The Number One Classical Album 2004

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▼ CD 1
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1Il Canto
percussion:
Alberto Bartoli
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra di Roma
conductor:
Romano Musumarra
recording of:
Il canto
composer:
Romano Musumarra and Giorgio Flavio Pintus (musician & songwriter)
Romano Musumarra5:47
2Pokarekare Ana
cello:
François Rive (cellist)
guitar [guitars]:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
choir vocals:
Te Tau Choir
vocals:
Metro Voices and Hayley Westenra
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Ian Dean (conductor) and Jenny O’Grady
arranger:
Sarah Class (composer, singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2003)
recording of:
Pokarekare Ana
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:21
3Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
tenor vocals:
Joseph Calleja (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:11
4La Wally: Ne andrò lontana
soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani5:07
5Shenandoah
uilleann pipes [pipe]:
Neil Martin (Irish producer & multi-instrumentalist)
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use "Deutsche Grammophon") (in 2003)
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
[traditional]4:28
6Lullaby
guitar and percussion:
Peter Huntington
instruments:
BOND (female neo-classical quartet)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Tim Bran
vocals:
Lynda Richardson
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Matt Dunkley
recording of:
Lullaby
composer:
bond (female neo-classical quartet), Martin Glover and Roy Kerr
is based on:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
Martin Glover, Roy Kerr3:55
7Whistle Down the Wind
vocals:
Sarah Brightman
recording of:
Whistle Down the Wind
lyricist:
Jim Steinman
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
part of:
Whistle Down the Wind (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
Andrew Lloyd Webber3:32
8Torna a Surriento
tenor vocals:
Russell Watson (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Dodd (conductor)
recording of:
Torna a Surriento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd.
Ernesto de Curtis4:54
9Riders on the Storm - The Doors Concerto: Love Street
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
orchestra:
Prague Symphony Orchestra and Peter Scholes (NZ composer & conductor)
arranger:
Jaz Coleman
instrumental recording of:
Riders on the Storm
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Jaz Coleman6:57
10White Night
piano:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
orchestra:
Czech National Symphony Orchestra (Czech National Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
recording of:
White Night
composer:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
Ludovico Einaudi3:17
11Thaïs: Méditation
producer:
Martha de Francisco (classical producer and engineer) and Hermine Sterringa
cello:
Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist) (in 1998-05)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1998-05)
conductor:
James Judd (conductor) (in 1998-05)
arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
recorded at:
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 1998-05)
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (for cello and orchestra, arr. Cullen) (in 1998-05)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
arranger:
David Cullen (composer, arranger, orchestrator)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
Jules Massenet4:54
12Titanic: My Heart Will Go On
orchestra:
Pražská komorní filharmonie
conductor:
Nick Ingman
arranger:
Nick Ingman
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Will Go On
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
The 70th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 70)
part of:
Titanic
James Horner3:36
13Canon in D
violin:
Duel (UK violinist duo that plays classical music)
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
performer:
Duel (UK violinist duo that plays classical music)
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
Johann Pachelbel4:08
14Adagio
producer:
Andy Green (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Nick Patrick
bass:
Pino Palladino (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
cello:
Mariann Pleszkán (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
percussion:
Miles Bould (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
piano:
Richard Cottle (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
orchestra:
The Budapest Film Orchestra (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
conductor:
Nick Ingman (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
arranger:
Nick Ingman and Dominic Miller (guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (catch all for arrangements) (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni arranged Remo Giazotto5:11
15Gymnopédie No.1
piano:
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet (pianist)
recording of:
Gymnopédies: II. Lent et douloureux (Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1 orchestrated by Debussy)
orchestrator:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1897)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (in 1888)
orchestration of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux
part of:
Gymnopédies (orchestrated by Debussy)
Erik Satie3:47
16Funiculì, funiculà
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Edoardo Müller (conductor)
recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Campania, Italy (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
Luigi Denza2:33
▼ CD 2
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1O sole mio
tenor vocals:
The Three Tenors
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
live 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)
Eduardo di Capua2:45
2Gianni Scicchi: O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stephen Barlow (British conductor)
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
Giacomo Puccini2:33
3L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Juan Diego Flórez (Peruvian operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
conductor:
Riccardo Frizza (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2003)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:45
4Palladio: Allegretto
instruments:
BOND (female neo-classical quartet)
recording of:
Palladio: I. Allegretto
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) (in 1993)
part of:
Palladio
Karl Jenkins3:57
5Nella 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)
Ennio Morricone4:36
6Girl With a Pearl Earring: Griet's Theme
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra of London (founded 1985)
conductor:
Alexandre Desplat (French score composer)
recording of:
Griet’s Theme (Girl With a Pearl Earring)
composer:
Alexandre Desplat (French score composer)
Alexandre Desplat4:15
7La Bohème: Sì. Mi chiamano Mimi
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Mimi]:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 7. “Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì” (Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:02
8Master and Commander - The Far Side of the World: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
orchestra:
The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter: No. 3 “Why Fum’th in Fight” (Psalm 2)
Ralph Vaughan Williams5:17
9Orfeo ed Euridice: What Is Life
contralto vocals:
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
What is Life?
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
Christoph Willibald Gluck4:31
10Schindler's List: Main Theme
violin:
Janine Jansen (Dutch violinist and violist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Schindler's List
John Williams3:53
11Phantom of the Opera: All I Ask of You
bass guitar:
Steve Pearce
membranophone:
Ralph Salmins
piano:
Dave Hartley (pianist)
bass-baritone vocals [Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny]:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer)
soprano vocals [Christine Daaé]:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
conductor:
Paul Gemignani
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2003)
recording of:
All I Ask of You (The Phantom of the Opera)
additional lyricist:
Richard Stilgoe
lyricist:
Charles Hart (British lyricist)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) and The Really Useful Group PLC (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. (ended)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (Andrew Lloyd Webber musical)
part of:
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film soundtrack)
Andrew Lloyd Webber5:16
12Ashoken Farewell
violin:
Duel (UK violinist duo that plays classical music)
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
concertmaster:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
recording of:
Ashokan Farewell
composer:
Jay Ungar (in 1982)
publisher:
Swinging Door Music
Jay Ungar4:11
13She Moved Through the Fair
soprano vocals:
Izzy (English soprano singer)
recording of:
She Moved Through the Fair (Herbert Hughes arr.)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist) and Padraic Colum
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Herbert Hughes
arrangement of:
She Moved Through the Fair
[traditional]3:16
14Lakmé: Sous le dôme épais (Flower duet)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Patricia Petibon (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
conductor:
Yves Abel (conductor)
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
Léo Delibes4:37
15Song for Athene
organ:
Ian le Grice (organist)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Temple Church and Holst Singers
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
recording of:
Song for Athene
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
John Tavener5:40
16Serse: Ombra mai fù (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)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
George Frideric Handel3:03

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ASIN:US: B01LXENL03 [info]