Classic CD, Volume 75: The Top Classical Recordings of All Time

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1L’incoronazione di Poppea - Act 3, Scene 5, “Signor, oggi rinasco ai prima fiori” / “Non più s'interporrà noia o dimora”
soprano vocals [Nerone]:
Dana Hanchard
soprano vocals [Poppea]:
Sylvia McNair (soprano)
orchestra:
The English Baroque Soloists
conductor:
John Eliot Gardiner
Claudio Monteverdi5:45
2The Kirnberger Chorales - “Jesu, meine freude”, BWV 713
organ:
Christopher Herrick (organist)
recording of:
Fantasia super "Jesu, meine Freude", BWV 713
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Chorale Preludes, Kirnberger Collection (number: 24) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 713)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:57
3Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence - “Tristis est anima mea”
choir vocals:
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
conductor:
Marcus Creed (conductor)
recording of:
Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence: No. 4. Tristis est anima mea
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1938)
part of:
Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence, FP 97
Francis Poulenc3:37
4Orphée et Eurydice - Act 2, Scene 2, “Quel nouveau ciel pare ce lieux?” (Opening)
mezzo-soprano vocals [Orphée]:
Jennifer Larmore (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of San Francisco Opera
conductor:
Donald Runnicles (conductor)
Christoph Willibald Gluck3:01
5Roméo et Juliette - Act 1, “Ah! Je veux vivre dans le rêve…”
soprano vocals [Juliette]:
Ruth Ann Swenson (soprano)
orchestra:
Munich Radio Orchestra (The Munich Radio Orchestra)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod4:00
6Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042 - Allegro (Opening)
violin:
Viktoria Mullova (violinist)
orchestra:
The Mullova Ensemble
partial recording of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042: I. Allegro (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-Dur, BWV 1042 (Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:18
7O Ierusalem - De sancto Ruperto (Opening)
reeds [reed drones]:
Robert White (reed/bagpipe player)
soprano vocals:
Emily Van Evera (soprano), Poppy Holden (soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano) and Judith Stell
conductor:
Christopher Page (conductor and medieval music scholar)
Hildegard of Bingen2:29
8Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Variation 26
piano:
Glenn Gould (pianist)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Variatio 26. a 2 Clav.
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 (Goldberg Variations, BWV 988)
Johann Sebastian Bach0:56
9Symphony no. 3, “Eroica”, op. 55 - Fourth movement, Finale (Poco andante - Presto) (Ending)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:22
10String Quintet in C major, D 956 - Adagio (Opening)
cello:
Pablo Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals) and Paul Tortelier (cellist)
viola:
Milton Katims (violist and conductor)
violin:
Alexander Schneider (violinist and conductor) and Isaac Stern (violinist)
partial recording of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956: II. Adagio
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Franz Schubert4:30
11Tristan Und Isolde - Act 2, Scene 1, “Hörst du sie noch?” (Extract)
soprano vocals [Brangäne]:
Blanche Thebom (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals [Isolde]:
Kirsten Flagstad (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Wilhelm Furtwängler (conductor)
partial recording of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II, Szene I. "Hörst du sie noch?"
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-10 until 1859-08)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1857-08-20 until 1857-09-18)
part of:
Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Akt II
Richard Wagner4:26
12Requiem - “Dies irae” / “Tuba mirum”
choir vocals:
Robert Shaw Chorale
orchestra:
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Arturo Toscanini (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi4:13
13Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85 - “Adagio - Moderato” (Ending)Edward Elgar2:17
14Piano Concerto in F major - Third movement, “Finale: Allegro agitato” (Ending)
piano:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
orchestra:
Aalborg Symphony (Aalborg Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Wayne Marshall (British pianist, organist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: III. Allegro agitato
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
George Gershwin3:20
15Jungle Book - “The Beaches of Lukannon”
choir vocals:
Polyphony (choir)
orchestra:
The Polyphony Orchestra
conductor:
Stephen Layton (English conductor)
recording of:
Jungle Book: V. The Beaches of Lukannon
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
part of:
Jungle Book
Percy Grainger3:27
16La Cenerentola - Act 1, Scene 4, “Una volta c'era…un soave non so che” (Extract)
contralto vocals [Angiolina]:
Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo‐soprano)
tenor vocals [Don Ramiro]:
William Matteuzzi (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Gioachino Rossini3:15
17Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98 - Fourth movement, “Allegro non troppo” (Opening)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer)
partial recording of:
Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98: IV. Allegro energico e passionato
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98 (Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98)
Johannes Brahms7:29
18Tosca - Act 2, “Ed or fra noi parliam da buoni amici” / “Orsù, Tosca, parlate” (Opening)
baritone vocals [Scarpia]:
Tito Gobbi (baritone)
bass vocals [Sciarrone]:
Dario Caselli (operatic bass)
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Giuseppe Di Stefano (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Victor de Sabata (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Ed or fra noi parliam da buoni amici” (Scarpia, Tosca)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
partial recording of:
Tosca: Atto II. “Orsù, Tosca, parlate” … “Basta, Roberti” (Scarpia, Tosca, Cavaradossi, Spoletta, Sciarrone)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto II (Tosca: Act II)
Giacomo Puccini6:26
19Navarra - “Allegro non troppo”
piano:
Edvard Syomin (pianist)
Isaac Albéniz5:32

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part of:Classic CD (Future Publishing release series) (number: 75) (order: 49)
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