The Best of Classic FM

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Adagio 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 Barber	3	6:28
2	Pianoconcert No. 21: Andante piano: Christian Zacharias (pianist and conductor) orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks conductor: David Zinman (conductor) recording of: Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09) part of: Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		5:20
3	Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba tenor vocals [Canio]: José Carreras (Spanish tenor) orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) conductor: Riccardo Muti (conductor) recording of: Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (from 1979-05 until 1979-06) composer and librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892) part of: For the First Time (1959 film) part of: Pagliacci: Atto I	Ruggero Leoncavallo		3:58
4	Adagio engineer: Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s) producer: Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer) violin: Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields) orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields conductor: Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) recording of: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor composer: Remo Giazotto previously attributed to: Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer) publisher: Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)	Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni		7:50
5	Lakmé: Bloemenduet: Viens, Mallika audio engineer: Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21) choir vocals: Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (in 1970) mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]: Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano) (in 1970) soprano vocals [Lakmé]: Mady Mesplé (soprano) (in 1970) orchestra: Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (in 1970) conductor: Alain Lombard (conductor) (in 1970) recorded at: Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1970) recording of: Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21) composer: Léo Delibes (composer) librettist: Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet publisher: Jenkinsongs Ltd. part of: Lakmé : Acte I	Léo Delibes		5:59
6	Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro producer: Christfried Bickenbach and Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979) orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31) conductor: Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31) balance engineer: Horst Lindner (engineer) (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31) recorded at: Grunewaldkirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31) recording of: Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31) composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787) part of: Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		5:47
7	Jazz Suite No. 2: Second Waltz orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra conductor: Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor) recording of: Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz II. Allegretto poco moderato (formerly thought to be from 2nd Jazz Suite) composer: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (composer) part of: Suite for Variety Orchestra	Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович		3:47
8	Symfonie No. 5: Adagietto orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) conductor: Klaus Tennstedt (conductor) recording of: Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam composer: Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902) part of: Symphony no. 5	Gustav Mahler		11:39
9	Requiem: Pie Jesu soprano vocals: Barbara Hendricks (soprano) orchestra: Stockholms Nya Kammarorkester conductor: Eric Ericson recording of: Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu composer: Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900) part of: Requiem, op. 48	Gabriel Fauré		4:18
10	Solomon: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba producer: John Fraser (UK producer) harpsichord: Ian Watson (conductor and keyboardist) orchestra: Academy of St.‐Martin‐in‐the‐Fields (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28) conductor: Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28) balance engineer: Stuart Eltham (engineer) recorded at: Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28) recording of: Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (from 1983-06-27 until 1983-06-28) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748) publisher: Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft part of: Solomon, HWV 67: Act III	Georg Friedrich Händel		2:52
11	Norma: Casta Diva engineer: Oswaldo Varesco (engineer) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03) producer: Dino Olivieri (Italian musician, conductor and composer) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03) choir vocals: Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03) soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Norma]: Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03) orchestra: Orchestre de la Scala de Milan (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03) conductor: Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03) chorus master: Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03) recorded at: Cinema Metropol (Milan) in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03) recording of: Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03) composer: Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831) librettist: Felice Romani (until 1831) part of: Norma: Atto I	Vincenzo Bellini		7:23
12	Brandenburgse Concert No. 4: Allegro sound engineer: Neville Boyling (engineer) recorder: Christopher Taylor (woodwind player) (in 1959-07) and Richard Taylor (Classical recorder player with Bath Festival Orchestra) (in 1959-07) violin: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1959-07) orchestra: Bath Festival Orchestra (in 1959-07) conductor: Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1959-07) recording of: Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049: I. Allegro (in 1959-07) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) part of: Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049	Johann Sebastian Bach		7:35
13	The Swan cello and solo cello: Han‐na Chang harp: Aline Brewer (harpist) orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) conductor: Leonard Slatkin (conductor) arranger: Chris Hazell recording of: Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements) composer: Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) arrangement of: Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano) part of: Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)	Camille Saint‐Saëns		3:20

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