The Very Best of Desert Island Discs

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1Così fan tutte: 'Soave sia il vento'
recording of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I. No. 10 Terzettino “Soave sia il vento” (Fiordligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Così fan tutte: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:13
2Cavalleria Rusticana: Easter Hymn
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Regina coeli laetare” (Coro) (Easter Hymn, Easter Hymn)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor)
librettist:
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni6:02
3Requiem: Dies Irae
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIa. Dies irae: Dies irae (coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi2:23
4Don Carlos: 'The Oath duet'
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto I, scena 1. N°4 “Dio, che nell’alma infondere amor …” (Carlo, Rodrigo)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto I (II) (1883 revision (4 acts) in italian)
Giuseppe Verdi3:24
5Misa Criolla: Agnus Dei
Ariel Ramírez3:53
6Songs of the Auvergne: Baïlèro
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Denisa Slepkovska (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Denisa Šlepkovská (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Wildner (conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube5:15
7The Marriage of Figaro: 'Dove sono'
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scena VI. (no. 20) Aria “Dove sono i bei momenti” (La Contessa)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:59
8Don Giovanni: 'La ei darem la mano'
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I. No. 7 Duettino “Là ci darem la mano” (Don Giovanni, Zerlina)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:08
9Miserere
recording of:
Miserere mei, Deus
composer:
Gregorio Allegri (composer)
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 9)
quotes lyrics from:
Miserere mei (words from Psalm 51)
Gregorio Allegri11:52
10Requiem: In Paradisum
Gabriel Fauré3:09
11Tristan and Isolde: 'Liebestod'
Richard Wagner6:52
12Carmina Burana: 'O Fortuna'
Carl Orff2:43
13Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves
Giuseppe Verdi4:43
14Symphony No.9: 'Ode to Joy'
Ludwig van Beethoven7:56
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1Cello Concerto: 1st Movement
Edward Elgar8:49
2Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral': 'The Shepards' Song'
Ludwig van Beethoven10:08
3Gymnopédie No.1
Erik Satie3:09
4The Lark Ascending
Ralph Vaughan Williams15:31
5Clarinet Concerto: 1st Movement
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: I. Allegro (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:08
6Rhapsody of a Theme of Paganini: Variation 18
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:44
7Prélude à l'aprés-midi d'un faune
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy9:15
8String Quintet in C major: Adagio (excerpt)
Franz Schubert5:14
9Symphony No.5: Adagietto
Gustav Mahler12:05
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1Double Violin Concerto: 1st movement
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach4:01
2Piano Quintet in A major, 'The Trout': 4th movement
Franz Schubert7:40
3Piano Concerto No. 5, 'Emperor': 2nd movement
Ludwig van Beethoven8:04
4Concerto de Aranjuez: Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo10:27
5Violin Concerto: 1st movement
Felix Mendelssohn13:13
6Piano Concerto No.21 'Alvira Madigan': 2nd movement
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:16
7Rhapsody in Blue
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin16:58

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part of:Desert Island Discs compilations (order: 3)