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Title: (The) Only Classical Album You'll Ever Need

Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982); (Clément Philibert) Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891); Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904); Edvard (Hagerup) Grieg (1843 - 1907); Giacomo (Antonia Domenico Michele Secondo Maria) Puccini (1858 - 1924); Sergey (Vasil'yevich) Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943); (Achille-)Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Main Performer: Janice Watson (Soprano); Ruby Philogene (Mezzo soprano); Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor); Evelyn Chen (Piano); Kathryn Stott (Piano)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): St Louis Symphony Chorus; St Louis Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Date of Release: 01/12/1998

Recomended Retail Price: 10.99 GBP

Label / Distributor: Classics / BMG UK

Pieces in Set: 2

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

SPAR Code: DDD

EAN: 756055133223

Catalogue Number: 75605

Work 1

Work Title: Carmina Burana

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

Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1936

Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra / Ensemble: St Louis Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: St Louis Symphony Chorus

Work 2

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: Carl Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Main Performer: Janice Watson (Soprano), Ruby Philogene (Mezzo soprano)

Opera Part(s): Janice Watson, Ruby Philogene

Work 3

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: José Serebrier

Orchestra / Ensemble: Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 4

Work Title: Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55

Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude_Morning

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

Genre: Stage works

Conductor: Tadeusz Wojciechowski

Orchestra / Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 5

Work Title: (La) Bohème, 'Bohemian Life'

Excerpt(s): 1. Che gelida manina

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1896

Conductor: Nino Bonavolontà

Orchestra / Ensemble: Rome Symphony Orchestra

Main Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Luciano Pavarotti

Work 6

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: Leonard Slatkin

Orchestra / Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Evelyn Chen (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Evelyn Chen

Work 7

Work Title: Suite bergamasque

Excerpt(s): 1. Clair de lune

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

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1905

Main Performer: Kathryn Stott (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Kathryn Stott

Work 8

Work Title: (Il) trovatore

Excerpt(s): 1. ACT 2 (The Gipsy) - Vedi! le fosche (Anvil Chorus)

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1853

Conductor: Carl Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

Work 9

Work Title: Canon and Gigue in D

Excerpt(s): 1. Canon

Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Andrew Watkinson

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia Orchestra

Work 10

Work Title: Exsultate, jubilate, K165/K158a

Excerpt(s): 1. Alleluia

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1773

Conductor: Ivor Bolton

Orchestra / Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Lesley Garrett (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Lesley Garrett

Work 11

Work Title: Pavane, Op. 50

Excerpt(s): 1. Pavane, Op. 50

Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1887

Conductor: Libor Pesek

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 12

Work Title: Carmen

Excerpt(s): 1. La fleur que tu m'avais jetée

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1875

Conductor: Sherrill Milnes

Orchestra / Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Plácido Domingo (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Plácido Domingo

Work 13

Work Title: Adagio in G minor

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio in G minor

Composer: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751)

Genre: Orchestral

Conductor: Andrew Watkinson

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia Orchestra

Work 14

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: Barry Wordsworth

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Work 15

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 Edward Downes

Orchestra / Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 16

Work Title: 1812, Op. 49

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

Work 27

Date Written: 1808

Work 16

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1880

Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 17

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: Carl Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Work 18

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: Renato Cellini

Orchestra / Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

Main Performer: Jussi Björling (Tenor), Robert Merrill (Baritone)

Opera Part(s): Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill

Work 19

Work Title: Cavalleria rusticana

Excerpt(s): 1. Intermezzo

Composer: Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1890

Conductor: Carl Davis

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir

Work 20

Work Title: Messiah, HWV56

Excerpt(s): 1. Why do the nations?
2. Hallelujah

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1742

Conductor: Mark Stephenson

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Musici Chamber Choir

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Musici

Main Performer: Bryn Terfel (Bass-baritone)

Opera Part(s): Bryn Terfel

Work 21

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Zagreb Soloists Choir

Main Performer: James Galway (Director), James Galway (Flute)

Opera Part(s): James Galway, James Galway

Work 22

Work Title: Requiem, Op. 48

Excerpt(s): 1. Pie Jesu

Composer: Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1888 Revised 1893,1900

Conductor: Richard Marlow

Orchestra / Ensemble: Trinity College Choir, Cambridge

Orchestra / Ensemble: London Musici

Main Performer: Camilla Otaki (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Camilla Otaki

Work 23

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: Barry Wordsworth

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Work 24

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: Peter Dickinson (Piano)

Opera Part(s): Peter Dickinson

Work 25

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: Andrew Watkinson

Orchestra / Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia Orchestra

Work 26

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 Edward Downes

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Main Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)

Opera Part(s): Angela Gheorghiu

Work 27

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

Conductor: Günter Wand

Orchestra / Ensemble: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Work 28

Work Title: Jerusalem

Excerpt(s): 1. Jerusalem

Composer: (Charles) Hubert (Hastings) Parry (1848 - 1918)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1916

Conductor: Richard Marlow

Orchestra / Ensemble: Trinity College Choir, Cambridge

Work 29

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: Nicholas Cleobury

Orchestra / Ensemble: Britten Sinfonia Orchestra

Main Performer: Joy Farrall (Clarinet)

Opera Part(s): Joy Farrall

Work 30

Work Title: Agnus Dei, Op. 11

Excerpt(s): 1. Agnus Dei, Op. 11

Composer: Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1967

Conductor: Richard Marlow

Orchestra / Ensemble: Trinity College Choir, Cambridge

Work 31

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: Sir Edward Downes

Orchestra / Ensemble: Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

Main Performer: Johan Botha (Tenor)

Opera Part(s): Johan Botha

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