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Title: (The) Best Classical Album of the Millenium ... Ever!
Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706); Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943); Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893); Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin); Jack Brymer (Clarinet); Jacqueline Du Pré (Cello); Cécile Ousset (Piano); Julian Bream (Guitar)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Taverner Players Orchestra; Camerata Lysy Orchestra; Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Date of Release: 25/10/1999
Recomended Retail Price: 12.99 GBP
Label / Distributor: Virgin / EMI
Pieces in Set: 3
Genre(s): Orchestral, Stage works, Instrumental, Vocal and choral
EAN: 724354538223
Work 1
Work Title: Canon and Gigue in D
Excerpt(s): 1. Canon
Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
Genre: Orchestral
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Orchestra / Ensemble: Taverner Players Orchestra
Work 2
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
Conductor: Alberto Lysy
Orchestra / Ensemble: Camerata Lysy Orchestra
Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Work 3
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 4
Work Title: Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral' in F, Op. 68
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegretto (Shepherds' Song. Happy & thankful feelings after the Storm)
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1808
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
Work 5
Work Title: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A, K622
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1791
Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Jack Brymer (Clarinet)
Opera Part(s): Jack Brymer
Work 6
Work Title: Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio
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 7
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: Simon Rattle
Orchestra / Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Cécile Ousset
Work 8
Work Title: Concierto de Aranjuez
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio
Composer: Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1939
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra / Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Julian Bream (Guitar)
Opera Part(s): Julian Bream
Work 9
Work Title: Swan Lake, Op. 20
Excerpt(s): 1. Scene_Swan theme (Moderato)
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1877
Conductor: André Previn
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Work 10
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: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra / Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 11
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 12
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 13
Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio sostenuto
Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1900-01
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra / Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Cécile Ousset
Work 14
Work Title: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Composer: Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1938
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
Work 15
Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, 'Elvira Madigan' in C, K467
Excerpt(s): 1. Andante
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1785
Conductor: Bryden Thomson
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra
Main Performer: Stephen Hough (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Stephen Hough
Work 16
Work Title: (The) Nutcracker, Op. 71a
Excerpt(s): 1. Dance of the reeds (Danse des mirlitons)
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1892
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 17
Work Title: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64
Excerpt(s): 1. Andante
Composer: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1844
Conductor: Efrem Kurtz
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Work 18
Work Title: Cavalleria rusticana
Excerpt(s): 1. Intermezzo
Composer: Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1890
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Work 19
Work Title: Gloria in D, RV589
Excerpt(s): 1. Gloria in excelsis Deo
Composer: Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Work 20
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
Orchestra / Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Main Performer: Sir Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Opera Part(s): Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Work 21
Work Title: Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', BWV147
Excerpt(s): 1. Choral: Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, joy of man's desiri
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1723
Conductor: David Willcocks
Orchestra / Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Work 22
Work Title: Requiem in D minor, K626
Excerpt(s): 1. Lacrimosa
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1791
Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir
Main Performer: David Bell (Organ)
Opera Part(s): David Bell
Work 23
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: Janet Baker (Mezzo soprano), Philip Ledger (Organ)
Opera Part(s): Janet Baker, Philip Ledger
Work 24
Work Title: Miserere mei
Excerpt(s): 1. Miserere mei
Composer: Gregorio Allegri (1582 - 1652)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra / Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
Main Performer: Gerald Finley (Baritone), Timothy Beasley-Murray (Treble/boy soprano)
Opera Part(s): Gerald Finley, Timothy Beasley-Murray
Work 25
Work Title: Requiem, Op. 48
Excerpt(s): 1. In Paradisum
Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1888 Revised 1893,1900
Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Orchestra / Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Main Performer: José-Luis Garcia (Violin), Peter Barley (Organ)
Opera Part(s): José-Luis Garcia, Peter Barley
Work 26
Work Title: Lakmé
Excerpt(s): 1. Viens Mallika
2. b
Composer: (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1883
Conductor: Alain Lombard
Orchestra / Ensemble: Opéra-Comique Orchestra
Main Performer: Danielle Millet (Mezzo soprano), Mady Mesplé (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Danielle Millet, Mady Mesplé
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Work 27
Work Title: (Les) Contes d'Hoffmann, '(The) Tales of Hoffmann'
