The Classic 100 - Swoon

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Australia’s top 100 moments of musical bliss

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Tracklist

1▼CD: Volume I CD1
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1The Lark Ascending: Romance for Violin and Orchestra
violin:
Dimity Hall
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams17:12
2Clarinet Concerto in A major, KV622: II. Adagio
clarinet:
Donald Westlake (clarinetist)
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Robert Pikler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC for short, national public broadcaster, for copyrights/licensing use only) (in 2003)
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
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 Mozart7:35
3Adagio for Strings, op. 11
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Jorge Mester (conductor)
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 Barber8:14
4Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror Within Mirror)
cello:
Sally Maer (English/Australian cellist)
piano:
Sally Whitwell (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Spiegel im Spiegel (for cello and piano)
composer:
Arvo Pärt (Estonian composer) (in 1978)
arrangement of:
Spiegel im Spiegel (for violin and piano)
Arvo Pärt9:25
5Miserere
conductor:
Anthony Walker
performer:
Cantillation
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 Allegri12:29
6Méditation From Thaïs
violin:
Barbara Jane Gilby (violinist)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet5:40
7Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 “Enigma”: IX. Nimrod
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
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 Elgar4:31
8Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission
oboe:
Diana Doherty (oboist)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Mark Summerbell (conductor)
recording of:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme)
publisher:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Ennio Morricone2:31
9Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré4:16
10Adagio in G minor (excerpt)
orchestra:
ABC Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
William Motzing (conductor, composer, trombonist)
partial recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
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)
Remo Giazotto5:21
2▶CD: Volume I CD2
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

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