The Best of Classical

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Performed by the royal philharmonic orchestra.

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of: Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major premiered in: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19) publisher: Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer) composer: Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901) publisher: Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes) part of: Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39	Sir Edward Elgar		5:34
2	Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco (1888 version, most often performed) composer: Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02) part of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed) revision of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco (1879 version, rarely performed) revision of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)	Пётр Ильич Чайковский		7:09
3	Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon (instrumental arrangement) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra instrumental recording of: Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337: I. Canon composer: Johann Pachelbel (composer) part of: Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337	Johann Pachelbel		4:40
4	Carmen Suite no. 1: I. Prelude / II. Aragonaise / III. Les Toreadors (assembled by Ernest Guirard) producer: Alan Boyd (musician, sound engineer, producer and filmmaker) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conductor: Philip Ellis balance engineer: Gary Thomas (engineer) concertmaster: Jonathan Carney (violinist, conductor and concertmaster) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Imagination Entertainments (in 2002) and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (in 2002) recorded at: Angel Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2002-01-07 until 2002-01-10) recording of: Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! ») composer: Georges Bizet (French composer) is based on: Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès) is based on: Carmen : Prélude part of: Carmen Suite no. 1	Georges Bizet		6:01
5	Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11 orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of: Adagio for Strings orchestrator: Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1938) composer: Samuel Barber (American composer) (in 1936) premiered by: NBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1938-11-05) and Arturo Toscanini (conductor) (on 1938-11-05) premiered at: [radio broadcast] (1938-11-05) publisher: Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and G. Schirmer Inc. arrangement of: String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio	Samuel Barber		7:46
6	Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo composer: Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888) publisher: Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew part of: Cavalleria rusticana part of: Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)	Pietro Mascagni		3:18
7	Turandot: Act III. "Nessun dorma" (Calaf) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic 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 Puccini		2:59
8	Solomon, HWV 67: "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of: Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748) publisher: Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain) part of: Solomon, HWV 67: Act III	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:12
9	Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18 orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra live recording of: Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18 premiered in: Moscow, Russia (on 1901-11-09) composer: Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1900-10 until 1901-04) dedicated to: Nikolai Dahl premiered at: [Philharmonic Society Concert] (1901-11-09) publisher: A. Gutheil (in 1901) part of: Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 6) and Works of Sergei Rachmaninoff by opus number (number: op. 18)	Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов		11:30
10	Le nozze di Figaro, KV 492: Overture orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786) part of: Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation) part of: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart		4:29
11	Fantasia on Greensleeves, for harp, flute & strings (arranged by R. Greaves; from the opera "Sir John In Love") orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of: Fantasia on “Greensleeves” 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 Williams		4:22
12	O sole mio, for voice & piano (or orchestra) orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of: ’O sole mio lyricist: Giovanni Capurro (in 1898) composer: Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”) (in 1898) publisher: Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice	Eduardo di Capua		2:18
13	Guillaume Tell: Overture orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra partial recording of: Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture) composer: Gioachino Rossini (composer) librettist: Hippolyte Louis-Florent Bis (librettist) and Étienne de Jouy part of: Guglielmo Tell (italian version by Calisto Bassi) part of: Guillaume Tell	Gioachino Rossini		3:29
14	The Merry Widow Waltz, for orchestra (from "Die lustige Witwe") orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording of: Die lustige Witwe: Akt II. Valse moderato composer: Franz Lehár (composer) part of: Die lustige Witwe: Akt II	Franz Lehár		5:49

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Barcode:: 724356354128
Format:: 2×CD
Length:: 2:25:26

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Type:: Album
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: [Multiple languages]
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

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EMI Gold

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United Kingdom
2005

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