Classical Hits From the Movies

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10 cardboard sleeved cds in a thick square cd sized box

Alfred Scholz related Release. Conductors and artists are possibly wrong. In many cases the names are simply appropriated.

Annotation last modified on 2021-03-25 23:53 UTC.

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1E la nave fa/Jean de Florette: La forza del destino
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Budapest State Opera (Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra)
conductor:
Iosif Conta (conductor)
recording of:
La forza del destino: Sinfonia
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
part of:
La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi8:07
2The Great Caruso/Awakenings: La bohème
soprano vocals [Mimi]:
Mirella Freni (soprano)
tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra sinfonica della RAI Roma (RAI Symphony Orchestra of Rome, founded 1936)
conductor:
Thomas Schippers (conductor and composer)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:07
3Silence of the Lambs: Goldberg Variations
harpsichord [cembalo]:
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
cover recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1841)
arrangement of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria (opening)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (catch-all for arrangements)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:15
4Dark Eyes: The Barber of Seville
contralto vocals [Rosina]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opéra de Paris
conductor:
Georges Sébastian (conductor)
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°5a. Cavatina “Una voce poco fa” … “Io sono docile” (Rosina)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I
Gioachino Rossini6:21
5Manhattan: Symphony no. 40
orchestra:
Nova Filarmonia Portuguesa
conductor:
Álvaro Cassuto (Portuguese composer and conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1788 until 1788-07-25)
part of:
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:56
6Carmen Jones: Carmen
mezzo-soprano vocals [Carmen]:
Giulietta Simionato (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic)
conductor:
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 2: II. Habanera
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
arranger:
Ernest Guiraud (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte I. No. 5 Habanera « L’amour est un oiseau rebelle » (Carmen, chœur)
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 2
Georges Bizet5:01
7Joy Luck Club: Humoresque
piano:
Leonard Hokanson (pianist)
recording of:
Humoresque no. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7, op. 101 no. 7: Poco lento e grazioso (for piano)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-08-07 until 1894-08-27)
part of:
8 Humoresques, B. 187, op. 101
Antonín Dvořák2:46
81000 Men and a Girl: La traviata
choir vocals:
Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
soprano vocals [Violetta]:
Renata Scotto (operatic soprano)
tenor vocals [Alfredo]:
José Carreras (Spanish tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Nino Verchi (conductor)
recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Brindisi “Libiamo, ne’ lieti calici” (Alfredo, Coro, Violetta)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi3:21
92001: A Space Odyssey: The Blue Danube Waltz
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava (Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Otto Aebi (Swiss conductor)
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss Jr.11:05
10Jennifer 8: Madame Butterfly
choir vocals:
Choir of Sofia Opera
orchestra:
Orchestra of Sofia Opera
conductor:
Boris Hinchev (conductor)
recording of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II. Coro a bocca chiusa (Humming Chorus)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Madama Butterfly: Atto II (Madame Butterfly: Act II, also: Atto II, parte 1)
Giacomo Puccini2:41
11The Music Lovers: Symphony no. 6
orchestra:
Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”: IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1893-02 until 1893-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky10:00
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liner notes:William Hogeland