The Sony Essential Classics Collection II
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1997
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Sir John in Love: Fantasia on GreensleevesRalph Vaughan Williams4:57
- 2Imperial March Op. 32Edward Elgar5:00
- 3The Planets Op. 32: Mars the Bringer of WarGustav Holst6:32
- 4Abdelazer: RondeauHenry Purcell1:16
- 5The Lark Ascending. Romance for violin and orchestra. Andante sostenutoRalph Vaughan Williams14:40
- 6Enigma, Op. 36: NimrodEdward Elgar3:30
- 7Adagio for Strings, Op. 11Samuel Barber7:43
- 8In the Steppes of Central AsiaAlexander Borodin7:23
- 9Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: OvertureWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:08
- 10Carmen Suite No. 1 (Prélude)Georges Bizet2:06
- 11Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14Sergei Rachmaninoff6:08
- 12Der fliegende Holländer: OuvertüreRichard Wagner11:08
- CD 2
- 1Sea Pictures. IV. Where Corals LieEdward Elgar3:36
- 2Symphony No. 4 in G major. IV. Sehr behaglich (Soprano solo “Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden”)Gustav Mahler10:17
- 3Requiem Op. 48. IV. Pie JesuGabriel Fauré3:41
- 4Chants d’Auvergne: BailèroJoseph Canteloube6:25
- 5Adagio in G minorTomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:24
- 6Cantata BWV 147: “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’’. VI. Choral "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”Johann Sebastian Bach3:32
- 7Samson HWV 57: “Let the Bright Seraphim”George Frideric Handel5:45
- 8Les Nuits d’été Op. 7: III. « Sur les lagunes »Hector Berlioz7:13
- 9Pavane pour une infante défunteMaurice Ravel6:20
- 10Cavalleria rusticana: IntermezzoPietro Mascagni3:20
- 113:12
- 12Don Giovanni: No. 24 Finale “L’ultima prova dell’amor mio” … “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m’invitasti”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart15:22
- CD 3
- 1Fanfare for the Common ManAaron Copland2:52
- 24:45
- 3Aida: Grand MarchGiuseppe Verdi7:11
- 4Il barbiere di Siviglia: Figaro’s Cavatina ‘’Largo al factotum’’Gioachino Rossini4:18
- 5Norma: “Casta Diva”Vincenzo Bellini5:26
- 6Tosca: “Vissi d’arte”Giacomo Puccini3:28
- 7Madama Butterfly: “Un bel dì vedremo”Giacomo Puccini5:01
- 8Carmina Burana: “In trutina”Carl Orff2:07
- 9Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un fauneClaude Debussy9:02
- 10Má Vlast: The MoldauBedřich Smetana12:45
- 11Götterdämmerung: Act III. Funeral March and FinaleRichard Wagner14:06
Release credits
- choir vocals [3]
- chorus master [11]
- conductor [4]
- performing orchestra [8]
- choir vocals [11]
- choir vocals [11]
- choir vocals [12]
- performing orchestra [5]
- performing orchestra [7]
- performing orchestra [9]
- choir vocals [4]
- conductor [1.2, 1.6, 2.1]
- organ [6]
- recording [1]
- performing orchestra [4]
- conductor [1.1, 1.7, 1.10, 3.1-2, 3.8-9]
- recording [1]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [4]
- conductor [3.10-11, 1.12, 2.2, 2.9-10]
- conductor [7]
- performing orchestra [6]
- conductor [6]
- producer [1, 7]
- conductor [3]
- soprano vocals [8]
- conductor [5]
- bass vocals [12]
- producer [3]
- baritone vocals [12]
- soprano vocals [7]
- soprano vocals [2]
- harpsichord [7]
- soprano vocals [3.6, 2.12]
- performing orchestra [5]
- conductor [11]
- baritone vocals [4]
- conductor [3, 8]
- performing orchestra [3.6, 2.1, 1.2, 1.6]
- conductor [3.7, 2.11-12]
- conductor [5]
- soprano vocals [3]
- choir vocals [3]
- performing orchestra [3]
- performing orchestra [5]
- performing orchestra [3, 8]
- performing orchestra [4]
- performing orchestra [12]
- performing orchestra [11]
- performing orchestra [3.7, 2.3]
- conductor [8]
- violin [5]
- arranger [1]
- conductor [4]
- soprano vocals [5, 7]
- conductor [4]
- producer [3]
- performing orchestra [4]
- baritone vocals [12]
- choir vocals [8]
- conductor [3]
- conductor [5-6]
- performing orchestra [11]
- conductor [10], performing orchestra [3.11, 1.12, 2.2, 2.9]
- performing orchestra [3.1-2, 3.8-9, 1.1, 1.7, 1.10, 2.10], strings [1]
- producer [1]
- conductor [9]
- flute [9]
- mezzo-soprano vocals [1, 8]
Issues
T1997