The Best Classical Album In The World...Ever!

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: 1
#TitleArtistLength
1Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, 'Spring' I
Nigel Kennedy (violin & director) & English Chamber Orchestra3:10
2John Williams: Schindler's List (Theme)
Tasmin Little (violin), New World Philharmonic & Iain Sutherland5:07
3Verdi: Requiem - Ingemisco
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Orchestra of La Scala, Milan & Riccardo Muti3:48
4Michael Nyman: The Piano (The Heart Asks Pleasure First)
Johannes Erdbeer (piano)1:39
5Beethoven: Fifth Symphony (I)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Kurt Sanderling6:37
6Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Reeds)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Mariss Jansons2:32
7Canto Gregoriano: Puer natus est nobis
Choir of the Monks of the Benedictine Monastery of Santo Domingo, Silos & Ismael Fernández de la Cuesta3:43
8Elgar: Cello Concerto (I)
Jacqueline du Pré (cello), London Symphony Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli3:25
9Puccini: Nessun Dorma
José Carreras, Rhine Opera Chorus, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra & Alain Lombard3:10
10Grieg: Piano Concerto (I)
Cécile Ousset (piano), London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Neville Marriner4:30
11Giordano: La Mamma Morta
producer:
Walter Legge
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
balance engineer:
Robert Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1955)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18, from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-17 until 1954-09-18)
composer:
Umberto Giordano
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard) (from 1954-09-20 until 1954-09-21)
composer:
Umberto Giordano
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Maria Callas (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra & Tullio Serafin4:53
12Chopin: Minute Waltz
piano:
John Ogdon
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
John Ogdon (piano)2:04
13Albinoni: Adagio in G minor
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner5:53
14Bizet: Habanbera
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Maria Callas (soprano), National Orchestra of French Radio & Georges Prêtre4:04
15Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4
Dennis Brain (french horn), Philharmonia Orchestra & Herbert von Karajan3:43
16Pachelbel: Canon in D
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner4:59
17Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro
Amanda Roocroft (soprano) & The London Philharmonic/Franz Welser‐Möst2:14
18Dvorak: New World Symphony (Largo)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Klaus Tennstedt3:15
19Verdi: Brindisi
Cheryl Studer (soprano), Plácido Domingo (tenor), Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & John Barker3:14
20Orff: O Fortuna
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus & André Previn2:45
2▼CD: 2
#TitleArtistLength
1Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (I)
Peter Donohoe (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Rudolf Bashai3:37
2Górecki: Third Symphony (II)
soprano vocals:
Zofia Kilanowicz (in 1993)
orchestra:
Kraków Symphony Orchestra (in 1993)
conductor:
Jacek Kaspszyk (in 1993)
recorded at:
Wratislava Cantans
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Electrola GmbH (in 1995)
live partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e largo: Tranquillissimo - Cantabilissimo - Dolcissimo - Legatissimo (in 1993)
lyricist:
Helena Wanda Błażusiakówna
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (in 1976)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano), Kraków Symphony Orchestra & Jacek Kaspszyk4:32
3Mozart: Flute And Harp Concerto in C
James Galway (flute), Fritz Helmis (harp), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Herbert von Karajan4:01
4Delibes: Flower Duet (Lakmé)
Mady Mesplé (soprano), Dannielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique & Alain Lombard2:36
5Vivaldi: The Four Seasons ('Winter' I)
Nigel Kennedy (violin & director) & English Chamber Orchestra3:29
6Gershwin: Summertime (Porgy And Bess)
producer:
John Fraser
choir vocals:
The New York Choral Artists (in 1986-06)
soprano vocals:
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (in 1986-06)
orchestra:
New Princess Theater Orchestra (in 1986-06)
conductor:
John McGlinn (in 1986-06)
orchestrator:
George Gershwin
balance engineer:
John Kurlander
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1987)
recorded at:
RCA 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
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), New York Choral Artists, New Princess Theater Orchestra & John McGlinn2:43
7Ravel: Bolero
London Symphony Orchestra & André Previn5:10
8Schubert: Ave Maria
Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Erik Lundkvist (organ), Stockholms Nya Kammarorkester & Eric Ericson4:18
9Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1
Aldo Ciccolini (piano)3:10
10Prokofiev: Montagues and Capulets
London Symphony Orchestra & André Previn2:00
11Rachmaninov: Paganini Rhapsody (Var. 18)
piano:
Cécile Ousset
conductor:
Simon Rattle
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Cécile Ousset (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle3:23
12Howard Blake: Walking In The Air
Aled Jones (treble) & Orchestra / John Altman3:28
13Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata (I)
Dame Moura Lympany (piano)5:49
14Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir David Willcocks4:29
15Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (I)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner5:52
16Elgar: Nimrod
London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult4:00
17Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Act I Finale)
Philharmonia Orchestra & John Lanchbery2:25
18Bach: Air on the G String
Bath Festival Orchestra & Yehudi Menuhin4:23
19Holst: Jupiter (The Planets)
Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle4:50
20Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
Plácido Domingo4:52