The Classic 100 - Swoon

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Australia’s top 100 moments of musical bliss

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume I CD1
2▶CD: Volume I CD2
3▶CD: Volume I CD3
4▶CD: Volume I CD4
5▶CD: Volume II CD1
6▶CD: Volume II CD2
7▼CD: Volume II CD3
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1Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11
organ:
David Drury (organist)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Cantique de Jean Racine, op. 11 (for choir and piano or organ)
lyricist:
Jean Racine (French dramatist)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1865)
dedicated to:
César Franck (Belgian‐born French composer)
part of:
Works of Gabriel Fauré by opus number (number: op. 11)
Gabriel Fauré5:17
2Lascia, ch'io pianga (Let me weep) from Rinaldo, HWV7
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
George Frideric Handel4:19
3Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, KV488: II. Adagio
piano:
Simon Tedeschi (Australian pianist)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Alexander Briger (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488: II. Andante (Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1786 until 1786-03-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:32
4Clarinet Quintet in A Major, KV581: II. Larghetto
cello:
Daniel Yeadon (cello and viol player)
clarinet:
John Lewis (clarinetist)
viola:
Nicole Forsyth (violist)
violin:
Rebecca Somers and Scott Taggart
recording of:
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello in A major, K. 581 "Stadler Quintet": II. Larghetto
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
part of:
Quintet for Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello in A major, K. 581 "Stadler Quintet"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:42
5Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings)
choir vocals:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Johannes Fritzsch (conductor)
chorus master:
Jonathan Grieves-Smith
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: IV. “Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen” (Chor)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Johannes Brahms5:08
6Symphony No. 3 Op. 36 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs': II. Lento e largo
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Takuo Yussa (Takuo Yuasa, Japanese conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e largo: Tranquillissimo - Cantabilissimo - Dolcissimo - Legatissimo (ended)
lyricist:
Helena Wanda Błażusiakówna
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Polish composer) (in 1976)
part of:
Symphony no. 3, op. 36 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki8:48
7Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV1050: II. Affettuoso
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Erin Helyard
recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
version of:
Concerto D-Dur, BWV 1050a: II. Adagio
part of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 5 D-Dur, BWV 1050 (Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:21
8Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (My heart opens at the sound of your voice) from Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Sally-Anne Russell (Australian mezzo-soprano vocalist)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nicholas Milton (conductor)
recording of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
part of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II
Camille Saint‐Saëns6:17
9Pavane Op. 50
orchestra:
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Pavane in F-sharp minor, op. 50 (for orchestra and (optional) chorus)
lyricist:
Robert de Montesquiou
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (in 1887)
arrangement of:
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré5:24
10Summertime From Porgy and Bess
soprano vocals:
Shu-Cheen Yu (Chinese-Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
George Gershwin2:42
11Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, KV299: II. Andantino
flute:
Geoffrey Collins (flautist)
harp:
Suzanne Handel (harpist)
orchestra:
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Arvo Volmer (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299: II. Andantino
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1778-04)
part of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:12
12Marietta's Song: Glück das mir verblieb (Happiness That Has Stayed with Me) From Die tote Stadt (The Dead City)
soprano vocals:
Beverly Sills (soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Julius Rudel (conductor)
recording of:
Die tote Stadt: Akt I. „Glück, das mir verblieb” (Marietta's Lied)
composer and librettist:
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Austrian composer and conductor)
part of:
Die tote Stadt, op. 12
Erich Wolfgang Korngold8:00
8▶CD: Volume II CD4

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part of:Classic 100 (number: 2015) (order: 13)