Simply the Best Classical Anthems (disc 1)

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1Diamond Music: Allegretto
strings:
The Smith Quartet and London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1995)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Strings (London Philharmonic Orchestra, LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1995)
conductor:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) (in 1995)
recording of:
Palladio: I. Allegretto (in 1995)
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) (in 1993)
part of:
Palladio
Karl Jenkins33:46
2Dies Irae
orchestra:
Chœur et Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:15
3Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
recording engineer:
Ulrich Ruscher
assistant engineer:
Andreas Florczak and Tobias Lehmann
producer:
Friedemann Engelbrecht
editor:
Ruodlieb Neubauer
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (in 1992-09)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1992-09)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1992-09)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1992-09)
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 Orff2:30
4The Planets: Mars
organ:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1993-12)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1993-12)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (in 1993-12)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1993-12)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (in 1993-12)
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst6:44
5Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:23
6Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi3:38
7Fanfare for the Common Man
brass:
London Brass Virtuosi
conductor:
David Honeyball (conductor)
recording of:
Fanfare for the Common Man (for brass and percussion orchestra)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1942)
was commissioned by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Eugene Goossens (Sir Eugene Goossens, composer and conductor, third of the Eugène Goossens dynasty)
premiered by:
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (on 1943-03-12) and Eugene Goossens (Sir 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 Copland2:52
8Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, 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 Elgar4:25
9Aida: Grand March
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:44
10The Four Seasons “Summer”: Presto
violin:
Piero Toso (violinist)
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”: III. Presto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate” (Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “Summer”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:46
11The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
partial recording of:
The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1946)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 34)
Benjamin Britten2:03
12Toccata and Fugue in D minor
organ:
Marie‐Claire Alain (organist) (in 1993-04)
recorded at:
Grote Kerk (has a Christian-Müller-Orgel) in Haarlem, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1993-04)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (in 1993-04)
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
13Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg (Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra)
conductor:
Joseph Keilberth (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven8:45
14Spartacus: Adagio
orchestra:
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Aram Khachaturian2:44
15Gayaneh: Sabre Dance
producer:
Tim Oldham (editor / producer) (in 1993-07)
orchestra:
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra) (in 1993-07)
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor) (in 1993-07)
recorded at:
Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского (Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory) in Moscow, Russia (in 1993-07)
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions) (in 1993-07)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
recording of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55: V. Sabre Dance (in 1993-07)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
version of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
part of:
Third Suite from the ballet “Gayaneh” for orchestra, op. 55
Aram Khachaturian2:20
16Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto
orchestra:
Ensemble orchestral de Paris
conductor:
Armin Jordan (conductor)
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 Mozart7:46
17Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Monteverdi Choir (English vocal Baroque ensemble)
orchestra:
Monteverdi Orchestra
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (John Eliot Gardiner)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
Georg Friedrich Händel3:03
18Turandot: Nessun dorma
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Deutschen Opernorchester (Orchestra of the German Opera Berlin)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:22

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