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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Lloyd Webber: Pie Jesu from Requiem - Charlotte Church | |||
| 2. Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | |||
| 3. Donizetti: Una Furtiva Lagrima from L'Elisir D'Amore - Placido Domingo | |||
| 4. Mozart: Piano COncerto No. 21 - "Elvir Madigan" II Andante | |||
| 5. Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" Var IX (Nimrod). Adagio | |||
| 6. Horner: Rose - From the O.S.T Titanic | |||
| 7. Greig: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 1. Morning Mood | |||
| 8. Jenkins: Palladio - Karl Jenkins, The Smith Quartet, the London Philharmonic | |||
| 9. Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Ballet Suite - Scene (From Act II) | |||
| 10. Puccini: Nessun Dorma! - Jose Carreas | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Quarantotto, Sartori, Petersen: Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partiro) Sarah's Intimate version - Sarah Brightman | |||
| 2. Tavener: Song for Athene | |||
| 3. Puccini: Humming Chorus form Madama Butterfly | |||
| 4. Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D | |||
| 5. Puccini: O Mio Babbino Caro From Gianni Schicchi - Kiri Te Kanawa | |||
| 6. Willimas: Cavantina (Theme from The Deer Hunter) - John Williams | |||
| 7. Parry: Jerusalem | |||
| 8. Beethoven: Fur Elise | |||
| 9. Prokofiev: romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 - Dance of the Knights | |||
| 10. Rodrigo: Concierto De Aranjuez For Guitar and Orchestra, II Adagio | |||
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On this CD:
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Requiem
Composed by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber
with Charlotte Church
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Adagio for Strings
Composed by Samuel Barber
Performed by New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein
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I vow to thee, my country
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by Westminster Abbey Choir
Conducted by Martin Neary
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(L')Elisir d'amore, 'Elixir of Love'
Composed by Gaetano Donizetti
with Plácido Domingo
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, "Elvira M in C
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Orchestra
with Robert Casadesus
Conducted by George Szell
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Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma'
Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by Daniel Barenboim
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Titanic
Composed by James Horner
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by James Horner
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Peer Gynt
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Palladio
Composed by Karl Jenkins
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by Karl Jenkins
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Swan Lake
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy
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Turandot
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
with José Carreras
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Sir John in Love
Composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy
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Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor
Composed by Sir Edward Elgar
Performed by Orchestra
with Jacqueline Du Pré
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Pavane
Composed by Gabriel Fauré
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy
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Adagio in G minor
Composed by Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire
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Time to Say Goodbye
Composed by Francesco Sartori
with Sarah Brightman
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Innocence
Composed by John Tavener
Performed by Westminster Abbey Choir
Conducted by Martin Neary
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Madama Butterfly
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel
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Canon and Gigue in D
Composed by Johann Pachelbel
Performed by English Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Raymond Leppard
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Gianni Schicchi
Composed by Giacomo Puccini
with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
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(The) Deer Hunter
Composed by Stanley Myers
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by John Towner Williams
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Jerusalem
Composed by Hubert Parry
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(26) Bagatelles
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Orchestra
Conducted by Eugene Ormandy
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Such a thing as the title promises isn't possible, but even if it were, this wouldn't be The All Time Greatest Classical Album. Rather, this is a set of 29 tracks offering 2-and-a-half hours of music drawn from the Sony and Columbia archives--a wide range of famous themes from the classics, plus some from the movies and stage. While John Williams' Star Wars can be argued to be in the classical tradition, James Horner's "Rose" from Titanic sounds very odd indeed following "Nimrod" from Elgar's Enigma Variations. Equally, Sarah Brightman singing "Time to Say Goodbye" really has no place here, and while José Carreras delivers a stirring account of Puccini's "Nessun Dorma!" the aria is unnaturally and very abruptly faded. What this set does deliver is a lot of very well-known music in good performances by major stars, among them Kiri Te Kanawa, Plácido Domingo and Jacqueline du Pré. However, the documentation is so sparse as to not even credit the orchestras and conductors involved. Considering the many similar collections around, both The Best Classical Album in the World Ever and especially The A-Z of Classical Music offer better introductions to the classics. --Gary S. Dalkin
Such a thing as the title promises isn't possible, but even if it were, this wouldn't be The All Time Greatest Classical Album. Rather, this is a set of 29 tracks offering 2-and-a-half hours of music drawn from the Sony and Columbia archives--a wide range of famous themes from the classics, plus some from the movies and stage. While John Williams' Star Wars can be argued to be in the classical tradition, James Horner's "Rose" from Titanic sounds very odd indeed following "Nimrod" from Elgar's Enigma Variations. Equally, Sarah Brightman singing "Time to Say Goodbye" really has no place here, and while José Carreras delivers a stirring account of Puccini's "Nessun Dorma!" the aria is unnaturally and very abruptly faded. What this set does deliver is a lot of very well-known music in good performances by major stars, among them Kiri Te Kanawa, Plácido Domingo and Jacqueline du Pré. However, the documentation is so sparse as to not even credit the orchestras and conductors involved. Considering the many similar collections around, both The Best Classical Album in the World Ever and especially The A-Z of Classical Music offer better introductions to the classics. --Gary S. Dalkin
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