Best Classics 100

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▶CD 1: Uplifting Classics
▶CD 2: Relaxing Classics
▶CD 3: Vocal Classics
▶CD 4: Golden Classics
▼CD 5: Favourite Classics
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1Intermezzo (Cavalleria Rusticana)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (german lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:44
2Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 (II - Adagio sostenuto, Opening)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
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 Васильевич Рахманинов4:32
3Morning (Peer Gynt Incidental Music, Op.23)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg4:17
4Romance (The Gadfly)
engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Piers Lane (Australian classical pianist, b. 1958) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1991)
recorded at:
St Michael’s Church (Highgate) in Highgate, Camden, Haringey, Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
recording of:
Romance from The Gadfly Suite (for violin and piano) (from 1991-07-30 until 1991-07-31)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer)
arrangement of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович3:15
5Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber36:23
6Scheherazade: The Story of the Kalender Prince (Opening)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Scheherazade, op. 35: II. The Kalendar Prince
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov) (in 1888)
part of:
Scheherazade, op. 35
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков3:53
7Meditation (Thais)
producer:
Michel Glotz
violin:
Anne‐Sophie Mutter (violinist) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin, Germany (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (from 1980-11-16 until 1980-11-17)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet6:48
8Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor) (Beginning)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor)
recording of:
Polovtsian Dances (from Prince Igor, completed after Borodin's death, ca. 1890)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin)
arranger:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski-Korsakov)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин3:52
9Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus) (Extract)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov (conductor)
partial recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան4:46
10Romeo & Juliet: Fantasy Overture (Excerpt)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский5:04
11Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (extract)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
Ludwig van Beethoven3:57
12Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043
producer:
Peter Andry (producer)
violin:
Christian Ferras (violinist) (on 1959-07-08) and Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1959-07-08)
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra (on 1959-07-08)
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (on 1959-07-08)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1959-07-08)
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto (on 1959-07-08)
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 Bach7:44
13Schindler's List Theme
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (in 1994)
orchestra:
New World Symphony and New World Philharmonic (in 1994)
conductor:
Iain Sutherland (British conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List) (in 1994)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Schindler's List
John Williams5:05
14Dance of the Reed Flutes (The Nutcracker)
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
balance engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) (in 1972-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 12e. Дивертисмент (д) Танец пастушков (Dance of the shepherds) (from 1972-05-01 until 1972-05-04)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:21
15Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. Allegretto
orchestra:
Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1988)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: V. Allegretto “Shepherds’ song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:40
▶CD 6: Spiritual Classics

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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 1)