01. 3 Small Tone Poems, RT vi/7: III. Spring Morning (7:23) Composer Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934 English) Conductor David Lloyd-Jones Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra Period 20th Century Date Written 1890; Paris, France 02. Ballet Music: I vespri siciliani, Act I: Overture: Les vepres siciliennes (I vespri siciliani), Act III, Scene 2: The 4 Seasons: La primavera (Spring) (7:51) Composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901 Italian) Conductor ondrej Lenárd Orchestra Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio State Symphony Orchestra) Period Romantic Date Written 1855; Italy Date of Recording: 1988 Venue Czech Radio Concert Hall, Bratislava 03. Les saisons (The Seasons), Op. 37b: IV. Avril "Perce-neige" (April: Snowdrop) (2:24) Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893 Russian) Performer Ilona Prunyi (Piano) Period Romantic Date Written Russia Date of Recording 7/1988 Venue Italian Institute, Budapest 04. Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34: II. Varen (Last spring) (5:24) Composer Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907 Norwegian) Conductor Bjarte Engeset Orchestra Sinfóníuhljómsveit Ísland (sIceland Symphony Orchestra) Period Romantic Date Written 1881; Norway Note version for orchestra 05. Pieces (2) for Small Orchestra, RT vi/19: No. 1, on Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring (5:53) Composer Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934 English) Conductor David Lloyd-Jones Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra Period 20th Century Date Written 1912; France 06. 6 Stücke (Pieces) for Piano, Op. 32: No. 3, Frühlingsrauschen (Rustles of spring) (2:38) Composer Christian Sinding (1856 - 1941 Norwegian) Conductor Bjarte Engeset Orchestra Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) Period Romantic Date Written 1896; Germany Note arr. for orchestra 07-09. The Four Seasons, Concertos (4) for Violin in E major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera" (Spring) (10:32) Composer Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741 Italian) Conductor Stephen Gunzenhauser Performer Takako Nishizaki (Violin) Ensemble Capella Istropolitana Period Baroque Date Written 1725; Venice, Italy Date of Recording 7/1987 Venue Slovak Philharmonic Hall, Bratislava 07. I. Allegro (3:32) 08. II. Largo e pianissimo sempre (2:39) 09. III. Danza pastorale: Allegro (4:19) 10. Lieder ohne Worte, Book 5, Op. 62, MWV U 161: Lied ohne Worte No. 30 in A Major, Op. 62, No. 6: Molto Allegro Vivace "Frühlingslied" (2:21) Common Name Songs without words, vol 5, Op. 62: No 6, Andante grazioso in A major "Spring Song" Composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847 German) Performer Péter Nagy (Piano) Period Romantic Date Written 1842; Germany Date of Recording 1989-90 Venue Italian Institute, Budapest 11. Frühlingsstimmen (Voices of Spring), Op. 410 (7:11) Composer Johann Strauss II (Jr.) (1825 - 1899 Austrian) Conductor Peter Guth Orchestra Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien (Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra) Period Romantic Date Written 1883; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording 06/1991 Venue Austria Radio Concert Hall 12. Vremena goda (The Seasons), Op. 67: VII. 2me Tableau. II. Le printemps (Spring) (5:21) Composer Alexander Glazunov (1865 -1936 Russian) Conductor Alexander Anissimov Orchestra Moscow Symphony Orchestra Period Romantic Date Written 1899; Russia Date of Recording 08/1995 13. Springtime Suite: I. Fresh Morning: Pastorale (3:56) Composer Eric Coates (1886 - 1957 English) Conductor Andrew Penny Orchestra Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Bratislava Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) Period 20th Century Date Written 1937; England 14. Frühlings-Quartett (Quartet for Strings), No. 14 in G major, K 387 "Spring": III. Andante cantabile (7:47) Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791 Austrian) Performer György Éder (Cello) Zoltán Tóth (Viola) Erika Tóth (Violin) Pál Éder (Violin) Ensemble Éder String Quartet Period Classical Date Written 1782; Vienna, Austria Date of Recording 11/1990 Venue Sashalom Reformed Church, Budapest 15. Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38 "Spring": II. Larghetto (6:56) Composer Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856 German) Conductor Antoni Wit Orchestra Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia (Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice) Period Romantic Date Written 1841; Germany Date of Recording 12/1994 Venue Polish Radio Concert Hall, Katowice |