The Ultimate Classical Album 2008

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Annotation

The Fatbox comes in a card slip-case. The copy in my hand has different artwork to that from Amazon shown here on 2017-12-16.
It has different thumbnails and three lines of text below the thumbnails. It also has a logo in the top left-hand corner of both the Fatbox and the slip-case saying '4CD Luxury Box Set'.

Annotation last modified on 2017-12-16 15:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Gymnopedie No.1
engineer:
Horváth János (János Horváth, engineer)
producer:
János Mátyás (producer)
piano:
Klára Körmendi (pianist) (from 1989-04-10 until 1989-04-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1989-04-10 until 1989-04-12)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1) (from 1989-04-10 until 1989-04-12)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie2:39
2Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
piano:
Bernd Glemser (pianist) (from 1995-10-18 until 1995-10-20)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice) (from 1995-10-18 until 1995-10-20)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor) (from 1995-10-18 until 1995-10-20)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile (from 1995-10-18 until 1995-10-20)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:43
3Symphony of Sorrowful Songs Symphony No.3
soprano vocals:
Zofia Kilanowicz (Polish soprano)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Polish composer) (in 1976)
part of:
Works of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki by opus number (number: op. 36)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e largo: Tranquillissimo - Cantabilissimo - Dolcissimo - Legatissimo
lyricist:
Helena Wanda Błażusiakówna
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Polish composer) (in 1976)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki4:22
4Canon
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana
conductor:
Richard Edlinger (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon
Johann Pachelbel2:59
5Sicilienne
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer) (in 1988-06), Teije van Geest (engineer/producer) (in 1988-06) and Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (in 1988-06)
orchestra:
CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1988-06)
conductor:
Ondrej Lenárd (conductor) (in 1988-06)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Sicilienne, op. 78 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Sicilienne, op. 78 (original; for cello and piano)
Gabriel Fauré3:41
6Piano Concerto No.2 in F: Andante
piano:
Michael Houstoun (New Zealand pianist) (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
conductor:
Christopher Lyndon‐Gee (conductor, pianist and composer) (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
recorded at:
Lower Hutt Town Hall in Lower Hutt, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante (from 1994-11-02 until 1994-11-04)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович6:39
7Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor: Adagio Sostenuto
engineer:
István Zakariás (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
producer:
Mónika Feszler (producer) (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist) (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
orchestra:
Budapest Symphony Orchestra (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
conductor:
György Lehel (conductor) (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
recorded at:
Instituto Italiano di Cultura (Italian Institute of Culture) in Budapest, Hungary (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (from 1988-02 until 1988-04)
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 Рахманинов11:20
8Bolero
orchestra:
Slovak RSO (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Kenneth Jean (conductor)
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 Ravel7:38
9Fur Elise
engineer:
Radányi Endre (Endre Radányi, engineer) (in 1988-01)
producer:
Dóra Antal (in 1988-01)
piano:
Balázs Szokolay (pianist) (from 1988-01-20 until 1988-01-28)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59) (from 1988-01-20 until 1988-01-28)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:05
10Prelude a L'Apres- Midi D'Un Faune
engineer:
Jo Tavernier (Belgian sound engineer) (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
orchestra:
BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels (Brussels Philharmonic) (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
conductor:
Alexander Rahbari (Ali Rahbari, often credited as “Alexander” Rahbari) (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Belgian Radio and Television in Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra) (from 1989-11-16 until 1989-11-18)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:28
11Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning
engineer:
Tony Kime (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
producer:
Martin Dalby (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
orchestra:
Scottish Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
conductor:
Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor) (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Broadcasting House: Studio One (Glasgow) in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood) (from 1993-06-24 until 1993-06-25)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg43:52
12Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
producer:
Martin Sauer (engineer/producer) (in 1988-01)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (in 1988-01)
conductor:
Bohdan Warchal (violinist, conductor) (in 1988-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (in 1988-01)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe (in 1988-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
Georg Friedrich Händel2:56
13Flight of the Bumblebee
cello:
Vytautas Sondeckis (Lithuanian cellist)
orchestra:
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
David Geringas (Lithuanian cellist)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee, TN iii/9 (for piano solo, Rachmaninov)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
piano arranger:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (in 1929)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 35) and A Catalogue of the Compositions of S. Rachmaninoff (number: TN iii/9)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:11
14The Lamb
engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer) (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
producer:
Andrew Walton (producer)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
conductor:
Christopher Robinson (British conductor & organist) (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
recorded at:
St John’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
recording of:
The Lamb (from 2000-07-11 until 2000-07-13)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker) (in 1789)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1982)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd., Edition Wilhelm Hansen London Ltd. and J. & W. Chester, Ltd.
John Tavener3:45
15The Four Seasons: Autumn- Adagio Molto
producer:
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
violin:
Takako Nishizaki (violinist) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
conductor:
Stephen Gunzenhauser (conductor) (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Naxos International and HNH International Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
recording of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”: II. Adagio molto (from 1987-07-12 until 1987-07-22)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno” (Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “Autumn”)
Antonio Vivaldi2:46