The Classic 100: Voice The Top 10 & Selected Highlights

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1Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 'Choral': IV. Finale (Ode to Joy)
choir vocals:
The Sydney Philharmonia Choir
solo baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
solo mezzo-soprano vocals:
Elizabeth Campbell (mezzo-soprano)
solo soprano vocals:
Cheryl Barker (soprano)
solo tenor vocals:
Steve Davislim (tenor)
orchestra:
Australian World Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Briger (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Ludwig van Beethoven21:26
2The Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Thomas Woods (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet5:51
3Messiah, HWV56, Hallelujah!
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel3:37
4Requiem, op. 48: 4. Pie Jesu
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré4:17
5Miserere
alto vocals:
Jenny Duck-Chong (alto/mezzo-soprano) (on 2001-11-21)
bass vocals:
Richard Anderson (operatic bass) (on 2001-11-21)
choir vocals:
Cantillation (on 2001-11-21)
soprano vocals:
Belinda Montgomery (soprano) (on 2001-11-21) and Jane Sheldon (Australian-American soprano) (on 2001-11-21)
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor) (on 2001-11-21)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (on 2001-11-21)
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus (on 2001-11-21)
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri12:29
6Requiem, KV626: Lacrimosa
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (catch-all for unknown editions)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:19
7Lakmé: Viens, Mallika...Sous le dôme épais
mezzo-soprano vocals [Mallika]:
Victoria Lambourn (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Lakmé]:
Milica Ilic (soprano)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Andrew Greene (Australian pianist / conductor)
recording of:
Lakmé : Acte I. No. 2 Duetto « Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs » … « Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé, Mallika)
composer:
Léo Delibes (French composer)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Edmond Gondinet
publisher:
Jenkinsongs Ltd.
part of:
Lakmé : Acte I
Léo Delibes5:20
8Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs): IV. Im Abendrot
soprano vocals:
Erin Wall (Canadian-American soprano) (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
recorded at:
Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 4. “In the Afterglow”) (from 2014-07-24 until 2014-07-26)
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (on 1948-05-06)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
premiered at:
Royal Albert Hall in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1950-05-22)
part of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150 (Four Last Songs, AV 150)
Richard Strauss8:05
9Carmina burana: Ave formosissima – O Fortuna
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers) and Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Chorus
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Blanziflor et Helena: XXIV. Ave formosissima
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix mundi: XXV. O Fortuna (reprise)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Cantiones profanæ cantoribus et choris cantandæ comitantibus instrumentis atque imaginibus magicis (Carmina Burana)
Carl Orff4:24
10Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
choir vocals:
Opera Queensland Chorus
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Johannes Fritzsch (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 Puccini3:15
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