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 The Classical Album 2005
Release Date: 09/13/2005 
Label:  Decca   Catalog #: 000529102   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Joaquin Rodrigo,  Agustín Lara,  Giacomo Meyerbeer,  Traditional,  Antonio Vivaldi, 
Frédéric Chopin,  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov,  Antonín Dvorák,  Erik Satie, 
John T. Williams,  Giacomo Puccini,  Bond,  Ludovico Einaudi, 
Lucio Quarantotto,  Johann Pachelbel,  George Frideric Handel,  Jaz Coleman, 
Johann Strauss Jr.,  James Horner,  Hans Zimmer,  Roberto Pacco, 
Romano Musumarra,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Georges Bizet,  Luigi Denza, 
Sting,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Pietro Mascagni,  Mikis Theodorakis, 
Tonci Huljic,  Rolf Lovland,  Maurice Ravel,  John Tavener

Performer:  Andrea Bocelli,  Lorin Maazel,  Bryn Terfel,  Luciano Pavarotti,  Hayley Westenra, 
Maarten Jansen,  Julian Rachlin,  Candida Thompson,  Henk Rubingh, 
Elizabeth Kenny,  Janine Jansen,  Stacey Watton,  Jan Jansen, 
Nelson Freire,  Julian Lloyd Webber,  Renée Fleming,  Jean-Yves Thibaudet, 
Placido Domingo,  José Carreras,  Tania Davis,  Eos, 
Haylie Ecker,  Gay-Yee Westerhoff,  Ludovico Einaudi,  James Banbury, 
Katherine Jenkins,  Craig Owen,  Greg Scott,  Andreas Scholl, 
Nigel Kennedy,  Dame Kiri Te Kanawa,  Lisa Gerrard,  Hans Zimmer, 
Russell Watson,  Kaori Muraji,  Dominic Miller,  Joseph Calleja, 
Juan Diego Flórez,  Kathleen Ferrier,  Angela Gheorghiu,  Rolf Lovland, 
Fionnuala Sherry
Conductor:  Lorin Maazel,  Oliviero de Fabritiis,  Nicholas Cleobury,  Sir Georg Solti,  Barry Wordsworth, 
Zubin Mehta,  James Banbury,  Roger Norrington,  Peter Scholes, 
Julius Rudel,  Romano Musumarra,  Carlo Maria Giulini,  Eduardo Müller, 
Riccardo Chailly,  Riccardo Frizza,  Ion Marin,  Charles Dutoit, 
Ian Dean,  Edward Higginbottom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  National Philharmonic Orchestra,  English Chamber Orchestra,  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, 
Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra,  Bond,  Czech Film Orchestra, 
Duel Ensemble,  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment,  Prague Symphony Orchestra, 
Mormon Tabernacle Choir,  Utah Symphony Orchestra,  Rome Symphony Orchestra, 
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan,  London Philharmonic Orchestra, 
Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Secret Garden,  Oxford New College Choir

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 9 Mins. 

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Includes work(s) by various composers.
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1.  En Aranjuez con amor (after the second movement of the Concierto de Aranjuez) by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:  Andrea Bocelli (Tenor), Lorin Maazel (Violin)
Conductor:  Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
 		Date of Recording: 2000 
Venue:  B. B. C. Maida Vale Studio no 1, London 
Length: 3 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Language: Spanish 
Notes: Arranger: Lorin Maazel. 
2.  Granada by Agustín Lara
Performer:  Bryn Terfel (Baritone)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1932; Mexico 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 40 Secs. 
Language: Spanish 
3.  L'Africaine: O paradis sorti de l'onde by Giacomo Meyerbeer
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Oliviero de Fabritiis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1865; Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 06/1979 
Venue:  Walthamstow Town Hall, London 
Length: 3 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: This selection begins with "Mi batte il cuor..." 
4.  Pokarekare Ana by Traditional
Performer:  Hayley Westenra ()
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs. 
