Classics 2001

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1R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra - Opening
recording engineer:
James Brown (Decca engineer, 1960s) (in 1959-03) and Gordon Parry (engineer) (in 1959-03)
producer:
John Culshaw
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1959-03)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1959-03)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1959-03)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang) (in 1959-03)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra (op 30; TrV 176)
Herbert Von Karajan1:46
2Kotahitanga (Union)
Oceania3:29
3Nella Fantasia
guitar:
John Themis
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
tenor vocals:
Russell Watson (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nick Ingman
chorus master:
William Hayward
recording of:
Nella fantasia
lyricist:
Chiara Ferraú (lyricist)
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
arranger:
Audrey Snyder (composer, arranger)
publisher:
EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme)
Russel Watson4:29
4Bach: Prelude No.1
classical guitar and guitar:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
recording of:
Suite no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
part of:
Suite no. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 (catch-all for arrangements)
John Williams2:22
5Leoncavallo: Pagliacci - Vesti la Giubba
tenor vocals:
José Cura (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
José Cura2:38
6Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 - Allegro Ma Non Tanto (excerpt)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Vladimir Ashkenazy5:06
7Barber: Adagio
producer:
Richard Killough and John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1971-01-12)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (on 1971-01-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1971)
recorded at:
David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1971-01-12)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings (on 1971-01-12)
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
Leonard Bernstein10:04
8Braveheart - Main Title
recording engineer and mixer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer)
producer:
James Horner (American score composer)
assistant editor:
Christine Cholvin and Joe E. Rand (editor)
editor:
Jim Henrikson
choir vocals:
Westminster Abbey Choir
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
James Horner (American score composer)
chorus master:
Martin Neary (organist and choral conductor)
orchestrator:
James Horner (American score composer)
recorded at and mixed at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Main Title (Braveheart)
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
part of:
Braveheart
James Horner2:52
9Bernstein: West Side Story - Tonight
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
tenor vocals:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
part of:
West Side Story
José Carreras & Kiri Te Kanawa4:34
10Puccini: La Bohème - O Soave Fanciulla
baritone vocals [Marcello]:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Mimì]:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (Puccini)
Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu4:06
11Baïlèro
Izzy4:24
12Allegri: Miserere (excerpt)
King's College Choir5:42
13Canto Gregoriano: Gloria
Monks of Silos3:05
14Shostakovich: Waltz No.2
André Rieu3:42
15Bellini: Norma - Casta diva
producer:
Celso Valli
violin [first violin]:
Gavin Wright (UK violinist)
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Filippa Giordano (classic crossover singer)
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
conductor:
Celso Valli
arranger and orchestrator:
Celso Valli
recorded at and mixed at:
Fonoprint in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
partial recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Filippa Giordano4:06
16Gershwin: Porgy & Bess - Summertime
Renée Fleming4:19
17All That Jazz (from Chicago)
Ute Lemper4:05
18My Heart Will Go On
Jamie Shaw4:41
19Verdi: Rigoletto - La Donna è Mobile
sound engineer:
Stanley Goodall (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
David Harvey (producer) and Michael Woolcock (producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1972)
tenor vocals [Duca]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (on 1971-06-28)
vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 1971-06-28)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (on 1971-06-28)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1971-06-28)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca) (on 1971-06-28)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Luciano Pavarotti2:21