Label: ABC Classics
Cat. No.: 476 6868
Medium: CD
No. Discs: 4
Over five hours of the biggest, boldest classical hits of all time. From Tchaikovsky's mighty 1812 Overture to the full force of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, this 4-CD collection is a power-charged ride through every dad's classical favourites. All the famous, soaring, stirring tunes, from Holst's The Planets, Elgar's Cello Concerto, Grieg's Piano Concerto, Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony, Orff's Carmina burana, the Dam Busters March, Raiders of the Lost Ark and much, much more.
|
| Artists: |
Jenny Duck-Chong (alto), Michael Dudman (organ), John Foster (trumpet), Guy Henderson (oboe), David Hobson (tenor), Rosario La Spina (tenor), Li-Wei (cello), Alison Morgan (soprano), Ian Munro (piano), Dene Olding (violin), Geoffrey Payne (trumpet), Teddy Tahu Rhodes (bass-baritone), Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano), Simon Tedeschi (piano), Niki Vasilakis (violin), Cantillation, Sydney Philharmonia Choir, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir. |
| Composers: |
Alford, JS Bach, Barber, Beethoven, Bizet, Bruch, Charpentier, Clarke, Coates, Dreyfus, Edwards, Elgar, Glinka, Grieg, Handel, Haydn, Holst, Jarre, Khachaturian, Koehne, Litolff, Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Orff, Prokofiev, Puccini, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rossini, Saint-Saens, Sculthorpe, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams, Verdi, Vivaldi, Wagner, Williams. |
| Conductors: |
Richard Bonynge, Nicholas Braithwaite, Stuart Challender, George Dreyfus, Michael Halasz, Craig Johnson, John Lanchbery, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Wilfred Lehmann, Sir Charles Mackerras, David Measham, Jorge Mester, Stephen Mould, Christopher Nicholls, Willem van Otterloo, David Porcelijn, Albert Rosen, Ola Rudner, David Stanhope, Michel Swierczewski, Vladimir Verbitsky, Arvo Volmer, Edo de Waart, Antony Walker, Thomas Woods. |
| Orchestras: |
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Australian Army Band Perth, Australian Youth Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Antipodes, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Australis, Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, The Queensland Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra. |
| Tracks: |
| CD 1 |
1 |
CARL ORFF (1895-1982)
O fortuna from Carmina burana
Sydney Philharmonia Motet and Symphonic Choirs
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker conductor |
2 |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953)
Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Nicholls conductor |
3 |
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)
Nimrod (Variation No. 9 from Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 'Enigma'
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope conductor |
4 |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS (1835-1921)
Maestoso - Allegro (Second movement - excerpt) from Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ'
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope conductor |
5 |
GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875)
Prelude from L'Arlesienne - Suite No. 1
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, John Lanchbery conductor |
6 |
ERIC COATES (1886-1957)
'The Dam Busters' March
The Queensland Orchestra, Michel Swierczewski conductor |
7 |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon, HWV67
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham conductor |
8 |
GEORGES BIZET
Au fond du temple saint (In the depths of the temple) fromLes Pecheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers)
David Hobson tenor, Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone
Sinfonia Australis, Thomas Woods conductor |
9 |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Hallelujah! from Messiah, HWV56
Sydney Philharmonia Motet and Symphonic Choirs
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Anthony Walker conductor |
10 |
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN (1732-1809)
Allegro (Third movement) from Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major, Hob. VIIe:1
Geoffrey Payne trumpet
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halasz conductor |
11 |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)
La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) - Overture
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Ola Rudner conductor |
12 |
RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)
The Ride of the Valkyries from The Valkyrie
West Australian Symphony orchestra, David Measham conductor |
13 |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
1812 - Overture, Op. 49
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender conductor |
CD 2 |
1 |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Toccata in D minor, BWV565
Michael Dudman organ |
2 |
MAURICE JARRE (b. 1924)
Building the Barn from Witness
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope conductor |
3 |
GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901)
Triumphal March from Aida
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Thomas conductor |
4 |
RICHARD WAGNER (1813-1883)
Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart conductor
LIVE RECORDING |
5 |
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)
Adagio - Moderato (First movement) from Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Li-Wei cello
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Braithwaite conductor |
6 |
GIACOMO PUCCINI (1858-1924)
Nessun dorma (No-one shall sleep) from Turandot
Rosario La Spina tenor
The Queensland Orchestra, Stephen Mould conductor |
7 |
GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
Zadok the Priest, HWV258 from Coronation Anthems
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Choir
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker conductor
LIVE RECORDING |
8 |
TRADITIONAL IRISH arr. Percy Grainger
Irish Tune from County Derry (Danny Boy)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender conductor |
9 |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Allegro (First movement) from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV1048
Orchestra of the Antipodes, Antony Walker conductor |
10
11
12 |
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Concerto in G major 'Alla rustica'
I. Presto
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Albert Rosen conductor |
13 |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893)
Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (First movement - excerpt) from Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flaat minor, Op. 23
Simon Tedeschi piano
The Queensland Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor |
14 |
MODESTE MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881)
Dawn on the Moscow River from Khovanshchina
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham conductor |
15 |
GEORGES BIZET (1838-1875)
Toreador's Song from Carmen
Teddy Tahu Rhodes baritone, Alison Morgan soprano, Jenny Duck-Chong, Sally-Anne Russell mezzo-sopranos, Cantillation
Sinfonia Australis, Antony Walker conductor |
16 |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)
Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (excerpt)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Thomas conductor |
17 |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
An die Freude (Ode to Joy) from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Sydney Philharmonia Motet and Symphonic Choirs
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker conductor
LIVE RECORDING |
CD 3 |
1 |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Allegro con brio (First movement) from Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Willem von Otterloo conductor |
2 |
JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
Finlandia, Op. 26
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmer conductor |
3 |
GIOACHINO ROSSINI (1792-1868)
William Tell Overture
Tasmanian Symphony Orchstra, Ola Rudner conductor |
4 |
NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV (1844-1908)
The Flight of the Bumble-Bee from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Verbitsky conductor |
5 |
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
Gloria in excelsis Deo from Gloria in D major, RV589
Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir
Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra, Antony Walker conductor
LIVE RECORDING |
6 |
MAX BRUCH (1838-1920)
Finale (Allegro energico) from Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Niki Vasilakis violin
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Lang-Lessing conductor |
7 |
SAMUEL BARBER (1910-1981)
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Jorge Mester conductor |
8 |
GEORGE DREYFUS (b. 1928)
Rush
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, George Dreyfus conductor |
9 |
PETER SCULTHORPE (b. 1929)
Small Town
Guy Henderson oboe
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender conductor |
10 |
ROSS EDWARDS (b. 1943)
Ecstatic (Third movement) from Maninyas - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Dene Olding violin
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Stuart Challender, conductor |
11 |
HENRY LITOLFF (1818-1891)
Scherzo from Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D major, Op. 102
Ian Munro piano
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, David Porcelijn conductor |
12 |
MODESTE MUSSORGSKY (1839-1881)
The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham conductor
LIVE RECORDING |
CD 4 |
1 |
GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934)
Mars from The Planets
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, David Stanhope conductor |
2 |
SIR EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Thomas conductor |
3 |
KENNETH ALFORD (1881-1945)
Colonel Bogey - March
Australian Army Band, Perth, Capt. Craig Johnson conductor |
4 |
MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER (1643-1704)
Prelude from Te Deum, H146
John Foster trumpet, David Drury organ |
5 |
ARAM KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978)
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia from Spartacus
West Australian Symphony Orchestra, David Measham conductor |
6 |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Wilfred Lehmann conductor |
7 |
MIKHAIL GLINKA (1804-1857)
Overture - Ruslan and Ludmila
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart conductor |
8 |
EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907)
Allegro molto moderato (First movement) from Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Simon Tedeschi piano
The Queensland Orchestra, Richard Bonynge conductor |
9 |
JOHN WILLIAMS (b. 1932)
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Main Title
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Stanley Black conductor |
10 |
JEREMIAH CLARKE (c. 1674-1707) arr. Roger Voisin
Trumpet Voluntary
John Foster trumpet, David Drury organ |
11 |
GRAEME KOEHNE (b. 1956)
Powerhouse
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Edo de Waart conductor |
12 |
GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934)
Jupiter from The Planets
Australian Youth Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras conductor
LIVE RECORDING |
|
| Medium: |
CD |
| No. of Discs: |
4 |
| SKU #: |
12790 |
| Label: |
ABC Classics |
| Catalog #: |
476 6868 |
|