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 - Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle)
Composer: Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1881
Conductor: André Cluytens
Orchestra / Ensemble: Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservato
Orchestra / Ensemble: (René) Duclos Choir
Main Performer: Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (Soprano), Janine Collard (Mezzo soprano)
Opera Part(s): Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Janine Collard
Work 28
Work Title: Pavane, Op. 50
Excerpt(s): 1. Pavane, Op. 50
Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1887, Revised 1889, 1891 & 1901
Conductor: Maurice Handford
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra
Work 29
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: Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Montserrat Caballé (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Montserrat Caballé
Work 30
Work Title: Madama Butterfly
Excerpt(s): 1. Un bel dì vedremo
Composer: Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1904
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra / Ensemble: Rome Opera Orchestra
Main Performer: Renata Scotto (Soprano)
Opera Part(s): Renata Scotto
Work 31
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: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Choir
Work 32
Work Title: (Les) Pêcheurs de Perles, '(The) Pearl Fishers'
Excerpt(s): 1. Au fond du temple saint
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1863
Conductor: Pierre Dervaux
Orchestra / Ensemble: Opéra-Comique Orchestra
Main Performer: Ernst Blanc (Baritone), Nicolai Gedda (Tenor)
Opera Part(s): Ernst Blanc, Nicolai Gedda
Work 33
Work Title: (Il) trovatore
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 (The Gipsy) - Vedi! le fosche (Anvil Chorus)
2. b
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1853
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Choir
Work 34
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 35
Work Title: Carmina Burana
Excerpt(s): 1. Fortuna imperatrix mundi - O Fortuna
Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1936
Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 36
Work Title: Messa da Requiem
Excerpt(s): 1. Dies irae
Composer: Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1874
Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Chorus Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Work 37
Work Title: Messiah, HWV56
Excerpt(s): 1. For unto us a child is born
2. Hallelujah
Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Genre: Vocal & Choral
Date Written: 1742
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra / Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Ambrosian Singers Choir
Work 38
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: Klaus Tennstedt
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: David Bell (Organ)
Opera Part(s): David Bell
Work 39
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 40
Work Title: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565
Excerpt(s): 1. Toccata
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre: Instrumental
Date Written: Before 1708
Main Performer: Wayne Marshall (Organ)
Opera Part(s): Wayne Marshall
Work 41
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: Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Work 42
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 43
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: Riccardo Muti
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
Work 44
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 45
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 46
Work Title: Fanfare for the Common Man
Excerpt(s): 1. Fanfare for the Common Man
Composer: Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1942
Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
Orchestra / Ensemble: Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 47
Work Title: (Der) Ring des Nibelungen: Part 2, '(Die) Walküre'
Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 3 - Hojotoho! (Ride of the Valkyries)
Composer: (Wilhelm) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1850
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra / Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 48
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: André Previn
Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Main Performer: Horacio Gutiérrez (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Horacio Gutiérrez
Work 49
Work Title: (6) Brandenburg Concertos, BWV1046-51
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro assai
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1708-21
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Orchestra / Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Orchestra
Main Performer: Celia Nicklin (Oboe), George Malcolm (Harpsichord), Kenneth Sillito (Violin), Mark Bennett (Trumpet), Philip Pickett (Recorder)
Opera Part(s): Celia Nicklin, George Malcolm, Kenneth Sillito, Mark Bennett, Philip Pickett
Work 50
Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro ma non troppo
Composer: Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1909
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra / Ensemble: St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Main Performer: Mikhail Rudy (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Mikhail Rudy
Work 51
Work Title: 1812, Op. 49
Excerpt(s): 1. 1812, Op. 49
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1880
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Orchestra / Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Work 52
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: Riccardo Muti
Orchestra / Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Westminster Choir
Main Performer: James Morris (Bass)
Opera Part(s): James Morris
Work 53
Work Title: Carmen
Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude
Composer: Georges (Alexandre César Léopold) Bizet (1838 - 1875)
Genre: Stage works
Date Written: 1875
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra / Ensemble: French National Orchestra
Work 54
Work Title: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' in E flat, Op. 73
Excerpt(s): 1. Allegro
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre: Orchestral
Date Written: 1809
Conductor: George Szell
Orchestra / Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
Main Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
Opera Part(s): Emil Gilels
Work 55
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: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Choral Society Choir
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