Classics 2002

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Tracklist

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1Ave Maria
soprano vocals:
Lesley Garrett (soprano)
orchestra:
Britten Sinfonia
conductor:
Ivor Bolton (conductor and harpsichordist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Conifer Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1997)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Vavilov/Caccini, catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Vladimir Vavilov
previously attributed to:
Giulio Caccini (Italian renaissance composer, 1551-1618)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Vavilov, often misattributed to Caccini)
Giulio Caccini4:04
2Mattinata
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)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:14
3La Wally: Ebben?… Ne andrò lontana
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
Alfredo Catalani3:40
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
George Frideric Handel4:37
5Méditation from Thaïs
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
Jules Massenet5:42
6Fratello sole, sorrella 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)
Riz Ortolani4:51
7Il trovatore: Di 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 Verdi3:44
8The Quarry (Enigma)
orchestra:
Members of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
John Barry2:54
9Gianni Schicchi: O 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
Giacomo Puccini4.52:53
10Eternal Vow (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
mixer:
Richard King (engineer with Sony Music Studios, NYC from 1992–2007)
frame drum [hand drum]:
David Cossin and Kasim Cossin
lute:
Alimjan
solo cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
orchestra:
上海交响乐团 (Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra) and Shanghai National Orchestra (Shanghai Chinese Orchestra)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 2000)
recording of:
The Eternal Vow (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)
composer:
谭盾 (Tan Dun, Chinese composer)
Tan Dun33:01
11Carmen: Habanera
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
12I 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)
[traditional]4:48
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
Eduardo di Capua3:25
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
Cait O’Riordan, Declan Patrick MacManus3.53:16
15If I Ruled the World
vocals:
Harry Secombe (actor, comedian, singer, television presenter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1963)
recording of:
If I Ruled the World (Pickwick)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
Cyril Ornadel
publisher:
Delfont Music
part of:
Pickwick
Cyril Ornadel2:40
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
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford3:24
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
Johann Pachelbel3:50
18Gopak from Sorochintsky Fair
violin:
Chloë Hanslip (British classical violinist)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Mann (British conductor)
orchestrator:
Nick Ingman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK (formerly Warner Records Ltd., a branch of WEA International) (in 2001)
recording of:
The Fair at Sorochintsï: Hopak
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
part of:
The Fair at Sorochintsï (catch-all)
Modest Mussorgsky1:57
19Rigoletto: La donna è mobile
tenor vocals:
Marcelo Álvarez (argentine tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
conductor:
Carlo Rizzi (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1998)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:25
20Carmen Variations
recorded in:
Snape, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
piano:
Arcadi Volodos (pianist) (in 1996)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1997)
recorded at:
Snape Maltings Concert Hall in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Variations on a Theme from Carmen (variations written by Horowitz) (in 1996)
composer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Ukrainian‐American pianist and composer)
is based on:
Carmen Suite no. 2: VI. Danse bohème
Vladimir Horowitz43:37

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copyrighted (©) by:Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2001)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7110030 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00005RT0L [info]