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
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1Serenade in G, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”: II. Romance. Andante
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (on 1976-01-29, on 1976-10-26)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (on 1976-01-29, on 1976-10-26)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1976-01-29, on 1976-10-26)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante (on 1976-01-29)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante (on 1976-10-26)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:48
2Lohengrin: Treulich geführt (Bridal Chorus)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recording of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III, Szene I. „Treulich geführt ziehet dahin“ (Chor) (Lohengrin: Act III, Scene I. Bridal Chorus (Choir))
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1846 until 1848)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Lohengrin, WWV 75: Akt III
Richard Wagner5:19
3Carmen : Act III. Entr’acte
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte III. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts III & IV)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte III
part of:
Carmen: Act III (english lyrics)
part of:
Carmen: Akt 3 (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen: Atto III (italian lyrics)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: III. Intermezzo. Andantino quasi allegretto (based on Carmen: Entr’acte between Acts II and III)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte II. Entr’acte (intermission between Acts II & III)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:35
4Nocturn no. 2 in E'flat, op. 9, no. 2
piano:
John Ogdon (pianist and composer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1968-06-14 until 1968-06-16)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3) and Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin5:19
5Les Contes d'Hoffman: Barcarolle
producer:
Gerd Berg (producer) and Dietmar Wolf (Classical Music Producer)
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1987-03-09 until 1987-03-12)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1987-03-09 until 1987-03-12)
balance engineer:
Franck Richter (engineer)
recorded at:
Studio Villa Berg in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1987-03-09 until 1987-03-12)
instrumental recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements) (from 1987-03-09 until 1987-03-12)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
arrangement of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Jacques Offenbach3:08
6Vocalise
soprano vocals:
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
orchestra:
Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester (Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester prior to 2006)
conductor:
Michael Schønwandt (Danish conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Music France (1994–2013) (from 1998 to present), Parlophone (in 1998) and Warner Music France (in 1998)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. by composer for soprano and orchestra)
orchestrator:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1916)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
orchestration of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff5:22
7Liebstraum no.3 in A-flat
piano:
Kun Woo Paik (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt5:35
8The Planets: Venus, the Bringer of Peace
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1988-06)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1988-06)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall (Liverpool) in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (in 1988-06)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (in 1988-06)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:11
9Pavane, op. 50
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
flute:
Gareth Morris (British flautist) (in 1968)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
NPO (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1968)
conductor:
David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor) (in 1968)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1993)
recording of:
Pavane, op. 50 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré6:50
10Martha: Ach, so fromm
sound engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer)
producer:
Fritz Ganss (producer)
tenor vocals [Lyonel]:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
conductor:
Berislav Klobučar (conductor) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Grunewaldkirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
recording of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel) (from 1960-05-15 until 1960-05-16)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
part of:
Martha: Akt III
Friedrich von Flotow2:52
11A Midsummer Night's Dream (incidental music): Wedding March
orchestra:
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn5:38
12Porgy and Bess: Summertime
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Artists (in 1986-06)
soprano vocals:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1986-06)
orchestra:
New Princess Theater Orchestra (in 1986-06)
conductor:
John McGlinn (American conductor) (in 1986-06)
orchestrator:
George Gershwin (composer)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
RCA Studios (New York, later noted as RCA Recording Studios) in New York, New York, United States (in 1986-06)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess) (in 1986-06)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
George Gershwin2:44
13Dolly Suite, op. 56: Berceuse
piano:
Jean‐Philippe Collard (French classical pianist) and Bruno Rigutto (pianist)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1970 until 1983)
recording of:
Dolly, op. 56 : I. Berceuse (for piano four hands)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1894 until 1897)
part of:
Dolly, op. 56 (for piano four hands)
Gabriel Fauré2:43
14Tristan und Isolde: Mild und leise (Liebestod)
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Cheryl Studer (soprano) (in 1988)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor) (in 1988)
recording of:
Excerpt from Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. Liebestod. “Mild und leise wie er lächelt” (in 1988)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt III, Szene III. "Kurwenal! Hör'! Ein zweites Schiff"
Richard Wagner6:36
15The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) (conclusion)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
L’Oiseau de feu (The Firebird)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1909-10 until 1910-05-18)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
K Catalog (number: K010)
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky3:05
4▶CD: Instrumental Classics
5▶CD: Nostalgic Classics
6▶CD: Favorite Encores

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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 6)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001858164 [info]