The Classic 100, Volume I

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1Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
miscellaneous support:
Paul Dyer (conductor) (task: director)
basset clarinet:
Craig Hill (Classical music clarinetist)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
partial recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
dedicated to:
Anton Paul Stadler
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 1), Classic 100: The Music You Can't Live Without (2021) (number: 9), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 622) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 622)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:30
2The Lark Ascending
violin:
Hagai Shaham (Israeli violin virtuoso)
orchestra:
The New Queen’s Hall Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams17:12
3Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers) and Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
additional lyricist:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
lyricist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright) (in 1785)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824, from 1823 until 1824)
dedicated to:
Friedrich Wilhelm III. von Preußen (Frederick William III)
premiered at:
Theater am Kärntnertor in Innere Stadt, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1824-05-07)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 1), Classic 100: The Music You Can't Live Without (2021) (number: 2), ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 3), Biamonti Catalogue (chronological catalogue of Beethoven's works) (number: Bia 787) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 125)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:50
4Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Colin Davis (Sir Colin Davis, English conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
dedicated to:
Archduke Rudolph of Austria
premiered at:
Gewandhaus (1781-1886) in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1811-11-28)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 1), Classic 100: The Music You Can't Live Without (2021) (number: 1), ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 5), Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 4) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 73)
Ludwig van Beethoven8:18
5Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
violin:
Richard Tognetti (violinist & conductor)
orchestra:
Australian Chamber Orchestra (Australian orchestra founded in 1975)
conductor:
Anthony Halstead (horn soloist, conductor and director)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
Ludwig van Beethoven9:42
6Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Willem van Otterloo (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
dedicated to:
Joseph Franz von Lobkowitz and Андрей Разумовский (Russian diplomat)
premiered at:
Ludwig van Beethoven at Theater an der Wien (1808-12-22)
premiered at:
Theater an der Wien in Mariahilf, Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1808-12-22)
part of:
Biamonti Catalogue (chronological catalogue of Beethoven's works) (number: 453), ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 6) and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 68)
Ludwig van Beethoven9:04
7Au Fond du Temple Saint (In the Depths of the Temple)
baritone vocals:
Gino Quilico (baritone)
tenor vocals:
Gregory Cross (tenor)
orchestra:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:50
8Messiah
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers) and Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel3:40
9Miserere (excerpt)
soprano vocals:
Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano)
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
performer:
Cantillation
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri7:51
10Four Last Songs: I. Frühling
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: I. „Frühling“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 1. “Spring”)
lyricist:
Hermann Hesse (German‐Swiss poet, novelist, and painter)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-07-20)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss2:50
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