The No. 1 Classical Collection: The Nation's 50 Favourite Works

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1▶CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 1-7
2▶CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 8-17
3▼CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 18-26
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1Concierto de Aranjuez: II.
classical guitar [Spanish guitar]:
Carlos Bonell
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
conductor:
Charles Dutoit
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (in 1981)
recorded at:
Église de Saint-Eustache in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (ended)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo10:58
2Miserere
orchestra:
The Sixteen
conductor:
Harry Christophers
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri12:01
3The Ashokan Farewell
orchestra:
Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Plymouth
conductor:
Captain J. R. Perkins
recording of:
Ashokan Farewell (instrumental version)
composer:
Jay Ungar (in 1982)
publisher:
Swinging Door Music
Jay Ungar6:01
4Symphony no. 2: III.
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Sergei Rachmaninov7:32
5Symphony no. 7: II.
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven9:48
6Piano Concerto no. 2: II.
producer:
Paul Myers
piano:
Cristina Ortiz (in 1989-01)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1989-01)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (in 1989-01)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (in 1989-01)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1989-01)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante (in 1989-01)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Dmitri Shostakovich7:35
7"New World" Symphony: II.
conductor:
Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák11:26
8Requiem: Lacrimosa
producer:
Erik Smith
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1990-02)
solo bass vocals:
Robert Lloyd
solo contralto vocals:
Carolyn Watkinson
solo soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair
solo tenor vocals:
Francisco Araiza
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1990-02)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (in 1990-02)
chorus master:
László Heltay (in 1990-02)
recorded at:
All Saints Church in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1990-02)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (Süßmayr Edition; choir) (in 1990-02)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler and Franz Xaver Süßmayr (from 1791 until 1792)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:40
9Finlandia
orchestra:
Göteborgs Symfoniker
conductor:
Neeme Järvi
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius9:03
4▶CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 27-38
5▶CD: Hall of Fame Nos. 39-50

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