The Best of the Classical Bits

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1Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-08-09 until 1971-08-11)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1971-08-09 until 1971-08-11)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (from 1971-08-09 until 1971-08-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1972)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1971-08-09 until 1971-08-11)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (from 1971-08-09 until 1971-08-11)
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
George Frideric Handel3:02
2Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
orchestra:
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:46
3Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini: Variation 18 (extract)
piano:
Bella Davidovich (pianist)
orchestra:
Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:38
4William Tell Overture (extract) (the famous Lone Ranger theme)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
William Tell Overture: Finale, March of the Swiss Soldiers (allegro vivace) (Lone Ranger theme)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
part of:
Guillaume Tell : Ouverture (William Tell: Overture)
Gioachino Rossini3:04
5Peer Gynt Suite: Morning
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg (classical pianist, and sound engineer and producer of classical music recordings for Philips)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1975-11)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1975-11)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-11)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood) (in 1975-11)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg34:36
6Peer Gynt Suite: In the Hall of the Mountain King
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg (classical pianist, and sound engineer and producer of classical music recordings for Philips)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1975-11)
conductor:
Raymond Leppard (conductor and harpsichordist) (in 1975-11)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-11)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King) (in 1975-11)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:31
7Rhapsody in Blue (extract) (as on the ‘Galaxy’ chocolate ads)
piano:
Werner Haas (classical pianist, NOT the 50s schlager singer Werner Hass) (in 1970-10)
orchestra:
Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1970-10)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (in 1970-10)
partial 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 Gershwin4:45
8Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet (extract)
orchestra:
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor)
partial recording of:
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42, ČW 39 (1880 version, commonly performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869)
revised by:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1870, in 1880)
dedicated to:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (Mily Balakirev, composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 42) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 39)
revision of:
Romeo and Juliet (1870, rarely performed)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:08
9The Four Seasons: Spring. I. Allegro
recorded in:
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel (Canton of Neuchâtel), Switzerland (in 1982-07)
violin:
Pina Carmirelli (violinist) (in 1982-07)
orchestra:
I Musici (in 1982-07)
conductor:
Pina Carmirelli (violinist) (in 1982-07)
recording of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro (in 1982-07)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1723)
part of:
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera” (Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “Spring”)
Antonio Vivaldi3:32
10The Blue Danube Waltz
orchestra:
Vienna Symphony Orchestra (in 1961-11)
conductor:
Wolfgang Sawallisch (conductor) (in 1961-11)
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss5:38
11Air on a G String (the ‘Hamlet’ cigars theme)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1976-06)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1976-06)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-06)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (catch-all for unknown versions/arrangements) (in 1976-06)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:21
12Canon (basis for The Farm’s single ‘Altogether Now’)
orchestra:
I Musici (in 1982-07)
recorded at:
Théâtre et Salle de musique in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel (Canton of Neuchâtel), Switzerland (in 1982-07)
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 Pachelbel4:42
13Adagio (music from Simon Mayo’s ‘True Confessions’ on Radio 1)
pipe organ:
Maria Teresa Garatti (keyboardist) (in 1960-11)
orchestra:
I Musici (in 1960-11)
recorded at:
Aula la magna de l'ateneo Antoniano in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (in 1960-11)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (in 1960-11)
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni6:57
14Waltz of the Flowers (as used in TV ads for ‘Flash Liquid’)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1982-02)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1982-02)
recording of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a: III. Valse des fleurs. Tempo di Valse
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a
revision of:
Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов (The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II, Scene III. Waltz of the flowers, valse des fleurs; waltz of the flowers)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:42
15Intermezzo from “Karelia” Suite (theme from ‘This Week’)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (in 1984-10)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1984-10)
recording of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11: I. Intermezzo (Karelia Suite, op. 11: I. Intermezzo, for orchestra) (in 1984-10)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1893)
part of:
Karelia-sarja, op. 11 (Karelia Suite, op. 11)
Jean Sibelius3:55
16The Enigma Variations: “Nimrod” (as on the ‘Malvern’ water ads)
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36: IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
dedicated to:
Augustus J. Jaeger
part of:
Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36
Edward Elgar3:51
17Bolero (extract) (made famous by Bo Derek in ‘10’ and Torvill & Dean on ice!)
engineer:
Claus Strüben (german sound engineer) (in 1982-06)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 1982-06)
conductor:
Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1982-06)
recorded at:
Studio Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1982-06)
partial recording of:
Boléro
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel5:13
18Carmina Burana: ‘O Fortuna’ (used in the ‘Old Spice’ ads and in ‘The Omen’)
recording engineer:
Roger de Schot and Stan Taal
producer:
Michael Bremner (producer/engineer)
editor:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music) and Albert Kos (engineer/editor)
choir vocals:
Shinyukai Choir (in 1988-06)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1988-06-25 until 1988-06-26)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (from 1988-06-25 until 1988-06-26)
chorus master:
Shin Sekiya (choirmaster) (from 1988-06-25 until 1988-06-26)
balance engineer:
Erdo Groot (sound engineer for recordings of classical music)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1988-06)
recording of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna imperatrix mundi: I. O Fortuna (in 1988-06)
composer:
Carl Orff (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
B. Schott’s Söhne (publisher; do not use as label)
version of:
O Fortuna (Poem, CB 17)
part of:
Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi
Carl Orff2:20

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manufactured in:United Kingdom
printed in:United Kingdom
photography:Kate Garner
liner notes:Gary Davies (DJ)
manufactured by:PDO (Philips DuPont Optical, Blackburn, UK)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1993)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7424919 [info]
ASIN:UK: B000026EOU [info]