
14Sicilienne
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1988-06), Teije van Geest (engineer/producer) (in 1988-06) and Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (in 1988-06)
orchestra:
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988-06)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor) (in 1988-06)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Sicilienne, op. 78 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Sicilienne, op. 78 (original; for cello and piano)
Gabriel Fauré3:42
15Violin Concerto: II.
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1989-05)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (in 1989-05)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice, Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice) and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic) (in 1989-05)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (in 1989-05)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1989-05-22 until 1989-05-27)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio (in 1989-05)
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch8:06
16E lucevan le stelle from Tosca
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1990-04)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giorgio Lamberti (tenor) (from 1990-04-07 until 1990-04-14)
orchestra:
Czecho‐Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1990-04-07 until 1990-04-14)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1990-04-07 until 1990-04-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1990-04-07 until 1990-04-14)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (from 1990-04-07 until 1990-04-14)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:02
17Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Menuetto
sound engineer:
Bernhard Mahne (Classical music producer) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24) and Lutz Wildner (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
orchestra:
Camerata Academia Salzburg (Austrian chamber orchestra), Camerata Academica of Salzburg (Alfred Scholz orchestra, not the same as Camerata Academia Salzburg), Camerata Accademica Hamburg, Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra), Mainz Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Camerata Labacensis (Slovenian chamber orchestra) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
conductor:
Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist), Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Scholz and Alexander von Pitamic (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
recorded at:
Slovenian Philharmonic in Ljubljana, Ljubljana (City Municipality of Ljubljana), Slovenia (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: III. Minuetto. Allegretto & Trio (from 1986-04-22 until 1986-04-24)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:12
18A Night in Venice: Overture
engineer:
Jenő Simon
producer:
Tamás Benedek
orchestra:
Czecho-Slovak Philhamonic Orchestra Košice (Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice, Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice)
conductor:
Alfred Walter (conductor)
balance engineer:
István Zakariás
recorded at:
Alpha-Line Studio (Festetich Castle) in Keszthely, Zala (Zala County), Hungary (from 1995-01-09 until 1995-01-15)
recording of:
Eine Nacht in Venedig: Ouvertüre
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
A Night in Venice (English version "Eine Nacht in Venedig")
part of:
Eine Nacht in Venedig
Johann Strauss Jnr.8:00

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manufactured in:the UK
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Crimson Productions Ltd. (company credits only; use Crimson as release label) (in 1998)
licensed from:Carlton Classics
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!)
glass mastered by:Disctronics UK (Blackburn)
ASIN:UK: B00000DFE4 [info]