Ultimate Classics: The Essential Masterpieces

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Annotation

Otro (Disc 1 Catalog Number): 475 8086
Otro (Disc 2 Catalog Number): 475 8087
Otro (Disc 3 Catalog Number): 475 8088
Otro (Disc 4 Catalog Number): 475 8089
Otro (Disc 5 Catalog Number): 475 8090
Código del sello: LC 00171

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-17 04:15 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
engineer and balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1981-06) and Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1981-06)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer) (in 1981-06)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1981-06)
conductor:
Georg Solti (Sir Georg Solti, conductor) (in 1981-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-06)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia (in 1981-06)
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 Mozart4:00
2Serse: Act 1. Largo. "'Ombra mai fu"
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1961-08-27 until 1961-08-29)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (from 1961-08-27 until 1961-08-29)
orchestrator:
August Reinhard (composer and arranger)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1961-08-27 until 1961-08-29)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1961-08-27 until 1961-08-29)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements) (from 1961-08-27 until 1961-08-29)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Georg Friedrich Händel5:37
3Ave verum corpus, K. 618
producer:
Harley Usill
instruments and orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1958-10)
organ:
Peter White (English organist) (in 1958-10)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (in 1958-10)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (in 1958-10)
recorded at:
Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1958-10)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ) (in 1958-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1791-06-18)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:56
4Mors et Vita: Part 2. No. 5. Judex
orchestra:
Richard Hickox Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (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 Gounod4:39
5Tolomeo: Silent Worship
tenor vocals:
Kenneth McKellar (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
recording of:
Silent Worship
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger and translator:
Sir Arthur Somervell (composer)
Georg Friedrich Händel2:48
6Violin Romance no. 2 in F major, op. 50
orchestra:
Wiener Mozart-Ensemble (recorded for Decca)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)
Ludwig van Beethoven9:36
7Chants d'Auvergne: II. Bailero
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1982-08)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1982-08)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor) (in 1982-08)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1982-08)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982-08)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro (in 1982-08)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube6:51
8Scheherazade, op. 35: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
producer:
Tony D’Amato
solo violin:
Erich Gruenberg (on 1964-09-22)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1964-09-22)
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor) (on 1964-09-22)
balance engineer:
Arthur Lilley (engineer) (on 1964-09-22)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1964-09-22)
recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess (Andantino quasi allegretto) (on 1964-09-22)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков12:02
9Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (excerpt)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1963-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1963-04)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1963-04)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1963-04)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed) (in 1963-04)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский59:14
10Wiegenlied, op. 49 no. 4
recording engineer and balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1971-04)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
soprano vocals:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1971-04)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1971-04)
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor) (in 1971-04)
arranger:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-04)
recording of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied (catch‐all for arrangements) (in 1971-04)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
arrangement of:
5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied “Guten Abend, gute Nacht” (original for voice and piano)
Johannes Brahms2:22
11Abide With Me
sound engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
producer:
Chris Hazell
organ:
Richard Farnes (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
treble vocals:
Bruce Blyth (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
conductor and chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’) (from 1985-03-19 until 1985-03-20)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
William Henry Monk4:31
12Horn Concerto no. 4 in E-flat, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) (in 1961-04) and Ray Minshull (record producer) (in 1961-04)
French horn:
Barry Tuckwell (hornist / conductor) (in 1961-04)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1961-04)
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor) (in 1961-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1961-04)
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace (in 1961-04)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:08
13Messiah, HWV 56: Part 2. "Hallelujah"
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1976-07)
producer:
Chris Hazell (in 1976-07)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1976-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1976-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1976-07)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer) (in 1976-07)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-07)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1976-07)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:44

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part of:Ultimate (Decca Classics) (order: 7)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14272743 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000ICMF6W [info]
discography entry:http://www.deccaclassics.com/en/cat/4758085 [info]