Now That's What I Call Classical

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CD 1
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1I giorni
recording of:
I giorni (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Ludovico Einaudi
arrangement of:
I giorni (for piano)
Ludovico Einaudi6:49
2HallelujahKatherine Jenkins, The London Session Orchestra, Nicholas Dodd, Simon Franglen & Crouch End Festival Chorus4:47
3Somewhere
Il Divo, Chris Laws, Friðrik Karlsson, Dave Arch & Steve Mac3:30
4Les Misérables: "Bring Him Home"
Alfie Boe3:38
5Time to Say Goodbye (Sarah's Intimate Version)
producer:
Frank Peterson
guitar:
Peter Weihe (in 1996-10)
keyboard:
Peter Murray (pianist and keyboardist) (in 1996-10) and Michael Soltau (in 1996-10)
soprano vocals:
Sarah Brightman (in 1996-10)
conductor:
Mike Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals) (in 1996-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EastWest Records GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Nemo Studio (Hamburg) in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996-10)
recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye (version with predominantly Italian lyrics, except for the phrase “time to say goodbye”) (in 1996-10)
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”)
Sarah Brightman44:04
6Boléro, M. 81
André Rieu6:45
7A Thousand Years
recording of:
A Thousand Years
writer:
David Hodges (keyboardist of Evanescence and Trading Yesterday) and Christina Perri
publisher:
12:06 Publishing, EMI Blackwood Music, KMR Music Royalties II SCSp, Miss Perri Lane Publishing, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Summit Base Camp Film Music (BMI-affiliated, associated with Summit Entertainment LLC) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Piano Guys4:31
8Rigoletto, Atto III, Canzone: "La donna è mobile"
Jonas Kaufmann2:19
9Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: Prélude
Yo‐Yo Ma2:29
10The Lark Ascending
partial recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Nicola Benedetti4:38
11Ave Maria
choir vocals:
Wiener Sängerknaben
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Wiener Symphoniker
conductor:
Helmuth Froschauer (conductor and chorus master)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
music quoted on:
Weiss Heim
Plácido Domingo2:24
12Wherever You Are
Military Wives & Gareth Malone2:51
13Pokarekare Ana
Hayley Westenra3:17
14World in Union
Laura Wright3:31
15The Prayer
Jonathan & Charlotte4:00
16Say Something
Collabro3:10
17Caruso in G Minor
Vittorio Grigolo4:49
18Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
Lucy O’Byrne4:14
19Vivaldi: The New Four Seasons: Spring: 1 Melodious Incantation
Nigel Kennedy3:44
20Smooth Criminal
recording of:
Smooth Criminal
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music
2CELLOS4:11
CD 2
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1Main Title (From "Star Wars")
recording engineer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer) and Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
producer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1996-07-01)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (on 1996-07-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1996-07-01) and St John’s Wood Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1996-07-01 until 1996-07-02)
recording of:
Main Title (Star Wars) (on 1996-07-01)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (from 2014-12 until 2015-11)
publisher:
Bantha Music, Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Utapau Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
music quoted on:
Finale (Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker)
part of:
Star Wars Holiday Special (television soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017 film score)
part of:
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
John Williams5:44
2Now We Are Free
orchestra:
Musica Paradiso
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Cherry Lane and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Now We Are Free (Gladiator)
lyricist:
Lisa Gerrard
composer:
Klaus Badelt (German score composer), Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer (German score composer)
publisher:
SKG Songs and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
part of:
Gladiator (Live in Prague)
Lisa Gerrard4:15
3for solo piano (James Bond Spectre)
Writing on the Wall4:37
4Did I Make the Most of Loving You
Mary‐Jess4:19
5Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:13
6Tales of Hoffmann: BarcarolleOffenbach3:34
7Nella Fantansia
recording of:
Nella fantasia
lyricist:
Chiara Ferraú (lyricist)
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
arranger:
Audrey Snyder (composer, arranger)
publisher:
EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission)
Russell Watson4:27
8Swan Lake: Op. 20: Act IV No. 29, Scène Finale
Пётр Ильич Чайковский5:13
9Suite for Keyboard in D Minor, HWV 437: Sarabande
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande
George Frideric Handel2.52:56
10Suite Bergamasque: Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. "Clair de lune"
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
producer:
Howard Devon
piano:
Kathryn Stott (pianist) (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
recorded at:
West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (from 1987-01-08 until 1987-01-09)
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 Debussy5:16
