The Best of Classics, Volume 1

~ Release by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1CD
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1Can’t Stop the Classics5:48
2A Night at the Opera
choir vocals:
Royal Choral Society (The Royal Choral Society)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
K-tel International (international budget record label) (in 1982)
medley including a recording of:
Carmen : « Votre toast » (Air du toréador) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arrangement of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 14 Couplets « Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre » … « Toréador, en garde ! » (Escamillo, Mercédès, Frasquita, Carmen, Moralès, Zuniga, Lillas Pastia, chœur d’hommes) (“Chanson du toréador”)
medley including a recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
medley including a recording of:
Faust : Acte IV. « Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux » (Chœur des soldats) (Soldier's Chorus)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte IV
medley including a 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
medley including a recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
medley including a recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
medley including a recording of:
Rule, Britannia!
lyricist:
James Thomson (Scottish poet, 1700-1748) (in 1740)
composer:
Thomas Arne (composer)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 10790)
part of:
Alfred: Act III
medley including a 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”
medley including a recording of:
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II, no. 26. “With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal” (Samuel, Pirates, Policemen)
lyricist:
W.S. Gilbert (English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
part of:
The Pirates of Penzance: Act II
6:05
3Tales of the Vienna Waltz
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
K-tel International (international budget record label) (in 1982)
medley including a recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
medley including a recording of:
Die Fledermaus: Ouvertüre (Die Fledermaus: Overture)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Die Fledermaus
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Mandel/Sachs)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (English version, lyrics by Dietz)
part of:
Die Fledermaus (english; unknown version)
medley including a recording of:
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald, op. 325 (Tales From the Vienna Woods)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1868)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 325)
medley including a recording of:
Künstlerleben, op. 316 (Artist’s Life, op. 316)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1867)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 316)
medley including a recording of:
Morgenblätter, op. 279
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 279)
medley including a recording of:
Rosen aus dem Süden, op. 388 (Roses from the South)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 388)
medley including a recording of:
Wiener Blut, op. 354 (Vienna Blood, waltz)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 354)
4:06
4On Baroque's Favor
4:23
5Classic Blessed, Parts 1 & 2
5:06
6Can’t Stop the Classics, Part 26:32
7If You Knew Sousa
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Louis Clark
arranger:
Louis Clark
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
K-tel International (international budget record label) (in 1982)
medley including a recording of:
Blaze Away
composer:
Abraham Holzmann (in 1901)
medley including a recording of:
Blaze Away
composer:
Abraham Holzmann (in 1901)
medley including a recording of:
Semper Fidelis
orchestrator:
Mark McKenzie (US film composer/orchestrator)
composer:
Marc Shaiman (American score composer and lyricist) and John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1888)
medley including a recording of:
The Liberty Bell
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1893)
arrangement of:
The Devil’s Deputy
medley including a recording of:
The Liberty Bell
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1893)
arrangement of:
The Devil’s Deputy
medley including a recording of:
The Washington Post
composer:
John Philip Sousa (conductor and composer) (in 1889)
3:34
8On Bach's Favor
5:56
9On Mendelsson's Favor
4:24
10On Mozart's Favor
4:08
11Blessed Classics, Part 3
6:01
12On Tchaikovsky’s Favor
5:28
13Romance Classics, Part 2
6:41
14To My Friends
3:03
15The Winner Takes It All
4:16
16I Just Called to Say I Love You
4:18