Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album / Alexandre Tharaud, Barbara Hendricks, Samson Francois Alexis Weissenberg, et al.

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Album Summary

Performers

• Mady Mesple (Voice)
• Danielle Millet (Mezzo Soprano)
• Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
• Barbara Hendricks (Voice)
• Samson Francois (Piano)
• Cécile Ousset (Piano)
• Arleen Augér (Soprano)
• Peter Barley (Organ)
• José Garcia (Violin)
• Maria Tipo (Piano)
• Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)

Conductors

• Batiz, Enrique
• Boult, Adrian
• Cleobury, Stephen
• Labadie, Bernard
• Lombard, Alain
• Marriner, Sir Neville
• Muti, Riccardo
• Rattle, Simon, Sir
• Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Ensembles

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• Cellos of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Cellos
• Les Violons du Roy

Composers

• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 - 1959)
• Thomas Tallis (Composer) (circa 1505 - 1585)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
• Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
• Joseph Canteloube (1879 - 1957)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Johann Pachelbel (1653 - 1706)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)

Notes & Reviews:

EMI Classics is proud to present Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album, an exciting new release featuring 15 pieces of classical music personally selected by author E L James herself and referenced in her bestselling Fifty Shades book trilogy.

Fifty Shades of Grey - The Classical Album aims to provide the perfect accompaniment to the Fifty Shades reading experience, setting a mysterious and alluring atmosphere with just the slightest hint of danger... music includes The Tallis Sholars' sweeping version of Spem in Alium featured in the first novel, along with 14 other works from the books, all performed by world-class artists such as Sir Simon Rattle, King's College Choir, Alexanre Tharaud and more. The album features cover art based on the novels with a liner note from E L James.

The three novels in the Fifty Shades trilogy are published by Vintage Books and have sold more than 20 million copies in the U.S. alone. The books' various references to classical music have spurred sales of the pieces mentioned - even going so far as to cause one recording to jump to the top of the classical charts in the UK.

A top-priority release, EMI will be working with Vintage Books and author E L James to promote the album.

The Independent, September 2012
As a one-stop compilation of popular classical favourites, it's hugely enjoyable.

Notes & Reviews:

When E.L. James was writing her Twilight-slash-fic-turned-BSDM potboiler Fifty Shades of Grey, she apparently fueled her writing sessions by listening to tons of classical music. Once the book turned into a runaway hit, it only made sense to create a companion album, and that's what 2012's Fifty Shades of Grey: The Classical Album is: pieces that functioned as a soundtrack for James' writing, along with some compositions that crept their way into the text. Unsurprisingly, this makes it an album that's targeted not at the classical connoisseurs but rather fans of Fifty Shades of Grey looking for a dose of sophisticated danger. For that subset of listeners, this collection will serve their needs quite well. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891) : Lakmé :: Act 1. Flower Duet

• Performers: Mady Mesple (Voice); Danielle Millet (Mezzo Soprano)
• Conductor: Alain Lombard
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1883

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 974 :: Adagio

• Performer: Alexandre Tharaud (Piano)
• Conductor: Bernard Labadie
• Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy
• Running Time: 3 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1713-1714

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos

• Performer: Barbara Hendricks (Voice)
• Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
• Ensemble: Cellos of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Cellos
• Running Time: 6 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1938

Verdi, Giuseppe : La Traviata :: Prelude

• Conductor: Riccardo Muti
• Notes: Composition written: 1853.
• Running Time: 3 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Pachelbel, Johann : Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: after 1700

Tallis, Thomas : Spem in alium

• Running Time: 9 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: circa 1567

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Prelude for piano no 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT. 169

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1838-1839

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 :: Adagio sostenuto

• Performer: Cécile Ousset (Piano)
• Conductor: Simon Rattle
• Running Time: 4 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1900-1901

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis :: Opening

• Conductor: Adrian Boult
• Running Time: 6 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Canteloube, Joseph : Baïlèro

• Performer: Arleen Augér (Soprano)
• Conductor: Yan Tortelier
• Running Time: 6 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1923-1930

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9/1, CT. 108

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1830-1832

Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Requiem, Op. 48 :: In paradisum

• Performers: Peter Barley (Organ); José Garcia (Violin)
• Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
• Running Time: 3 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1887-1900

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 :: Aria

• Performer: Maria Tipo (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1741

Debussy, Claude : La fille aux cheveux de lin

• Performer: Moura Lympany (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147 :: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

• Performer: Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 07/02/1723