40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

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Album Summary

Performers

• Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Marie-Claire Alain (Organ)
• Placido Domingo (Tenor)
• Piero Toso (Violin)
• Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)

Conductors

• Barenboim, Daniel
• Conlon, James
• Corboz, Michel
• Davis, Andrew
• Foster, Lawrence
• Gardiner, John Eliot
• Janowski, Marek
• Kamu, , Okko
• Keilberth, Joseph
• Lazarev, Alexander
• Leppard, Raymond
• Lombard, Alain
• Martinon, Jean
• Mehta, Zubin
• Neumann, Vaclav
• Parry, David
• Rizzi, Carlo
• Santi, Nello
• Saraste, Jukka-Pekka
• Scimone, Claudio

Ensemble

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Composers

• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
• Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
• Arthur Wood (1875 - 1953)
• Samuel Barber (Composer) (1910 - 1981)
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Thomas Arne (1710 - 1778)
• Carl Orff (1895 - 1982)
• Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Sergey Prokofiev (1891 - 1953)
• Hubert Parry (1848 - 1918)
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
• Eric Coates (Composer) (1886 - 1957)
• Henry J. Wood (Conductor) (1869 - 1944)
• Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957)
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
• Richard Wagner (Classical) (1813 - 1883)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
• Fritz Spiegl (1926 - 2003)
• Ronald Binge (1910 - 1979)
• Julius Fucik (Composer) (1872 - 1916)
• Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - 1704)
• Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978)
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

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Works Details

Orff, Carl : Carmina burana :: O Fortuna

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Zubin Mehta
• Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1935-1936

Wagner, Richard : Die Walküre :: Ride of the Valkyries

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
• Running Time: 5 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1854-1856

Verdi, Giuseppe : Nabucco :: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
• Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1842

Elgar, Edward : Coronation Ode, Op. 44

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 6 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: March
• Written: 1901

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565 :: [Excerpt]

• Performers: Stuart Wilson (Descant); Marie-Claire Alain (Organ)
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1708

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 :: 1st movement

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Joseph Keilberth
• Running Time: 8 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1808

Handel, George Frideric : Coronation Anthem :: [Excerpt]

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: John Gardiner
• Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1727

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Nessun dorma

• Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Nello Santi
• Notes: Composition written: 1926.
• Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1926

Strauss, Richard : Also Sprach Zarathustra :: Opening

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Alain Lombard
• Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1896

Prokofiev, Sergei : Romeo and Juliet :: Dance of the Knights

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Jukka-Pekka Saraste
• Notes: Composition written: 1935-36.
• Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1935-1936

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : 1812 Overture, Op. 49 :: Finale

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Zubin Mehta
• Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1880

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"

• Performers: Stuart Wilson (Descant); Piero Toso (Violin)
• Conductor: Claudio Scimone
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: Hallelujah Chorus

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Raymond Leppard
• Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Parry, Charles Hubert : Jerusalem

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1916

Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 :: Mars

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 6 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1916

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" :: Ode to Joy

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1824

Mussorgsky, Modest : Pictures at an exhibition :: Promenade

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: James Conlon
• Running Time: 1 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1874-1922

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Symphony no 3 in C minor, Op. 78 "Organ" :: Finale (excerpt)

• Performers: Stuart Wilson (Descant); Marie-Claire Alain (Organ)
• Conductor: Jean Martinon
• Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1886

Verdi, Giuseppe : Aida, opera :: Grand March

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
• Notes: Composition written: 1871.
• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1871

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"

• Performers: Stuart Wilson (Descant); Piero Toso (Violin)
• Conductor: Claudio Scimone
• Running Time: 2 min. 47 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Spiegl, Fritz : Radio 4 UK, television theme for orchestra

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: David Parry
• Running Time: 5 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 :: Jupiter (excerpt)

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1916

Elgar, Edward : Enigma Variations :: Nimrod

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1898-1899

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Fantasia on Greensleeves

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1934

Coates, Eric [Composer] : The Dam Busters, march for the film score

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: David Parry
• Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: March
• Written: 1954

Binge, Ronald : Sailing By, for orchestra (theme for BBC Radio 4's Late Night Shipping Forecast)

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: David Parry
• Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1963

Coates, Eric [Composer] : By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: David Parry
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1930

Wood, Arthur : My Native Heath, suite for orchestra :: Barwick Green (Maypole Dance)

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: David Parry
• Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1925

Wood, Henry J. : Fantasia on British Sea Songs :: Sailor's Hornpipe (Jack's the Lad)

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: David Parry
• Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Fucik, Julius [Composer] : Entry of the Gladiators (Einzug der Gladiatoren), march for orchestra, Op. 68

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Václav Neumann
• Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: March
• Written: 1912

Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings :: [Excerpt]

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Lawrence Foster
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1936

Wagner, Richard : Tannhäuser :: Overture (excerpt)

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Marek Janowski
• Running Time: 3 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1843-1865

Sibelius, Jean : Finlandia, Op. 26

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 7 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1900

Sibelius, Jean : Karelia Suite, Op. 11 :: Intermezzo

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Kamu
• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1893

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine : Prelude to the Te Deum

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Michel Corboz
• Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Overture

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Alain Lombard
• Running Time: 3 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Ravel, Maurice : Boléro :: [Excerpt]

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Alain Lombard
• Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1928

Verdi, Giuseppe : Il Trovatore :: Anvil Chorus

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Carlo Rizzi
• Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1853

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: Sabre Dance

• Performer: Stuart Wilson (Descant)
• Conductor: Alexander Lazarev
• Notes: Composition written: 1941-42.
• Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1941-1942

Arne, Thomas Augustine : Rule Britannia

• Performers: Stuart Wilson (Descant); Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
• Conductor: Andrew Davis
• Running Time: 4 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1740