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Title: Simply the Best Classical Anthems
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Carl Orff (1895 - 1982); Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934); (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883); Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990); Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704); (Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Main Performer: Piero Toso (Violin); Marie-Claire Alain (Organ); Plácido Domingo (Tenor); François-René Duchâble (Piano); Jenö Jandó (Piano)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir; Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Choir
Date of Release: 05/1999
Label / Distributor: Warner.esp / TEN
Pieces in Set: 2
Running Time: 2 hours 3 minutes
Genre(s): Vocal and choral, Orchestral, Stage works, Instrumental
EAN: 639842554428
Catalogue Number: 3984
Work 1
Work Title: Messa da Requiem
Excerpt(s): 1. Dies irae
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1874
Conductor: Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Choir
Work 2
Work Title: Carmina Burana
Excerpt(s): 1. Fortuna imperatrix mundi - O Fortuna
Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1936
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: Southend Boys' Choir
Work 3
Work Title: (The) Planets, H125 (Op. 32)
Excerpt(s): 1. Mars, the Bringer of War
Composer: Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1916
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Work 6
Genre: Orchestral
Work 4
Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'
Excerpt(s): 1. Ride of the Valkyries (concert version)
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1850
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra / Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Work 5
Work Title: Nabucco
Excerpt(s): 1. Va pensiero, sull'ali dorata
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1842
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir
Work 6
Work Title: Fanfare for the Common Man
Excerpt(s): 1. Fanfare for the Common Man
Composer: Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
Date Written: 1942
Conductor: David Honeyball
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Brass Virtuosi Orchestra
Work 7
Work Title: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39
Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1 in D (1901)
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1901-1930
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Work 8
Work Title: Aida
Excerpt(s): 1. March ('Grand March')
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1871
Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome
Orchestra / Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Chorus, Rome Choir
Work 9
Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Excerpt(s): 1. Tempo impetuoso d'Estate
Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: Published 1725
Conductor: Claudio Scimone
Orchestra / Ensemble: (I) Solisti Veneti Orchestra
Main Performer: Piero Toso (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Piero Toso
Work 10
Work Title: Te Deum in D, H146
Excerpt(s): 1. Prélude
Composer: Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: ?early 1690s
Conductor: Michel Corboz
Orchestra / Ensemble: Gulbenkian Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Gulbenkian Chorus
Work 11
Work Title: (The) Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Composer: (Edward) Benjamin (Lord Britten of Aldeburgh) Britten (1913 - 1976)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1946
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Work 12
Work Title: Toccata (and Fugue) in E, BWV566
Excerpt(s): 1. Toccata (and Fugue) in E, BWV566
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: 1707
Main Performer: Marie-Claire Alain (Organ)
Opera Part(s): Marie-Claire Alain
Work 13
Work Title: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro con brio
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1807
Conductor: Joseph Keilberth
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 14
Work Title: Spartacus_Ballet Suite No. 2
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Composer: Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1943
Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
Orchestra / Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
Work 15
Work Title: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550
Excerpt(s): 1. Molto allegro
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1788
Conductor: Armin Jordan
Orchestra / Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris Orchestra
Work 16
Work Title: Coronation Anthems, HWV258-61
Excerpt(s): 1. Zadok the Priest, HWV258
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1727
Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra
Work 17
Work Title: Turandot
Excerpt(s): 1. Nessun dorma!
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1926
Conductor: Nello Santi
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra
Main Performer: Plácido Domingo (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Plácido Domingo
Work 18
Work Title: Also sprach Zarathustra, 'Thus spake Zarathustra', Op. 30
Excerpt(s): 1. Opening
Composer: Richard (Georg) Strauss (1864 - 1949)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1895-96
Conductor: Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
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Work 19
Work Title: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Excerpt(s): 1. Dance of the Knights
Composer: Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1938
Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Orchestra / Ensemble: Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Work 20
Work Title: Requiem in D minor, K626
Excerpt(s): 1. Dies irae
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1791
Conductor: Karl Richter
Orchestra / Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Munich Bach Choir
Work 21
Work Title: 1812, Op. 49
Excerpt(s): 1. 1812, Op. 49
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1880
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Orchestra / Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 22
Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 16
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro molto moderato
Composer: Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1868
Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer
Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: François-René Duchâble (Piano)
Opera Part(s): François-René Duchâble
Work 23
Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro
Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: Published 1725
Conductor: Claudio Scimone
Orchestra / Ensemble: (I) Solisti Veneti Orchestra
Main Performer: Piero Toso (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Piero Toso
Work 24
Work Title: Messiah, HWV56
Excerpt(s): 1. Hallelujah
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1742
Conductor: Raymond Leppard
Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Choir
Work 25
Work Title: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351
Excerpt(s): 1. La Réjouissance
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1749
Conductor: Jean-François Paillard
Orchestra / Ensemble: (Jean-François) Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Work 26
Work Title: (The) Tale of Tsar Saltan
Excerpt(s): 1. Flight of the bumble-bee
Composer: Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (1844 - 1908)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1900
Conductor: Raymond Leppard
Orchestra / Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Work 27
Work Title: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Excerpt(s): 1. Marche au supplice
Composer: (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1830
Conductor: Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 28
Work Title: Carmen
Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1875
Conductor: Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 29
Work Title: Serenade No. 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G, K525
Excerpt(s): 4. Allegro
2. Andante
3. Menuetto
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1787
Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer
Orchestra / Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra
Work 30
Work Title: Jerusalem
Excerpt(s): 1. Jerusalem
Composer: (Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry (1848 - 1918)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1916
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Work 31
Work Title: (The) Planets, H125 (Op. 32)
Excerpt(s): 1. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Composer: Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1916
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Work 32
Work Title: Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' in D minor, Op. 125
Excerpt(s): 1. Ode to Joy
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1822-4
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra
Work 33
Work Title: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Scene_Swan theme (Moderato)
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1877
Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
Orchestra / Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
Work 34
Work Title: Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma', Op. 36
Excerpt(s): 1. Nimrod
Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1898-99
Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Work 35
Work Title: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Excerpt(s): 1. Variation 18
Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1934
Conductor: György Lehel
Orchestra / Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Jenö Jandó (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Jenö Jandó
Work 36
Work Title: Pictures at an Exhibition
Excerpt(s): 1. Promenade
Composer: Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1874
Conductor: James Conlon
Orchestra / Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 37
Work Title: Symphony No. 3, 'Organ' in C minor, Op. 78
Excerpt(s): 1. Maestoso_Allegro
Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1886
Conductor: Jean Martinon
Orchestra / Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra
Main Performer: Marie-Claire Alain (Organ)
Opera Part(s): Marie-Claire Alain
Work 38
Work Title: Gayaneh
Excerpt(s): 1. Sabre Dance
Composer: Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1942 rev 1952 new version 1957
Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
Orchestra / Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
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