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1L’Africaine: O paradiso
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1907-02-20)
tenor vocals:
Enrico Caruso (tenor) (on 1907-02-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Classics (read annotations before use) (in 1907)
recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso”
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:43
2Liebesfreud
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1911)
piano:
Haddon Squire (early 20th century pianist) (in 1911)
violin:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer) (in 1911)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Classics (read annotations before use) (in 1911)
recording of:
Liebesfreud (for violin and piano)
composer:
Fritz Kreisler (violinist / composer)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label) and ショット・ミュージック 株式会社 Dept. 3 (Schott Music Corporation Dept. 3)
part of:
Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (for violin and piano)
Fritz Kreisler3:22
3Zueignung, op. 10, no. 1
piano:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1919, in 1921)
baritone vocals:
Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone) (in 1919, in 1921)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1921)
recording of:
Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 (for voice and piano) (in 1919)
lyricist:
Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1885)
part of:
8 Gedichte aus »Letzte Blätter« (op 10; TrV 141)
Richard Strauss1:45
4Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (on 1926-10-16, on 1926-10-30, in 1927-01)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor) (on 1926-10-16, on 1926-10-30, in 1927-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (from 1926-10-16 until 1927-01)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven6:25
5Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (in 1936)
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1936)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1936)
recording of:
Chorale Prelude BWV 645: ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’ (for piano, Kempff)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist)
arrangement of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
Johann Sebastian Bach5:09
6Carmina burana: Estuans interius
recorded in:
Berlin, Germany (on 1949-12-08)
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone) (on 1949-12-08)
orchestra:
Deutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (on 1949-12-08)
conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor) (on 1949-12-08)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: II. In Taberna: XI. Estuans interius (on 1949-12-08)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: II. In Taberna
Carl Orff2:16
7Die Zauberflöte: Der Hölle Rache
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
soprano vocals [Die Königin der Nacht]:
Rita Streich (soprano) (in 1955-06)
orchestra:
RIAS-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993) (in 1955-06)
conductor:
Ferenc Fricsay (conductor) (in 1955-06)
balance engineer:
Alfred Steinke (in 1955-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1955-06)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (in 1955-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:08
8Waldszenen, op. 82: “Vogel als Prophet”
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
editor:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist) (from 1956-11-26 until 1956-11-29)
balance engineer:
Alfred Steinke
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Rudolfinum (House of Artists) in Praha (Prague), Czechia (from 1956-11-26 until 1956-11-29)
recording of:
Waldszenen, op. 82: VII. Vogel als Prophet. Langsam, sehr zart (from 1956-11-26 until 1956-11-29)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1848 until 1849)
part of:
Waldszenen, op. 82
Robert Schumann2:49
9Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: IV. Rondo. Allegro
executive producer:
Prof. Elsa Schiller (Deutsche Grammophon's head of production 1952-1965)
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
double bass:
Lenus Wilhelm (double bass player) (in 1956-12)
viola:
Dietrich Gerhardt (German violist) (in 1956-12)
violin:
Michel Schwalbé (Polish violinist) (in 1956-12) and Hanns-Joachim Westphal (violinist) (in 1956-12)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1956-12)
conductor:
Karl Böhm (Austrian conductor) (in 1956-12)
balance engineer:
Werner Wolf (engineer/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (in 1956-12)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: IV. Rondo. Allegro (in 1956-12)
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 Mozart3:38
10Etude Caprice in A minor, op. 18, no. 4
violin:
David Oistrakh (violinist) (on 1957-04-19) and Igor Oistrakh (violinist) (on 1957-04-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Staatlicher Rundfunk (Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (on 1957-04-19)
recording of:
Étude-Caprice, op. 18 no. 4, in A minor, Tempo di Saltarella, ma non troppo vivo (original version for 2 violins) (on 1957-04-19)
composer:
Henryk Wieniawski (composer and violinist) (in 1862)
part of:
Works of Henryk Wieniawski by opus number (number: op. 18 no. 4)
part of:
Études-Caprices, op. 18
Henryk Wieniawski1:37
11Symphony no. 3 in E flat major, op. 55, “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
executive producer:
Elsa Schiller (Deutsche Grammophon's head of production 1952-1965)
producer:
Otto Gerdes (conductor and producer) and Otto Ernst Wohlert
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1962-11-11 until 1962-11-15)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1962-11-11 until 1962-11-15)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer) (from 1962-11-11 until 1962-11-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1963)
recorded at:
Jesus‐Christus‐Kirche (Dahlem) in Berlin, Germany (from 1962-11-11 until 1962-11-15)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (from 1962-11-11 until 1962-11-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:50
12Locus iste
producer:
Wolfgang Lohse
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir) (in 1966-06)
conductor:
Eugen Jochum (conductor) (in 1966-06)
chorus master:
Wolfgang Schubert (conductor) (in 1966-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer) (in 1966-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1966-06)
recording of:
Locus iste, WAB 23 (in 1966-06)
composer:
Anton Bruckner (composer) (in 1869)
part of:
Werkverzeichnis Anton Bruckners (number: WAB 23)
Anton Bruckner3:48
13An die Musik, D 547
producer:
Hans Ritter
piano:
Hubert Giesen (pianist) (from 1966-07-02 until 1966-07-05)
tenor vocals:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor) (from 1966-07-02 until 1966-07-05)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (from 1966-07-02 until 1966-07-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften (München, Residenz) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1966-07-02 until 1966-07-05)
