Tracklist
1 | From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: "In The Hall Of The Mountain King"Composed By – Edvard Grieg | 3:00 |
2 | "Farandole" From L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2Composed By – Georges Bizet | 4:05 |
3 | "Jupiter" From The Planets, Op. 32 (Excerpt)Composed By – Gustav Holst | 4:28 |
4 | "Air" From Suite No. 3 In D MajorComposed By – Johann Sebastian Bach | 4:37 |
5 | From Peer Gynt Suite No. 1: "Morning"Composed By – Edvard Grieg | 3:23 |
6 | From The Nutcracker Suite: "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaïkovski | 2:18 |
7 | Also Sprach Zarathustra Op. 31Composed By – Richard Strauss | 2:06 |
8 | From The Nutcracker Suite: "Waltz Of The Flowers"Composed By – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaïkovski | 4:05 |
9 | Fifth Symphony In C Minor, Op. 67Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven | 6:18 |
10 | Blue Danube Waltz Op. 314Composed By – Johann Strauss | 4:36 |
11 | William Tell OvertureComposed By – Gioacchino Rossini | 2:00 |
Versioni
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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TRA 275 | Portsmouth Sinfonia | Plays The Popular Classics (LP, Album) | Transatlantic Records | TRA 275 | UK | 1973 |
KC 33049 | Portsmouth Sinfonia | Plays The Popular Classics (LP, Album, Promo, Rad) | Columbia | KC 33049 | US | 1974 |
KC 33049 | Portsmouth Sinfonia | Plays The Popular Classics (LP, Album) | Columbia | KC 33049 | US | 1974 |
TRA 89.517 | Portsmouth Sinfonia | Plays The Popular Classics (LP, Album) | Transatlantic Records | TRA 89.517 | France | 1973 |
none, MLX-189 | Portsmouth Sinfonia | The Best Of The Portsmouth Sinfonia (LP) | Transatlantic Records, M7 | none, MLX-189 | Australia | 1977 |
Crediti
- Arranged By – Portsmouth Sinfonia
- Art Direction – Ann Sullivan
- Cello – Clive Richardson, Gary Rickard, Gavin Bryars, Sue Evans
- Clarinet – Brian Eno, Gwen Fereday, Suzette Worden, Tony Talbot
- Conductor – John Farley
- Coordinator – Laurence Aston
- Cover – Moore, Morris
- Double Bass – Angus Fraser, Brian Young, Ian Southward, Peter Clutterbuck
- Executive-Producer – Robin Mortimore, Victor Schonfield
- Flute – Ann Shrosbree, Brian Watterson, Deborah Smith, John Lawrence, Utako Ikeda
- Horns [Tenor] – David Saunders
- Liner Notes – Brian Eno, John Farley
- Mastered By – Arun Chakraverty
- Percussion – Jenni Adams, John Ryder, Maggi Wooton
- Photography By – Doug Smith , Peter Fowler
- Producer – Brian Eno
- Recorded By – Bob Woolford Sound
- Saxophone, Clarinet, Glockenspiel – James Lampart
- Trombone – Jeffrey Steele, Maurice Joyce
- Trumpet – Chris Turner, Steve Beresford
- Viola – Linda Adams, Neil Watson, Simon Dale
- Violin – Cherril Smith, Gary Gunby, Imogen Morley, Jill Adams, Martin Kenny, Mick Steele, Nigel Coombes, Peter Beresford, Robert Carter , Robin Mortimer, Russell Coates, Stefan Klima, Stephen Luscombe
Note
Australian pressing by Festival Pty. Ltd.
TRA275, the UK source LP number appears on the rear jacket in brackets and on the labels, as was the practise of Festival Records.
On the side 2 runout the first attempt at the matrix has an error, overwritten, and then written correctly next to it.
Codici a barre
- Matrix / Runout (label side 1): SMX43989
- Matrix / Runout (label side 2): SMX43990
- Matrix / Runout (etched runout side 1): 3 SMX43989 2B
- Matrix / Runout (etched runout side 2): SMX43990 4SMX43990 2A
Codici a barre
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Transatlantic Records Ltd.
- Manufactured By – Festival Records Pty. Ltd.
Video
Album
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