40 Most Beautiful Spring Classics

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1Four Seasons: Spring: 1 Allegro
violin:
Marieke Blankestijn (violinist)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Vivaldi3:30
2Four Seasons: Spring: 2 Larghetto
violin:
Marieke Blankestijn (violinist)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: II. Largo
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Vivaldi2:57
3Four Seasons: Spring: 3 Allegro
violin:
Marieke Blankestijn (violinist)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: III. Allegro pastorale
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Vivaldi4:12
4The Seasons: Spring
engineer:
Jean Chatauret (from 2004-01-06 until 2004-01-08) and Jean‐Martial Golaz (from 2004-01-06 until 2004-01-08)
producer and editor:
Tim Oldham (editor / producer)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (from 2004-01-06 until 2004-01-08)
conductor:
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer) (from 2004-01-06 until 2004-01-08)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (old [R]SNO Centre, Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 2004-01-06 until 2004-01-08)
recording of:
Les saisons, op. 67: Tableau II. Le Printemps (No. 8) (from 2004-01-06 until 2004-01-08)
composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936)
part of:
Les saisons, op. 67 (The Seasons, op. 67)
Glazunov5:14
5The Seasons: March
piano:
Viktoria Postnikova (pianist)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: III. March “Song of the Lark”
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37a (for piano)
Tchaikovsky2:19
6The Seasons: April
piano:
Viktoria Postnikova (pianist)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: IV. April “Snowdrop”
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37a (for piano)
Tchaikovsky2:36
7The Seasons: May
piano:
Viktoria Postnikova (pianist)
recording of:
The Seasons, op. 37a: V. May “Starlight Nights”
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Seasons, op. 37a (for piano)
Tchaikovsky4:25
8Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Vaughan Williams4:36
9The Birds: The Cuckoo
orchestra:
I Solisti Veneti
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
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)
Respighi3:51
10Carnival of the Animals: Cuckoo
instruments:
Ensemble Instrumental ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : IX. Le Coucou au fond des bois (The Carnival of the Animals: IX. The Cuckoo in the Heart of the Woods, two pianos and clarinet)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (Camille Saint-Saëns, composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Saint‐Saens2:14
11On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT VI/19 no. 1
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Delius6:02
12Orchestral Suite No 2 BWV 1067: Badinerie
flute:
Jean‐Pierre Rampal (flautist)
orchestra:
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard
conductor:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist) and Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
Bach1:26
13Horn Concerto No 4: Rondo
horn:
David Pyatt (hornist) (from 1996-12-18 until 1996-12-21)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1996-12-18 until 1996-12-21)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1996-12-18 until 1996-12-21)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-12-18 until 1996-12-21)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace (from 1996-12-18 until 1996-12-21)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Mozart3:35
14Im Frühling
piano:
Marita Viitasalo (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Soile Isokoski (soprano)
recording of:
Im Frühling, D. 882
lyricist:
Ernst Schulze (German poet)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1826)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 882)
Schubert4:36
15Two Elegaic Melodies: Last Spring
orchestra:
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra (Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Juha Kangas
recording of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34: No. 2. The Last Spring, for strings)
orchestrator and composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
orchestration of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren (for piano)
part of:
To elegiske melodier, op. 34 (Two Elegiac Melodies, op. 34, for strings)
Grieg4:27
16Winterreisse: Frühlingstraum
piano:
Andreas Staier
tenor vocals:
Christoph Prégardien (tenor)
recording of:
Winterreise, op. 89, D. 911: XI. Frühlingstraum
lyricist:
Wilhelm Müller (German poet)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827-02)
part of:
Winterreise, op. 89, D. 911
Schubert4:33
17The Four Seasons: Primavera Portena
double bass:
Héctor Console (contrabassist)
piano:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Primavera porteña
composer:
Astor Piazzolla (composer and bandoneón player) (in 1970)
part of:
Las cuatro estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires)
Piazzolla2:34
18Suite in D Minor for Violin & Strings: Evening in Spring
recorded in:
Kaustinen, Keski-Pohjanmaa (Central Ostrobothnia), Finland (in 1993-09)
recording engineer:
Bertil Alving and Risto Hemmi
producer:
Pekka Savijoki
violin:
Jari Valo (Finnish violinist) (in 1993-09)
orchestra:
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra (Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra) (in 1993-09)
conductor:
Juha Kangas (in 1993-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Finlandia Records (classical music) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Kaustisen kirkko in Kaustinen, Keski-Pohjanmaa (Central Ostrobothnia), Finland (in 1993-09)
recording of:
Suite for Violin and String Orchestra, JS 185: II. Evening in spring (in 1993-09)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1929)
part of:
Suite for Violin and String Orchestra, JS 185
Sibelius3:24
19The Rite of Spring (excerpts)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Eliahu Inbal (Israeli conductor)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre: II. Les Augures printaniers – Danses des adolescentes
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre (The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre: III. Jeu du rapt
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre (The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice: I. Introduction
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice (The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice)
Stravinsky8:42
20Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra founded in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Orff22:30
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1Violin Sonata 5 (Spring)
recording engineer:
Ulrich Ruscher and Stefan Witzel
producer:
Friedemann Engelbrecht
piano:
Itamar Golan (pianist) (in 1992-06)
violin:
Maxim Vengerov (violinist) (in 1992-06)
recorded at:
Teldec Studio (Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (in 1992-06)
recording of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro (in 1992-06)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
Beethoven9:05
2Appalachian Spring, Allegro
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
partial recording of:
Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944)
premiered in:
Washington, D.C., United States (on 1944-10-30)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1942 until 1944)
dedicated to:
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
premiered by:
Martha Graham (American dancer) (on 1944-10-30) and Louis Horst (on 1944-10-30)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Inc.
