THE ALFEE CLASSICS

~ Release by THE ALFEE with London Symphony Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Tracklist

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1［ホルスト、組曲「惑星」作品32より］木星〜星空のディスタンス
conductor:
服部克久
medley including a 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)
medley including a recording of:
星空のディスタンス
additional lyricist:
高橋研 (Ken Takahashi, Japanese singer‐songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
日音 (NICHION INC.)
3:55
2［アディンセル］ワルソー・コンチェルト〜恋人達のペイヴメント
conductor:
服部克久
medley including a recording of:
Warsaw Concerto (Dangerous Moonlight)
orchestrator:
Roy Douglas (British composer, pianist)
composer:
Richard Addinsell (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 45)
part of:
Dangerous Moonlight (film soundtrack)
medley including a recording of:
恋人達のペイヴメント
additional lyricist:
高橋研 (Ken Takahashi, Japanese singer‐songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
4:57
3［ワーグナー、楽劇「ワルキューレ」より］ワルキューレの騎行〜ジェネレーション・ダイナマイト
conductor:
服部克久
medley including a 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!"
medley including a instrumental recording of:
ジェネレーション・ダイナマイト
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
4:57
4Katsuhisa op.1〜Faith Of Love
conductor:
服部克久
partial instrumental recording of:
FAITH OF LOVE
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
3:59
5［ヴェルディ「レクイエム」より］デイエス・イレ（怒りの日）〜孤独の美学
conductor:
服部克久
medley including a recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
medley including a recording of:
孤独の美学
additional lyricist:
高橋研 (Ken Takahashi, Japanese singer‐songwriter)
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
4:05
6［チャイコフスキー］ピアノ協奏曲第1番変ロ短調作品23〜Sweat & Tears
conductor:
服部克久
medley including a recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
dedicated to:
Hans von Bülow (German conductor and composer)
premiered at:
[concert] (1875-10-25)
premiered at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1875-10-25)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 23) and The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 55)
medley including a recording of:
SWEAT & TEARS
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
4:17
7［ジョイ・トゥ・ザ・ワールド］〜聖夜—二人のSilent Night—
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
conductor:
服部克久
chorus master:
John McCarthy (British choral conductor, scholar, composer and arranger)
medley including a recording of:
Joy to the World (Christmas carol)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer) (in 1719)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Lowell Mason (in 1839)
medley including a recording of:
聖夜 —二人のSilent Night—
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
4:14
8［ムソルグスキー、組曲「展覧会の絵」より］プロムナード〜Symphony Of The Alfee (Gate Of Heaven 〜 The Ages 〜 DNA Odyssey)
acoustic guitar:
坂崎幸之助 (Kohnosuke Sakazaki)
electric guitar:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
solo vocals:
上田浩恵
vocals:
坂崎幸之助 (Kohnosuke Sakazaki), 桜井賢 (Masaru Sakurai) and 高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
conductor:
服部克久
medley including a recording of:
DNA Odyssey
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
medley including a recording of:
GATE OF HEAVEN
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
medley including a recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade (unspecified promenade)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
is based on:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
medley including a recording of:
THE AGES
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
15:44
9Flower Revolution (orchestra version)
acoustic guitar:
坂崎幸之助 (Kohnosuke Sakazaki)
electric guitar:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
conductor:
服部克久
instrumental recording of:
FLOWER REVOLUTION (Japanese version)
lyricist and composer:
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
publisher:
アワーソングス (Our Songs Inc.)
6:15

Credits

Release

liner notes:服部克久
高見沢俊彦 (Toshihiko Takamizawa)
mixer:中里茂
岡崎秀俊 (engineer)
associate producer:関口登
Takashi Tsubono
producer:THE ALFEE
服部克久
recording engineer:Mike Jarratt (recording, mixing and lacquer cutting engineer)
Tom Leader
中里茂
岡崎秀俊 (engineer)
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
John Timperley
additional membranophone:そうる透 (Soul Toul)
bass:岡沢章 (Akira Okazawa, bassist)
keyboard:菊地圭介
membranophone:長谷川浩二
piano:美野春樹 (Haruki Mino, pianist)
中西康晴 (Yasuharu Nakanishi)
山田秀俊 (Hidetoshi Yamada)
orchestra:The Astarte Orchestra of London
London Symphony Orchestra
concertmaster:Ashley Arbuckle
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
ASIN:JP: B001PAA0D6 [info]