The Number One Classical Album 2004

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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