Ultimate Classical Spectacular: The Essential Masterpieces

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BOX catalog no.: 478 1490
CD1 catalog no.: 478 1491
CD2 catalog no.: 478 1492
CD3 catalog no.: 478 1493
CD4 catalog no.: 478 1494
CD5 catalog no.: 478 1495

Annotation last modified on 2022-05-17 05:30 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Ouverture solennelle "1812, " Op.49
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский17:44
2Islamey: Orchestrated S.Lyapounov (1859-1924)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Oriental Fantasy, op. 18 “Islamey” (orchestrated by Lyapunov)
orchestrator:
Сергей Михайлович Ляпунов (Sergei Lyapunov)
composer:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
orchestration of:
“Islamey, Oriental Fantasy”, op. 18 (for solo piano, original version)
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев9:26
3Prince Igor: Act 2: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
choir vocals:
Chor der Bayerischen Staatsoper (Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera)
orchestra:
Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra, orchestra of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, Germany) and Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
part of:
Prince Igor: Act II
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин2:11
4Prince Igor: Act 2: Polovtsian Dances
choir vocals:
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Choir)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Polovtsian Dance with Choir
orchestrator:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936) and Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
part of:
Prince Igor: Act II
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин11:36
5In the Steppes of Central Asia
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
recording of:
В Средней Азии (In the Steppes of Central Asia)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer) (in 1880)
dedicated to:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
premiered at:
[concert] (1880-04-20) (premiere concert for Borodin's In the Steppes of Central Asia)
publisher:
[unknown] (special purpose label - DO NOT USE!) (in 1882)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин8:08
6Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра (Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture)
composer:
Mikhail Glinka (Russian composer) (from 1837 until 1842)
part of:
Руслан и Людмила (Ruslan and Lyudmila)
Михаил Иванович Глинка4:57
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Release

part of:Ultimate (Decca Classics) (order: 27)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11291941 [info]
ASIN:US: B001UGIS9S [info]
discography entry:http://www.deccaclassics.com/gb/cat/4781490 [info]