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
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1Carmen: Prelude
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet2:13
2Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic) (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor) (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
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 1992)
recorded at:
Oslo Konserthus (The Oslo Concert Hall) in Oslo (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (from 1991-08-14 until 1991-08-24)
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 Wagner4:49
3Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor) (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
balance engineer:
Peter Bown (sound engineer, last name often misprinted as “Brown”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1979-03-02 until 1979-03-04, on 1979-03-30)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1979-03)
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
partial 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 Orff2:47
4The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
balance engineer:
Stuart Eltham (engineer)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan) (from 1986-10 until 1986-11)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov21:25
5Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl's Legs
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: IX. La cabane sur des pattes de poules (Baba-Yaga) (Pictures at an Exhibition: XIV. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs (Baba-Yaga), orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9 “Избушка на курьихъ ножкахъ” (Баба-Яга) [Izbushka na kuryikh nozhkakh (Baba-Yagá)] (original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky3:27
6Pictures at an Exhibition : The Great Gate of Kiev
orchestra:
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Oslo Philharmonic)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor)
recording of:
Tableaux d’une exposition: X. La grande porte de Kiev (Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev, orchestrated by Ravel)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1922)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
orchestration of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10 “Богатырскія ворота” (Въ стольномъ городѣ Кіевѣ) (Pictures at an Exhibition: The great gate at Kiev, original piano version)
part of:
Tableaux d’une exposition (Pictures at an Exhibition, orchestrated by Ravel)
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky5:26
7Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
producer:
Wilhelm Meister (Tonmeister / recording producer) (in 1987-11) and Kiyoshi Satomi (producer) (in 1987-11)
orchestra:
Bavarian State Orchestra (orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) (in 1987-11)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) (in 1987-11)
balance engineer:
Hans Schmidt (recording engineer) (in 1987-11)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich) (in 1987-11)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture) (in 1987-11)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka5:23
8Jazz Suite no. 2: Waltz no. 2
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 (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra
Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich3:47
9Boléro (conclusion)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel5:20
10Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie (Anvil Chorus)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:56
11The Planets: Mars, the Bringer of War
producer:
John Willan (producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1981)
conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle (Simon Rattle, conductor) (in 1981)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London) (from 1980-12-29 until 1980-12-30)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (in 1981)
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 Holst7:14
12Symphonie fantastique: IV. Marche au supplice
orchestra:
Orchestre national de France (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France) (on 1976-11-04)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1976-11-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977, in 1987)
recorded at:
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris (on 1976-11-04)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice (on 1976-11-04)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Hector Berlioz4:55
13William Tell: Overture (conclusion)
orchestra:
London Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy
part of:
Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi)
part of:
Guillaume Tell
Gioachino Rossini3:13
14Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Yuri Temirkanov (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1986)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
version of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
Aram Il'yich Khachaturian2:24
15Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band version - opening)
grand piano:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
was commissioned by:
Paul Whiteman (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
premiered at:
Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12)
version of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
George Gershwin (arr. Grofé)4:40
16A Night on the Bare Mountain
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1963)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor) (in 1963)
recording of:
A Night on the Bare Mountain (unknown version, use as last resort) (in 1963)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
recording of:
Une nuit sur le mont chauve: Fantaisie pour l’orchestre (Night on Bald Mountain, orchestrated by Rimsky-Korsakov)
orchestrator:
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (in 1886)
composer:
Modest Mussorgsky (composer) (from 1867-06-12 until 1867-06-23)
dedicated to:
Wladimir Stassoff (Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov)
publisher:
W. Bessel & Cie (in 1886)
is based on:
St. John’s Night on the Bare Mountain (original version)
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky7:19
17The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps): Danse sacrale (L'élue)
engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer)
producer:
David R. Murray
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-21)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-21)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer) (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-21)
recorded at:
Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-21)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice: VI. Danse sacrale (L’Élue) (from 1987-12-19 until 1987-12-21)
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: II. Le Sacrifice (The Rite of Spring: Part II: The Sacrifice)
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky5:00
2▶CD: Eternal Classics
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)
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