The no. 1 Classical Album

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Annotation

The rear cover-art has this release having been previously released as Commercial Classics.
That release however is only one CD whereas this is a 2CD release. "Commercial Classics" corresponds to only CD1 of this release.

Annotation last modified on 2017-11-03 05:23 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: The no. 1 Classical Album Disc 1
2▼CD: The no. 1 Classical Album Disc 2
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1Barber of Seville: Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Piero Gamba (conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini2:22
2Miserere (excerpt)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
treble vocals:
Roy Goodman (conductor and violinist)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri2:21
3Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (unspecified promenade)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
is based on:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:45
4The Planets: Mars (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst2:28
5Pavane: Finale
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
partial recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré3:15
6Funiculi-Funicula
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Teatro Communale Orchestra of Bologna
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Campania, Italy (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
Peppino Turco & Luigi Denza2:48
7Piano Concerto no. 21 (Elvira Madigan Theme): Andante
producer:
James Mallinson (producer) (from 1974-03 to present)
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist) (in 1974-03)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1974-03)
conductor:
Uri Segal (Israeli conductor) (in 1974-03)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-03 to present, in 1974-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1975) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-03)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (in 1974-03)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3.37:24
8William Tell Overture: Finale
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Piero Gamba (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace) (Lone Ranger theme)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
Gioachino Rossini3:10
9Spartacus: Adagio
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Aram Khatchaturian (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer)
partial recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան3:12
10The Sorcerer's Apprentice (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
partial recording of:
L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
composer:
Paul Dukas (French composer) (from 1896 until 1897)
Paul Dukas4:22
11Clarinet Concerto: Adagio (excerpt)
clarinet:
Gervase de Peyer (clarinetist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:39
12O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Felicia Weathers (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Opera Orchestra (Vienna State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Argeo Quadri (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:15
13Ride of the Valkyries (excerpt)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
partial recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner1:27
14Swan Lake: Act I Waltz
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Swan Lake: Act I. Waltz
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:00
15Adagio (excerpt)
orchestra:
Richard Hickox Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni3:53
16Wine, Women and Song, Waltz op. 333 (excerpt)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333 (Wine, Woman and Song)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 333)
Johann Strauss1:08
17Carmen: Prelude to Act 1
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet3:33
18Canon
orchestra:
tuttgart Chamber Orchestra (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor)
arranger:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
Johann Pachelbel4:38
19Symphony no. 35 “Haffner”: Finale/Presto
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
István Kertész (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”: IV. Presto
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1782)
part of:
Symphony no. 35 for Orchestra in D major, K. 385 “Haffner”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:55
20Pomp & Circumstance March no. 1 “Land of Hope & Glory”
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Edward Elgar1:37
21Polovtsian Dances (excerpt)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Suisse Romande (OSR)
conductor:
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
partial recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин2:10