Classics 2002

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1Mattinata
tenor vocals:
Russell Watson (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Dodd (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2001)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Russell Watson2:15
2Korobushka
BOND4:53
3Ebben?...Ne andro lontana (La Wally)
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
conductor:
John Mauceri (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1996)
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Angela Gheorghiu3:41
4Where'er You Walk
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1997)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1743)
librettist:
William Congreve
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
Bryn Terfel4:38
5Meditation (Thais)
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (in 1983-12)
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1983-12)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1983-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1984) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-12)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (in 1983-12)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Kennedy5:42
6Fratello sole, sorella luna
producer and mixer:
Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
flute:
Andrea Griminelli (Italian flautist)
piano:
Luis Bacalov
choir vocals:
Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
vocals:
Filippa Giordano (classic crossover singer)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (Symphony Orchestra of Milan Giuseppe Verdi)
conductor:
Luis Bacalov
chorus master:
Romano Gandolfi (chorus master and conductor)
arranger:
Luis Bacalov
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2001)
cover recording of:
Fratello sole sorella luna
lyricist:
Jean‐Marie Benjamin
composer:
Riz Ortolani (songwriter, film music composer and music director)
Filippa Giordano4:51
7Di quella pira
engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music) and Robert Leslie (producer)
producer:
Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1984, in 1984-04)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano)
soprano vocals:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1984-04)
soprano vocals [Leonora]:
Rosalind Plowright (soprano / mezzo soprano) (in 1984)
tenor vocals:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1984-04) and Walter Gullino (tenor) (in 1984-04)
tenor vocals [Manrico]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor) (in 1984)
tenor vocals [Ruiz]:
Walter Gullino (tenor) (in 1984)
vocals:
Walter Gullino (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia) (in 1984, in 1984-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1984, in 1984-04)
chorus master:
Norbert Balatsch (baritone, chorus master and conductor) (in 1984-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1984-04)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men) (in 1984)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1853)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist) (in 1853)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto III. Il figlio della zingara
Giuseppe Verdi3:45
8The Quarry (Enigma)
orchestra:
Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
John Barry2:55
9O mio babbino caro
producer:
Michael Haas (classical music producer)
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Renée Fleming (soprano) (in 1999-07)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1999-07)
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (in 1999-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1999-07)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta) (in 1999-07)
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
Renée Fleming4.52:55
10I am a poor wayfaring stranger
harp:
Stacey Shames
lute:
Edin Karamazov
countertenor vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra)
arranger:
Craig Leon (musician, arranger, composer and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2001)
recording of:
Wayfaring Stranger
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3339)
Andreas Scholl4:51
11Czardas
recording of:
Csárdás (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Vittorio Monti (Italian violinist and composer)
arrangement of:
Csárdás
Vittorio Monti4:09
12Habanera
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Nana Mouskouri
arranger:
Alain Goraguer
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music France (in 1988)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
is based on:
El arreglito
part of:
Carmen : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:05
13'O sole mio
producer:
James Mallinson (producer) and Ray Minshull (record producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1979-03)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1979-03)
conductor:
Giancarlo Chiaramello (in 1979-03)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-03)
recording of:
’O sole mio (arr. Chiaramello for tenor and orchestra) (in 1979-03)
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”)
arranger:
Giancarlo Chiaramello
arrangement of:
’O sole mio
Luciano Pavarotti3:25
14Baby Plays Around
cello [celtar]:
Svante Henryson
electronic organ [Lawery organ]:
Elvis Costello
flugelhorn:
Pat White
Hammond organ:
Bengt Forsberg (pianist)
piano:
Mats Schubert
vibraphone:
Magnus Persson (drummer and percussionist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 2000-10)
arranger:
Elvis Costello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Atlantis Grammofon AB in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 2000-10-09 until 2001-01)
recording of:
Baby Plays Around
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus and Cait O’Riordan
publisher:
Sideways Songs
Anne Sofie von Otter & Elvis Costello3.53:16
15Una furtiva lagrima
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti5:15
16The Blue Bird
choir vocals:
Choir of New College Oxford
conductor:
Edward Higginbottom (keyboardist, organist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2000)
recording of:
Eight Partsongs, op. 119: No. 3. The blue bird
lyricist:
Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
publisher:
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
part of:
Eight Partsongs, op. 119
Choir of New College Oxford3:25
17Sanctus II
choir vocals:
Libera
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Classics International (was reorganized into Warner Classics) (in 2001)
recording of:
Sanctus II
writer:
Robert Prizeman
is based on:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
Libera3:51
18Mary Did You Know?
Hayley Westenra3:03
19Va, pensiero (Nabucco)
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
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 Verdi4:09
20Radetzky-Marsch
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I3:28

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