Sounds of Excellence: 200 Greatest Classics, Vol. 11

Peter Savidge (Performer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Francis Poulenc (Composer), Carl Orff (Composer), Samuel Barber (Composer), Gabriel Faure (Composer), Franz Joseph Haydn (Composer), Clifford Bunford (Conductor), Kurt Graunke (Conductor), John Davies (Conductor), Leslie Jones (Conductor), Cardiff Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Graunke Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Spitfields Sinfonietta of London (Orchestra), Little Orchestra of London (Orchestra), Andrew Lucas (Performer), Huw Tregelles Williams (Performer), Martin Jones (Performer), Richard McMahon (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Peter Savidge, Andrew Lucas, Huw Tregelles Williams, Martin Jones, Richard McMahon
• Orchestra: Cardiff Symphony Orchestra, Graunke Symphony Orchestra, Spitfields Sinfonietta of London, Little Orchestra of London
• Conductor: Clifford Bunford, Kurt Graunke, John Davies, Leslie Jones
• Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Francis Poulenc, Carl Orff, Samuel Barber, et al.
• Audio CD (July 21, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Platinum Disc
• ASIN: B00003XADR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #266,553 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Polka italienne, for piano, 4 hands in E flat minor/E flat major, TN ii/21

2. Linden Lea, song for voice & orchestra ('In Linden Lea'; 'A Dorset Song')

3. Élégie, for horn & piano, FP 168

4. Prelude for piano No.6 in G minor, Op. 23/5

5. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O Fortuna

6. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O Fortuna

7. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11: [Excerpt]

8. Requiem, for 2 solo voices, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 48: Pie Jesu

9. Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ('The Bells of Moscow'), Op. 3/2

10. Pavane, for orchestra & chorus ad lib in F sharp minor, Op. 50

11. For All the Saints Who from Their Labours Rest, hymn ('Sine nomine')

12. Russian Rhapsody, for 2 pianos in E minor, TN ii/23

13. Divertimento a 8, for baryton, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass & 2 horns in A minor/A major, H. 10/3

Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Classical Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 8-SEP-1999