The Classic 100 - Swoon

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Australia’s top 100 moments of musical bliss

Annotation last modified on 2020-05-19 16:07 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume I CD1
2▼CD: Volume I CD2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Trois Gymnopédies: Gymnopédie no. 1
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:01
2Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: 1. Adagio – Moderato
cello and solo cello:
Li-Wei Qin (cellist)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Braithwaite (conductor)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Edward Elgar8:24
3Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Roger Woodward (pianist)
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Dutoit (conductor)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff11:58
4Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Adagietto
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1901 until 1902)
part of:
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler9:57
5Piano Concerto no. 5 in E‐flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco moto
piano:
Gerard Willems (Australian pianist)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Ludwig van Beethoven7:37
6Ave, verum Corpus, KV618
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (for chorus, string and organ)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1791-06-18)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, first edition, 1862, K¹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 618), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 618) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 618)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:26
7Je crois entendre encore (I Think I Hear It Still) From Les Pêcheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers)
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Marco Guidarini (conductor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 4 Romance « Je crois entendre encore » (Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet3:38
8Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (excerpt)
orchestra:
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (aka The Queensland Orchestra between 2001–2010)
conductor:
Patrick Thomas (Australian conductor)
partial recording of:
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1910)
is based on:
Nine Psalm Tunes for Archbishop Parker’s Psalter: No. 3 “Why Fum’th in Fight” (Psalm 2)
Ralph Vaughan Williams6:15
9Im Abendrot (In Sunset’s Glow) From Four Last Songs
soprano vocals:
Erin Wall (Canadian-American soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
live recording of:
Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150: IV. „Im Abendrot“ (Four Last Songs, AV 150: 4. “In the Afterglow”)
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 Strauss7:53
10The Gadfly – Concert Suite op. 97a: VIII. Romance
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recorded at:
ABC Odeon in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
recording of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a: VIII. Romance (from 1999-09-14 until 1999-09-16)
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1955)
arranger:
Левон Атовмьян (Lev Atovmyan, Russian composer, arranger, editor, and administrator)
part of:
The Gadfly Suite, op. 97a
Dmitri Shostakovich6:23
11Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
orchestra:
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Spartacus, op. 82
Aram Khachaturian5:39
12Humming Chorus From Madama Butterfly
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 Puccini3:13
3▶CD: Volume I CD3
4▶CD: Volume I CD4
5▶CD: Volume II CD1
6▶CD: Volume II CD2
7▶CD: Volume II CD3
8▶CD: Volume II CD4

Credits

Release group

part of:Classic 100 (number: 2015) (order: 13)