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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. Adagio in G minor
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
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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
Work 22
Excerpt(s): 1. Andantino
Work 20
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
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: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Cambridge King's College Choir (Mens' Voices)
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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