The Greatest Classical Show on Earth
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 14 July 1998
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Also sprach Zarathustra - OpeningRichard Strauss1:40
- 2William Tell Overture - FinaleGioachino Rossini3:13
- 3Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. MorningEdvard Grieg4:01
- 4’O sole mio!Eduardo di Capua3:22
- 5Suite #3 in D, BWV 1068 - AirJohann Sebastian Bach3:42
- 6Suite #2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 - BadinerieJohann Sebastian Bach1:29
- 7Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 “Elvira Madigan”: II. AndanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:43
- 8Radetzky-Marsch for Orchestra, Op. 228Johann Strauss I2:56
- 98:43
- 10Serenade No. 13 in G major, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”: I. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:38
- 11Songs of the Auvergne, Series 1, #2, “Baïlèro”Joseph Canteloube6:44
- 12Waltz for Piano in D Flat, Op. 64/1, CT 212, “Minute”Frédéric Chopin1:52
- 13Cantata #208, BWV 208, “Hunting Cantata” - Sheep May Safely GrazeJohann Sebastian Bach4:29
- 14The Tale of Tsar Saltan - The Flight of the BumblebeeНиколай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:17
- 15Boléro (finale)Maurice Ravel5:23
- 16Les Contes d’Hoffmann, BarcarolleJacques Offenbach4:02
- 17Adagio in G Minor (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni), T Mi 26Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni6:37
- 18Pizzicato Polka for Orchestra, Op. 234Johann Strauss II2:37
- 193:36
- CD 2
- 1Carmina Burana (O Fortuna)Carl Orff2:35
- 2Jazz Suite No.2 (Waltz II)Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович3:42
- 3Adagio for StringsSamuel Barber8:40
- 4Fantasia on GreensleevesRalph Vaughan Williams4:17
- 5Spring (I Allegro)Antonio Vivaldi3:124.0 ★
- 6Trumpet VoluntaryJeremiah Clarke2:47
- 7KanonJohann Pachelbel4:31
- 8Nuns’ Chorus (Casanova)Johann Strauss II3:34
- 9Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenutoLudwig van Beethoven5:28
- 10Romeo & Juliet (Love Theme)Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:153.0 ★
- 11Warsaw ConcertoRichard Addinsell9:00
- 12‘New World’ Symphony (II Largo excerpt)Antonín Dvořák5:36
- 13Dance of the Sugar Plum FairyПётр Ильич Чайковский1:37
- 14Concierto de Aranjuez (II Adagio excerpt)Joaquín Rodrigo5:30
- 15Solomon (Arrival of the Queen of Sheba)Georg Friedrich Händel3:10
- 16Hungarian Dance No.5Johannes Brahms2:11
- 17Thais (Meditation)Jules Massenet5:40
- 18Turandot (Nessun dorma)Giacomo Puccini2:595.0 ★
Release credits
- performing orchestra [4-5, 15]
- violin [5]
- producer [1.14, 2.2, 2.9]
- piano [7]
- performing orchestra [3]
- performing orchestra [1]
- choir vocals [1]
- performing orchestra [7]
- guitar [14]
- conductor [2.14, 1.15]
- performing orchestra [12]
- producer [2.3, 1.1]
- producer [7, 19]
- engineer [9]
- piano [11]
- conductor [3]
- performing orchestra [1]
- arranger [8]
- conductor [6]
- performing orchestra [11]
- producer [10]
- performing orchestra [2]
- arranger [4], conductor [4]
- balance [13]
- conductor [1.3, 2.10, 2.13]
- balance [1.3, 2.13]
- balance [5, 16], engineer [1], recording [9, 19]
- producer [2.17, 1.4, 1.13]
- conductor [11]
- chorus master [8]
- chorus master [18]
- producer [2.10, 2.13, 1.3]
- balance [11], engineer [1.14, 2.2], sound [14]
- arranger [6]
- producer [16]
- balance [7], engineer [7], recording [19]
- conductor [8]
- arranger [2.7, 1.13], conductor [1.5-6, 1.13, 1.17, 2.7]
- balance [15]
- soprano vocals [2.8, 1.11]
- performing orchestra [2]
- performing orchestra [18]
- tenor vocals [1.4, 2.18]
- organ [1.17, 2.7]
- producer [4-5, 15]
- producer [2.7, 1.5-6, 1.17]
- producer [1, 16]
- conductor [11]
- performing orchestra [1.4, 2.17]
- editor [19]
- violin [17]
- performing orchestra [19]
- performing orchestra [19]
- performing orchestra [16]
- performing orchestra [1.15, 2.14]
- producer [2.8, 1.11]
- performing orchestra [14]
- trumpet [6]
- brass [6]
- recording [19]
- tenor vocals [19]
- producer [4, 9]
- conductor [2.1-2, 1.2]
- conductor [2.17, 1.16]
- performing orchestra [1.9, 2.11, 2.16]
- conductor [9]
- choir vocals [1]
- balance [3], engineer [3]
- harpsichord [5], organ [5]
- conductor [2.12, 1.1]
- conductor [4-5, 15]
- balance [1.5-6, 1.17, 2.4-5], engineer [1.17, 2.7], recording [5]
- performing orchestra [2.7, 1.5-6, 1.13, 1.17]
- conductor [7]
- choir vocals [18]
- choir vocals [8]
- balance [5]
- performing orchestra [8]
- conductor [14], grand piano [9], piano [1.12, 2.9]
- conductor [16]
- choir vocals [18]
- performing orchestra [10]
- performing orchestra [1.3, 1.8, 1.18, 2.10, 2.13]
- conductor [8, 10, 18]
- flute [4]
- flute [6]
- conductor [2.18, 1.19]
- violin [9]
Issues
T- T14 July 1998
T1998
T1998- T2002
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