The Number One Classical Album 2004

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1Pokarekare Ana
producer:
Giles Martin (producer)
cello and solo cello:
François Rive (cellist)
guitar and guitar [guitars]:
Robbie McIntosh (English guitarist for The Pretenders)
choir vocals:
Metro Voices and Te Tau Choir
solo vocals:
Hayley Westenra
vocals:
Metro Voices and Hayley Westenra
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Ian Dean (conductor) and Jenny O’Grady
chorus master:
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:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist) and [traditional] (special purpose artist)
[anonymous]33:19
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:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 30)
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. and Zero Productions, Inc.
George Harrison5:02
9White Night
piano:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
orchestra:
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
recording of:
White Night
composer:
Ludovico Einaudi (Italian composer and pianist)
Ludovico Einaudi3:14
10Pie Jesu
producer:
Grace Row (engineer/producer)
vocals:
Charlotte Church
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera
conductor:
Sian Edwards (English conductor)
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
Andrew Lloyd Webber33:26
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 Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country‐specific information is available), 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 (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
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 (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini6:51
14Albinoni’s Adagio
producer:
Andy Green (producer, engineer)
mixer:
Nick Patrick
bass:
Pino Palladino (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
cello:
Mariann Pleszkán (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist) (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
percussion:
Miles Bould (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
piano:
Richard Cottle (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
orchestra:
The Budapest Film Orchestra (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
conductor:
Nick Ingman (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
arranger:
Nick Ingman and Dominic Miller (guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BBC Worldwide Ltd. (not for release label use! for copyrights use only)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (catch-all for arrangements) (from 2003-01 until 2003-05)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
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)
orchestrator and composer:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
Michael Kamen4:03
19Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach2:42
20Funiculì, Funiculà
Luigi Denza2:32
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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 (French 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, main theme)
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, conductor)
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. (The Decca Record Company Limited, not a release label; 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
tenor vocals:
The Three Tenors
orchestra:
Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
live recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”) (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”) (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
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) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1991)
recording of:
John Dunbar Theme (Dances With Wolves) (in 1991-02)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and EMI Virgin Music Publishing
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 (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act 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 (Symphony Orchestra of Milan 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 (Milan), 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)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:41
13Ave Maria
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) and Paul Myers (classical record producer) (task: session recording producer)
mixer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
conductor:
Ion Marin (conductor) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
balance engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2001)
recorded at:
All Hallows’ Church (Gospel Oak) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1998-09-19 until 1998-09-25)
recording of:
Ave Maria (arr. Hazell)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arranger:
Chris Hazell
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave 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)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 2003)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) 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., MCA Music Ltd. and Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!)
part of:
Schindler's List
part of:
Three Pieces from Schindler’s List
John Williams3:45
16Musetta’s Waltz
soprano vocals:
Anna Netrebko (soprano) (in 2003-03)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (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 (La bohème: Act II, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini2:37
17Ashokan Farewell (Duet)
performer:
Duel (UK violinist duo that plays classical music)
Jay Ungar4:04
18Did You Not Hear My Lady
oboe:
Dominic Kelly (Oboist)
baritone vocals:
Aled Jones (British classical vocalist (treble, tenor, bariton))
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
organ:
Ian le Grice (organist)
choir vocals:
The Choir of Temple Church and Holst Singers
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
recording of:
Song for Athene
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
John Tavener (20th century composer) (in 1993)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
John Tavener5:32
20Ombra mai fu
countertenor vocals and countertenor vocals [Serse]:
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, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I
George Frideric Handel3:00