The Classical Album 2011

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1Strauss & Co
André Rieu3:50
2O Holy Night
recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Il Divo4:00
3Volare
bass:
Neil Jason (bassist)
guitar:
John Parricelli
percussion:
Bashiri Johnson
tenor vocals:
Russell Watson (tenor)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Dodd (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2001)
recording of:
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Curci and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1959 winner)
recording of:
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) (English lyrics)
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
composer:
Domenico Modugno
translator:
Mitchell Parish
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Robbins Music Corp.
translated version of:
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
Russell Watson3:52
4Hymn Adoro Te
recording of:
Adoro Te
The Benedictine Nuns of the Abbaye de Notre-Dame de l’Annonciation3:56
5Time To Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Time to Say Goodbye (version with predominantly Italian lyrics, except for the phrase “time to say goodbye”)
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”)
Katherine Jenkins3:46
6HallelujahBlake3:45
7All Things Bright And BeautifulIsabel Katherine Suckling3:02
8Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
recording engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (in 2004-07) and Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 2004-07)
producer:
Christian Gansch (conductor)
piano:
Lang Lang (Chinese pianist) (in 2004-07)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre (Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, fka Kirov Orchestra till 1992) (in 2004-07)
conductor:
Valery Gergiev (conductor) (in 2004-07)
balance engineer:
Stephan Flock (in 2004-07)
recorded at:
Mikaeli: Martti Talvela Hall in Mikkeli, Etelä-Savo (Southern Savonia), Finland (in 2004-07)
live recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile (in 2004-07)
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)
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)
Lang Lang2:45
9Cavatina
arranger:
Chris Hazell
recording of:
He Was Beautiful
lyricist:
Cleo Laine (in 1973)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
Robbins Music Co. Ltd.
version of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar)
Bryn Terfel3:32
10Nimrod
mixer:
Jon Cohen (UK record producer specializing in classical crossover music) and Phil Da Costa
orchestra:
The Band of the Coldstream Guards (from 2009-05-05 until 2009-05-07)
conductor:
Lt Col Graham Jones MBE (band composer) (from 2009-05-05 until 2009-05-07)
arranger:
Graham Jones (band composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca (WARNING: NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE!!!!!!!!!! A division of Universal Music Operations Limited) (in 2009)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2009-05-05 until 2009-05-07)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (from 2009-05-05 until 2009-05-07)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards4:06
11Mattinata
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1977-04)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1977-04)
conductor:
Piero Gamba (conductor and pianist) (in 1977-04)
arranger and orchestrator:
Alexander Faris (conductor)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Mattinata (in 1977-04)
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
recording of:
Mattinata (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
is based on:
Mattinata
Luciano Pavarotti1:58
12The 5thDavid Garrett43:33
13Highland Cathedral
performer:
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Classics & Jazz (not for release label use! a division of Universal Music GmbH) (in 2007)
recording of:
Highland Cathedral
composer:
Michael Korb and Uli Roever
The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards3:46
14The Flower Duet
engineer and mixer:
Jon Bailey (engineer)
producer:
Simon Franglen (English score composer)
acoustic guitar:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter)
cello:
Adrian Bradbury (British cellist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Katherine Jenkins (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Katherine Jenkins (mezzo-soprano) and Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
The Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Anthony Inglis (conductor), Nicholas Dodd (conductor) and Anthony Inglis
orchestrator:
John Whitfield (British conductor & bassoonist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2006)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Katherine Jenkins & Kiri Te Kanawa53:52
15Nuvole Bianche
recording engineer:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist) and Michael Seberich (Italian engineer and producer)
producer:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
mixer:
Michael Seberich (Italian engineer and producer)
piano:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
produced at:
Piccolo Teatro Milan in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (in 2004-06)
recording of:
Nuvole bianche
composer:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
Ludovico Einaudi4.355:57
16Lucrezia
soprano vocals:
Danielle de Niese (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
James Morgan (composer, conductor, producer; co-founder of Morgan Pochin Music Productions)
partial recording of:
La Lucrezia, HWV 145: IX. Arioso "Gia nel seno comincia a compir"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1708-08)
part of:
La Lucrezia, HWV 145
recording of:
La Lucrezia, HWV 145: IX. Arioso "Gia nel seno comincia a compir"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1708-08)
part of:
La Lucrezia, HWV 145
Danielle de Niese2:57
17The Unknown Soldier
producer:
Jaz Coleman
đàn tranh:
Trần Quang Hải
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist)
orchestra:
Symfonický orchestr hlavního města Prahy FOK (Prague Symphony Orchestra)
additional conductor:
Petr Pýcha
conductor:
Peter Scholes (NZ composer & conductor)
arranger and orchestrator:
Jaz Coleman
instrumental cover recording of:
The Unknown Soldier
writer:
John Densmore, Robby Krieger (American guitarist, member of The Doors), Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison (lead vocalist of the Doors)
publisher:
Doors Music Company, Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Nipper Music Co., Inc. (in 1968)
Nigel Kennedy5:45
18You'll Never Walk Alone
recording of:
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), T.B. Harms Company, The Welk Music Group, Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Lesley Garrett4:24
