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Spectacular Classics

Mariss Jansons · Adrian Boult · Andrew Davis · Charles Groves · Riccardo Muti · André Previn · John Barbirolli · Neville Marriner · Simon Rattle · Andrew Litton

Virgin TV2004Cat. VTDCD 6372h 49m38 tracks

Spectacular Classics (2004), CD, on Virgin TV. Music by William Walton, Aram Khachaturian, Edward Elgar, George Frideric Handel, performed by Mariss Jansons, Adrian Boult, Andrew Davis, Charles Groves; 38 tracks.

Composers

Tracklist

Disc 1

01

Candide - Overture

Leonard Bernstein - Candide: Overture

Andrew Litton, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

4:13

02

Summertime (Porgy and Bess) (Film 'There's Something about Mary')

George Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene I. “Summertime” (Bess)

John McGlinn, Kiri Te Kanawa

2:42

04

On the Beautiful Blue Danube (Film '2001: A Space Odyssey')

Johann Strauss II - An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

3:48

06

The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

Adrian Boult, Philharmonia Orchestra, Hugh Bean

6:26

07

Symphony no. 6, op. 68 "Pastoral" (Film 'Big Fish')

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”

Riccardo Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:42

08

Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16

Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16

Neville Marriner, London Symphony Orchestra, Cécile Ousset

4:28

09

Spartacus: Adagio (TV 'The Onedin Line')

Aram Khachaturian - Spartacus, op. 82: Act 1. 8. Aegina's variation and Bacchanalia

Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

4:46

11

The Planets: Jupiter (Film 'Annie Hall')

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Simon Rattle, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:50

12

Where Eagles Dare

Ron Goodwin - Main Title

3:12

15

Percy Grainger - Shepherd’s Hey

2:14

16

Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G (Film 'A Clockwork Orange')

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 4 in G major

5:05

17

Pictures at an Exhibition: The Hut on Fowl's Legs

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Tableaux d’une exposition

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

3:25

18

Pictures at an Exhibition: The Great Gate at Kiev (Film 'Jabberwocky')

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Tableaux d’une exposition

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

5:26

Disc 2

01

Ruslan and Ludmilla - Overture

Mikhail Glinka - Руслан и Людмила: Увертюра

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Bavarian State Orchestra

5:21

02

Polovtsian Dances

Alexander Borodin - Polovtsian Dances

Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

3:52

03

Fantasia on 'Greensleeves'

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

John Barbirolli, Sinfonia of London

4:41

04

O mio babbino caro (Film 'A Room with a View')

Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)

Antonio Pappano, London Symphony Orchestra, Angela Gheorghiu

2:09

06

William Walton - Crown Imperial

Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Noel Rawsthorne

6:36

08

Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (Film 'Misery')

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra, Horacio Gutiérrez

3:24

09

Intermezzo (Film 'Raging Bull')

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Riccardo Muti, Philharmonia Orchestra

3:44

10

Aram Khachaturian - Masquerade Suite, op. 48a

Efrem Kurtz, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:24

11

Montagues and Capulets

Sergei Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet: Suite no. 2, op. 64ter

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

4:50

12

Concierto de Aranjuez (Film 'Brassed Off')

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Julian Bream

4:47

15

'Spitfire' Prelude (Film 'The First of The Few')

William Walton - Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

3:24

16

'Spitfire' Fugue (Film 'The First of The Few')

William Walton - Spitfire Prelude and Fugue: Fugue

Charles Groves, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

4:00

17

The Ride of the Valkyries (Film 'Apocalypse Now')

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

4:47

19

Ode to Joy (Film 'Clockwork Orange')

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”

Adrian Boult, Joseph Flummerfelt, Riccardo Muti

3:22

Disc 3

01

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral')

George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

2:50

02

Zadok the Priest (Film 'The Madness of King George')

George Frideric Handel - The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258

Andrew Davis, Royal Choral Society

6:04

03

Summer (Film 'Pacific Heights')

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”

Jean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra

2:53

05

Jean Sibelius - Karelia-sarja, op. 11

John Barbirolli, The Hallé

3:46

06

Waltz no. 2 (Film 'Eyes Wide Shut')

Dmitri Shostakovich - Suite for Variety Orchestra

Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:46

07

Gabriel Fauré - Pavane, op. 50

David Willcocks, Philharmonia Orchestra, Choir of King's College, Cambridge

6:50

08

Bolero (Film '10')

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

5:17

09

The Banks of Green Willow

George Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow, Idyll

Neville Dilkes, English Sinfonia

6:07

16

Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 (Land of Hope and Glory)

Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major

Andrew Davis, Royal Choral Society

6:29

17

Hubert Parry - Jerusalem

Andrew Davis, Royal Choral Society

2:29

18

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49

Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic

6:03