Your Hundred Best Tunes, Volume 6

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1The Thieving Magpie: Overture
engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981-01)
recording of:
La gazza ladra: Ouverture
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer) (in 1817)
librettist:
Giovanni Gherardini
part of:
La gazza ladra
part of:
The Thieving Magpie (English version by Sams)
Gioachino Rossini9:36
2Der Obsersteiger: Sei nicht bös (Don't Be Cross)
choir vocals:
Vienna Operetta Choir
soprano vocals:
Hilde Güden (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera
conductor:
Robert Stolz (Viennese operetta composer, songwriter and conductor)
recording of:
Der Obersteiger: Akt II. "Sei nicht bös" (Martin)
composer:
Carl Zeller
librettist:
Ludwig Held and Moritz West
part of:
Der Obersteiger: Akt II
Carl Zeller3:57
3Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K467 "Elvira Madigan": 2nd Movement
producer:
James Mallinson (producer) (from 1974-03 to present)
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist) (in 1974-03)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1974-03)
conductor:
Uri Segal (Uri Segal) (in 1974-03)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-03 to present, in 1974-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1975) and The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-03)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (in 1974-03)
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 Mozart7:24
4The Rosary
piano:
John Constable (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
recording of:
The Rosary
lyricist:
Robert Cameron Rogers (songwriter)
composer:
Ethelbert Nevin
Ethelbert Nevin2:20
5Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
organ:
Peter Hurford (organist)
recorded at:
Ratzeburger Dom in Ratzeburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
compilation of:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565: I. Toccata by Peter Hurford (organist) and Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565: II. Fugue by Peter Hurford (organist)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (from 1974 until 1986)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach9:24
6Zadok the Priest
recording engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Raeburn
harpsichord:
Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player) (in 1963-07, from 1963-07 until 1963-08)
organ:
John Langdon (organist) (from 1963-07 until 1963-08)
organ [organ continuo]:
John Langdon (organist) (in 1963-07)
other instruments [continuo]:
Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player) (in 1963-07)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1963-07, from 1963-07 until 1963-08)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1963-07, from 1963-07 until 1963-08)
conductor:
Sir David Willcocks (in 1963-07, from 1963-07 until 1963-08)
concertmaster:
Emanuel Hurwitz (violinist) (from 1963-07 until 1963-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1963)
recorded at:
King's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1963-07 until 1963-08)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258 (in 1963-07)
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
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258 (from 1963-07 until 1963-08)
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
George Frideric Handel6:01
7The Blue Danube
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1960) and The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1960)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
premiered in:
Wien, Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II9:12
8The Barber of Seville: Largo al factotum
baritone vocals [Figaro]:
Sherrill Milnes (baritone) (on 1972-02-03)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1972-02-03)
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor) (on 1972-02-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-02-03)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro) (on 1972-02-03)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini5:05
9Suite no. 3 in D: Air
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) and Vittorio Negri (conductor)
harpsichord:
Thurston Dart (conductor and keyboard player) (in 1970-12)
violin:
Henryk Szeryng (violinist) (in 1976-06)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1970-12, in 1976-06)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1970-12) and Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1976-06)
balance engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1970-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1971)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1970-12) and Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string) (in 1970-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (catch-all for unknown versions/arrangements) (in 1976-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
reconstructed by:
Siegbert Rampe (harpsichordist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:20
10The Fair Maid of Perth: Serenade
tenor vocals:
Kenneth McKellar (tenor)
conductor:
Robert Sharples (British composer, arranger, music director, and conductor)
recording of:
La Jolie Fille de Perth : Sérénade “Elle est la ... à la voix d'un amant fidele”
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer)
part of:
La Jolie Fille de Perth
Georges Bizet3:56
11Enigma Variations: Nimrod
engineer:
James Lock (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (on 1974-05-15)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1974-05-15)
recorded at:
Medinah Temple in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1974-05-15)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (on 1974-05-15)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:18
12Tannhauser: Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Ouvertüre
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70
part of:
Tannhäuser: Ouverture and Venusberg Music (ouverture and venusberg music (Act 1, scene 1) from Tannhäuser by Wagner)
Richard Wagner5:27
13Turandot: Nessun dorma (None Shall Sleep)
choir vocals:
The John Alldis Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25) and Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25, on 1972-08-25)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
chorus master:
John Alldis (chorusmaster and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf) (from 1972-08-10 until 1972-08-25)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini53:04