The Classical Love Album

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

| |
▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Variation 18 from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
piano:
Bernd Glemser (pianist)
orchestra:
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
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 Рахманинов2:42
2Vien Mallika from Lakme
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Hong Hei-Kyung (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes1:26
3Braveheart - End Title
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
recording of:
End Credits (Braveheart)
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
part of:
Braveheart
James Horner4:41
4O mio babbino caro
soprano vocals:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon
conductor:
Kent Nagano (conductor)
recording of:
Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giovacchino Forzano
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd.
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:17
5The Swan
cello:
Alain Meunier (cellist)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (part of orig. Carnival of the Animals, for cello and dual piano)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:14
6Adagio from Spartacus
orchestra:
Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer, Aram Khachaturian) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Արամ Խաչատրյան6:23
7Nimrod
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Sir Edward Elgar4:17
8Meditation from Thais
piano:
Dmitriy Cogan (pianist)
violin:
Alexander Markov (violinist)
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
Jules Massenet4:51
9Pavane pour une infante defunte
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Ed. Max Eschig
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:58
10Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
violin:
Maxim Vengerov (violinist)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: II. Andante
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
Felix Mendelssohn7:33
11Symphony No. 9, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO)
conductor:
James Conlon (conductor)
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“
Antonín Dvořák5:06
12Clair De Lune
piano:
Monique Haas (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (from 1890 until 1905)
music quoted on:
Happy Birthday but 13 classical composers are fighting over the last slice of cake
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:24
13Air from Suite No.3 in D
orchestra:
English Baroque Soloists
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach4:07
14Adagio From Concerto De Aranjuez
guitar:
Turibio Santos
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo
conductor:
Claudio Scimone (conductor)
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
music quoted on:
Alma vieja
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo10:32
15Nessun dorma from Turandot
tenor vocals:
José Cura (tenor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
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 Puccini3:05
▼CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Schindler's List Theme
piano:
Roger Woodward (pianist)
recording of:
Main Theme (Schindler’s List)
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 Williams2:28
2Adagietto from Symphony No.5
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler10:57
3Pavane Pour Orchestre
orchestra:
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
conductor:
Armin Jordan (conductor)
recording of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 50)
Gabriel Fauré6:34
4Adagio from Violin Concerto No.1
violin:
Maxim Vengerov (violinist)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch8:17
5Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:53
6Canon in D minor
orchestra:
Orchestre de chambre Jean‐François Paillard
conductor:
Jean‐François Paillard (French conductor)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377
Johann Pachelbel6:16
7Adagio sostenuto from Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2
piano:
Rudolf Buchbinder (Austrian classical pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
music quoted on:
Happy Birthday but 13 classical composers are fighting over the last slice of cake
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:48
8Adagio for Strings
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo
conductor:
Lawrence Foster (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings
orchestrator:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (in 1936)
premiered at:
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement of:
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber8:26
9Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"
piano:
Maria João Pires (pianist)
conductor:
Theodor Guschlbauer (conductor) and Orquestra Gulbenkian
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:44
10Belle Nuit (Barcarolle)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Hong Hei-Kyung (operatic soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Jesús López Cobos
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités, Hoffmann, Schlemil)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach
librettist:
Jules Barbier
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
Jacques Offenbach3:33
11Salut d'amour
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for orchestra)
composer and arranger:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1888)
premiered at:
The Crystal Palace in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1889-11-11)
arrangement of:
Salut d’amour, op. 12 (for violin and piano)
Sir Edward Elgar3:50
12Soave Sia Il Vento From Cosi Fan Tutti
bass vocals and tenor vocals:
Jules Bastin (operatic bass)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano) and Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Classics snc (not for release label use! for copyrights use only) (in 1978)
recording of:
Così fan tutte, K. 588: Atto I, Scena VI. (no. 10) Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte, K. 588: Atto I, Scena VI
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:10
13My Heart Will Go On (Symphonic Version) From Titanic
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
recording of:
My Heart Will Go On (arr. Adrian Williams for small orchestra)
arranger:
Adrian Williams (composer)
arrangement of:
My Heart Will Go On
James Horner5:05