Ultimate Classics: The Essential Masterpieces

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Annotation

Otro (Disc 1 Catalog Number): 475 8086
Otro (Disc 2 Catalog Number): 475 8087
Otro (Disc 3 Catalog Number): 475 8088
Otro (Disc 4 Catalog Number): 475 8089
Otro (Disc 5 Catalog Number): 475 8090
Código del sello: LC 00171

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-17 04:15 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1Solomon HWV 67: Act 3. The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) (in 1965-04)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1965-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1965-04)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1965-04)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965-04)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (in 1965-04)
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 Händel3:21
2Ave Maria "Ellens Gesang III", D839
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer) (in 1965-05)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (in 1965-05)
soprano vocals:
Joan Sutherland (soprano) (in 1965-05)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976) (in 1965-05)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1965-05)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1965-05)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965-05)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements) (in 1965-05)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
Franz Schubert4:59
3Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147
producer:
Harley Usill
organ:
Peter White (English organist) (in 1958-10)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (in 1958-10)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (in 1958-10)
recorded at:
Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1958-10)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (in 1958-10)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version 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)
Johann Sebastian Bach7:34
4Canon in D
producer:
James Mallinson (producer) (in 1977-10)
orchestra:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (in 1977-10)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1977-10)
arranger:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1977-10)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1977-10)
recorded at:
Evangelisches Schloßkirche (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1977-10)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1977-10)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
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 Pachelbel4:41
5The Lord's Prayer
organ:
Martin Neary (organist and choral conductor)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
tenor vocals:
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
conductor:
Wyn Morris (conductor)
recording of:
The Lord’s Prayer
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Albert Hay Malotte (composer) (in 1935)
Albert Hay Malotte3:07
6Serenade in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:56
7Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: II. Andante
engineer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist) (in 1957-01) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (in 1957-01)
violin:
Ruggiero Ricci (violinist) (in 1957-01)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1957-01)
conductor:
Piero Gamba (conductor and pianist) (in 1957-01)
balance engineer:
Cyril Windebank (in 1957-01) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1957-01)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1957-01)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: II. Andante (in 1957-01)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn7:51
8Madama Butterfly: Act 2. Un bel dì vedremo
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer) and James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca)
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma (in 1958-07)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Tebaldi (soprano) (in 1958-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma (in 1958-07)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor) (in 1958-07)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1958-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1958) and The Decca Record Company Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1958)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1958-07)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (in 1958-07)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:56
9Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy... Waltz of the Flowers
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 1961-09)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor) (in 1961-09)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1961-09)
recording of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже (Variation II: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy) (in 1961-09)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer)
arrangement of:
The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy, Extract (Arrangement for solo piano by Pauline Hall)
part of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act 2)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:41
10Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso
recording engineer:
Philip Wade (engineer) (in 1973-01)
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1973-01)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer) (in 1973-01)
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist) (in 1973-01)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1973-01)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (in 1973-01)
balance engineer:
Philip Wade (engineer) (in 1973-01) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1973-01)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1973-01)
recording of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato (in 1973-01)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1868)
part of:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Edvard Grieg10:35
11Nabucco: Act 3. Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist) (in 1965-09)
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Volksopernchor, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper (in 1965) and Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (in 1965-09, in 1965-10)
orchestra:
Wiener Opernorchester (see annotation before use), Wiener Staatsopernorchester (in 1965, in 1965-09) and Wiener Opernorchester (in 1965-10)
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) (in 1965, in 1965-09, in 1965-10)
chorus master:
Roberto Benaglio (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1965) and The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien, Austria (in 1965-09, in 1965-10)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1965-09)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1965-10)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1965)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:52
12Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D, op. 39 no. 1
engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
James Mallinson (producer) and Christopher Raeburn (producer)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (on 1977-02-07, on 1977-02-18, on 1977-03-18, on 1977-04-04)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1977-02-07, on 1977-02-18, on 1977-03-18, on 1977-04-04)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1977-02-07, on 1977-02-18, on 1977-03-18, on 1977-04-04)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major (from 1977-02-07 until 1977-04-04)
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Sir Edward Elgar6:36
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part of:Ultimate (Decca Classics) (order: 7)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14272743 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000ICMF6W [info]
discography entry:http://www.deccaclassics.com/en/cat/4758085 [info]