part of:
Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 1945)
Copland2:47
3Appalachian Spring, Simple Gifts
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (in 1990-09)
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor) (in 1990-09)
recorded at:
Ordway Music Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (in 1990-09)
partial recording of:
Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944) (in 1990-09)
premiered in:
Washington, D.C., United States (on 1944-10-30)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1942 until 1944)
dedicated to:
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
premiered by:
Martha Graham (American dancer) (on 1944-10-30) and Louis Horst (on 1944-10-30)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Inc.
part of:
Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 1945)
Copland3:16
4Appalachian Spring, Broadly
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
partial recording of:
Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944)
premiered in:
Washington, D.C., United States (on 1944-10-30)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1942 until 1944)
dedicated to:
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
premiered by:
Martha Graham (American dancer) (on 1944-10-30) and Louis Horst (on 1944-10-30)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Inc.
part of:
Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 1945)
Copland0:36
5Appalachian Spring, Moderato
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
partial recording of:
Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944)
premiered in:
Washington, D.C., United States (on 1944-10-30)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1942 until 1944)
dedicated to:
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
premiered by:
Martha Graham (American dancer) (on 1944-10-30) and Louis Horst (on 1944-10-30)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Inc.
part of:
Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 1945)
Copland1:38
6Appalachian Spring, Andante
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
partial recording of:
Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944)
premiered in:
Washington, D.C., United States (on 1944-10-30)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1942 until 1944)
dedicated to:
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
premiered by:
Martha Graham (American dancer) (on 1944-10-30) and Louis Horst (on 1944-10-30)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Inc.
part of:
Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 1945)
Copland2:03
7Spring Song
piano:
Annie d'Arco (pianist)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in A major, Op. 62 No. 6, Frühlingslied / Spring Song; original for piano)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 161)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (Songs Without Words, op. 62, for piano)
Mendelssohn2:33
8Frühlingsstimmen
orchestra:
Orchester der Wiener Volksoper
conductor:
Rudolf Bibl (conductor)
recording of:
Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410 (Voices of Spring)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1882)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 410)
J Strauss II7:25
9Organ Concerto 13, Larghetto
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
recording of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: I. Larghetto
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Handel2:17
10Organ Concerto 13, Allegro
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
recording of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: II. Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Handel3:27
11Organ Concerto 13, Larghetto
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
recording of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: III. Larghetto
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Handel3:32
12Organ Concerto 13, Allegro
organ:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
recording of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: IV. Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Handel3:18
13Frühlingslied
piano:
Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
recording of:
Frühlingslied, op. 34 Nr. 3
lyricist:
Karl Klingemann
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV K 89)
part of:
6 Gesänge, op. 34
Mendelssohn3:08
14Rustle of Spring
orchestra:
Norwegian Radio Orchestra
conductor:
Ari Rasilainen (conductor)
recording of:
6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen (6 Pieces, op. 32: No. 3. Rustle of Spring, for orchestra)
composer:
Christian Sinding (Norwegian composer)
orchestration of:
6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen (6 Pieces, op. 32: No. 3. Rustle of Spring, for piano)
Sinding2:38
15The Wasps, Overture
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Aristophanic Suite “The Wasps”: I. Overture
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1912)
part of:
Aristophanic Suite “The Wasps”
Vaughan Williams9:26
16Symphony No 6, (excerpt)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
dedicated to:
Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz and Андрей Разумовский (Russian diplomat)
premiered at:
Ludwig van Beethoven at Theater an der Wien (1808-12-22)
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1808-12-22)
part of:
Biamonti Catalogue (chronological catalogue of Beethoven's works) (number: 453), ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 6) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 68)
Beethoven2:41
17Symphony No 1, (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra founded in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham) (in 1990-04)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1990-04)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-04)
recording of:
Symphonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, op. 38 “Frühlings”: II. Larghetto - (attacca:) (in 1990-04)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1841-01-23 until 1841-02-20)
part of:
Symphonie Nr. 1 B-Dur, op. 38 “Frühlings”
Schumann6:09
18String Quartet in G Major, (excerpt)
string quartet:
Alban Berg Quartett (Alban Berg Quartet, string quartet)
recording of:
Quartet for Strings no. 14 in G major, K. 387 “Haydn Quartetti”, “Spring”: III. Andante cantabile
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Quartet for Strings no. 14 in G major, K. 387 “Haydn Quartetti”, “Spring”
Mozart7:31
19Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
Il Giardino Armonico (Italian baroque ensemble)
conductor:
Giovanni Antonini (conductor and flautist)
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
Handel3:14
20Pictures at an Exhibition, Chicks
orchestra:
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: V. Ballet des poussins dans leurs coques (Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 5 “Балетъ невылупившихся птенцовъ” [Balet nevylupivshikhsya ptentsov] (Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. No. 5 "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks", original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Mussorgsky1:19