The Greatest Classical Movie Album

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1“Zadok the Priest” from Coronation Anthem no. 1
orchestra:
Consort of London
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lambourne Productions Ltd. (in 1989)
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
Handel5:44
2“The Ride of the Valkyries” from The Ring of the Nibelung
orchestra:
The Philharmonic (needs to be identified)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lambourne Productions Ltd. (in 1991)
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!"
Wagner6:05
3“Lá mamma morta” from Andrea Chénier
soprano vocals:
Lila Larinova (soprano)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III. “La mamma morta” (Maddalena, Gérard)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica
publisher:
Edoardo Sonzogno Ltd. and MCPS (UK rights society; do not use this as a label or work publisher!)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto III
Giordano4:52
4Schindler’s List Theme
violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist) (in 1994)
orchestra:
New World Philharmonic (in 1994)
conductor:
Iain Sutherland (British conductor) (in 1994)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1994)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List) (in 1994)
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
5The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise
producer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
piano:
Johannes Erdbeer (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Michael Nyman Ltd. (independent UK record, publishing and holding company) (in 1993)
recording of:
The Heart Asks Pleasure First (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., G. Schirmer Inc., J&W Chester/Ed Wilhelm, Michael Nyman Ltd. (independent UK record, publishing and holding company) and Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
recording of:
The Promise (The Piano)
composer:
Michael Nyman (composer)
publisher:
J&W Chester/Ed Wilhelm
part of:
The Piano (1993 film score)
Michael Nyman3:13
6“Aria” from Goldberg Variations
producer:
Wolfgang Seikritt (in 1985-10)
piano:
Chen Pi‐hsien (pianist) (in 1985-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Pacific Music Co., Ltd. (in 1987)
recorded at:
Festeburgkirche in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (in 1985-10)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening) (in 1985-10)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 26)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Bach3:16
7“Adagio” from Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A, K622
clarinet:
Emma Johnson (UK clarinettist)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03) (in 1985)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Mozart7:36
8“The Flower Duet” Dôme épais from Lakmé
soprano vocals:
Mary O’Hara (Irish soprano and harpist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Telstar Records Plc (in 1985)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Delibes2:52
9The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Theme
violin:
Richard Curran (strings)
choir vocals:
Gilly Darbey (Folk Artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 1996) and BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recording of:
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Theme
composer:
Richard G. Mitchell
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd
RG Mitchell2:24
10Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03) (in 1985)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936)
premiered by:
NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Barber49:19
11“Un aura amorosa” from Così fan tutte
tenor vocals:
John Dickie (tenor)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1990)
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 17. Aria “Un’aura amorosa” (Ferrando)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Mozart5:04
12Brideshead Revisited Theme
engineer:
Alan Snelling (in 1981)
conductor:
Geoffrey Burgon (English composer) (in 1981)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1981)
recorded at and mixed at:
Anvil Studios, Abbey Road in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Brideshead Revisited
composer:
Geoffrey Burgon (English composer)
publisher:
J&W Chester/Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd
Geoffrey Burgon2:05
13“Moderato” from Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist)
orchestra:
Grand State Symphony Orchestra (still to be identified)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Revelation Records Ltd. (in 1996)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato
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
Rachmaninov11:08
14“O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1990)
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
Puccini2:31
15“Dammi tu forza, o cielo!” from La traviata
orchestra:
Czecho‐Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto II, scena 1. “Dammi tu forza, o cielo!” … “Che gli dirò?” … “Amami, Alfredo” (Violetta, Annina, Alfredo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto II (La traviata: Act II)
Verdi3:49
16“Can‐Can” from Orpheus in the Underworld
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1990)
recording of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Scene 2. Galop Infernal (Orpheus in the Underworld: Infernal Galop, widely known as “Can-can”)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Orphée aux Enfers: Acte II, Tableau 4 (Les Enfers)
Offenbach2:14
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1“The Spirit of Man” from Also sprach Zarathustra
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lambourne Productions Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
R Strauss1:48
2“Wedding March” from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
orchestra:
Royal Scottish Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lambourne Productions Ltd. (in 1992)
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Mendelssohn5:28
3“Nessun dorma” from Turandot
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Bolshoi State Academy Theatre (Bolshoi Theatre Symphony Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Revelation Records Ltd. (in 1996)
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)
Puccini3:01
4“Allegro” from Water Music
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Telstar Records Plc (in 1992)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Handel7:32
5“Adagio” from Sonata for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord in G minor
harpsichord:
Rinaldo Alessandrini (baroque keyboardist and conductor)
viola da gamba:
Paolo Pandolfo (viol and double bass player)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Harmonia Mundi Ltd. (in 1995)
recording of:
Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029: II. Adagio (in 1994)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Sonate für Viola da Gamba und Cembalo g-Moll, BWV 1029
Bach6:26
6“Rêveries – Passions” from Symphonie fantastique
orchestra:
Czecho‐Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recording of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: I. Rêveries, passions
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 : Épisode de la vie d’un artiste … en cinq parties
Berlioz11:47
7“Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” from La Wally
soprano vocals:
Miriam Gauci (soprano) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
orchestra:
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra (Brussels Philharmonic) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Belgian Radio and Television in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally) (from 1992-01-14 until 1992-01-17)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Catalani3:29
8“Andante” from Piano Concerto no. 21 in C, K467
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
City of London Sinfonia (chamber orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Carlton Classics (in 1986)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Mozart7:29
9“Adagio” from Concerto in D minor for Oboe and String Orchestra
oboe:
Derek Wickens (classical oboist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ASV Ltd. (not for release label use; fka Academy Sound & Vision Ltd. until 1995-02-03) (in 1981)
recording of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore: II. Adagio (Concerto for oboe, strings and continuo in D minor: II. Adagio)
composer:
Alessandro Marcello
part of:
Concerto per oboe, archi e continuo in re minore, S D935 (Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor)
Marcello4:40
10The Mission Theme
harpsichord:
Richard Harvey (UK multi‐instrumentalist and composer)
oboe:
Richard Morgan (Oboe player, New Philharmonia Orch)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Telstar Records Ltd. (in 1989)
recording of:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme)
publisher:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Ennio Morricone3:41
11“Air on a ‘G’ String” from Suite no. 3 in D
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Telstar Records Plc (in 1994)
Bach3:17
12“Intermezzo” from Cavalleria rusticana
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Claude Hopper Productions (in 1979)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Mascagni4:21
13Tara’s Theme
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Telstar Records Ltd. (in 1987)
recording of:
Tara’s Theme (Gone With the Wind, main theme)
composer:
Max Steiner
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Olive Music LLC
part of:
Gone With the Wind (soundtrack from the 1939 film)
Max Steiner2:32
14“Allegro“ from Organ Concerto in F ‘The Cuckoo and the Nightingale’
organ:
Paul Nicholson (harpsichordist & organist)
orchestra:
Orchestra of The Sixteen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Lambourne Productions Ltd. (in 1993)
recording of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: II. Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Handel3:18
15“Un bel dì vedremo” from Madama Butterfly
orchestra:
Czecho‐Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Puccini4:37
16“Requiem aeternam” from Mass no. 19 in D minor, K626 ‘Requiem’
soprano vocals:
Magdeléna Hajóssyová (soprano)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus: Requiem aeternam (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Mozart5:03

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manufactured in:England, United Kingdom
distributed by:BMG Records (UK) Ltd. (1987–1996)
Sony Music Ltd. (distributor, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Telstar Records Plc (in 1996)
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ASIN:UK: B000026YIH [info]
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