The Number One Classical Album 2004

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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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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