The Y2K Album: A Doomsday Collection for the Coming Crash

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1Thus Spake Zarathustra: Sunrise
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:57
2Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Chorus)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:38
3The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst6:43
4The Firebird Suite: Infernal Dance of King Katschei
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Firebird Suite: V. Infernal Dance of King Kastchei (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
Firebird Suite (catch‐all for unknown versions)
Igor Stravinsky4:26
5The Valkyries: The Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
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 Wagner5:09
6Requiem: Dies irae
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:23
7Requiem: Tuba mirum
choir vocals:
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (Wiener Staatsoper Choir)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:04
8A Night on the Bare Mountain
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
A Night on the Bare Mountain (unknown version, use as last resort)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Modest Mussorgsky11:09
9Symphonie fantastique: Dream of the Witches' Sabbath
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz10:30
10The Rite of Spring (From Part I - Adoration of the Earth): Ritual of the Rival Tribes
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre: V. Jeux des cités rivales
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre (The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth)
Igor Stravinsky1:51
11The Rite of Spring (From Part I - Adoration of the Earth): Procession of the Sage
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre: VI. Cortège du Sage
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre (The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth)
Igor Stravinsky0:42
12The Rite of Spring (From Part I - Adoration of the Earth): The Sage - Dance of the Earth
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre: VIII. Danse de la terre
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre (The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth)
Igor Stravinsky1:35
13Alexander Nevsky: The Battle on the Ice
choir vocals:
Chœur de l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Chorus)
orchestra:
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Alexander Nevsky, op. 78: V. The Battle on the Ice
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (from 1938 until 1939)
part of:
Alexander Nevsky, op. 78
Sergei Prokofiev12:25
14Star Wars Suite: The Battle
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Star Wars Suite
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
John Williams5:39
15The Twilight of the Gods: The Immolation of the Gods
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene III. Immolation Scene
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869 until 1874)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene III "War das sein Horn?"
Richard Wagner5:01