recording of:
An die Musik, D. 547 (original, for solo voice and piano) (in 1966-07)
lyricist:
Franz von Schober (Austrian poet, librettist, lithographer, actor)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817-03)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 547)
Franz Schubert2:27
14Etude, op. 10, no. 1
piano:
Maurizio Pollini (pianist) (on 1972-01-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1972-01-20)
recording of:
Étude in C major, op. 10 no. 1: Allegro
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1829)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Fryderyk Chopin2:03
15Nabucco: Va’ Pensiero
producer:
Rainer Brock (Producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1974-11-01 until 1974-11-03)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan) (from 1974-11-01 until 1974-11-03)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (from 1974-11-01 until 1974-11-03)
chorus master:
Romano Gandolfi (chorus master and conductor) (from 1974-11-01 until 1974-11-03)
balance engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Teatro alla Scala in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1974-11-01 until 1974-11-03)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1974-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:26
16Prélude in E minor, op. 28, no. 4
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) (from 1975-10-22 until 1975-10-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1975-10-22 until 1975-10-25)
recording of:
Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin2:00
17La traviata: Libiamo ne’ lieti calici
engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
baritone vocals:
Bruno Grella (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
bass vocals:
Alfredo Giacomotti (operatic bass) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
choir vocals:
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper (Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Flora]:
Stefania Malagú (mezzo-soprano) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
other vocals:
Bayerischer Staatsopernchor (Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Ileana Cotrubaș (Romanian soprano) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
tenor vocals [Gastone]:
Walter Gullino (tenor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
conductor:
Carlos Kleiber (conductor) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
chorus master:
Wolfgang Baumgart (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Bürgerbräukeller in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta) (from 1976-05-14 until 1977-06-26)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:04
18West Side Story: America
recording engineer:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon) (on 1984-09-07) and Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (on 1984-09-07)
miscellaneous support:
Alison Ames (task: Coordination) and Claudia Hamann (task: Coordination)
executive producer:
Hanno Rinke
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
editor:
Jobst Eberhardt (sound engineer, mainly for Deutsche Grammophon)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Anita]:
Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano) (on 1984-09-07)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Rosalia]:
Louise Edeiken (mezzo-soprano) (on 1984-09-07)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1984-09-07)
orchestrator:
Leonard Bernstein, Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1985) and Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1985)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1984-09-07)
recording of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls) (on 1984-09-07)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957)
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein4:55
19Thaïs: Méditation
recording engineer:
Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (from 1992-11-17 until 1992-11-18) and Reinhild Schmidt (Sound engineer and producer for Deutsche Grammophon) (from 1992-11-17 until 1992-11-18)
additional producer:
Werner Mayer (classical producer) (from 1992-11-17 until 1992-11-18)
co-producer:
Ewald Markl
executive producer:
Roger Wright (pianist)
violin:
Anne‐Sophie Mutter (violinist) (from 1992-11-17 until 1992-11-18)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1992-11-17 until 1992-11-18)
conductor:
James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (from 1992-11-17 until 1992-11-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1992-11-17 until 1992-11-18)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (in 1992-11)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet6:40
20The Firebird: Infernal Dance
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (from 1992-11-30 until 1992-12-14)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1992-11-30 until 1992-12-14)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1992-11-30 until 1992-12-14)
recording of:
Firebird Suite: V. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
Igor Stravinsky4:21
21Die Schöpfung: Trio and Chorus “Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes”
recording engineer:
Stephan Flock
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
editor:
Ludger Böckenhoff and Martin Derner
instruments:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists)
bass vocals [Raphael]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (from 1995-02-16 until 1995-02-21)
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble) (from 1995-02-16 until 1995-02-21)
soprano vocals [Gabriel]:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (from 1995-02-16 until 1995-02-21)
tenor vocals [Uriel]:
Michael Schade (tenor) (from 1995-02-16 until 1995-02-21)
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists (The English Baroque Soloists) (from 1995-02-16 until 1995-02-21)
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner (from 1995-02-16 until 1995-02-21)
balance engineer:
Rainer Maillard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1996)
recorded at:
All Saints Church (Tooting, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1995-02-16 until 1995-02-21)
recording of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part I: XIV. Chor und Terzett: Die Himmel erzählen die Ehre Gottes (from 1995-02-16 until 1995-02-21)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
part of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2: Part I
Joseph Haydn3:49

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printed in:Canada
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manufactured by and distributed by:PolyGram Canada Inc.
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1998)
glass mastered by:Cinram (CD/DVD/Blu‐ray manufacturer)
part of:Centenary Collection (Deutsche Grammophon) (order: 2)