Best Classics 100

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Uplifting Classics
2▶CD: Relaxing Classics
3▶CD: Vocal Classics
4▼CD: Golden Classics
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Le nozze di Figaro (Overture)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:21
2Jesus bleibet meine Freude
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
harpsichord:
Ian Watson (conductor and keyboardist) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
oboe:
Celia Nicklin (oboist) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
arranger and orchestrator:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach5:15
3Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro (Extract)
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist)
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:43
4Trumpet Voluntary
organ:
Jane Parker‐Smith (organist) (in 1977-05)
trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter) (in 1977-05)
arranger:
Jean‐Michel Defaye (French composer, conductor and pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Église protestante Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est (Great East), France (in 1977-05)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary” - catch-all for arrangements) (in 1977-05)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
arrangement of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
Jeremiah Clarke2:55
5Judex (Mors et Vita)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
recording of:
Mors et Vita: Pars secunda "Judicium": Judex: 4. Sedenti in Throno
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Mors et Vita: Pars secunda "Judicium"
Charles‐François Gounod4:42
6La scala di seta: Overture
recording of:
La scala di seta: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Maria Foppa
part of:
La scala di seta
Gioachino Rossini5:24
7Sarabande
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 2002)
conductor:
Alex Briger (Australian conductor) (in 2002)
performer:
Alexander Briger (Australian conductor)
arranger:
Simon Hale
recording of:
Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande
Georg Friedrich Händel3:27
8Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:53
9Troika (Lieutenant Kijé)
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1983-09-22 until 1983-09-26)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) (from 1983-09-22 until 1983-09-26)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1983-09-22 until 1983-09-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-09-22 until 1983-09-26)
recording of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika (from 1983-09-22 until 1983-09-26)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев2:55
10Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' (Sir John in Love)
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (original Gordon Walker formed orchestra) and Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra) (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:42
11Clair de lune
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist) (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:58
12Swan Lake: Scene (Act II, No. 10)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 10: Scene: Moderato (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-06-10)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II (ed. Drigo)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:51
13Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
guitar:
Manuel Barrueco (guitarist) and Steve Morse (American guitarist)
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers3:17
14Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Romance - Larghetto (opening)
piano:
Garrick Ohlsson (pianist)
orchestra:
Polish National Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830-04 until 1830-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Frédéric Chopin4:07
15My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)
violin:
David Abel (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
Shearman Orchestra
conductor:
David Abel (conductor)
arranger:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Will Go On
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Melody, TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music Publishing Division 2) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
The 70th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1997 winner)
part of:
Titanic
James Horner4:21
16Time to Say Goodbye (“Con te partiro”)
violin:
David Abel (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
orchestra ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
instrumental recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye (version with predominantly Italian lyrics, except for the phrase “time to say goodbye”)
additional lyricist:
Frank Peterson
lyricist:
Lucio Quarantotto
composer:
Francesco Sartori
publisher:
Sugar Music MV and Sugar S.r.l. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Con te partirò (completely Italian lyrics; no “time to say goodbye”)
Lucio Quarantotto4:01
17An der schönen blauen Donau, Walzer, Op. 314 (Extract)
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II3:46
5▶CD: Favourite Classics
6▶CD: Spiritual Classics

Credits

Release group

part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 1)