Best Classics 100

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▶CD 1: Uplifting Classics
▶CD 2: Relaxing Classics
▶CD 3: Vocal Classics
▼CD 4: Golden Classics
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1Le nozze di Figaro (Overture)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:16
2Jesus bleibet meine Freude
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
harpsichord:
Ian Watson (conductor and keyboardist)
oboe:
Celia Nicklin (oboist)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
arranger and orchestrator:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Mans Desiring; catch-all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:14
3Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro (Extract)
piano:
Emil Gilels (pianist)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1968)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:41
4Trumpet Voluntary
organ:
Jane Parker‐Smith (organist)
trumpet:
Maurice André (French trumpeter)
arranger:
Jean‐Michel Defaye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary” - catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke
arrangement of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
Jeremiah Clarke2:52
5Judex (Mors et Vita)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (horn player / 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 Gounod4:40
6La scala di seta: Overture
recording of:
La scala di seta: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Maria Foppa
part of:
La scala di seta
Gioachino Rossini5:23
7Sarabande
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (in 2002)
conductor:
Alex Briger (conductor) (in 2002)
recording of:
Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
is based on:
Folia
part of:
Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437
Georg Friedrich Händel3:24
8Waltz of the Flowers (The Nutcracker)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:52
9Troika (Lieutenant Kijé)
recording of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60: IV. Troika
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Russian composer) (in 1933)
part of:
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, op. 60
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев2:53
10Fantasia on 'Greensleeves' (Sir John in Love)
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Sinfonia of London (John Wilson’s session orchestra) (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
balance engineer:
Harold Davidson (classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (from 1962-05-10 until 1962-05-11)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:39
11Clair de lune
piano:
Moura Lympany (British pianist) (in 1988)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1890 until 1905)
music quoted on:
Happy Birthday but 13 classical composers are fighting over the last slice of cake
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:57
12Swan Lake: Scene (Act II, No. 10)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-05-28, from 1976-06-08 until 1976-06-10)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II, no. 10: Scene: Moderato (from 1976-05-26 until 1976-06-10)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act II
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:48
13Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
guitar:
Manuel Barrueco (guitarist) and Steve Morse (American guitarist)
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers3:16
14Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Romance - Larghetto (opening)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1830-04 until 1830-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Frédéric Chopin4:05
15My Heart Will Go On (Titanic)
orchestra:
Orchestra (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
David Abel (conductor)
arranger:
James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
instrumental recording of:
My Heart Will Go On
lyricist:
Will Jennings
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
publisher:
Blue Sky Rider Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Ensign Music Corporation, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Fox Film Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, フジパシフィック音楽出版 第2事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 70)
part of:
Titanic
James Horner4:20
16Time To Say Goodbye (“Con te partiro”)
violin:
David Abel (violinist/violist)
orchestra:
orchestra (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
instrumental recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye (version with predominantly Italian lyrics, except for the phrase “time to say goodbye”)
additional lyricist:
Frank Peterson
lyricist:
Lucio Quarantotto
composer:
Francesco Sartori
publisher:
Sugar Music MV and Sugar S.r.l. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Con te partirò (completely Italian lyrics; no “time to say goodbye”)
Lucio Quarantotto3:58
17An der schönen blauen Donau, Walzer, Op. 314 (Extract)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II3:47
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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 1)