The Best Classical Album of the Millennium…Ever!

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1▶CD: Relaxing
2▼CD: Vocal
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1Gloria In Excelsis Deo
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer) (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
balance engineer:
Mark Vigars (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
recording of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo (from 1990-10-05 until 1990-10-07)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Gloria in D major, RV 589
recording of:
Gloria, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo (edited by Malipiero)
lyricist:
Anonymous ([anonymous], special purpose artist)
additional composer:
Gian Francesco Malipiero (Italian composer)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
is based on:
Gloria in D major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis Deo
part of:
Gloria, RV 589 (edited by Malipiero)
Antonio Vivaldi2:25
2Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
orchestra:
Menuhin Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
arranger:
Basil Lam (English producer, harpsichordist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
George Frideric Handel5:46
3Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
King’s College Choir, Cambridge
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) and Sir David Willcocks (UK composer, organist, choral conductor)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1972)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (orch. Stokowski)
orchestrator:
Leopold Stokowski (conductor)
lyricist:
Robert Bridges (poet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
translated version of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:31
4Lacrimosa (Requiem)
recording engineer:
Mike Clements (engineer) (in 1989-04)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
organ:
David Bell (organist) (in 1989-04)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Choir (in 1989-04)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1989-04)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor) (in 1989-04)
arranger:
Franz Beyer (violist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recorded at:
St. Augustine’s Church (Kilburn, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz: “Lacrimosa” (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition) (in 1989-04)
additional orchestrator:
Franz Beyer (violist)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz (Beyer/Kunzelmann Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:59
5Ave Maria
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles‐François Gounod3:14
6Miserere Mei, Deus
baritone vocals, bass vocals [Cantor], bass-baritone vocals [cantor] and other vocals [cantor]:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (in 1984)
treble vocals:
Timothy Beasley-Murray (treble vocalist) (in 1984)
vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone) (in 1984)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor)
chorus master:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1984)
partial recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri5:48
7In Paradisum (Requiem)
producer:
David Groves (classical music producer at EMI)
organ:
Peter Barley (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
violin:
José‐Luis García (violinist & conductor) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
choir vocals:
Choir of King’s College, Cambridge (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
conductor:
Stephen Cleobury (organist, conductor) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19) and David Flower (engineer) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: VII. In Paradisum (1890, second version) (from 1988-12-16 until 1988-12-19)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
publisher:
Éditions Durand (1947–present)
part of:
28 Days Later
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:29
8Flower Duet
choir vocals:
Chœurs du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano) (in 1970)
soprano vocals:
Mady Mesplé (soprano) (in 1970)
orchestra:
National Opera Orchestra and Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique (in 1970)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor) (in 1970)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1971)
edit of:
Lakmé : Acte I. Duettino « Viens, Mallika… » (Lakmé, Mallika) by Mady Mesplé (soprano), Danielle Millet (mezzo-soprano), Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra‐Comique, Alain Lombard (conductor)
partial recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika) (in 1970)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes4:20
9Barcarolle (The Tales of Hoffmann)
choir vocals:
René Duclos Chorus (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
contralto vocals [une voix] and mezzo-soprano vocals [Nicklausse]:
Jeannine Collard (mezzo-soprano / contralto) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
soprano vocals [Giulietta]:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
conductor:
André Cluytens (conductor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
chorus master:
Jean Laforge (choral conductor) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1965-05-26 until 1965-05-27)
recording of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte III. Entracte (Orchestre) - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) (une voix, Giulietta, Chœur) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III (Giulietta) (alternate order)
recording of:
Les Contes d’Hoffmann : Acte IV. No. 17 Barcarolle « Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour » (Nicklausse, Giulietta, les invités) (from 1964-09-01 until 1965-05-27)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
part of:
Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Acte IV (Giulietta) (Offenbach order; critical Oeser edition)
Jacques Offenbach3:51
10Pavane
choir vocals:
Hallé Choir
vocals:
Hallé Choir
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra
conductor:
Maurice Handford (hornist/conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1981)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré6:10
11O Mio Babbino Caro (Gianni Schicchi)
soprano vocals [Lauretta]:
Montserrat Caballé (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1970)
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. (UK division)
part of:
Gianni Schicchi
Giacomo Puccini2:43
12One Fine Day (Madame Butterfly)
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
soprano vocals [Butterfly]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Un bel dì, vedremo” (Butterfly) (from 1966-08-16 until 1966-08-27)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini4:40
13(Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
chorus master:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi5:29
14Temple Duet (The Pearl Fishers)
engineer:
Walther Ruhlmann
producer:
René Challan (French composer)
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Ernest Blanc (baritone) (in 1961)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1961)
vocals:
Ernest Blanc (baritone) (in 1961) and Nicolai Gedda (tenor) (in 1961)
orchestra:
Paris Opéra-Comique Orchestra (in 1961)
conductor:
Pierre Dervaux (French conductor and composer) (in 1961)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI France (in 1961) and EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1961)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (in 1961)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : «Au fond du temple saint » (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
arrangement of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
Georges Bizet5:25
15Anvil Chorus
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
choir vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
chorus master:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
balance engineer:
Michael Sheady (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto II, scena 1. “Vedi! Le fosche notturne” (zingari) (“Anvil Chorus”)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto II. La gitana
Giuseppe Verdi2:50
16Nessun dorma (Turandot)
choir vocals:
Chœur de l'Opéra national du Rhin (Rhine Opera Chorus)
tenor vocals [Calaf]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Alain Lombard (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
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 (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini4:13
17O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
editor:
Matthew Cocker (editor)
choir vocals:
London Philharmonic Chorus (in 1989-11)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (in 1989-11)
conductor:
Franz Welser‐Möst (conductor) (in 1989-11)
chorus master:
Richard Cooke (chorus master/conductor) (in 1989-11)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1990)
recorded at:
No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1989-11)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1989-11)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:31
18Dies Irae (Requiem)
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:21
19Hallelujah (Messiah)
producer:
Christopher Bishop (conductor/producer)
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
solo vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo‐soprano and alto), Paul Esswood (countertenor), Elizabeth Harwood (soprano), Raimund Herincx (bass-baritone) and Robert Tear (tenor)
soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Harwood (soprano)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
conductor:
Sir Charles Mackerras (Australian conductor) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
arranger:
Basil Lam (English producer, harpsichordist)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (from 1966-06-29 until 1966-08-09)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel4:00
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printed in:the EU (Europe)
liner notes:Yehudi Menuhin (violinist)
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
Tony Locantro (in 1999)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1999)
glass mastered by:EMI Swindon
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2744341 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00002MFD1 [info]