The Number One Classical Album 2004

~ Release by Luciano Pavarotti, Russell Watson, Hayley Westenra, Aled Jones, Bryn Terfel, Andrea Bocelli (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1Pokarekare Ana
cello:
François Rive (cellist)
guitar [guitars]:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
choir vocals:
Te Tau Choir
vocals:
Metro Voices and Hayley Westenra
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Ian Dean (conductor) and Jenny O’Grady
arranger:
Sarah Class (composer, singer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2003)
recording of:
Pokarekare Ana
lyricist and composer:
[anonymous] (Special Purpose Artist)
[anonymous]3:19
2Il canto
sound engineer and mixer:
Luciano Torani
assistant producer:
Valerio Calisse and Simone Rocchini
executive producer:
Eric Ghenassia
producer:
Romano Musumarra
percussion:
Alberto Bartoli
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra di Roma
conductor:
Romano Musumarra
recording of:
Il canto
composer:
Romano Musumarra and Giorgio Flavio Pintus (musician & songwriter)
Romano Musumarra, Giorgio Flavio Pintus3:45
3Toccata
cover recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565: I. Toccata
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach2:58
4Shenandoah
uilleann pipes [pipe]:
Neil Martin (Irish producer & multi-instrumentalist)
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use "Deutsche Grammophon") (in 2003)
recording of:
Shenandoah
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 324)
[traditional]4:24
5Time To Say Goodbye
producer:
Frank Peterson
guitar:
Peter Weihe (in 1996-10)
keyboard:
Peter Murray (pianist and keyboardist) (in 1996-10) and Michael Soltau (in 1996-10)
soprano vocals:
Sarah Brightman (in 1996-10)
conductor:
Mike Reed (UK conductor/arranger for musicals) (in 1996-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EastWest Records GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Nemo Studio (Hamburg) in Hamburg, Germany (in 1996-10)
recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye (version with predominantly Italian lyrics, except for the phrase “time to say goodbye”) (in 1996-10)
additional lyricist:
Frank Peterson
lyricist:
Lucio Quarantotto
composer:
Francesco Sartori
publisher:
Sugar Music MV and Sugar S.r.l. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Con te partirò (completely Italian lyrics; no “time to say goodbye”)
Francesco Sartori44:06
6San Damiano
recording of:
San Damiano (aka Heart & Soul)
writer:
Sal Solo
Sal Solo4:04
7The Flower Duet
Léo Delibes3:50
8While My Guitar Gently Weeps
cover recording of:
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
lyricist and composer:
George Harrison (The Beatles)
publisher:
Harrisongs Ltd.
George Harrison5:02
9White Night
piano:
Ludovico Einaudi
orchestra:
Czech National Symphony Orchestra (Czech National Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Ludovico Einaudi
recording of:
White Night
composer:
Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi3:14
10Pie Jesu
Andrew Lloyd Webber3:26
11Your Song
recording of:
Your Song
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30) (ended), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
music quoted on:
Dandelions (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
music quoted on:
Terrafirminator (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
part of:
Moulin Rouge! (2001 film)
Elton John3:31
12Fawkes the Phoenix (Harry Potter)
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nic Raine
arranger:
Christopher Tin
cover recording of:
Fawkes the Phoenix (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer)
publisher:
Warner-Barham Music LLC
part of:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film score)
recording of:
Fawkes the Phoenix (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer)
publisher:
Warner-Barham Music LLC
part of:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film score)
John Williams3:37
13Casta Diva
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:51
14Albinoni’s Adagio
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
orchestra:
The Budapest Film Orchestra
conductor:
Nick Ingman
arranger:
Nick Ingman and Dominic Miller (guitarist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (catch all for arrangements)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni5:10
15The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
George Frideric Handel3:33
16Sposa son disprezzata
Antonio Vivaldi5:36
17She Moved Through the Fair
[traditional]3:06
18Band of Brothers
executive producer:
Rick Blaskey
piano:
Simon Mulligan (pianist)
arranger:
Simon Mulligan (pianist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 2002)
recording of:
Band of Brothers (main theme)
composer:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
Michael Kamen4:03
19Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach2:42
20Funiculì, Funiculà
Luigi Denza2:32
▼CD 2
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1Au fond du temple sant
baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer)
tenor vocals:
Andrea Bocelli (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:56
2Nella fantasia
guitar:
John Themis
choir vocals:
Metro Voices
tenor vocals:
Russell Watson (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nick Ingman
chorus master:
William Hayward
recording of:
Nella fantasia
lyricist:
Chiara Ferraú (lyricist)
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
arranger:
Audrey Snyder (composer, arranger)
publisher:
EMI/Virgin Music Publishing Ltd.
