The Essential Classics Collection

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Annotation

Box set 435 555-2 contains 6 cds
435 556-2, 435 557-2, 435 558-2, 435 559-2, 435 560-2, 435 561-2
note. someone has assumed these are the same recordings as the 1999 release, in this case I only have cd3, but some artists differ so the other recordings will likely need changing too

Annotation last modified on 2021-08-15 09:13 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Meditation
2▶CD: Orchestral Fireworks
3▶CD: Invitation to the Dance
4▶CD: Nocturne
5▼CD: Pomp and Circumstance
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1Messiah - Hallelujah Chorus
sound engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
executive producer:
Dr. Andreas Holschneider and Charlotte Kriesch
producer:
Dr. Gerd Ploebsch (engineer)
editor:
Ulrich Vette (engineer)
choir vocals:
The English Concert Choir (in 1988-01)
orchestra:
The English Concert (in 1988-01)
conductor:
Trevor Pinnock (conductor / harpsichord) (in 1988-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1988)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1988-01)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (in 1988-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:06
2Fantasia on Greensleeves
orchestra:
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (US orchestra)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (in 1985-12)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:33
3Ma Vlast - Vltava
producer:
Dr. Wilfried Daenicke (producer at Deutsche Grammophon) and Hans Weber (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra (in 1971-03)
conductor:
Rafael Kubelík (conductor) (in 1971-03)
balance engineer:
Heinz Wildhagen (engineer, producer) (in 1971-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1971)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1971-03)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau) (in 1971-03)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Bedřich Smetana12:03
4Toccata and Fugue in D minor
organ:
Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) (in 1988-09)
recorded at:
Kreuzbergkirche in Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (in 1988-09)
compilation of:
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata, Adagio by Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer) and Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: II. Fugue by Simon Preston (organist, conductor, composer)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565) (in 1988-09)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 565) and Bach Compendium (number: BC J 37)
Johann Sebastian Bach8:28
5Finlandia
orchestra:
Göteborgs Symfoniker (Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra) (in 1992-09)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (in 1992-09)
recorded at:
Göteborgs konserthus (Gothenburg Concert Hall) in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland (Västra Götaland county), Sweden (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (in 1992-09)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius9:07
6The Planets - Jupiter
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
William Steinberg (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:07
7West Side Story - Prologue / Mambo / Finale
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
Leonard Bernstein9:41
8Hebrides - Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Die Hebriden, op. 26 (The Hebrides, op. 26 “Fingal’s Cave”, Fingal's Cave)
premiered in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1832-05-14)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1830)
part of:
Works of Felix Mendelssohn by opus number (number: op. 26) and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV P 7)
Felix Mendelssohn10:28
9Pomp and Circumstance March No.1
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1975-06)
conductor:
Norman Del Mar (conductor) (in 1975-06)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-06)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major (in 1975-06)
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
arrangement of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
Sir Edward Elgar5:55
6▶CD: Grand Opera

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Release

manufactured in:Germany
printed in:Germany
illustration:Martin Mooney (painter) (in 1991)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Britannia Music Co. Ltd.
ASIN:UK: B003N7B9F2 [info]