19Our Father
recording of:
Our Father
composer:
Fr Gerard Bradley
Liam McNally1:29
20Dvořák's Largo
recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
arrangement of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo)
Dinnington Colliery Band3:34
21Nessun Dorma [Live From The Classical Brits]
live 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)
Camilla Kerslake, Blake & Enchanted Voices3:12
22E Lucevan Le Stelle
vocals:
Alfie Boe (tenor and actor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Alfie Boe2:35
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1E Sarà Così
recording of:
E sarà così (song based on "Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini")
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer)
is based on:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
Russell Watson3:41
2Après Un Rêve
piano:
Alexei Grynyuk (pianist)
violin:
Nicola Benedetti (violinist)
recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1877)
translator:
Romain Bussine
publisher:
Choudens (in 1878)
premiered at:
Société nationale de musique in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1879-01-11)
part of:
Trois mélodies, op. 7
recording of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Après un rêve, op. 7 no. 1 (original; for voice and piano)
Nicola Benedetti2:41
3La Donna È Mobile
tenor vocals:
Rolando Villazón (tenor)
orchestra:
Prague Philharmonia
conductor:
Daniele Callegari (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 2010)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Rolando Villazón2:11
4633 Squadron
recording of:
633 Squadron Theme
composer:
Ron Goodwin (English composer)
Central Band of the RAF2:43
5Ave Maria
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Classics & Jazz (UK – "a division of Universal Music Operations Ltd." use only for copyrights, licensing and/or distribution) (in 2008)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Vavilov, often misattributed to Caccini)
composer:
Владимир Вавилов (Vladimir Vavilov)
previously attributed to:
Giulio Caccini (Italian renaissance composer, 1551-1618)
The Fron Male Voice Choir4:42
6Theme To The TV Series 'Lewis'
partial recording of:
Lewis - Main Theme
composer:
Barrington Pheloung (composer)
Barrington Pheloung2:46
7Pie Jesu
recording of:
Requiem: Pie Jesu
lyricist and composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., The Really Useful Company Limited and The Really Useful Music Co. Ltd. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Requiem
The Priests3:15
8You Are Not Alone
cover recording of:
You Are Not Alone
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing, Inc. and Universal Music–Z Songs
Isabel Katherine Suckling3:45
9Palladio
recording of:
Palladio: I. Allegretto
composer:
Karl Jenkins (Welsh composer, conductor and instrumentalist) (in 1993)
part of:
Palladio
Escala43:55
10Sleep
recording engineer:
Andrew Mellor (engineer) (in 2010-08)
choir vocals:
Laudibus (in 2010-08) and Eric Whitacre Singers (in 2010-08)
conductor:
Eric Whitacre (composer) (in 2010-08)
recording of:
Sleep (in 2010-08)
lyricist:
Charles Anthony Silvestri (US poet, fl. early 21c)
composer:
Eric Whitacre (composer) (in 2000)
Eric Whitacre55:27
11Eternal Source Of Light Divine
partial recording of:
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1713-01)
librettist:
Ambrose Philips
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 74)
Elin Manahan Thomas3:53
12God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
recording of:
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional, no arrangement credits here)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 394)
The Great British Barbershop Boys2:35
13La Prima Volta
recording of:
La Prima Volta (First Time Ever I Saw Your Face)
composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor)
translated version of:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Paul Potts4:03
14Moments
Camilla Kerslake3:15
15Bring Him Home
recording of:
Bring Him Home (Valjean)
lyricist:
Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer
composer:
Claude‐Michel Schönberg
publisher:
Alain Boublil Music, Alain Boublil Music Ltd., Faber Music, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and 渡辺音楽出版 (Watanabe Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Japanese publisher, 1962–present)
part of:
Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg musical, English version)
John Owen Jones3:34
16Canon In D Major
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 377: I. Canon)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
part of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337
Craig Ogden2:52
17Brother James's AirMormon Tabernacle Choir4:24
18O Verona
choir vocals:
Only Men Aloud (Welsh men’s choir)
recording of:
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet: O Verona
orchestrator:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
composer:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer), Marius de Vries and Nellee Hooper
part of:
William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (orchestral score from the 1996 Baz Luhrmann film)
Only Men Aloud2:37
19O Fortuna
baritone vocals:
Rhydian (Welsh baritone Rhydian Roberts) (in 2009)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 2009)
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
Rhydian2:35
20Pavane
recording of:
Pavane, op. 50 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
William Orbit4:47
21Dream A Dream
recording engineer, programming and mixer:
Ash Howes (British mixer, writer and musician)
producer:
Julian Gallagher (songwriter, producer) and Richard Stannard
guitar:
John Themis
vocals:
Charlotte Church and Billy Gilman (American country music singer.)
performer:
Billy Gilman (American country music singer.)
strings arranger:
Simon Hale
vocals arranger:
Simon Hale
produced for:
Biffco Productions
recorded at:
Air Studios (main recording hall of AIR Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings) and Whitfield St. Studios (operating under this name from 1984–1989, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Whitfield St. Studios (operating under this name from 1984–1989, see annotation for history) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Dream a Dream
lyricist:
Sam Babenia
additional composer:
Simon Greenaway and James Shearman (conductor, orchestrator, composer)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
publisher:
A E Copyrights Ltd.
version of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Charlotte Church23:52
22Panis Angelicus
oboe:
Dominic Kelly (Oboist)
baritone vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
arranger:
Robert Prizeman
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
Aled Jones3:40