Language: Maori 
5.  Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera": 1st movement, Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi
Performer:  Maarten Jansen (Cello), Julian Rachlin (Viola), Candida Thompson (Violin),
Henk Rubingh (Violin), Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo), Janine Jansen (Violin),
Stacey Watton (Double Bass), Jan Jansen (Harpsichord)
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1725; Venice, Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 05/2004 
Venue:  Yakult Hall, Amsterdam 
Length: 3 Minutes 19 Secs. 
6.  Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 1 in A flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:  Nelson Freire (Piano)
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1836; Paris, France 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 26 Secs. 
7.  Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performer:  Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Conductor:  Nicholas Cleobury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1903; Russia 
 		Length: 1 Minutes 10 Secs. 
8.  Rusalka, Op 114/B 203: O moon high up "Song to the moon" by Antonín Dvorák
Performer:  Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor:  Sir Georg Solti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1900; Bohemia 
 		Date of Recording: 12/1996 
Venue:  London, England 
Length: 5 Minutes 56 Secs. 
Language: Czech 
9.  Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux by Erik Satie
Performer:  Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1888; France 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 39 Secs. 
10.  Schindler's List: Main Theme by John T. Williams
Performer:  Janine Jansen (Violin)
Conductor:  Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1993; USA 
 		Date of Recording: 02/2003 
Venue:  Colosseum, Watford, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 47 Secs. 
11.  Turandot: Nessun dorma! by Giacomo Puccini
Performer:  Placido Domingo (Tenor), Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor), José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1926; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 07/07/1990 
Venue:  Live  Baths of Caracalla, Rome 
Length: 3 Minutes 31 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
12.  Viva! by Bond
Performer:  Tania Davis (Viola), Eos (Violin), Haylie Ecker (Violin),
Gay-Yee Westerhoff (Cello)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bond
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 2001 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 15 Secs. 
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741). 
13.  Una mattina by Ludovico Einaudi
Performer:  Ludovico Einaudi (Piano)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 2004; Milan, Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 2004 
Venue:  Teatro Studio, Piccolo Teatro, Milan 
Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs. 
14.  Time to say goodbye by Lucio Quarantotto
Performer:  James Banbury (Keyboard), James Banbury (Percussion), Katherine Jenkins (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  James Banbury
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Czech Film Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1998 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: F. Peterson. 
15.  Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major: Canon by Johann Pachelbel
Performer:  Craig Owen (), Greg Scott ()
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Duel Ensemble
Period: Baroque 
Written: Germany 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 0 Secs. 
Notes: This arrangement of the canon (which is presented in excerpted form) features synthesizers. 
16.  Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu "Largo" by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Andreas Scholl (Countertenor)
Conductor:  Roger Norrington
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1738; London, England 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
17.  The Doors Concerto "Rider on the Storm": The Unknown Soldier by Jaz Coleman
Performer:  Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor:  Peter Scholes
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Prague Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1999 
 		Venue:  Dvorák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague 
Length: 5 Minutes 43 Secs. 
Notes: Dvorák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague (10/1999 - 12/1999)
The Doors Concerto is a series of fantasias for violin and orchestra based on melodies of songs by The Doors. The arrangements are by Jaz Coleman, prepared in collaboration with the violinist [Nigel] Kennedy. The song The Unknown Soldier was composed collectively by John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek, and Jim Morrison; Morrison wrote the lyrics. 
18.  Casanova: O Madonna, auf uns sieh "Nuns' Chorus" by Johann Strauss Jr.
Performer:  Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor:  Julius Rudel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mormon Tabernacle Choir,  Utah Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
 		Date of Recording: 1989 
Length: 3 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: German 
Notes: Arrangers: Ralph Benatzky; Douglas Gamley. 
19.  Braveheart: For the Love of a Princess by James Horner
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1995; USA 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 7 Secs. 
