The Nation’s Favourite, Volume Two

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Tannhäuser: „O du mein holder Abendstern”
baritone vocals [Wolfram]:
Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Ulf Schirmer (conductor)
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III, Scene II. „Wie Todesahnung, Dämm'rung deckt die Lande … O du mein holder Abendstern”
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1842-06 until 1843-04)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug III
Richard Wagner5:16
2Requiem: Ingemisco
tenor vocals:
Luciano Pavarotti (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
recording of:
Messa da requiem: IIh. Dies irae: Ingemisco (tenore)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1873 until 1874)
part of:
Messa da requiem: II. Dies irae (quartetto solista, coro) (full sequenza)
Giuseppe Verdi3:42
3Don Giovanni, K 527: “Il mio tesoro intanto”
tenor vocals [Don Ottavio]:
Plácido Domingo (tenor)
orchestra:
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
conductor:
Eugene Kohn (pianist, conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. No. 21 Aria “Il mio tesoro intanto” (Don Ottavio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:06
4Sea Drift
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone opera singer)
choir vocals:
Waynflete Singers
orchestra:
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Sea Drift, RT ii/3
premiered in:
Essen (on 1906-05-24)
lyricist:
Walt Whitman (19th c. American poet, essayist, and journalist)
composer:
Frederick Delius (composer) (from 1903 until 1904)
Frederick Delius5:06
5Roméo et Juliette : « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve »
soprano vocals [Juliette]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre National de la RDF (RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (conductor)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 3 Ariette « Je veux vivre dans ce rêve » (Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles Gounod3:39
6Liederkreis, op. 39: Mondnacht
piano:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recording of:
Liederkreis, op. 39: Nr. 5. Mondnacht
lyricist:
Joseph von Eichendorff
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1840)
part of:
Liederkreis, op. 39
Robert Schumann4:10
7La Damnation de Faust (The Damnation of Faust), op. 24: Part IV, scene 15: Romance: « D’amour l’ardente flamme »
soprano vocals [Marguerite]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
La damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie, scène 15. « D'amour l'ardente flamme » … « Au son des trompettes » (Marguerite, Chœur)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (composer)
part of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Quatrième Partie
Hector Berlioz8:20
8Norma: “Casta Diva”
flute:
Karen Jones (flautist)
soprano vocals:
Angela Gheorghiu (Romanian soprano)
vocals:
Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Evelino Pidò (conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini7:23
9Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope: Main Title
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Nic Raine
recording of:
Main Title (Star Wars)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (from 2014-12 until 2015-11)
publisher:
Bantha Music, Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Utapau Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Star Wars Holiday Special (television soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017 film score)
part of:
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
John Williams5:27
10Vertigo: Prelude and The Rooftop
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Joel McNeely (American score composer)
recording of:
Prelude (Vertigo)
composer:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
part of:
Vertigo (1958 film)
recording of:
Rooftop (Vertigo)
composer:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
part of:
Vertigo (1958 film)
Bernard Herrmann4:55
11The Mission: Main Theme
orchestra:
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Bateman (conductor)
recording of:
Gabriel’s Oboe (The Mission, main theme)
orchestrator and composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
publisher:
Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
part of:
The Mission
Ennio Morricone3:00
12On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: We Have All the Time in the World
orchestra:
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern (SWR Radio Orchestra Kaiserslautern)
conductor:
Dieter Reith
recording of:
We Have All the Time in the World (from the film "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service")
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
John Barry3:15