Proms 1997

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Annotation

Official release for sale by mail order of works scheduled to be performed during the 1997 Promenade Concerts

Annotation last modified on 2019-07-12 19:56 UTC.

Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Symphony no. 4 (Italian): I. Allegro vivaceFelix Mendelssohn10:22
2Clarinet Quintet in B minor: IV. Con motoJohannes Brahms8:51
3Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor: I. Allegro maestosoFryderyk Chopin9:03
4Dance Suite: Moderato - Allegro molto - Allegro vivace - Molto tranquillo - Comodo - Allegro
orchestra:
Hungarian State SO (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Ádám Fischer (Hungarian conductor)
recording of:
Dance Suite, Sz. 77, BB 86a (for orchestra)
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1923)
part of:
Bartók Béla válogatott zenei írásai (number: Sz. 77) and Béla Bartók's Works (BB) (number: BB 86a)
Béla Bartók18:21
5Three Inventions for Chamber Orchestra: Invention I
orchestra:
Hungarian State SO (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Ádám Fischer (Hungarian conductor)
recording of:
Three Inventions: No. 1
composer:
George Benjamin (composer, conductor, pianist) (from 1993 until 1995)
part of:
Three Inventions
George Benjamin4:28
6The Warriors: Music to an Imaginary Ballet (excerpt)
piano [sharing two pianos]:
Martin Jones (pianist), Philip Martin (Irish pianist & composer) and Richard McMahon
partial recording of:
The Warriors
composer:
Percy Grainger (from 1913-12 until 1916-12-22)
Percy Grainger5:23
7Symphony no. 1 in D minor: III. Larghetto
orchestra:
BBC Welsh SO
conductor:
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13: III. Larghetto
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1895-01 until 1895-10)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in D minor, op. 13
Sergei Rachmaninov11:17
8Variations on ‘I Got Rhythm’
piano:
Ivan Davis (pianist)
orchestra:
New Palais Royale Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Peress
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 Gershwin9:01
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Symphony no. 4 in C minor (Tragic): I. Adagio molto - Allegro vivaceFranz Schubert8:41
2Concerto for Orchestra: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
orchestra:
Hungarian State SO (Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Ádám Fischer (Hungarian conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
composer:
Béla Bartók (composer) (in 1943)
part of:
Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123
Béla Bartók4:34
3Symphony no. 3 (Eroica): IV. Finale: Allegro molto
orchestra:
Hanover Band
conductor:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:24
4Ritual Dances from ‘The Midsummer Marriage’: Second Dance: ‘The Waters in Winter’ - Transformation and Preparation - Third Dance: ‘The Air in Spring’ - Preparation and Fourth Dance ‘Fire in Summer’
bass vocals:
Matthew Best (bass singer and conductor, founder of Corydon Singers) (from 1989-11-15 until 1989-11-16)
choir vocals:
Chorus of Opera North (from 1989-11-15 until 1989-11-16)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Margaret McDonald (from 1989-11-15 until 1989-11-16)
soprano vocals:
Rita Cullis (from 1989-11-15 until 1989-11-16)
tenor vocals:
Mark Curtis (British tenor) (from 1989-11-15 until 1989-11-16)
orchestra:
English Northern Philharmonia (English Northern Philharmonia) (from 1989-11-15 until 1989-11-16)
conductor:
Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1989-11-15 until 1989-11-16)
partial recording of:
Ritual Dances from The Midsummer Marriage (from 1989-11-15 until 1989-11-16)
premiered in:
Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland (on 1953-02-13)
composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1947 until 1952)
is based on:
The Midsummer Marriage
Michael Tippett15:53
5Caravan
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
performer:
Duke Ellington and musicians (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol5:10
6Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
English Symphony Orchestra (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber7:02
7Missa solemnis: Gloria in excelsis Deo (Opening)
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Oslo Cathedral Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson (mezzo-soprano and contralto)
soprano vocals:
Marianne Hirsti (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Andrew Murgatroyd
orchestra:
Hanover Band
conductor:
Terje Kvam
partial recording of:
Missa solemnis D-Dur, op. 123: IIa. Gloria: Allegro vivace: Gloria in excelsis Deo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1819 until 1823)
part of:
Missa Solemnis D-Dur, op. 123: II. Gloria
Ludwig van Beethoven4:57
8The Young Person’s Guide to The Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell)
orchestra:
English SO (aka English String Orchestra)
conductor:
William Boughton (conductor)
recording of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 34)
Benjamin Britten16:40