The Best of Hooked on Classics

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Label: K-tel International (UK) Limited - Catalog #: ECD 3269 - EAN: 5020959326926
Label: K-tel International (UK) Limited - Catalog #: ONCD 3266 - EAN: 5012206326629

Annotation last modified on 2006-10-05 13:42 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Hooked on Classics, Parts 1 & 2
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
medley including a recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les toréadors (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
arrangement of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
medley including a recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
medley including a recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
premiered in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (on 1869-04-03)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Works of Edvard Grieg by opus number (number: op. 16)
medley including a recording of:
Guillaume Tell: Overture (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arrangement of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
recording of:
Hooked on Classics, Parts 1 & 2
arranger:
Louis Clark
medley of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11
medley of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les toréadors (catch-all for arrangements)
medley of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
medley of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
medley of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture
medley of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
medley of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
medley of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
medley of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino)
medley of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
medley of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
medley of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
medley of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
medley of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
medley of:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor "Dorian", BWV 538: I. Toccata
medley of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
medley of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
medley including a recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 11)
is based on:
Karelia Music, JS 115
medley including a recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1786)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (original numbering) (number: 492) and Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 492)
is based on:
Harmoniemusik on Mozart’s “Le nozze di Figaro”
medley including a recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
medley including a recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
medley including a recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
medley including a recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
medley including a recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
medley including a recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
medley including a recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
medley including a recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E‐flat major (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
arrangement of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
medley including a recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
medley including a recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
5:12
2Can't Stop the Classics5:52
3A Night at the Opera
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
K-tel International (international budget record label) (in 1982)
medley including a recording of:
Carmen : « Votre toast » (Air du toréador) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
arrangement of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
medley including a recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
medley including a recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
medley including a recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
medley including a recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
medley including a recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
medley including a recording of:
Rule, Britannia!
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
medley including a recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
is based on:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
medley including a recording of:
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 26. “With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal” (Samuel, Pirates, Policemen)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (composer)
part of:
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II
6:09
4Hooked on America
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
K-tel International (international budget record label) (in 1982)
recording of:
Hooked on America
arranger:
Louis Clark
medley of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: IV. Allegro con fuoco
medley of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
medley of:
Camptown Races
medley of:
An American in Paris
medley of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: I. Adagio — Allegro molto
medley of:
Poor Old Joe
medley of:
Battle Hymn of the Republic
medley of:
Dixie
4:11
5Symphonies of the Seas
2:53
6Hooked on a Can Can4:58
7Also sprach Zarathustra
engineer:
Mike Jarratt
producer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Don Reedman (producer)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra (op 30; TrV 176)
1:16
8Journey Through the Classics
engineer:
Mike Jarratt
producer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Don Reedman (producer)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
medley including a recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447
writer and composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (original numbering) (number: 447) and Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 447)
medley including a recording of:
Concerto in D major
writer:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
medley including a recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 11. Ein Tanz von Rüpeln (Bergamasca). Allegro di molto
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61
medley including a recording of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet (La Nuit de Walpurgis)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte V
medley including a recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
medley including a recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte III, scène 2. Bacchanale
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte III
medley including a recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: III. Presto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
medley including a recording of:
Trumpet tune, ZT. 698 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Trumpet tune, ZT. 698
3:53
9Hooked on Tchaikovsky5:31
10Hooked on Romance Opus 3
4:22
11Tales of the Vienna Waltz
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
K-tel International (international budget record label) (in 1982)
medley including a recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
medley including a recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs)
part of:
Die Fledermaus
part of:
Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
medley including a recording of:
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, op. 325
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 325)
medley including a recording of:
Künstlerleben, op. 316
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1867)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 316)
medley including a recording of:
Morgenblätter, op. 279
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 279)
medley including a recording of:
Rosen aus dem Süden, op. 388
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 388)
medley including a recording of:
Wiener Blut, op. 354 (waltz)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 354)
4:09
12If You Knew Sousa
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
K-tel International (international budget record label) (in 1982)
medley including a recording of:
Blaze Away
composer:
Abraham Holzmann (in 1901)
medley including a recording of:
Blaze Away
composer:
Abraham Holzmann (in 1901)
medley including a recording of:
Semper Fidelis
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1888)
medley including a recording of:
The Liberty Bell
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1893)
medley including a recording of:
The Liberty Bell
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1893)
medley including a recording of:
The Washington Post
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1889)
arrangement of:
Washington Post
3:34
13If You Knew Sousa (and Friends)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
K-tel International (international budget record label) (in 1982)
medley including a recording of:
Colonel Bogey
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) and Kenneth J. Alford (in 1914)
medley including a recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
medley including a recording of:
Royal Air Force March Past
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
medley including a recording of:
The Dam Busters March
composer:
Eric Coates (composer) (in 1955)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
medley including a recording of:
The Stars and Stripes Forever
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1896)
medley including a recording of:
Vjezd gladiátorů, op. 68
composer:
Julius Fučík (Czech composer) (in 1897)
3:08
14Scotland the Brave (Hookery Jiggery Jock)
engineer:
Mike Jarratt
producer:
Jeff Jarratt (producer) and Don Reedman (producer)
bagpipe [bagpipes]:
Roy Wood (multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, The Move, ELO & Wizzard)
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
chorus master:
Eugene Danks
arranger:
Louis Clark
medley including a recording of:
Amazing Grace (popular hymn first published 1779, catch‐all)
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist and writer:
John Newton (English poet) (in 1779)
additional composer:
Edwin Othello Excell
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Patterdale Music Ltd., Rokstone Music Ltd., Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
Viisikielinen (Song book of "Viides herätysliike") (number: 94)
medley including a recording of:
Ben Glen Bay
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Bonnie Dundy (Bonnie Dundee)
lyricist and arranger:
Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Charlie Is My Darlin’ (Traditional scottish song)
lyricist:
Robert Burns (18th century Scottish poet/lyricist)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a recording of:
Cock o’ the North
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Loch Lomond (Scottish folk song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 9598)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
Roxburgh Castle
writer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
medley including a recording of:
Scotland the Brave (instrumental)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
medley including a instrumental recording of:
The Hundred Pipers
lyricist and composer:
Carolina Nairne
medley including a instrumental recording of:
The Keel Row (folksong)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3059)
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