100 Best Film Classics

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▶ CD 1: The Great Blockbusters
▼ CD 2: The Classic Movies
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1Piano Concerto No. 2 (Somewhere in Time)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:29
2Miserere (Chariots of Fire)
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
Gregorio Allegri5:44
3Cavatina (The Deer Hunter)
instrumental cover recording of:
Cavatina (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Stanley Myers
arrangement of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
Stanley Myers2:58
4Adagio for Strings (Platoon)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (in 1957)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (in 1957)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (in 1957)
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber36:19
5Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto (Death in Venice)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler3:05
6Any Other Name (American Beauty)
performer:
Sally Herbert (violinist, composer, and conductor)
recording of:
Any Other Name
orchestrator:
Thomas Pasatieri
composer:
Thomas Newman (American score composer)
publisher:
Cherry Lane Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc.
part of:
American Beauty (1991)
Thomas Newman4:04
7Mambo (West Side Story)
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 1997-06-08 until 1997-06-10)
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor) (from 1997-06-08 until 1997-06-10)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Birmingham) in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1997-06-08 until 1997-06-10)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: IV. Mambo. Presto
additional orchestrator:
Irwin Kostal (in 1960) and Sid Ramin (in 1960)
orchestrator and composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1960)
part of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein2:26
8Main Theme (E.T.)
orchestra:
Ron Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra
recording of:
E.T.: Main Theme
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1982)
part of:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (concert arrangement soundtrack)
John Williams3:55
9Main Theme (Schindler's List)
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (in 1994)
orchestra:
New World Symphony and New World Philharmonic (in 1994)
conductor:
Iain Sutherland (British conductor) (in 1994)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List) (in 1994)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Schindler's List
John Williams4:59
10Symphony No. 25 (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 25 for Orchestra in G minor, K. 173dB/183 "Little G Minor": I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1773 until 1773-10-05)
part of:
Symphony no. 25 for Orchestra in G minor, K. 173dB/183 "Little G Minor"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:41
11Main Theme (Jean de Florette)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist)
partial recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi2:53
12Eine kleine Nachtmusik: II. Romance (Alien)
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante (from 1976-01 until 1976-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:42
13Love Theme (Cinema Paradiso)
piano:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
solo soprano vocals:
Anna Thomas (soprano)
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
orchestrator:
Rachel Berlin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996)
recording of:
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
cover recording of:
Nuovo cinema Paradiso: Tema d’amore
composer:
Andrea Morricone (composer) and Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
part of:
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
recording of:
Nuovo cinema Paradiso: Tema d’amore
composer:
Andrea Morricone (composer) and Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
part of:
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Ennio Morricone33:33
14Waltz No. 2 (Eyes Wide Shut)
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 (composer)
part of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович3:44
15Lohengrin, Prelude (The Great Dictator)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
conductor:
Marek Janowski (conductor)
Richard Wagner7:47
16Ode to Joy (A Clockwork Orange)
choir vocals:
Westminster Choir (Princeton, USA)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
chorus master:
James Morris (operatic bass-baritone)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
is based on:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:18
▶ 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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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 4)