Classical 2008

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Time to Say Goodbye
soprano vocals:
Sarah Brightman
recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye (version with predominantly Italian lyrics, except for the phrase “time to say goodbye”)
additional lyricist:
Frank Peterson
lyricist:
Lucio Quarantotto
composer:
Francesco Sartori
publisher:
Sugar Music MV and Sugar S.r.l. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Con te partirò (completely Italian lyrics; no “time to say goodbye”)
Lucio Quarantotto4:07
2You Raise Me Up
vocals:
Il Divo
recording of:
You Raise Me Up
lyricist:
Brendan Graham (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Rolf Løvland
publisher:
ALFRED PUBLISHING CO INC 301, Peer Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Peermusic (UK) Limited (from 2002 to present) and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden) (from 2002 to present)
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Rolf Løvland4:02
3Csárdás
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI) and Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
conductor:
Paul Barritt (violinist) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
balance engineer:
Jonathan Allen (engineer) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
recording of:
Csárdás (orchestrated by Kennedy) (from 1998-06-18 until 1998-06-25)
orchestrator:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
composer:
Vittorio Monti (Italian violinist and composer)
orchestration of:
Csárdás
recording of:
Csárdás
composer:
Vittorio Monti (Italian violinist and composer) (until 1904)
Vittorio Monti5:24
4Nella fantasia
guitar:
Des Moore
harpsichord:
David Downes (Irish composer, associated with the all-female ensemble Celtic Woman)
oboe:
David Agnew (oboist)
vocals:
Chloë Agnew and Celtic Woman (all‐female Irish musical ensemble)
orchestra:
The Irish Film Orchestra
conductor:
John Page
arranger:
David Downes (Irish composer, associated with the all-female ensemble Celtic Woman)
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)
recording of:
Nella fantasia
orchestrator:
David Downes (Irish composer, associated with the all-female ensemble Celtic Woman)
Ennio Morricone3.353:43
5Ingemisco
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:40
6Vissi d'arte
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
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 Puccini3:27
7Sarabande
piano:
Gabriela Montero (Venezuelan pianist)
George Frideric Handel3:49
8'O sole mio
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”) (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
Eduardo di Capua2:59
9Schindler's List Theme
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Schindler's List
part of:
Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
John Williams5:03
10The lamb
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
recording of:
The Lamb
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
John Tavener3:31
11O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals:
Maria Callas (soprano)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:35
12La donna è mobile
tenor vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:05
13All I Ask of You
cello:
Julian Lloyd Webber (cellist)
violin:
Sarah Chang (violinist)
recording of:
All I Ask of You (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
arrangement of:
All I Ask of You (The Phantom of the Opera)
Andrew Lloyd Webber3:41
14Dôme épais
recording engineer:
Daniel Michel (recording engineer)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Delphine Haidan (mezzo-soprano) (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
soprano vocals:
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Natalie Dessay (soprano) (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
conductor:
Michel Plasson (conductor) (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recorded at:
Halle aux Grains (Toulouse) in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie (Occitania), France (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (from 1997-06-24 until 1997-07-02)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes4:49
15Cello Concerto: Opening
cello:
Jacqueline du Pré (cellist)
partial recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Edward Elgar3:23
16La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet3:38
17Liebestraum
piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Franz Liszt4:05
18En Aranjuez con tu amor
vocals:
Fernando Lima (Argentine/Spanish countertenor vocalist)
recording of:
En Aranjuez con tu amor (spanish lyrics)
lyricist:
Alfredo García Segura
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1968)
is based on:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo5:24
19To know
recording of:
To Know
composer:
Zbigniew Preisner
Zbigniew Preisner2:49
20O Fortuna
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna
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
Carl Orff2:35
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