The Best of Kuschelklassik

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1Turandot: Nessun dorma
tenor vocals:
Paul Potts
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini2:53
2Hijo de la luna
José María Cano Andrés3:23
3Adagio g‐moll
engineer:
Georges "Youri" Kisselhoff (audio/sound engineer)
producer:
Georges Kadar
orchestra:
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Malgoire (conductor and oboist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tommaso Albinoni8:22
4Liebestraum
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
recording of:
Liebestraum As-Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”, S. 541 Nr. 3 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
Franz Liszt5:22
5Serenade Nr. 13 g‐dur KV 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: Romance
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic Orchestra (New York Philharmonic) (on 1973-03-12)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1973-03-12)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-03-12)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: II. Romance. Andante (on 1973-03-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:30
6Palladio: Allegretto
Karl Jenkins3:43
7Schwanensee: Introduction. Moderato assai
engineer:
Sid McLauchlan (engineer/producer) (from 1990-05-08 until 1990-05-12)
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1990-05-08 until 1990-05-12)
conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist) (from 1990-05-08 until 1990-05-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1991)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1990-05-08 until 1990-05-12)
recording of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III, no. 20: Danse hongroise: Czárdás: Moderato assai - Allegro moderato: Vivace (from 1990-05-08 until 1990-05-12)
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer)
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III
part of:
Swan Lake, op. 20: Act III (ed. Drigo)
Peter Tschaikowsky3:11
8La Wally: Ebben? Ne andro lontano
soprano vocals:
Sarah Brightman
recording of:
La Wally: Atto I. “Ebben? Ne andrò lontana” (Wally)
composer:
Alfredo Catalani (composer)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1892)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
part of:
La Wally: Atto I
Alfredo Catalani4:02
9Out of Africa (O.S.T. Jenseits von Afrika)
recording engineer:
Shawn Murphy (producer/engineer)
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1992)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1992)
recording of:
Main Theme (Out of Africa) (in 1992)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
I Had a Farm in Africa (Out of Africa, main title)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
part of:
Out of Africa (soundtrack of the 1985 film)
John Barry4:28
10En Aranjuez con tu amor
recording of:
En Aranjuez con tu amor (spanish lyrics)
lyricist:
Alfredo García Segura
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1968)
is based on:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo3:55
11Porgy and Bess: Summertime
flute:
Jean‐Pierre Rampal (flautist)
conductor:
Michel Colombier (French score composer)
arranger:
Michel Colombier (French score composer)
instrumental recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
George Gershwin3:28
12Romance
classical guitar:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
John Williams3:12
13The Ludlows (O.S.T. Legenden der Leidenschaft)
recording of:
The Ludlows
orchestrator:
Don Davis (American score composer) and Thomas Pasatieri
composer:
James Horner (American score composer)
part of:
Legends of the Fall
James Horner5:37
14Nothing Else Matters
recording of:
Nothing Else Matters
writer:
James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich
publisher:
Creeping Death Music
James Hetfield / Lars Ulrich4:41
15Love Theme (O.S.T. Der Pate)
Nino Rota2:49
16Fantasia on Greensleeves
violin:
David Nadien (on 1969-12-08)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1969-12-08)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1969-12-08)
recorded at:
Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 1969-12-08)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (on 1969-12-08)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams5:00
17Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)
Lucio Quarantotto4:03
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1Ave Maria
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1976-01)
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
choir vocals:
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir (in 1976-01)
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor) (in 1976-01)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera) (in 1976-01)
conductor:
Kurt Herbert Adler (conductor) (in 1976-01)
arranger and orchestrator:
Douglas Gamley (film composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1976)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-01)
live recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements) (in 1976-01)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Schubert’s Ave Maria: Latin “Ave Maria” text sung to the tune of ‘Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”’)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
