40 Most Beautiful Spring Classics

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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