Great Classical Masterpieces - Bestselling Recordings 1987-2012

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1Fanfare for the Common Man
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (in 1989-09)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (in 1989-09)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1989-09)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra) (in 1989-09)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty) (on 1943-03-12)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Aaron Copland2:55
2O pastor animarum
engineer:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15)
producer:
Judy Lieber (producer) and Jeremy Summerly (conductor)
choir vocals:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1995)
recorded at:
Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15)
recording of:
Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum: O Pastor animarum (from 1993-12-14 until 1993-12-15)
composer:
Hildegard von Bingen (German medieval saint)
part of:
Symphonia armonie celestium revelationum
Hildegard von Bingen1:31
3Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: I Allegro
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (from 1989-05 until 1989-06)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
conductor:
Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor) (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro (from 1989-05-28 until 1989-06-02)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Johann Sebastian Bach3:56
4Requiem in D minor, K. 626: Sequence: I Dies irae
engineer:
Gustáv Šoral (in 1985-03)
producer:
Dr Igor Bohacek (producer) (in 1985-03)
organ:
Vladimír Rusó (organist) (in 1985-03)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir) (in 1985-03)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic) (in 1985-03)
conductor:
Zdeněk Košler (conductor) (in 1985-03)
chorus master:
Stefan Klimo (conductor) (in 1985-03)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1985-03)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: a. Dies irae (Süßmayr Edition; choir) (in 1985-03)
orchestrator:
Franz Xaver Süßmayr
additional composer:
Joseph Leopold Eybler (Austrian composer)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Süßmayr Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart1:49
5Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2, "Moonlight": I Adagio sostenuto
engineer:
Mónika Feszler (producer)
producer:
Horváth János (János Horváth, engineer)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1987-04-21 until 1987-04-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos International and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Italian Institute (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (in 1987) and Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1987-04-21 until 1987-04-23)
cover recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (from 1987-04-21 until 1987-04-23)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven35:17
6Hungarian Dance no. 1 (version for orchestra)
engineer:
István Berényi (engineer) (in 1988-03)
producer:
Jenő Simon (in 1988-03)
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
conductor:
István Bogár (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pacific Music Co., Ltd. (in 1988)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto (Brahms orchestration) (from 1988-03-21 until 1988-03-26)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 1 in G minor (Allegro molto) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
orchestrator:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1873)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
Johannes Brahms3:05
7Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II Adagio sostenuto
engineer:
István Zakariás (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
producer:
Mónika Feszler (producer) (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
conductor:
György Lehel (conductor) (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов11:23
8Valses nobles et sentimentales: I Medéré - trés franc
orchestra:
Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Kenneth Jean (conductor) (in 1988-09)
recording of:
Valses nobles et sentimentales: I. Modéré (for orchestra) (in 1988-09)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1912)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1906 until 1911)
orchestration of:
Valses nobles et sentimentales: I. Modéré - Très franc (for piano)
part of:
Valses nobles et sentimentales (for orchestra)
Maurice Ravel1:22
9Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
choir vocals:
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus (Slovak Philharmonic Choir) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
vocals:
Slovenský filharmonický zbor (Slovak Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra and CSR Symphony Orchestra (Bratislava) (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
chorus master:
Pavol Procházka (choirmaster, conductor and composer) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Studio of the Czechoslovak Radio (Bratislava) in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: XXV. O Fortuna (reprise) (from 1988-10-28 until 1988-11-02)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
partial recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
composer:
Carl Orff (composer)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
Carl Orff2:42
103 Olden Style Pieces: I -
engineer:
Beata Jankowska (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (in 1993-12)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor) (in 1993-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Studio Koncertowe Radia Katowice in Katowice, Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland (in 1993-12)
recording of:
Trzy utwory w dawnym stylu, nr 1 (Three Pieces in the Olden Style, no. 1) (in 1993-12)
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Polish composer) (in 1963)
part of:
Trzy utwory w dawnym stylu (Three Pieces in the Olden Style)
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki3:21
11Concierto de Aranjuez: I Allegro con spirito
engineer:
Don Hartridge (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
producer:
David Ellis (producer) and Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer)
editor:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
classical guitar:
Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer)
solo guitar:
Norbert Kraft (classical guitarist and producer) (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
orchestra:
Northern Chamber Orchestra (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
conductor:
Nicholas Ward (British conductor) (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recorded at:
BBC Studio 7 (Manchester) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: I. Allegro con spirito (from 1992-10-07 until 1992-10-09)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo6:18
12Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349, "Water Music": II Alla hornpipe
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (in 1988-01)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (in 1988-01)
conductor:
Bohdan Warchal (violinist, conductor) (in 1988-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1988-01)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe (in 1988-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel3:00
13Gymnopédie no. 1: Lent et douloureux
engineer:
Horváth János (János Horváth, engineer)
producer:
János Mátyás (producer)
piano:
Klára Körmendi (pianist) (from 1989-04-10 until 1989-04-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1989-04-10 until 1989-04-12)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (from 1989-04-10 until 1989-04-12)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie2:43
14Violin Concerto in E major, op. 8, no. 1, RV 269, "The Four Seasons: Spring": I Allegro
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:33
15Serenade no. 13 in G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV Rondo: Allegro
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1987-10)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1987-10-10 until 1987-10-16)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sobotka (from 1987-10-10 until 1987-10-16)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1987-10-10 until 1987-10-16)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: IV. Rondo. Allegro (from 1987-10-10 until 1987-10-16)
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 Mozart2:59
16Requiem, op. 48: Sanctus
engineer:
John Taylor (classical producer/engineer, often associated with Naxos recordings)
producer:
Judy Lieber (producer) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18) and Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
organ:
Colm Carey (keyboard instrumentalist) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
choir vocals:
Schola Cantorum of Oxford (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
orchestra:
Oxford Camerata (English chamber choir) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
conductor:
Jeremy Summerly (conductor) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: III. Sanctus (1890, second version) (from 1993-05-17 until 1993-05-18)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:30
17Piano Concerto in F major: III Allegro agitato
producer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (in 1989-06) and Karol Kopernický (producer) (in 1989-06)
piano:
Kathryn Selby (pianist) (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
orchestra:
CSR Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
conductor:
Richard Hayman (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Studio 1 (of Czech Radio) in Praha 2 (Prague 2), Praha (Prague), Czechia (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: III. Allegro agitato (from 1989-06-21 until 1989-06-24)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
George Gershwin6:47
18Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95, "From the New World": IV Allegro con fuoco
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic) (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: IV. Allegro con fuoco (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: IV. Allegro con fuoco) (from 1989-03-01 until 1989-03-02)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák11:05