Élections classiques

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Annotation

This multi CDs album was published by the French radio "Radio Classique" in may 2007. It is a compilation of the favourite pieces of the radio listener. As 2007 was a year of president election in France, the idea of Radio Classique was to call this album 'Classical election' and to make the listeners to vote their favourite pieces.

Annotation last modified on 2023-12-15 18:02 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Boléro
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel5:49
2Valse
assistant engineer:
Franck Berger (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06) and Djaisan Taouss (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
producer:
Arnaud Moral (French audio)
editor:
Sylvain Dangoise
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
conductor:
Paavo Järvi (conductor) (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
balance engineer:
Joël Soupiron (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 2004)
recorded at:
Salle Olivier-Messiaen in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
recording of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra: VII. Waltz II. Allegretto poco moderato (formerly thought to be from 2nd Jazz Suite) (from 2002-12-16 until 2003-06-06)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer)
part of:
Suite for Variety Orchestra
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович3:51
3Sonate No. 8, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
sound engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
editor:
Jennifer Howells and Jørn Pedersen
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (in 1997-05)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1997-05)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile (in 1997-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven55:34
4Le beau Danube bleu
orchestra:
Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss I3:14
5Toccata & fugue en ré mineur : Toccata
organ:
Lionel Rogg (organist) (from 1975-11-25 until 1975-12-04)
recorded at:
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Genève in Genève (Geneva), Genève (Canton of Geneva), Switzerland (from 1975-11-25 until 1975-12-04)
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata (from 1975-11-25 until 1975-12-04)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:28
6Carmen : Air du toréador
soprano vocals:
Élizabeth Vidal (French coloratura soprano)
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 Bizet4:52
7Etude "Tristesse"
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 16) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 74)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:03
8Symphonie No. 40, K. 550: I. Allegro molto
orchestra:
Sinfonia Varsovia
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
orchestrator:
Neal Desby and Edward Trybek
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:17
9Tosca : Vissi d'arte
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Vissi d’arte” (Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini3:18
10Concerto pour piano n°2 : Adagio sostenuto
orchestra:
St. Petersburg Philharmonic (St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1882; read the annotation to avoid incorrect use)
partial recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:21
11Ave Maria
pipe organ:
Erik Lundkvist (organist)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Hendricks (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Chambre de Stockholm (Stockholm Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Eric Ericson
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert6:18
12Casse-Noisette : Valse des fleurs
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:03
13La Flûte enchantée : Air de Reine de la nuit
sound engineer:
Michel Lepage (engineer) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer)
soprano vocals [La reine de la nuit]:
Natalie Dessay (soprano) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
recorded at:
Salle Olivier-Messiaen in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht) (from 1995-08-02 until 1995-08-09)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:00
14Concerto pour violon : Allegro molto appassionato
conductor:
Jeffrey Tate (conductor)
partial recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1838 until 1844-09-16)
revised by:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 (Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64)
Felix Mendelssohn3:00
15Passion selon Saint-Matthieu : Choeur
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Choir (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977) (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
soprano vocals [Soprano in ripieno]:
Hampstead Parish Church Choir (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer) (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
chorus master:
Wilhelm Pitz (chorus master)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1960-11-21 until 1961-11-28) and Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, I. Chor I & II "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen" (from 1961-01-01 until 1961-01-12)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I
Johann Sebastian Bach11:45
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ASIN:FR: B000VKW7C8 [info]