Best Classics 100, Volume 2

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catalog# 0946 3 70872 2 0 (set) / 0946 3 70873 2 9 (CD1) / 0946 3 70874 2 8 (CD2) / 0946 3 70875 2 7 (CD3) / 0946 3 70876 2 6 (CD4) / 0946 3 70877 2 5 (CD5) / 0946 3 70878 2 4 (CD6)

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Spectacular Classics
2▼CD: Eternal Classics
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1Brandenburg Concerto no. 2 in F, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
harpsichord [harpsichord continuo]:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor) (from 1985-11-01 until 1985-11-04, on 1985-11-13)
oboe:
Celia Nicklin (oboist) (from 1985-11-01 until 1985-11-04, on 1985-11-13)
recorder:
Philip Pickett (musician) (from 1985-11-01 until 1985-11-04, on 1985-11-13)
trumpet:
Mark Bennett (trumpeter) (from 1985-11-01 until 1985-11-04, on 1985-11-13)
violin:
Kenneth Sillito (violinist) (from 1985-11-01 until 1985-11-04, on 1985-11-13)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1985-11-01 until 1985-11-04, on 1985-11-13)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1985-11-01 until 1985-11-04, on 1985-11-13)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) and Warner Classics UK (not for release label use! for copyrights use only)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1985-11-01 until 1985-11-04, on 1985-11-13)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai (from 1985-11-01 until 1985-11-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047: III. Allegro assai (on 1985-11-13)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 2 F-Dur, BWV 1047 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:52
2The Four Seasons: No. 4 Winter: II, Largo
producer:
Peter Alward (EMI producer)
violin:
Anne‐Sophie Mutter (violinist) (from 1984-06-18 until 1984-06-19)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1984-06-18 until 1984-06-19)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1984-06-18 until 1984-06-19)
balance engineer:
Wolfgang Gülich (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Zeremoniensaal (Hofburg Palace) in Innere Stadt (from 1984-06-18 until 1984-06-19)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo (from 1984-06-18 until 1984-06-19)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno” (Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:03
3Water Music: Suite no. 2 in D: Alla Hornpipe
continuum:
Stanislav Bogunia (pianist and conductor)
horn:
Rudolf Beránek (Czech hornist) and Zdeněk Tylšar (hornist)
oboe:
Jiří Kaniak (oboist)
recorder:
Karel Klement and Miloslav Klement
trumpet:
Vladislav Kozderka and Stanislav Sejpal, Jr.
orchestra:
Prague Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
George Frideric Handel3:18
4Keyboard Concerto no. 5 in F minor, BWV1056: II. Largo
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist) (in 1986-04)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1986-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1986-04)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (in 1986-04)
recording of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (in 1986-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056
Johann Sebastian Bach3:27
5Music for the Royal Fireworks: La réjouissance: Allegro
orchestra:
Menuhin Festival Orchestra (in 1968)
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1968)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance (in 1968)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
George Frideric Handel2:24
6Serenata notturna in D, K. 239: I. Marcia. Maestoso
producer:
Victor Olof
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra (in 1962-01)
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1962-01)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (in 1962-01)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (in 1962-01)
recording of:
Serenade no. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”: I. Marcia. Maestoso (in 1962-01)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1776-01)
part of:
Serenade no. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:36
7Für Elise
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:22
8Le nozze di Figaro: Voi che sapete
mezzo-soprano vocals [Cherubino]:
Ann Murray (Irish mezzo-soprano) (in 1986-09)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1986-09)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (in 1986-09)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (in 1986-09)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II, Scena II. (no. 12) Canzona “Voi che sapete che cosa è amor” (Cherubino) (in 1986-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:58
9Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso (extract)
piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895–1956)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
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 Beethoven5:23
10Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Frühlingslied
piano:
Daniel Adni (pianist)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in A major, Op. 62 No. 6, Frühlingslied / Spring Song; original for piano)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 161)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (Songs Without Words, op. 62, for piano)
Felix Mendelssohn2:40
11Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
instruments:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895–1956)
piano:
Walter Gieseking (classical pianist 1895–1956) (from 1956-10-17 until 1956-10-22)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (from 1956-10-17 until 1956-10-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile (from 1956-10-17 until 1956-10-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven55:51
12Serenade for Strings in C, op. 48: II. Valse: Moderato
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48: II. Waltz. Moderato - Tempo di valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1880)
part of:
Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:42
13Tosca: Vissi d'arte
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano) (, in 2000-08)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (in 2000-08)
conductor:
Antonio Pappano (conductor and pianist) (in 2000-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Euripide Productions (motion picture production company) (from 2001 to present)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood (in 2000-08)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 2000-08)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:31
14Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3 no. 2
piano:
Dame Moura Lympany (British pianist)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff4:37
15Wiener Blut, op. 354 (extract)
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Wiener Blut, op. 354 (Vienna Blood, waltz)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (until 1873)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 354)
Johann Strauss II5:43
16Four Last Songs (Vier letzte Lieder): Beim Schlafengehen (conclusion)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: III. „Beim Schlafengehen“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 3. “When You Go to Sleep”)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-08-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss4:26
17Ma vlast: Vltava (extract)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Paavo Berglund (conductor)
partial recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana5:01
18Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1877 until 1878)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky8:44
3▶CD: Romantic Classics
4▶CD: Instrumental Classics
5▶CD: Nostalgic Classics
6▶CD: Favorite Encores

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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 6)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001858164 [info]