100 Best Film Classics

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Tracklist

▶ CD 1: The Great Blockbusters
▶ CD 2: The Classic Movies
▶ CD 3: Favourite Movies
▶ CD 4: The Piano at the Cinema
▶ CD 5: Opera at the Cinema
▼ CD 6: Baroque Goes to the Cinema
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1Solomon - The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Four Weddings and a Funeral)
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 Händel2:46
2Fugue in D minor (The Aviator)
organ:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
recorded at:
Coventry Cathedral in Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: II. Fuge
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach6:20
3Zadok the Priest (The Madness of King George)
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Georg Friedrich Händel6:00
4Concerto for two violins in D minor (Children of a Lesser God)
violin:
Christian Ferras (violinist) and Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
partial recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
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 Bach2:33
5Viola da Gamba Sonata in G minor (Truly, Madly, Deeply)
harpsichord:
Ton Koopman (conductor, organist and harpsichordist)
viola da gamba:
Jordi Savall (viol player, conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029: II. Adagio
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029
Johann Sebastian Bach2:30
6Adagio in G minor (Gallipoli)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1974)
partial 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 Albinoni5:48
7Mandolin Concerto in C (Kramer vs. Kramer)
mandolin:
Duilio Galfetti
orchestra:
Il Giardino Armonico (Italian baroque ensemble)
conductor:
Giovanni Antonini (conductor and flautist)
recording of:
Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425: I. Allegro
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi
part of:
Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425
Antonio Vivaldi2:44
8Goldberg Variations (Silence of the Lambs)
executive producer:
Alain Lanceron
piano:
Nicholas Angelich (pianist) (from 2011-02-23 until 2011-02-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 2011) and Virgin Classics (absorbed into Erato since 2013-07-19) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Curtis Auditorium (CIT Cork School of Music) (from 2011-02-23 until 2011-02-26)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (from 2011-02-23 until 2011-02-26)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988
Johann Sebastian Bach5:19
9Concerto Grosso No. 12: III. Larghetto (Pirates of the Carribean: The Curse of the Black Pearl)
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330: III. Aria: larghetto e piano
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330
Georg Friedrich Händel4:12
10Air 'on the G string' (Runaway Bride)
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
partial recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach3:29
11Canon in D (Ordinary People)
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377
Johann Pachelbel4:56
12The Four Seasons - Winter: II. Largo (The Other Sister)
harpsichord:
Paul Crocker (harpsichord) (in 1979-12)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1979-12)
orchestra:
Camerata Lysy Gstaad (in 1979-12)
conductor:
Alberto Lysy (violinist and conductor) (in 1979-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-12)
recording of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”: II. Largo (in 1979-12)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Antonio Vivaldi2:08
13Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Meet the Parents)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:27
14Sarabande (Barry Lyndon)
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist)
recording of:
Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437: IV. Sarabande
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
is based on:
Folia
part of:
Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437
Georg Friedrich Händel2:57
15Keyboard Concerto No. 5: II. Largo (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider)
piano:
Andrei Gavrilov (pianist) (in 1987)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1987)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1987)
recording of:
Concerto no. 5 for Keyboard and Orchestra in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (in 1987)
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 Bach3:24
16Rinaldo - Lascia ch'io pianga
soprano vocals:
Jane Gilchrist
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Kirk Trevor (cellist and conductor)
Georg Friedrich Händel4:20
17Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: I. Allegro (Hannibal)
orchestra:
Concentus Musicus Wien (in 1981-12)
conductor:
Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) (in 1981-12)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I. Allegro (in 1981-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Hillborg version with new 2nd mvt)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:18
18Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus (Bridget Jones's Diary)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:23

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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 4)