(The) Ultimate Classical Box

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Title: (The) Ultimate Classical Box

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Gustav(us Theodore von) Holst (1874 - 1934); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Carl Orff (1895 - 1982); Paul (Abraham) Dukas (1865 - 1935); Sergey (Sergeyevich) Prokofiev (1891 - 1953); Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978); (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847); Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)

Orchestra / Ensemble(s): Various Artists Orchestra

Date of Release: 19/11/2007

Label / Distributor: Sony BMG / BMG UK

Pieces in Set: 5

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

Stereo: Stereo

EAN: 886972065021

Catalogue Number: 88697206502

Work 1

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: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 2

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 3

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 4

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 5

Work Title: Carmina Burana

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

Composer: Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1936

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 6

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 7

Work Title: Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60

Excerpt(s): 1. Troika

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1934

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 8

Work Title: Gayaneh

Excerpt(s): 1. Sabre Dance

Composer: Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1942 rev 1952 new version 1957

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 9

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 10

Work Title: Messiah, HWV56

Excerpt(s): 1. Hallelujah

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1742

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 11

Work Title: (A) Midsummer Night's Dream, Opp. 21 and 61

Excerpt(s): 1. Wedding March (Entr'acte to Act 5)

Composer: (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1826-1842

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 12

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 13

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: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 14

Work Title: Solomon, HWV67

Excerpt(s): 1. Sinfonia (Arrival of Queen of Sheba)

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1749

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 15

Work Title: (The) Nutcracker, Op. 71a

Excerpt(s): 1. Dance of the sugar-plum fairy (Danse de la fée dragée)

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1892

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 16

Work Title: Jerusalem

Excerpt(s): 1. Jerusalem

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

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1916

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 17

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 18

Work Title: (12) Concerti a cinque, Op. 9

Excerpt(s): 1. Adagio

Composer: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (1671 - 1751)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: Published 1722

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 19

Work Title: Canon

Excerpt(s): 1. Canon

Composer: Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)

Genre: Orchestral

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 20

Work Title: Ave verum corpus in D, K618

Excerpt(s): 1. Ave verum corpus in D, K618

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Vocal & Choral

Date Written: 1791

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 21

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 23

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 25

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 26

Work Title: Suite bergamasque

Excerpt(s): 1. Clair de lune

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

Genre: Instrumental

Date Written: 1905

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 27

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

Excerpt(s): 1. The swan

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1886

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 28

Work Title: Thaïs

Excerpt(s): 1. L'amour est une vertu rare

Composer: Jules (Emile Frédéric) Massenet (1842 - 1912)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1894

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 29

Work Title: Peer Gynt, Opp. 46 & 55

Excerpt(s): 1. Prelude_Morning

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

Genre: Stage works

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 30

Work Title: Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'

Excerpt(s): 1. Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1934

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 31

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 32

Work Title: (The) Lark ascending

Excerpt(s): 1. (The) Lark ascending

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1914, rev 1920

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 33

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

Excerpt(s): 1. Overture

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1786

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 34

Work Title: (Il) Barbiere di Siviglia, '(The) Barber of Seville'

Excerpt(s): 1. Largo al factotum

Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1816

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 35

Work Title: Rinaldo, HWV7a

Excerpt(s): 1. Lascia ch'io pianga

Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1711

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 36

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 37

Work Title: Nabucco

Excerpt(s): 1. Va pensiero, sull'ali dorata

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1842

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 38

Work Title: Carmen

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1875

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 39

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 40

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 41

Work Title: Rusalka, B203 (Op. 114)

Excerpt(s): 1. Your ancient wisdom knows everything

Composer: Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1901

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 42

Work Title: Porgy and Bess

Excerpt(s): 1. Summertime

Composer: George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1935

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 43

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

Excerpt(s): 1. Non più andrai

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1786

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 44

Work Title: Guillaume Tell

Excerpt(s): 1. Overture

Composer: Gioachino (Antonio) Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1829

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 45

Work Title: Rigoletto

Excerpt(s): 1. La donna è mobile

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1851

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 46

Work Title: Norma

Excerpt(s): 1. Casta diva

Composer: Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1831

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 47

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 48

Work Title: Turandot

Excerpt(s): 1. Nessun dorma!

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

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1926

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 49

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: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 50

Work Title: Pavane, Op. 50

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

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1887

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 51

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 52

Work Title: (26) Bagatelles

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

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Genre: Instrumental

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 53

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 54

Work Title: Pavane pour une infante défunte

Excerpt(s): 1. Pavane pour une infante défunte

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

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1905

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 55

Work Title: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Excerpt(s): 1. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)

Genre: Orchestral

Date Written: 1910 rev 1919

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 56

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 57

Work Title: Cavalleria rusticana

Excerpt(s): 1. Intermezzo

Composer: Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1890

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 58

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 59

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 60

Work Title: Star Wars: Episode V, '(The) Empire Strikes Back'

Excerpt(s): 1. Main Title

Composer: John (Towner) Williams (b 1932)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1980

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 61

Work Title: Pirates of the Carribean

Excerpt(s): 1. Moonlight Serenade

Composer: Klaus Badelt (20th cent)

Genre: Stage works

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 62

Work Title: (The) Mission

Excerpt(s): 1. Gabriel's Oboe

Composer: Ennio Morricone (b 1928)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1986

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 63

Work Title: Gladiator

Excerpt(s): 1. Now We Are Free
2. Theme - Earth
3. The Battle
4. The Might of Rome
5. Sorrow
6. (Il) Gladiatore (vocal medley)
7. In Paradisum

Composer: Hans Zimmer (20th Cent)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: c1999

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 64

Work Title: (The) Piano

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

Composer: Michael Nyman (b1944)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1993

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 65

Work Title: Cinema Paradiso

Excerpt(s): 1. Main Theme

Composer: Ennio Morricone (b 1928)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1988

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 66

Work Title: Pride and Prejudice

Excerpt(s): 1. 16. Mrs Darcy

Composer: Dario Marianelli

Genre: Stage works

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 67

Work Title: Romeo & Juliet

Excerpt(s): 1. Balcony Scene

Composer: Craig Armstrong (20th Century)

Genre: Stage works

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 68

Work Title: Out of Africa

Excerpt(s): 1. Main Theme

Composer: John Barry (b 1933)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1985

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 69

Work Title: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Excerpt(s): 1. The Eternal Vow

Composer: Tan Dun (b 1957)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 2000

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 70

Work Title: Lord of the Rings

Excerpt(s): 1. Theme

Composer: Howard Shore (b 1946)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 2001

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 71

Work Title: Ghost

Excerpt(s): 1. Ghost

Composer: Maurice Jarre (b 1924)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1990

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 72

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

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 73

Work Title: Ladies In Lavender

Excerpt(s): 1. Main Theme

Composer: Nigel Hess (20th Cent)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 2004

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 74

Work Title: Gone with the Wind

Excerpt(s): 1. Main Title:

Composer: Max Steiner (1888 - 1971)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1939

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

Work 75

Work Title: Titanic

Excerpt(s): 1. ADDITIONAL ITEMS - Titanic Suite

Composer: James Horner (b 1953)

Genre: Stage works

Date Written: 1997

Orchestra / Ensemble: Various Artists Orchestra

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