11The Ride of the Valkyres (Die Walküre)
sound engineer:
James Lock (engineer) (in 1982-10)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (in 1982-10)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1982-10)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1982-10)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1982-10)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (in 1982-10)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner3:05
12The Imitation Game
Alexandre Desplat2:36
13Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber3:45
14Heimr Àrnadalr
recording engineer and mixer:
Casey Stone
engineer:
Tom Hardisty (film score engineer)
producer:
Jake Monaco (American score composer)
editor:
Fernand Bos
conductor:
Tim Davies (Australian composer, orchestrator, conductor for film, television, video games, and the concert stage, based in LA)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Walt Disney Records (in 2013)
recording of:
Heimr Àrnadalr
orchestrator:
David Metzger, Tim Davies (Australian composer, orchestrator, conductor for film, television, video games, and the concert stage, based in LA) and Kevin Kliesch
lyricist:
Christine Hals
composer:
Christophe Beck (Canadian score composer)
publisher:
Five Hundred South Songs
part of:
Frozen (Disney 2013 animated musical film, Dutch soundtrack and score)
part of:
Frozen (Disney 2013 animated musical film, English soundtrack and score)
Christophe Beck1:25
15Cavatina
guitar:
Craig Ogden (guitarist)
performer:
Tippett Quartet
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.
Craig Ogden4:26
16Vladimir's Blues
piano:
Max Richter (British pianist and score composer)
recording of:
Vladimir’s Blues
composer:
Max Richter (British pianist and score composer) (in 2004)
Max Richter1:20
17Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga
George Frideric Handel5:44
18No. 13 Dance of the Knights
Gabriel Prokofiev4:00
19Allegretto (Palladio)
BOND3:54
20I See Fire
SOL3 MIO4:13
CD 3
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1Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Рахманинов3:37
2Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Glenn Gould1:54
3Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
clarinet:
Jack Brymer (clarinettist) (in 1971-09)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1971-09)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1971-09)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-09)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (in 1971-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Jack Brymer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner7:27
4Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod
The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards4:03
5I. Adagio sostenuto from Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight"Rudolf Serkin6:31
6Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Morning Mood
San Francisco Symphony4:19
7The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst7:25
8Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch4:04
9Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto
recording engineer:
Edward T. Graham (engineer) and Raymond Moore (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Kazdin (American record producer)
violin:
Itzhak Perlman (violinist and conductor) (on 1980-09-24) and Isaac Stern (violinist) (on 1980-09-24)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1980-09-24)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (on 1980-09-24)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1980-09-24)
live recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (on 1980-09-24)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach7:02
10Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Ralph Vaughan Williams6:00
11Jeux Interdits (Spanish Romance)
assistant engineer:
Olga FitzRoy (in 2010-12)
engineer:
Daniel Kemper (in 2010-12) and Rainer Maillard (in 2010-12)
executive producer:
Dr. Alexander Buhr
producer:
Sid McLauchlan (Sound engineer and recording producer for classical music.)
guitar:
Miloš Karadaglić (classical guitarist) (in 2010-12)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 2010-12)
conductor:
Paul Watkins (Welsh cellist and conductor) (in 2010-12)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2010-12)
recording of:
Jeux Interdits: Spanish Romance (arr. for guitar and orchestra)
arrangement of:
Jeux interdits
Miloš3:00
12Les Pêcheurs de perles: Act I: Au fond du temple saint
baritone vocals:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
conductor:
Anton Guadagno (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles: “Au fond du temple saint” (for brass band)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
arranger:
Geoff Richards (British composer, arranger and adjudicator)
arrangement of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
Georges Bizet5:35
13Waterfall
recording of:
Waterfall (The Piano Guys)
composer:
Jon Schmidt
The Piano Guys3:03
14Pachelbel: Canon in D
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Karl Münchinger4:28
15Nabucco, Act III: Slave ChorusGiuseppe Verdi3:11
16Land of My Fathers
Katherine Jenkins3:21
17Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25) and Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25, on 1972-08-25)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
chorus master:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini52:59