The Classical Album 2005 [US Version]

The greatest artists of today on this 2-on-1CD includes Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, Luciano Pavarotti,Hayley Westenra, Russell Watson, Renée Fleming, Bond, José Carreras, Bryn Terfel, Dominic Miller, Nigel Kennedy, Kiri Te Kanawa and many more. Decca. 2005.

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Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : En Aranjuez con tu amor

Performers: Lorin Maazel (Violin); Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1968
Language: Spanish
Studio/Live: Studio

Agustín Lara (1897 - 1970) : Granada

Performer: Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone)
Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1932
Language: Spanish
Studio/Live: Studio

Derek Strange / Bond : Viva! (after Vivaldi)

Ensemble: Bond (String Quartet)
Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, Maori : Pokare Kare Ana

Performer: Hayley Westenra (Voice)
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Form: Vocal
Language: Maori
Studio/Live: Studio

Meyerbeer, Giacomo : Die Afrikanerin

Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Oliviero de Fabritiis
Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: This selection begins with "Mi batte il cuor..."
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1864
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Studio

Einaudi, Ludovico : Una mattina

Performer: Ludovico Einaudi (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Studio/Live: Studio

Sartori, Francesco : Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò), song

Performers: Katherine Jenkins (Mezzo Soprano); James Banbury (Keyboards); James Banbury (Percussion)
Conductor: James Banbury
Ensemble: Czech Film Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

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

Ensemble: Duel
Notes: This arrangement of the canon (which is presented in excerpted form) features synthesizers.
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: after 1700
Studio/Live: Studio

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

Performers: Julian Rachlin (Viola); Jan Jansen (Harpsichord); Elizabeth Kenny (Theorbo); Stacey Watton (Double Bass); Maarten Jansen (Cello); Henk Rubingh (Violin); Candida Thompson (Violin); Janine Jansen (Violin)
Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1725
Studio/Live: Studio

Handel, George Frideric : MEDLEY :: Ombra mai fù (Allegro)

Performer: Andreas Scholl (Countertenor)
Conductor: Roger Norrington
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1738
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Studio

Doors, The : The Unknown Soldier

Performer: Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
Conductor: Peter Scholes
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Vocal
Studio/Live: Studio

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Casanova :: Nuns' Chorus

Performer: Kiri Te Kanawa (Soprano)
Conductor: Julius Rudel
Ensemble: Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1928
Language: German
Studio/Live: Studio

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 13 in A flat major, Op. 25/1, CT. 26

Performer: Nelson Freire (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1835-1837
Studio/Live: Studio

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai : Flight of the Bumblebee

Performer: Julian Lloyd Webber (Cello)
Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 1 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1901
Studio/Live: Studio

Horner, James : Braveheart :: For the Love of a Princess

Conductor: James Horner
Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Film Score
Written: 1995
Studio/Live: Studio

Hans Zimmer / Lisa Gerrar : Gladiator, film score :: Now We Are Free

Performers: Lisa Gerrard (Voice); Hans Zimmer (Synthesizer)
Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Film Score
Written: 2000
Studio/Live: Studio

Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904) : Rusalka :: Mesicku na nebi hlubokem (O Silver Moon)

Performer: Renée Fleming (Soprano)
Conductor: Sir Solti
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Language: Czech
Studio/Live: Studio

Pacco, Roberto : Amore e Musica

Performer: Russell Watson (Tenor)
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Form: Vocal
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Studio

Musumarra, Romano : Il canto

Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Romano Musumarra
Ensemble: Rome Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Studio

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: Questa o quella

Performer: Placido Domingo (Tenor)
Conductor: Carlo Giulini
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Studio

Bizet, Georges : The Pearl Fishers, opera :: The Pearl Fishers' Duet

Performers: Bryn Terfel (Bass Baritone); Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 5 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1863
Language: French
Studio/Live: Studio

Denza, Luigi : Funiculì funiculà

Performer: José Carreras
Conductor: Eduardo Müller
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1880
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Studio

Sting : Fragile

Performers: Kaori Muraji (Guitar); Dominic Miller (Guitar)
Running Time: 3 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Studio/Live: Studio

Tavener, John : Song for Athene

Conductor: Edward Higginbottom
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford
Running Time: 5 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Choral
Written: 1993
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Verdi, Giuseppe : Rigoletto :: La donna è mobile

Performer: Joseph Calleja (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Chailly
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1851
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Studio

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopedie for piano no 1

Performer: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1888
Studio/Live: Studio

Donizetti, Gaetano : L' elisir d'amore, opera :: Una furtiva lagrima

Performer: Juan Flórez (Tenor)
Conductor: Riccardo Frizza
Ensemble: Verdi Grand Symphonic Orchestra Milan
Running Time: 4 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1832
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Studio

Traditional, English : Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song)

Performer: Kathleen Ferrier (Alto)
Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Mascagni, Pietro : Ave Maria, for voice & orchestra

Performer: Angela Gheorghiu (Soprano)
Conductor: Ion Marin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Language: Latin
Studio/Live: Studio

Theodorakis, Mikis : Zorba :: Zorba's Dance

Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Ensemble: Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
Running Time: 3 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1987
Studio/Live: Studio

Williams, John : Schindler's List :: Main Theme

Performer: Janine Jansen (Violin)
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1993.
Running Time: 3 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Film Score
Written: 1993
Studio/Live: Studio

Huljic, Tonci : Explosive

Ensemble: Bond (String Quartet)
Running Time: 3 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Studio/Live: Studio

Lovland, Rolf : You Raise Me Up

Performers: Fionnuala Sherry (Violin); Secret Garden (Voice); Rolf Lovland (Voice)
Ensemble: Secret Garden
Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Sheyne, Pamela : Never Say Goodbye (after Ravel)

Performer: Hayley Westenra (Voice)
Conductor: Ian Dean
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
Language: English
Studio/Live: Studio

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Nessun Dorma

Performers: Placido Domingo (Tenor); The Three Tenors (Voice); José Carreras; Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Ensemble: Florence Maggio Musicale Orchestra
Notes: Composition written: 1926.
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1926
Language: Italian
Studio/Live: Live

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