The Classic 100: Voice – The Top 10 & Selected Highlights

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1Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: 4. Finale (Presto – Allegro assai)
choir vocals:
The Sydney Philharmonia Choir
solo baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano)
solo soprano vocals:
Cheryl Barker (soprano)
solo tenor vocals:
Steve Davislim (tenor)
orchestra:
Australian World Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Briger (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven21:26
2Les Pêcheurs de perles, WD 13, Acte I : « Au fond du temple saint »
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Thomas Woods (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:51
3Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: no. 44 Chorus: “Hallelujah!”
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:37
4Requiem in D minor, op. 48: 4. Pie Jesu
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré4:13
5Miserere
alto vocals:
Jenny Duck-Chong (alto/mezzo-soprano) (on 2001-11-21)
bass vocals:
Richard Anderson (operatic bass) (on 2001-11-21)
choir vocals:
Cantillation (on 2001-11-21)
soprano vocals:
Belinda Montgomery (soprano) (on 2001-11-21) and Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano) (on 2001-11-21)
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor) (on 2001-11-21)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2001-11-21)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus (on 2001-11-21)
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri12:30
6Requiem in D minor, K. 626: 3f. Sequentia: Lacrimosa
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (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)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:19
7Lakmé, Acte I : « Sous le dôme épais » (Flower Duet)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Victoria Lambourn (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Milica Ilic (soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Greene (Australian pianist / conductor)
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
Léo Delibes5:20
8Vier letzte Lieder, TrV 296: 4. Im Abendrot
soprano vocals:
Erin Wall (Canadian-American soprano) (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
recorded at:
Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 4. “In the Afterglow”) (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-05-06)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss8:05
9Carmina Burana, “Ave formosissima ” … “O Fortuna”
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers) and Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Chorus
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Blanziflor et Helena: XXIV. Ave formosissima
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: XXV. O Fortuna (reprise)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
Carl Orff4:16
10Madama Butterfly, Act II: 27. Humming Chorus
choir vocals:
Opera Queensland Chorus
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
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)
Giacomo Puccini3:20
11Coronation Anthems, HWV 258–261: 1. Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Brandenburg Choir
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
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
George Frideric Handel4:59
12Ave verum corpus, K. 618
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1791-06-18)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:33
13Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203, Act I: Song to the Moon: “Mesicku na nebi hlubokém”
soprano vocals [Rusalka]:
Nicole Car (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Opera Australia Orchestra
conductor:
Andrea Molino (Italian composer and conductor)
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)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1900-04-21 until 1900-11-27)
part of:
Rusalka, op. 114, B. 203: 1. jednání
Antonín Dvořák6:38
14Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: “Thy Hand, Belinda” … “When I Am Laid in Earth”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Milton (conductor)
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 36. Recitative “Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
recording of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1689)
librettist:
Nahum Tate
part of:
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III
Henry Purcell4:38
15Turandot, Act III: “Nessun dorma”
tenor vocals:
Rosario La Spina (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Richard Mills (Australian conductor and composer)
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 Puccini3:06
16Carmen, WD 31, Act II: « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » – « Toréador, en garde »
baritone vocals [Escamillo]:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jenny Duck-Chong (alto/mezzo-soprano) and Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
soprano vocals:
Alison Morgan (soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet5:13
17Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: “Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen”
recording engineer:
Veronika Vincze (engineer) (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
producer and editor:
Thomas Grubb (engineer/producer)
soprano vocals:
Emma Matthews (soprano) (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
conductor:
Marko Letonja (conductor) (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
recorded at:
Federation Concert Hall in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 2013-11-12 until 2013-11-15)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:05
18Nabucco, Act III: “Va’, pensiero” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
vocals:
Opera Queensland Chorus
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Johannes Fritzsch (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 Verdi4:43
19Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act I: “Non più andrai”
baritone vocals and bass-baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ola Rudner (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VIII. (no. 10) Aria “Non più andrai, farfallone amoroso” (Figaro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:54
20Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: 10. “Jesus bleibet meine Freude”
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Brett Weymark (music director/chorusmaster of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach2:31
21Wild Swans – Concert Suite: 2. Eliza Aria
soprano vocals:
Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano) (from 2004-08-16 until 2004-08-19)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (from 2004-08-16 until 2004-08-19)
conductor:
Ola Rudner (conductor) (from 2004-08-16 until 2004-08-19)
recorded at:
Federation Concert Hall in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 2004-08-16 until 2004-08-19)
recording of:
Wild Swans Concert Suite: II. Eliza Aria (from 2004-08-16 until 2004-08-19)
composer:
Elena Kats‐Chernin (Uzbek-Australian composer) (in 2002)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 24)
part of:
Wild Swans Concert Suite
recording of:
Wild Swans: Eliza Aria (catch-all for arrangements) (in 2005)
composer:
Elena Kats‐Chernin (Uzbek-Australian composer) (in 2003)
arranger:
Elena Kats‐Chernin (Uzbek-Australian composer)
arrangement of:
Wild Swans Concert Suite: II. Eliza Aria
Elena Kats‐Chernin3:17
22Spem in alium
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Spem in alium
composer:
Thomas Tallis (composer)
Thomas Tallis9:40
23Sea Pictures, op. 37: 1. Sea Slumber Song
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: I. Sea Slumber Song
lyricist:
Roden Noel
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar5:45
24Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: 4. “Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Herr Zebaoth!”
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor)
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: IV. “Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen” (Chor)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Johannes Brahms5:16
25Tosca, Act III, S. 69: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals:
Rosario La Spina (tenor)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Stephen Mould (conductor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:01
26Dawn Mantras
recording engineer:
Allan Maclean (engineer/editor)
producer and editor:
Virginia Read (engineer/editor/producer)
cor anglais [cor anglais]:
Rixon Thomas
didgeridoo [didjeridoo] and didgeridoo [didjeridu]:
Matthew Doyle
percussion:
Ian Cleworth (percussion) and Brian Nixon (percussionist)
shakuhachi:
Jim Franklin (shakahuchi master)
choir vocals:
Cantillation and The Sydney Children's Choir
soprano vocals:
Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano)
conductor:
Lyn Williams (Australian composer / choir master)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2001-10-01)
recording of:
Dawn Mantras
composer:
Ross Edwards (Australian composer)
Ross Edwards7:23