Best Classics 100, Volume 2

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catalog# 0946 3 70872 2 0 (set) / 0946 3 70873 2 9 (CD1) / 0946 3 70874 2 8 (CD2) / 0946 3 70875 2 7 (CD3) / 0946 3 70876 2 6 (CD4) / 0946 3 70877 2 5 (CD5) / 0946 3 70878 2 4 (CD6)

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Spectacular Classics
2▶CD: Eternal Classics
3▶CD: Romantic Classics
4▶CD: Instrumental Classics
5▼CD: Nostalgic Classics
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1Clarinet Quintet in A, K. 581: II. Larghetto
clarinet:
Sabine Meyer (clarinetist)
strings:
Wiener Streichsextett (Vienna String Sextet)
recording of:
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello in A major, K. 581 "Stadler Quintet": II. Larghetto
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello in A major, K. 581 "Stadler Quintet"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:31
2Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:40
3Requiem: Pie Jesu
soprano vocals:
Jane Gilchrist
recording of:
Requiem: Pie Jesu
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., The Really Useful Company Limited and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Requiem
Andrew Lloyd Webber2:50
4Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romanze (extract)
piano:
Annie Fischer (pianist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: II. Romanze
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:17
5Berceuse in D-flat, op. 57
piano:
Peter Donohoe (British classical pianist)
recording of:
Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57)
Frédéric Chopin4:29
6A Midsummer Night's Dream (incidental music): Nocturne
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 7. Notturno. Con moto tranquillo
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:53
7Salut d'amour
orchestra:
Northern Sinfonia of England (Royal Northern Sinfonia)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for orchestra)
composer and arranger:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
The Crystal Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1889-11-11)
arrangement of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
Edward Elgar3:56
8Étude in E, op. 10 no. 3 "Tristesse"
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:15
9Serenade no. 10 for 13 wind instruments in B-flat "Gran Partita", K. 361: III. Adagio
producer:
Gerd Berg (producer) and Hartwig Paulsen
basset horn:
Joachim Klemm (hornist and clarinetist) (in 1991-07) and Reiner Wehle (clarinetist) (in 1991-07)
basset horn [basset horn I]:
Reiner Wehle (clarinetist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
basset horn [basset horn II]:
Joachim Klemm (hornist and clarinetist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
bassoon:
Sergio Azzolini (bassoonist) (in 1991-07) and Georg Klütsch (bassoonist) (in 1991-07)
bassoon [bassoon I]:
Sergio Azzolini (bassoonist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
bassoon [bassoon II]:
Georg Klütsch (bassoonist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
clarinet:
Karl-Theo Adler (in 1991-07) and Sabine Meyer (clarinetist) (in 1991-07)
clarinet [clarinet I]:
Sabine Meyer (clarinetist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
clarinet [clarinet II]:
Karl-Theo Adler (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
contrabassoon:
Klaus Lohrer (bassoonist) (in 1991-07)
contrabassoon [Contrabassoon]:
Klaus Lohrer (bassoonist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
French horn:
Nikolaus Frisch (horn player) (in 1991-07), Bruno Schneider (horn player) (in 1991-07), Richard Schneider (hornist) (in 1991-07) and Dietmar Ullrich (hornist) (in 1991-07)
horn [horn I]:
Bruno Schneider (horn player) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
horn [horn II]:
Nikolaus Frisch (horn player) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
horn [horn III]:
Dietmar Ullrich (hornist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
horn [horn IV]:
Richard Schneider (hornist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
instruments:
Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer (Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble)
oboe:
Diethelm Jonas (oboist) (in 1991-07) and Albrecht Mayer (oboist) (in 1991-07)
oboe [oboe I]:
Diethelm Jonas (oboist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
oboe [oboe II]:
Albrecht Mayer (oboist) (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
wind instruments:
Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer (Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble) (in 1991-07, from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
balance engineer:
Hartwig Paulsen (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Pfarrkirche Pleis, Vella (CH) in Switzerland (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
recording of:
Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B‐flat major, K. 370a/361 “Gran partita”: III. Adagio (from 1991-07-12 until 1991-07-15)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1781)
part of:
Serenade no. 10 for 12 Winds & Contrabass in B‐flat major, K. 370a/361 “Gran partita”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:28
10Peer Gynt (incidental music): Solveig's Song
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano) (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (, from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt: Solveigs sang (from 1982-07-28 until 1982-07-30)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg5:48
11Carnival of the Animals (Le Carnaval des animaux): Aquarium
piano:
Philip Fowke (pianist) and Peter Katin
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Alexander Gibson (conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium, string quartet (violins, viola, cello), two pianos, flute, and glass harmonica)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:10
12The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:39
13Prélude no. 15 in D-flat, op. 28 "Raindrop"
piano:
Dmitri Alexeev (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin5:53
14Ständchen, D. 957 no. 4
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist) (in 1992-09)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano) (in 1992-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI France (in 1993)
recorded at:
Château de Châtonneyre in Corseaux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (Leise flehen meine Lieder) (for voice and piano) (in 1992-09)
lyricist:
Ludwig Rellstab
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957
Franz Schubert3:46
15Gymnopédie no. 1
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist) (on 1983-11-07)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1983-11-07)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (on 1983-11-07)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:12
16Pavane pour une infante défunte
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:22
6▶CD: Favorite Encores

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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 6)
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