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1Grand March and Ballet (Aida)
choir vocals:
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
orchestra:
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia (Orchestra of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia)
conductor:
Carlo Franci (Conductor, composer)
chorus master:
Gino Nucci (chorus master)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Ballabile (orchestra)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Marcia trionfale (orchestra) (Triumphal march, Triumphmarsch)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi11:42
2Piano Concerto no. 5 "Emperor": 3rd movement
producer:
David Harvey (producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1972-05)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1972-05)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1972-05)
recorded at:
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana, Illinois, United States (in 1972-05)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro (in 1972-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:39
3The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer) (in 1965-04)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1965-04)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1965-04)
performer:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1965-04)
recorded at:
Decca Studios in West Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1965-04)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (in 1965-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
George Frideric Handel3:15
4Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Cantata no. 147)
producer:
Harley Usill
organ:
Peter White (English organist) (in 1958-10)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (in 1958-10)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (in 1958-10)
chorus master:
George Guest (organist and conductor)
recorded at:
Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1958-10)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (orch. Stokowski) (in 1958-10)
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 Bach7:31
5Méditation (Thaïs)
producer:
James Mallinson (producer)
violin:
Nigel Kennedy (violinist) (in 1983-12)
orchestra:
The National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1983-12)
conductor:
Richard Bonynge (conductor and pianist) (in 1983-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1984) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-12)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra) (in 1983-12)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
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 Massenet5:46
6Ave Verum Corpus
producer:
Harley Usill
instruments and orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1958-10)
organ:
Peter White (English organist) (in 1958-10)
choir vocals:
Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge (in 1958-10)
conductor:
George Guest (organist and conductor) (in 1958-10)
recorded at:
Chapel of St John's College, Cambridge in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1958-10)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ) (in 1958-10)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1791-06-18)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:54
7Ode to Joy (Symphony no. 9 "Choral")
choir vocals:
Chicago Symphony Chorus
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor)
recording of:
Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy)
anthem of:
Europe (from 1972-01-19 to present)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1824)
is based on:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven7:37
8Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
clarinet:
Gervase de Peyer (clarinetist) (in 1959-11)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1959-11)
conductor:
Peter Maag (conductor) (in 1959-11)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1959-11)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio) (in 1959-11)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart8:08
9Romance (The Gadfly)
recording engineer:
Mr Bear (engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
violin:
Martin Milner (in 1984-07)
orchestra:
Hallé Orchestra (in 1984-07)
conductor:
Owain Arwel Hughes (in 1984-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Music for Pleasure (in 1984)
recorded at:
Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1955)
arranger:
Левон Атовмьян (Lev Atovmyan, Russian composer, arranger, editor, and administrator)
part of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a
Dmitri Shostakovich6:39
10Kanon
producer:
James Mallinson (producer) (in 1977-10)
orchestra:
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra (in 1977-10)
conductor:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1977-10)
arranger:
Karl Münchinger (German conductor) (in 1977-10)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1977-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Evangelisches Schloßkirche (Schloss Ludwigsburg) in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1977-10)
recording of:
Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1977-10)
composer:
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
arrangement 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)
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
Johann Pachelbel4:34
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1Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07) and Stanley Goodall (engineer) (in 1976-07)
producer:
Chris Hazell (in 1976-07)
choir vocals:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus (in 1976-07)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1976-07)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1976-07)
chorus master:
László Heltay (British/Hungarian conductor and composer) (in 1976-07)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1976-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-07)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah” (in 1976-07)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:47
2Piano Concerto no. 2: 1st movement
recording engineer:
Tryggvi Tryggvason (classical music engineer and producer, aka Trygg Tryggvason)
engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer)
producer:
Christopher Raeburn (producer)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1970-10)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: I. Moderato (from 1970-10-20 until 1970-10-23)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff11:12
3Intermezzo (Cavalleria usticana)
recording engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer)
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (from 1976-06-10 until 1976-06-16)
conductor:
Gianandrea Gavazzeni (conductor) (from 1976-06-10 until 1976-06-16)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1976-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-06-10 until 1976-06-16)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (from 1976-06-10 until 1976-06-16)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:20
4Piano Concerto no. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 2nd movement
producer:
James Mallinson (producer) (from 1974-03 to present)
piano:
Radu Lupu (Romanian concert pianist) (in 1974-03)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1974-03)
conductor:
Uri Segal (Israeli conductor) (in 1974-03)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (from 1974-03 to present, in 1974-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1975) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1975)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1974-03)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante (in 1974-03)
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 Mozart3.37:21
5Finlandia
engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1980-03)
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1980-03)
balance engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer) (in 1980-03)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1980-03)
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra) (in 1980-03)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius8:02
6Pastoral Symphony: Finale
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1974-09)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1974-09)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: V. Allegretto “Shepherds’ song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm” (Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. "Shepherds' song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm" Allegretto) (in 1974-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven9:53
7Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) and Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (on 1974-05-15)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (on 1974-05-15)
recorded at:
Medinah Temple in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1974-05-15)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (on 1974-05-15)
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
Sir Edward Elgar3:17
8Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Nabucco)
producer:
Erik Smith (British producer, pianist and harpsichordist) (in 1965-09)
choir vocals:
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (Wiener Staatsoper Choir) (in 1965-10)
orchestra:
Wiener Opernorchester (Vienna State Opera Orchestra) (in 1965-10)
conductor:
Lamberto Gardelli (conductor) (in 1965-10)
chorus master:
Roberto Benaglio (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1965) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1965)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1965-10)
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (in 1965-10)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi4:51
9Violin Concerto no. 1: 2nd movement
recording engineer:
James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
violin:
Kyung Wha-Chung (Kyung-Wha Chung, violinist) (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
conductor:
Rudolf Kempe (conductor) (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26: II. Adagio (from 1972-05-15 until 1972-05-20)
composer:
Max Bruch (composer and conductor) (from 1866 until 1867)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26
Max Bruch8:49
10The Pearl Fishers Duet
bass vocals [Zurga]:
Nicolaï Ghiaurov (operatic bass)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Robin Stapleton (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (ended)
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 Bizet6:36

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part of:Your Hundred Best Tunes (Decca Classics) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11363811 [info]
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