The Best of Classic FM

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1Adagio for Strings
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 Barber36:28
2Pianoconcert No. 21: Andante
piano:
Christian Zacharias (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
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 Mozart5:20
3Pagliacci: Vesti la Giubba
tenor vocals [Canio]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” - “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (from 1979-05 until 1979-06)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:58
4Adagio
engineer:
Christopher Parker (classical recording and balance engineer, active from 1950s)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
violin:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
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 Albinoni7:50
5Lakmé: Bloemenduet: Viens, Mallika
audio engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
choir vocals:
Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Mady Mesplé (soprano) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (from 1970-09-17 until 1970-12-21)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes5:59
6Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
producer:
Christfried Bickenbach and Walter Legge (British classical record producer, 1906-1979)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31)
balance engineer:
Horst Lindner (engineer) (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31)
recorded at:
Grunewaldkirche in Berlin, Germany (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (from 1959-12-30 until 1959-12-31)
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 Mozart5:47
7Jazz Suite No. 2: Second Waltz
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 Шостакович3:47
8Symfonie No. 5: Adagietto
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor)
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 Mahler11:39
9Requiem: Pie Jesu
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
orchestra:
Stockholms Nya Kammarorkester
conductor:
Eric Ericson
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48
Gabriel Fauré4:18
10Solomon: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
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 Händel2:52
11Norma: Casta Diva
engineer:
Oswaldo Varesco (engineer) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
producer:
Dino Olivieri (Italian musician, conductor and composer) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Scala de Milan (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
chorus master:
Vittore Veneziani (Italian chorus master & composer) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
recorded at:
Cinema Metropol (Milan) in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro) (from 1954-04-23 until 1954-05-03)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini7:23
12Brandenburgse Concert No. 4: Allegro
sound engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
recorder:
Christopher Taylor (woodwind player) (in 1959-07) and Richard Taylor (Classical recorder player with Bath Festival Orchestra) (in 1959-07)
violin:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1959-07)
orchestra:
Bath Festival Orchestra (in 1959-07)
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist) (in 1959-07)
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049: I. Allegro (in 1959-07)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 4 G-Dur, BWV 1049
Johann Sebastian Bach7:35
13The Swan
cello and solo cello:
Han‐na Chang
harp:
Aline Brewer (harpist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:20
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