The Best Classical Album in the World ... Ever!

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Title: The Best Classical Album in the World ... Ever!

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); John (Towner) Williams (b 1932); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Michael Nyman (b1944); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Stanley Myers (1934 - 1993); Anonymous; Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924); Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Main Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Director); Nigel Kennedy (Violin); Tasmin Little (Violin); Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor); Johannes Erdbeer (Piano)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): English Chamber Orchestra; New World Philharmonic Orchestra; Milan La Scala Orchestra

Recomended Retail Price: 12.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: Virgin / EMI

Pieces in Set: 2

Running Time: 3 hours 33 minutes

Genre(s): Orchestral, Stage works, Vocal and choral, Instrumental

EAN: 724384416126

Work 1

Work Title: (12) Concerti for Violin and Strings, '(Il) cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione', Op. 8

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro
2. Allegro non molto

Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1725

Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

Main Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Director), Nigel Kennedy (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Nigel Kennedy, Nigel Kennedy

Work 2

Work Title: Schindler's List

Excerpt(s): 1. Theme from Schindler's List

Composer: John (Towner) Williams (b 1932)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1993

Conductor: Iain Sutherland

Orchestra / Ensemble: New World Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Tasmin Little (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Tasmin Little

Work 3

Work Title: Messa da Requiem

Excerpt(s): 1. Ingemisco

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1874

Conductor: Riccardo Muti

Orchestra / Ensemble: Milan La Scala Orchestra

Main Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Luciano Pavarotti

Work 4

Work Title: (The) Piano

Excerpt(s): 1. The Heart asks Pleasure First

Composer: Michael Nyman (b1944)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1993

Main Performer: Johannes Erdbeer (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Johannes Erdbeer

Work 5

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: Kurt Sanderling

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 6

Work Title: (The) Deer Hunter

Excerpt(s): 1. Cavatina

Composer: Stanley Myers (1934 - 1993)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1978

Conductor: Stanley Myers

Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra

Main Performer: John Williams (Guitar)

Opera Part(s): John Williams

Work 7

Work Title: Puer natus est nobis (Canto Gregoriano)

Excerpt(s): 1. Puer natus est nobis (Canto Gregoriano)

Composer: Anonymous

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Conductor: (Dom) Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta

Orchestra / Ensemble: Silos San Domongo Benedictine Monastery Choir

Work 8

Work Title: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio_Moderato

Composer: Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1919

Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello)

Opera Part(s): Jacqueline Du Pré

Work 9

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: Alain Lombard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Rhine Opera Chorus

Main Performer: José Carreras (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): José Carreras

Work 10

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: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Cécile Ousset

Work 11

Work Title: Andrea Chénier

Excerpt(s): 1. La mamma morta

Composer: Umberto Giordano (1867 - 1948)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1896

Conductor: Tullio Serafin

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Maria Callas

Work 12

Work Title: Waltzes

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 6 in D flat, Op. 64/1 (Minute)

Composer: Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)

Opera Part(s): John Ogdon

Work 13

Work Title: Adagio in G minor

Excerpt(s): 1. arr Cameron as 'Amore perduto'

Composer: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Work 14

Work Title: Carmen

Excerpt(s): 1. L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)

Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1875

Conductor: Georges Prêtre

Orchestra / Ensemble: French Radio National Orchestra

Main Performer: Maria Callas (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Maria Callas

Work 15

Work Title: (4) Concertos for Horn and Orchestra

Excerpt(s): 1. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Dennis Brain (Horn)

Opera Part(s): Dennis Brain

Work 16

Work Title: Gianni Schicchi

Excerpt(s): 1. O mio babbino caro

Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1918

Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Amanda Roocroft (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Amanda Roocroft

Work 17

Work Title: Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World' in E minor, B178 (Op. 95)

Excerpt(s): 1. Largo

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1893

Conductor: Klaus Tennstedt

Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 18

Work Title: (La) traviata

Excerpt(s): 1. Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (Brindisi)

Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1853

Conductor: John Barker

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Main Performer: Cheryl Studer (Soprano), Plácido Domingo (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Cheryl Studer, Plácido Domingo

Work 19

Work Title: Carmina Burana

Excerpt(s): 1. Fortuna imperatrix mundi - O Fortuna

Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1936

Conductor: André Previn

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus (amateur) Choir

Work 20

Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1875 Revised 1879 and 1889

Conductor: Rudolf Barshai

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Peter Donohoe (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Peter Donohoe

Work 21

Work Title: Symphony No. 3, 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs', Op. 36

Excerpt(s): 1. Lento e largo

Composer: Henryk (Mikolaj) Górecki (b 1933)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1976

Conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk

Orchestra / Ensemble: Kraków Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Zofia Kilanowicz (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Zofia Kilanowicz

Work 22

Work Title: Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C, K299/K297c

Excerpt(s): 1. Andantino

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1778

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Fritz Helmis (Harp), James Galway (Flute)

Opera Part(s): Fritz Helmis, James Galway

Work 23

Work Title: Lakmé

Excerpt(s): 1. Dôme épais le jasmin/Sous le dôme épais (Flower duet

Composer: (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1883

Conductor: Alain Lombard

Orchestra / Ensemble: Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra

Main Performer: Danielle Millet (Mezzo soprano), Mady Mesplé (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Danielle Millet, Mady Mesplé

Work 24

Work Title: Porgy and Bess

Excerpt(s): 1. Summertime

Composer: George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1935

Conductor: John McGlinn

Orchestra / Ensemble: New York Choral Artists Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: New Princess Theatre Orchestra, New York

Main Performer: Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

Work 25

Work Title: Boléro

Excerpt(s): 1. Boléro

Composer: (Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1928

Conductor: André Previn

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 26

Work Title: Ave Maria

Excerpt(s): 1. Ave Maria

Composer: Charles (François) Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1853 cpted 1859

Main Performer: Amanda Thompson (Piano), Lesley Garrett (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Amanda Thompson, Lesley Garrett

Work 27

Work Title: (3) Gymnopédies

Excerpt(s): 1. No. 1, Lent et douloureux

Composer: Erik (Alfred Leslie) Satie (1866 - 1925)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1888

Main Performer: Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Aldo Ciccolini

Work 28

Work Title: Romeo and Juliet

Excerpt(s): 1. Suite No. 2, Op. 64b (1936) - Montagues and Capulets

Composer: Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)

Genre: Stage works

Conductor: André Previn

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 29

Work Title: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Excerpt(s): 1. Var 18

Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1934

Conductor: Simon Rattle

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Cécile Ousset

Work 30

Work Title: (The) Snowman

Excerpt(s): 1. Walking in the Air

Composer: Howard Blake (b 1938)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1982

Conductor: John Altman

Orchestra / Ensemble: (Anonymous) Orchestra

Main Performer: Aled Jones (Treble/boy soprano)

Opera Part(s): Aled Jones

Work 31

Work Title: Sonata for Piano No. 14, 'Moonlight' in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio sostenuto

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1801

Main Performer: Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Moura Lympany

Work 32

Work Title: Messiah, HWV56

Excerpt(s): 1. Hallelujah

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1742

Conductor: David Willcocks

Orchestra / Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir (Mens' Voices)

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

Work 33

Work Title: Serenade No. 13, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" in G, K525

Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1787

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields 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: Adrian Boult

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 35

Work Title: Swan Lake

Excerpt(s): 1. Scène finale

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1895

Conductor: John Lanchbery

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 36

Work Title: (4) Orchestral Suites, BWV1066-9

Excerpt(s): 1. Air ('Air on a G String')

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: c1717-23

Conductor: Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Orchestra / Ensemble: Bath Festival Orchestra

Work 37

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: Simon Rattle

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 38

Work Title: 1812, Op. 49

Excerpt(s): 1. 1812, Op. 49

Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1880

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 39

Work Title: Canon and Gigue in D

Excerpt(s): 1. Canon

Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra

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