Classics 2001 ('The greatest artists on one double album')

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Beethoven's Fifth
Beethoven7:26
2Albinoni's Adagio
recorded in:
Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1984-02)
engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1982-02)
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
organ:
Martin Haselböck (organist, conductor and composer)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (in 1984-02)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1984-02)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1984-02)
recorded at:
Evangelisches Schloßkirche (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1984-02)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (in 1984-02)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Albinoni6:41
3Nessun dorma
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25) and Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25, on 1972-08-25)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
chorus master:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Puccini53:01
4Flower Duet (Lakmé)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Delibes3:51
5Secret Garden
Skavlan3:16
6Pachelbel's Canon
Pachelbel4:36
7Songs of the Auvergne (Baïlero)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor) (in 1982-08)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1982-08)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Canteloube6:48
8Gladiator - Now We Are Free
orchestra:
Musica Paradiso
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Lane and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Now We Are Free (Gladiator)
lyricist:
Lisa Gerrard
composer:
Klaus Badelt (German score composer), Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
publisher:
SKG Songs and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
Gladiator
Zimmer / Gerrard / Badelt4:22
9Ride of the Valkyries
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Wagner3:09
10Kennedy plays The Doors Concerto
Doors, arr. Coleman6:22
11'O sole mio
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
arrangement of:
O sole mio
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
Di Capua2:37
12Pie Jesu
associate engineer:
Martin Levan
engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
producer:
David R. Murray
organ:
James Lancelot (in 1984-12)
choir vocals:
Winchester Cathedral Choir (in 1984-12)
soprano vocals:
Sarah Brightman (in 1984-12)
treble vocals:
Paul Miles-Kingston (in 1984-12)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1984-12)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1984-12)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (organist and choral conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12-20 until 1984-12-22)
recording of:
Requiem: Pie Jesu (from 1984-12-20 until 1984-12-22)
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., The Really Useful Company Limited and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Requiem
Andrew Lloyd Webber34:00
13The Piano
piano:
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1999)
recording of:
The Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Michael Nyman Ltd. and Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
Nyman2:16
14Handel's 'Largo'
countertenor vocals [Serse]:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Roger Norrington (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1999)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
Handel3:03
15The Sound of Music
recording of:
The Sound of Music (The Sound of Music)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Rodgers & Hammerstein2:49
16Evening Chimes
Trad, arr. Rebroff3:43
17Victory
recording of:
Victory
composer:
Tonči Huljić
is based on:
Aureliano in Palmira: Sinfonia
Huljić, arr. Batt3:31
18Ravel's Bolero
Ravel4:55
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
12001: A Space Odyssey (main theme)
Richard Strauss1:50
2Nella Fantasia
guitar:
John Themis
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
tenor vocals:
Russell Watson (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nick Ingman
chorus master:
William Hayward
recording of:
Nella fantasia
lyricist:
Chiara Ferraú (lyricist)
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
arranger:
Audrey Snyder (composer, arranger)
publisher:
EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme)
Morricone/Ferraú4:31
3Mozart's Symphony no. 40
Mozart7:30
4Vivaldi's Four Seasons - Spring
Vivaldi3:27
5John Williams Plays Bach
classical guitar and guitar:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Suite no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
part of:
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (catch-all for arrangements)
Bach, transc. Duarte2:23
6O, My Beloved Father
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirski
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Puccini2:20
7La bohème
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Puccini4:07
8Barber's Adagio
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1982-07-24)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1982-07-24)
recorded at:
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1982-07-24)
live recording of:
Adagio for Strings (on 1982-07-24)
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
Barber10:05
9Braveheart - Main Title
Horner2:53
10Allegri's Miserere
Allegri5:44
11Kinderkatechismus
Wagner2:26
12Gregorian Chant
Monks of Silos3:07
13Andre Rieu - Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2
Shostakovich, arr. Rieu3:44
14Casta Diva
vocals:
Filippa Giordano (classic crossover singer)
Bellini4:08
15Summertime
Gershwin4:20
16Chicago
Kander4:07
17Titanic - My Heart Will Go On
Horner4:42
18Walking in the Air
Blake3:19
19La donna è mobile
Verdi2:25
20Carmina Burana
producer:
Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
choir vocals:
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin (in 1967-10)
orchestra:
Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin (in 1967-10)
conductor:
Eugen Jochum (conductor) (in 1967-10)
chorus master:
Walter Hagen-Groll (chorus master) (in 1967-10)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1968)
recorded at:
UFA-Tonstudio in Berlin, Germany (in 1967-10)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1967-10)
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
Orff2:36

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