The Number One Classical Album 2006

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Tracklist

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1Heroe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Simco Limited (not for release label use, for copyright/licensor use only) (in 2005)
Il Divo4:19
2O Mio Babbino Caro
Hayley Westenra2:33
3She Was Beautiful (Cavatina)
Bryn Terfel3:31
4Vissi D'Arte
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) (in 1984-05)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1984-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1984-05)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-05)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca) (in 1984-05)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Kiri Te Kanawa3:22
5Adagio (Albinoni)
programming:
Dave Ayres (keyboard)
producer:
Nick Patrick
keyboard:
Dave Ayres (keyboard)
vocals:
Amici Forever
orchestra:
Prague Film Orchestra (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
vocals arranger:
Nick Garrett
recorded at:
Rudolfinum (House of Artists) in Praha (Prague), Czechia and Shine Studios in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
Adagio (English song first recorded by Lara Fabian)
lyricist:
Rick Allison (Belgian-born Canadian musician), Lara Fabian (Belgian singer) and Dave Pickell
writer:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Amici Forever3:16
6Minuet
Vanessa‐Mae3:49
7Méditation (From Thaïs)
violin:
Nicola Benedetti (violinist) (on 2005-01-05)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (on 2005-01-05)
conductor:
Daniel Harding (conductor) (on 2005-01-05)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 2005-01-05)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (on 2005-01-05)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Nicola Benedetti5:32
8Nessun Dorma
G42:52
9Ave Maria
Plácido Domingo2:42
10Laudate Dominum
Renée Fleming4:22
11I Believe
programming and producer:
Simon Franglen (English score composer)
assistant engineer:
‘Robo’ Brad Spence, Chris Barrett (British sound engineer, @AIR Lyndhurst Studios) and Nick Cervonaro
engineer:
Jon Bailey (engineer), Geoff Foster (sound engineer) and Geoff Foster (sound engineer) (choir vocals)
mixer:
Jon Bailey (engineer)
guitar [guitars]:
Dave Keary
keyboard [keyboards]:
Simon Franglen (English score composer)
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
tenor vocals:
Russell Watson (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Matt Dunkley
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady
choir vocals arranger:
Yvan Cassar (French composer and pianist)
orchestrator:
Yvan Cassar (French composer and pianist)
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
I Believe
lyricist and composer:
Éric Lévi
Russell Watson4:15
12Agnus Dei
The Sixteen3:42
13A Vuchella
miscellaneous support:
Mike Darcy (task: leader)
additional engineer:
Haydn Bendall (producer and engineer) and Olaf Figenschou (engineer)
engineer:
Brian Masterson (audio engineer)
producer and mixer:
Mike Batt
orchestra:
The Irish Film Orchestra
conductor:
Mike Batt
recorded at:
RTÉ Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
recording of:
’A vucchella
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio (in 1892)
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer) (in 1904)
Robert Meadmore32:52
14O Sole Mio
José Carreras3:18
15Barcarolle
Katherine Jenkins2:17
16Les Choristes
choir vocals:
Finchley Children’s Music Group (Finchley Childrens Music Group)
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
James Fitzpatrick
chorus master:
David Temple
orchestrator:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
partial cover recording of:
Les Choristes (chanson)
writer:
Christophe Barratier and Bruno Coulais
part of:
Les Choristes (film)
Les Choristes1:27
17Jubilate Domum
Jon Christos5:21
18Love Is a Mystery (Dr. Zhivago)
Ludovico Einaudi23:02
19Reflexionem
Patrick Thomas Hawes4:01
20Listen to the Bell
Vittorio Grigolo4:04
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1L'Amore Sei Tu (I Will Always Love You)
engineer and mixer:
Pete Schwier (producer, mixing and recording engineer) and Leon Zervos (audio engineer)
producer:
Nick Patrick
acoustic guitar:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter)
cello:
Adrian Bradbury (British cellist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Katherine Jenkins (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
The Prague Symphonia
conductor:
Anthony Ingliss (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2005)
recording of:
L'Amore sei tu
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Alfred Publishing Co. Inc.
translated version of:
I Will Always Love You
Katherine Jenkins4.54:23
2La donna è mobile
Andrea Bocelli2:07
3Places (Out of Africa)
recording of:
Places (song based on the main theme from "Out of Africa")
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
version of:
Main Theme (Out of Africa)
Aled Jones3:38
4Santa Lucia
baritone vocals:
David Romano (baritone vocalist)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
conductor:
Emerson Buckley (conductor)
recording of:
Santa Lucia (Italian version)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
translator:
Enrico Cossovich (Italian poet) (in 1849)
translated version of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
Luciano Pavarotti1:31
5Tears in Heaven
cover recording of:
Tears in Heaven
writer:
Eric Clapton and Will Jennings
publisher:
Blue Sky, EC Music (UK work publisher for Eric Clapton), Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd (no slash; used 1988–1996)
The Choirboys4:06
6Climb Every Mountain
Lesley Garrett3:08
7In Dreams
Joseph McManners3:13
8Panis Angelicus
Bryn Terfel3:37
9Che Farò Senza Euridice?
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III. Aria “Che farò senza Euridice?” (Orfeo)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
librettist:
Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
part of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Atto III (Italian version)
Andreas Scholl3:39
10Voi Che Sapete
Emma Johnson2:33
11Gymnopédie No.3
James Galway2:45
12Dawn (From Pride & Prejudice)
assistant engineer:
Olga FitzRoy, Jake Jackson (recording engineer) and Nick Taylor (UK recording engineer)
engineer:
Nick Wollage
producer:
Dario Marianelli (Italian score composer)
editor:
James Bellamy (editor)
piano:
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet (pianist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Benjamin Wallfisch (English score composer)
orchestrator:
Benjamin Wallfisch (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Air-Edel Recording Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dawn (Pride and Prejudice, 2005)
composer:
Dario Marianelli (Italian score composer)
part of:
Pride and Prejudice
Jean‐Yves Thibaudet52:38
13Song to the Moon
soprano vocals:
Anna Netrebko (soprano) (in 2003-03)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 2003-03)
conductor:
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) (in 2003-03)
recording of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání. “Měsíčku na nebi hlubokém” (Rusalka) (Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: Act 1. "Song to the Moon", Song to the Moon) (in 2003-03)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Анна Юрьевна Нетребко5:02
14Look at the World
choir vocals:
The Cambridge Singers (in 2002-06)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra) (in 2002-06)
conductor:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945)
recording of:
Look at the World
lyricist and composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1996)
John Rutter4:35
15Air on a G String
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Julian Lloyd Webber3:45
16Adiemus
Karl Jenkins3:39
17Vesti La Giubba
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Mario Lanza2:49
18Allegretto
cover recording of:
Palladio: I. Allegretto
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) (in 1993)
part of:
Palladio
Myleene Klass3:42
19Marble Halls
Sissel2:57
20Brighid's Kiss
Trinití3:24
21Auld Lang Syne
Nicky Spence5:56

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