(The) Greatest Classical Album

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Title: (The) Greatest Classical Album

Composer: Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891); Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904); Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945); Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Main Performer: Danielle Millet (Mezzo soprano); Mady Mesplé (Soprano); Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo soprano); Dame Moura Lympany (Piano); Kenneth Sillito (Violin)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): London Philharmonic Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra; Bath Festival Orchestra

Date of Release: 13/09/2004

Recomended Retail Price: 8.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: Emi Gold / EMI

Pieces in Set: 2

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

Stereo: Stereo

EAN: 724386613523

Catalogue Number: 866135

Work 1

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: Adrian Boult

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 2

Work Title: (La) forza del destino, '(The) force of destiny'

Excerpt(s): 1. Overture

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1862 Revised 1969

Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

Work 3

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 4

Work Title: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64

Excerpt(s): 1. Dance of the Knights

Work 6

Date Written: 1901

Work 4

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1938

Conductor: André Previn

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Work 5

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 6

Work Title: Chanson de matin, Op. 15/2

Excerpt(s): 1. Chanson de matin, Op. 15/2

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

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Lawrance Collingwood

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 7

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 8

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 9

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

Work 10

Work Title: (Le) nozze di Figaro, '(The) Marriage of Figaro', K492

Excerpt(s): 1. Voi che sapete

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1786

Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Fiorenza Cossotto (Mezzo soprano)

Opera Part(s): Fiorenza Cossotto

Work 11

Work Title: (26) Bagatelles

Excerpt(s): 1. WoO59 (1808-10) - A minor (Für Elise)

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Main Performer: Dame Moura Lympany (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Dame Moura Lympany

Work 12

Work Title: Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55

Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude_Morning

Composer: Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Genre: Stage works

Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 13

Work Title: (3) Gymnopédies

Excerpt(s): 1. Lent et douloureux
2. Lent et grave

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1888

Conductor: Louis Frémaux

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Work 14

Work Title: Morgenblätter, 'Morning papers', Op. 279

Excerpt(s): 1. Morgenblätter, 'Morning papers', Op. 279

Composer: Johann (Baptist) II Strauss (1825 - 1899)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1864

Conductor: Willi Boskovsky

Orchestra / Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna

Work 15

Work Title: (The) Nutcracker, Op. 71

Excerpt(s): 1. Dance of the Mirlitons (Flutes)

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1892

Conductor: John Lanchbery

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Work 16

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: Neville Marriner

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

Work 17

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: Arthur Davison

Orchestra / Ensemble: Virtuosi of England Orchestra

Main Performer: Kenneth Sillito (Violin)

Opera Part(s): Kenneth Sillito

Work 18

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 19

Work Title: (L')Apprenti sorcier, '(The) Sorcerer's Apprentice'

Excerpt(s): 1. (L')Apprenti sorcier, '(The) Sorcerer's Apprentice'

Composer: Paul (Abraham) Dukas (1865 - 1935)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1897

Conductor: Mariss Jansons

Orchestra / Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 20

Work Title: Suite bergamasque

Excerpt(s): 1. Clair de lune

Composer: (Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1905

Main Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Cécile Ousset

Work 21

Work Title: (Le) Carnaval des animaux, 'Carnival of the Animals'

Excerpt(s): 1. Aquarium

Composer: (Charles) Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1886

Conductor: Sir Alexander Gibson

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Main Performer: Peter Katin (Piano), Philip Fowke (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Peter Katin, Philip Fowke

Work 22

Work Title: Chants d'Auvergne

Excerpt(s): 1. Baïlèro

Composer: (Marie) Joseph Canteloube (de Calaret) (1879 - 1957)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1923-30

Conductor: Jean-Pierre Jacquillat

Orchestra / Ensemble: Lamoureux Concerts Orchestra

Main Performer: Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Victoria de los Angeles

Work 23

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 Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Hallé Choir

Work 24

Work Title: Vesperae solennes de confessore, 'Solemn Vespers' in C, K339

Excerpt(s): 1. Laudate Dominum

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1780

Conductor: Stephen Cleobury

Orchestra / Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge

Work 25

Work Title: Porgy and Bess

Excerpt(s): 1. Summertime

Composer: George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1935

Conductor: Simon Rattle

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus

Work 26

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: Neville Marriner

Orchestra / Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 27

Work Title: Madama Butterfly

Excerpt(s): 1. Humming Chorus

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1904

Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden Choir

Work 28

Work Title: 'O sole mio

Excerpt(s): 1. 'O sole mio

Composer: Eduardo Di Capua (1865 - 1917)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1898

Conductor: Franco Ferraris

Main Performer: Franco Corelli (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Franco Corelli

Work 29

Work Title: Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' in D minor, Op. 125

Excerpt(s): 1. Ode to Joy

Work 31

Date Written: 1936

Work 29

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1822-4

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

Main Performer: Bryn Terfel (Bass-baritone), Della Jones (Mezzo soprano), Joan Rodgers (Soprano), Peter Bronder (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Bryn Terfel, Della Jones, Joan Rodgers, Peter Bronder

Work 30

Work Title: Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55

Excerpt(s): 1. In the Hall of the Mountain King

Composer: Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907)

Genre: Stage works

Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 31

Work Title: Carmina Burana

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

Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Conductor: Franz Welser-Möst

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Philharmonic Choir

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