version of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
recording of:
Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert; catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
arrangement of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
recording of:
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria” (Schubert's song, not the Bach/Gounod work; original for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Jairo (Argentinean singer) and Sir Walter Scott (19th-century Scottish author)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1825)
translator:
Adam Storck
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 839)
Franz Schubert4:55
2Peer Gynt: Morgenstimmung
engineer:
Dag Kristoffersen (engineer)
producer:
Arild Erikstad and David Mottley (producer)
orchestra:
Oslo‐Filharmonien (Oslo Philharmonic) (from 1987-05-15 until 1987-05-17)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer) (from 1987-05-15 until 1987-05-17)
recorded at:
Oslo Konserthus (The Oslo Concert Hall) in Oslo, Norway (from 1987-05-15 until 1987-05-17)
recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning (from 1987-05-15 until 1987-05-17)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
Edvard Grieg4:17
3Orchestersuite d‐dur BWV 1068: Air
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:33
4Die Moldau
orchestra:
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra)
recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
Friedrich Smetana5:22
5Für Elise – Bagatelle a‐moll Woo 59
instruments:
Bella Davidovich (pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:56
6Streichquintett e‐dur op. 11(13) Nr. 5: Minuetto
orchestra:
Tchaikovsky Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Lazar Gosman (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Luigi Boccherini (Italian composer)
arrangement of:
Quintet in E major, G. 275, op. 11 no. 5: III. Minuetto (con un poco di moto)
Luigi Boccherini3:22
7Pavane op. 50
vocals and conductor:
Bobby McFerrin
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
recording of:
Pavane, op. 50 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré5:20
8Comptine d’un autre été
Yann Tiersen2:18
9Der Karneval der Tiere: Aquarium
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
flute:
Paula Robison (flutist) (on 1962-04-09)
glockenspiel:
David Hopper (glockenspiel) (on 1962-04-09)
piano:
Naomi Segal (duo-pianist) (on 1962-04-09) and Ruth Segal (duo-pianist) (on 1962-04-09)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic (on 1962-04-09)
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (on 1962-04-09)
recorded at:
Manhattan Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-04-09)
edit of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (with narration) by Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist), Paula Robison (flutist), David Hopper (glockenspiel), Naomi Segal (duo-pianist), Ruth Segal (duo-pianist), New York Philharmonic
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium, string quartet (violins, viola, cello), two pianos, flute, and glass harmonica) (on 1962-04-09)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:14
10Sonate für Klavier Nr. 14 cis‐moll op. 27,2 „Mondscheinsonate“
piano:
Ludwig Hoffmann (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven6:01
11Serenade
Franz Schubert4:06
12Weep You No More Sad Fountains (O.S.T. Sinn und Sinnlichkeit)
recording engineer:
Paul Hulme
assistant engineer:
Jon Bailey (engineer), Ben Georgiades and Steve Orchard (producer and engineer)
producer:
Patrick Doyle (Scottish score composer) and Maggie Rodford
editor:
Roy Prendergast
soprano vocals:
Jane Eaglen (soprano)
conductor:
Robert Ziegler (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label)
recorded at:
Lyndhurst Hall (main recording hall of AIR Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Weep You No More Sad Fountains
orchestrator:
Lawrence Ashmore (composer, arranger and orchestrator)
composer:
Patrick Doyle (Scottish score composer)
Patrick Doyle3:05
13Moon River
classical guitar:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
cover recording of:
Moon River
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!), BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV, Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The 34th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1961 winner)
Henry Mancini / John Mercer4:02
14Love Gets Old
Benji Hughes / Holly Palmer3:11
15Deep Blue
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
George Fenton (English score composer)
George Fenton5:39
16To the One Who Knows
electronic drum set, membranophone and percussion:
Charlie Adams (Drummer)
keyboard:
Yanni (Greek new age keyboardist Yiannis Chrysomallis)
recording of:
To the One Who Knows
composer:
Yanni (Greek new age keyboardist Yiannis Chrysomallis)
Yanni5:34
17Bolero
conductor:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel8:01

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manufactured in:EU (Europe)
artwork:Schiller‐Design
distributed by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)
copyrighted (©) by:Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) GmbH (use as © & ℗ holders or as distributors only, between 2005/03/24–2009/01/14) (in 2008)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11656864 [info]
ASIN:DE: B001DCQJ6S [info]