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Simply The Best Classical Anthems

	Release Date: 04/25/2000 Label: Erato Catalog #: 26388 Spars Code: n/a Composer: Giuseppe Verdi, Carl Orff, Gustav Holst, Richard Wagner, Aaron Copland, Antonio Vivaldi, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Benjamin Britten, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Aram Khachaturian, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frideric Handel, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Sergei Prokofiev, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Edvard Grieg, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, Charles Hubert Parry, Sergei Rachmaninov, Modest Mussorgsky, Camille Saint-Saëns, Sir Edward Elgar Performer: Piero Toso, Marie-Claire Alain, Placido Domingo, Francois-René Duchable, Jénö Jandó Conductor: Alain Lombard, Zubin Mehta, Sir Andrew Davis, Daniel Barenboim, Carlo Rizzi, David Honeyball, Claudio Scimone, Michel Corboz, Joseph Keilberth, Alexander Lazarev, Armin Jordan, John Eliot Gardiner, Nello Santi, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Karl Richter, Theodor Guschlbauer, Raymond Leppard, Jean-François Paillard, György Lehel, James Conlon, Jean Martinon Orchestra/Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Strasbourg Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Southend Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Choir, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus, Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra, London Brass Virtuosi, I Solisti Veneti, Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon, Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra, Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Paris Orchestral Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra, Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra Choir, Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bournemouth Sinfonietta, BBC Symphony Chorus, Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra, Berlin Staatskapelle Chorus, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, ORTF National Orchestra Number of Discs: 2 Recorded in: Stereo Length: 2 Hours 7 Mins.	CD $16.99 In Stock

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This CD contains both ADD and DDD recordings. SIMPLY THE BEST CLASSICAL ANTHEMS is a collection of well-known themes from the symphonic and operatic repertoire covering the late Baroque through middle twentieth century, with a majority of works from the classical and romantic periods. Most are energetic and powerful but a few pieces of the quieter sort give the listener a balance of moods. This is a set designed to appeal to the listener who is interested in recognizable selections of famous music without purchasing the entire works of such, and it has the appeal of drawing from many good recordings by different artists over the last forty years. The two-disc set contains a well-balanced program with shorter selections lending themselves nicely to the format because of their completeness and exceptional performances. Included in this category are "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's 'Turandot' sung by Placido Domingo in a 1968 recording and Variation 18 from 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' by Rachmaninov, performed by Jénö Jandó, cleverly programmed onto track eighteen of disc two.


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1.	Requiem Mass: Dies irae by Giuseppe Verdi
	Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Strasbourg Choir Period: Romantic Written: 1874; Italy	Length: 2 Minutes 15 Secs.


2.	Carmina burana: no 1, O fortuna by Carl Orff
	Conductor: Zubin Mehta Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Southend Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Choir Period: 20th Century Written: 1936; Germany	Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs.


3.	The Planets, Op. 32/H 125: Mars by Gustav Holst
	Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1914-1916; England	Length: 6 Minutes 43 Secs.


4.	Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner
	Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Orchestra/Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1856; Germany	Length: 5 Minutes 22 Secs.


5.	Nabucco: Va, pensiero by Giuseppe Verdi
	Conductor: Carlo Rizzi Orchestra/Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Chorus, Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1842; Italy	Length: 3 Minutes 38 Secs.


6.	Fanfare for the common man by Aaron Copland
	Conductor: David Honeyball Orchestra/Ensemble: London Brass Virtuosi Period: 20th Century Written: 1942; USA	Length: 2 Minutes 52 Secs.


7.	Aida: Grand March by Giuseppe Verdi
	Conductor: Carlo Rizzi Orchestra/Ensemble: Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1871; Italy	Length: 1 Minutes 43 Secs.


8.	Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate": 3rd movement, Presto by Antonio Vivaldi
	Performer: Piero Toso (Violin) Conductor: Claudio Scimone Orchestra/Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti Period: Baroque Written: 1725; Venice, Italy	Length: 2 Minutes 46 Secs.


9.	Te Deum in D major, H 146: Prelude by Marc-Antoine Charpentier
	Conductor: Michel Corboz Orchestra/Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon Period: Baroque Written: circa ?1690; France	Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.


10.	Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Excerpt(s) by Benjamin Britten
	Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1946; England	Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs.


11.	Toccata and Fugue in D minor: Excerpt(s) by Johann Sebastian Bach
	Performer: Marie-Claire Alain (Organ) Period: Baroque Written: Germany	Length: 2 Minutes 27 Secs.


12.	Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1st movement, Allegro con brio by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conductor: Joseph Keilberth Orchestra/Ensemble: Hamburg State Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1807-1808; Vienna, Austria	Length: 8 Minutes 45 Secs.


