Élections classiques 2007

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Annotation

This multi CDs album was published by the French radio "Radio Classique" in may 2007. It is a compilation of the favourite pieces of the radio listener. As 2007 was a year of president election in France, the idea of Radio CLassique was to call this album 'Classical election' and to make the listeners to vote their favourite pieces.

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Annotation last modified on 2020-04-08 21:38 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Boléro (extrait)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel5:49
2Suite de jazz no. 2 : Valse
assistant engineer:
Franck Berger (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06) and Djaisan Taouss (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
producer:
Arnaud Moral (French audio)
editor:
Sylvain Dangoise
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor) (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
balance engineer:
Joël Soupiron (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Salle Olivier-Messiaen in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
recording of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz II. Allegretto poco moderato (formerly thought to be from 2nd Jazz Suite) (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich3:51
3Sonate no. 8 en ut mineur, op. 13 « Pathétique » : II. Adagio cantabile
sound engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
editor:
Jennifer Howells and Jørn Pedersen
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (in 1997-05)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1997-05)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile (in 1997-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven55:34
4Le Beau Danube bleu (extrait)
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II3:14
5Toccata et fugue en ré mineur, BWV 565 : Toccata
organ:
Lionel Rogg (organist) (from 1975-11-25 until 1975-12-04)
recorded at:
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Genève in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1975-11-25 until 1975-12-04)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (from 1975-11-25 until 1975-12-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:28
6Carmen : Air du toréador « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre »
soprano vocals:
Élizabeth Vidal (French coloratura soprano)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:52
7Étude en mi majeur, op. 10 no. 3 « Tristesse »
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 16) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 74)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:03
8Symphonie no. 40 en sol mineur, K. 550 : I. Allegro molto
orchestra:
Sinfonia Varsovia
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
orchestrator:
Neal Desby and Edward Trybek
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:17
9Tosca : « Vissi d’arte »
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:18
10Concerto pour piano no. 2 en ut mineur, op. 18 : II. Adagio sostenuto (extrait)
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Philharmonic (St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1882; read the annotation to avoid incorrect use)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
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
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:21
11Ave Maria, D. 839
pipe organ:
Erik Lundkvist (organist)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Chambre de Stockholm (Stockholm Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Eric Ericson
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
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)
recording 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)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert6:18
12Casse-Noisette : Valse des fleurs (extrait)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:03
13La Flûte enchantée : Air de Reine de la nuit « Der Hölle Rache »
sound engineer:
Michel Lepage (engineer) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
soprano vocals [La reine de la nuit]:
Natalie Dessay (soprano) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
recorded at:
Salle Olivier-Messiaen in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:00
14Concerto pour violon en mi mineur, op. 64 : I. Allegro molto appassionato (extrait)
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
partial recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato)
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 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Felix Mendelssohn3:00
15Passion selon Saint-Matthieu, BWV 244 : « Kommt ihr Tochter » (chœur)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Choir (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
soprano vocals [Soprano in ripieno]:
Hampstead Parish Church Choir (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer) (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
chorus master:
Wilhelm Pitz (chorus master)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-11-21 until 1961-11-28) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, I. Chor I & II "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen" (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I
Johann Sebastian Bach11:45

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