20.  Gladiator: Now We Are Free by Hans Zimmer
Performer:  Lisa Gerrard (Voice), Hans Zimmer (Synthesizer)
Period: 20th Century 
 		Length: 4 Minutes 14 Secs. 
21.  Amore e Musica by Roberto Pacco
Performer:  Russell Watson (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
22.  Il canto by Romano Musumarra
Performer:  Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor:  Romano Musumarra
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Rome Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: Italy 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 45 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
Notes: Pig Sound Studio, Forlě, Italy (09/2001 - 07/2003); EMI Abbey Road Studios, London (09/2001 - 07/2003); Bulgarian Radio Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria (09/2001 - 07/2003) 
23.  Rigoletto: Questa o quella by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor:  Carlo Maria Giulini
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1979 
Venue:  Great Hall, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria 
Length: 1 Minutes 53 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
24.  Les pęcheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint by Georges Bizet
Performer:  Andrea Bocelli (Tenor), Bryn Terfel (Baritone)
Conductor:  Barry Wordsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1863; France 
 		Date of Recording: 05/2003 
Venue:  Phoenix Sound, Wembley, England 
Length: 5 Minutes 55 Secs. 
Language: French 
25.  Funiculě funiculŕ by Luigi Denza
Performer:  José Carreras (Tenor)
Conductor:  Eduardo Müller
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1880; Naples, Italy 
 		Length: 2 Minutes 32 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
26.  Fragile by Sting
Performer:  Kaori Muraji (Guitar), Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1986 
 		Venue:  Potton Hall, Suffolk, England 
Length: 3 Minutes 44 Secs. 
Notes: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (05/27/2004 - 05/31/2004) 
27.  Rigoletto: La donna č mobile by Giuseppe Verdi
Performer:  Joseph Calleja (Tenor)
Conductor:  Riccardo Chailly
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1851; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 06/2003 
Venue:  Auditorium, Milan, Italy 
Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
28.  L'Elisir d'Amore: Una furtiva lagrima by Gaetano Donizetti
Performer:  Juan Diego Flórez (Tenor)
Conductor:  Riccardo Frizza
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1832; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 2002 
Venue:  Auditorium, RAI, Milan, Italy 
Length: 4 Minutes 42 Secs. 
Language: Italian 
29.  Blow the wind southerly by Traditional
Performer:  Kathleen Ferrier (Alto)
Written: England 
 		Date of Recording: 02/10/1949 
Venue:  Decca Studios, London, England 
Length: 2 Minutes 25 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: William Gillies Whittaker. 
30.  Ave Maria by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:  Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor:  Ion Marin
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic 
Written: 1880; Italy 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1998 
Venue:  All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London 
Length: 3 Minutes 23 Secs. 
Language: Latin 
Notes: Arranger: Giacomo Zani. 
31.  Zorba the Greek: Zorba's Dance by Mikis Theodorakis
Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 1964 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs. 
32.  Explosive by Tonci Huljic
Performer:  Haylie Ecker (Violin), Gay-Yee Westerhoff (Cello), Tania Davis (Viola),
Eos (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Bond
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 2004 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 13 Secs. 
Notes: Arranger: Edward Botric. 
33.  You Raise Me Up by Rolf Lovland
Performer:  Rolf Lovland (Voice), Fionnuala Sherry (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Secret Garden
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 2001; Ireland 
 		Date of Recording: 03/2001 
Venue:  Windmill Lane Recording Studio, Dublin, 
Length: 5 Minutes 5 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: Steven Mercurio. 
34.  Never Say Goodbye (Ravel's Pavane) by Maurice Ravel
Performer:  Hayley Westenra (Voice)
Conductor:  Ian Dean
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century 
Written: by 2003 
 		Length: 3 Minutes 16 Secs. 
Language: English 
Notes: Arranger: Ian Dean. 
35.  Song for Athene by John Tavener
Conductor:  Edward Higginbottom
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Oxford New College Choir
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1993; England 
 		Length: 5 Minutes 35 Secs. 
Language: English 
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