is based on:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission)
Ennio Morricone4:30
3Allegretto
additional programming:
Andrej Bako
programming:
The Beatmasters (British producer trio)
engineer:
Adam Brown (UK engineer) and Keith Uddin
producer:
The Beatmasters (British producer trio) and Orion (alias of Martin Glover)
mixer:
Clive Goddard (engineer)
synthesizer [synthesizers]:
The Beatmasters (British producer trio)
orchestra:
London Session Orchestra
conductor:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist)
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
arranger:
Wil Malone
recording of:
Palladio: I. Allegretto
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) (in 1993)
part of:
Palladio
Karl Jenkins3:56
4Panis Angelicus
choir vocals:
St Paul’s Cathedral Choir (London)
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Barry Rose (organist / choirmaster)
arranger:
Alan Boustead
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Co. Ltd. (for copyrights use only!) (in 1984)
recording of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
lyricist:
St. Thomas Aquinas
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer) (in 1860)
part of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12
recording of:
Panis Angelicus (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
César Franck (Belgian-born French composer)
arrangement of:
Messe solennelle en la majeur, op. 12 : V. Panis Angelicus
César Franck3:40
5O sole mio
Eduardo di Capua2:43
6Hello, Young Lovers
Richard Rodgers4:34
7John Dunbar Theme (Dances with Wolves)
recorded in:
Culver City, California, United States (in 1991-02)
engineer:
Joel Moss (in 1991-02)
producer:
Michael Gore (producer)
orchestra:
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (in 1991-02)
conductor:
John Mauceri (conductor) (in 1991-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1991)
recording of:
John Dunbar Theme (Dances With Wolves) (in 1991-02)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
part of:
Dances With Wolves
John Barry2:30
8What Sweeter Music
recording of:
What Sweeter Music
lyricist:
Robert Herrick (English poet)
composer:
John Rutter (English choral music composer, conductor, arranger and producer, born 1945) (in 1988)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
John Rutter4:03
9Nessun dorma
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA
part of:
Turandot: Atto III
Giacomo Puccini3:27
10Sweetest Love
Johann Sebastian Bach4:01
11Hymn to the Child
Paul McCartney4:08
12Una furtiva lagrima
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer)
tenor vocals [Nemorino]:
Juan Diego Flórez (Peruvian operatic tenor) (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
orchestra:
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
conductor:
Riccardo Frizza (conductor) (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer) (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
recorded at:
Auditorium di Milano in Milano, Milano, Lombardia, Italy (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino) (from 2002-09 until 2002-11)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:41
13Ave Maria
Franz Schubert6:14
14Danny Boy
[traditional]3:45
15Main Theme (Schindler’s List)
producer:
Dominic Fyfe
violin:
Janine Jansen (Dutch violinist and violist) (in 2003-02)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 2003-02)
conductor:
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (in 2003-02)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer) (in 2003-02)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 2003-02)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List) (in 2003-02)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Schindler's List
John Williams3:45
16Musetta’s Waltz
soprano vocals:
Anna Netrebko (soprano) (in 2003-03)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (in 2003-03)
conductor:
Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) (in 2003-03)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto II. no. 13. “Quando me’n vo soletta” (Musetta, Marcello, Alcindoro, Mimi, Schaunard, Colline) (Musetta’s Waltz) (in 2003-03)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto II. Al Quartiere Latino (Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:37
17Ashokan Farewell (Duet)
performer:
Duel (duo that plays classical music)
Jay Ungar4:04
18Did You Not Hear My Lady
oboe:
Dominic Kelly (Oboist)
baritone vocals:
Aled Jones
orchestra:
English Session Orchestra
arranger:
Robert Prizeman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2002)
recording of:
Silent Worship
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger and translator:
Sir Arthur Somervell (composer)
George Frideric Handel2:38
19Song for Athene
John Tavener5:32
20Ombra mai fu
countertenor vocals [Serse]:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
vocals:
Andreas Scholl (countertenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conductor:
Roger Norrington (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1999)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Recitativo “Frondi tenere” / Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
George Frideric Handel3:00