13.	Spartacus: Adagio by Aram Khachaturian
	Conductor: Alexander Lazarev Orchestra/Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1954/1968; USSR	Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs.


14.	Gayaneh: Sabre Dance by Aram Khachaturian
	Conductor: Alexander Lazarev Orchestra/Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1942/1957; USSR	Length: 2 Minutes 19 Secs.


15.	Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550: 1st movement, Molto allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conductor: Armin Jordan Orchestra/Ensemble: Paris Orchestral Ensemble Period: Classical Written: 1788; Vienna, Austria	Length: 7 Minutes 45 Secs.


16.	Coronation Anthems (4): no 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the priest" by George Frideric Handel
	Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner Orchestra/Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra Period: Baroque Written: 1727; London, England	Length: 3 Minutes 2 Secs.


17.	Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini
	Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor) Conductor: Nello Santi Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Deutsche Oper Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1926; Italy	Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs.


18.	Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction by Richard Strauss
	Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1895-1896; Germany	Length: 1 Minutes 36 Secs.


19.	Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Act 1 - Dance of the Knights by Sergei Prokofiev
	Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste Orchestra/Ensemble: Toronto Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1935-1936; Paris, France	Length: 1 Minutes 48 Secs.


20.	Requiem in D minor, K 626: Dies irae by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conductor: Karl Richter Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir Period: Classical Written: 1791; Vienna, Austria	Length: 1 Minutes 56 Secs.


21.	1812 Overture, Op. 49: Excerpt(s) by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Conductor: Zubin Mehta Orchestra/Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1880; Russia	Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs.


22.	Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16: Excerpt(s) by Edvard Grieg
	Performer: Francois-René Duchable (Piano) Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer Orchestra/Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1868/1907; Norway	Length: 2 Minutes 17 Secs.


23.	Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": 1st movement, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
	Performer: Piero Toso (Violin) Conductor: Claudio Scimone Orchestra/Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti Period: Baroque Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy	Length: 3 Minutes 30 Secs.


24.	Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
	Conductor: Raymond Leppard Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra Choir Period: Baroque Written: 1742; London, England	Length: 4 Minutes 4 Secs.


25.	Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: no 4, Réjouissance by George Frideric Handel
	Conductor: Jean-François Paillard Orchestra/Ensemble: Paillard Chamber Orchestra Period: Baroque Written: 1749; London, England	Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs.


26.	Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
	Conductor: Raymond Leppard Orchestra/Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1903; Russia	Length: 1 Minutes 32 Secs.


27.	Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: 4th movement, March to the Scaffold by Hector Berlioz
	Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1830; France	Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs.


28.	Carmen: Act 1 Prelude "Les toréadors" by Georges Bizet
	Conductor: Alain Lombard Orchestra/Ensemble: Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1873-1874; France	Length: 3 Minutes 30 Secs.


29.	Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 1st movement, Allegro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Conductor: Theodor Guschlbauer Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Sinfonietta Period: Classical Written: 1787; Vienna, Austria	Length: 5 Minutes 55 Secs.


30.	Jerusalem by Charles Hubert Parry
	Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Chorus Period: Romantic Written: 1916; England	Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs.


31.	The Planets, Op. 32/H 125: Jupiter by Gustav Holst
	Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1914-1916; England	Length: 1 Minutes 53 Secs.


32.	Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": 4th movement, Finale - Ode by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra, Berlin Staatskapelle Chorus Period: Classical Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria	Length: 0 Minutes 53 Secs.


33.	Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: Excerpt(s) by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
	Conductor: Alexander Lazarev Orchestra/Ensemble: Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1875-1876; Russia	Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs.


34.	Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
	Performer: Jénö Jandó (Piano) Conductor: György Lehel Orchestra/Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1934; USA	Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs.


35.	Pictures at an exhibition: Promenade by Modest Mussorgsky
	Conductor: James Conlon Orchestra/Ensemble: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1874; Russia	Length: 1 Minutes 41 Secs.


36.	Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ": Maestoso/Allegro "Finale" by Camille Saint-Saëns
	Performer: Marie-Claire Alain (Organ) Conductor: Jean Martinon Orchestra/Ensemble: ORTF National Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1886; France	Length: 7 Minutes 43 Secs.


37.	Pomp and Circumstance Marches (5), Op. 39: no 1 in D major by Sir Edward Elgar
	Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1901; England	Length: 4 Minutes 25 Secs.


38.	Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation 9, Nimrod by Sir Edward Elgar
	Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra Period: Romantic Written: 1898-1899; England	Length: 4 Minutes 12 Secs.

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