Ultimate Classics

1

Overture

03:51

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Associate Producer: Michael Haas - Conductor: Sir Georg Solti - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2

Largo: 'Ombra mai fu' [Serse, HWV 40]

05:32

London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell

Producer: John Culshaw - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: George Szell - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

3

Ave verum corpus, K.618

03:50

The Choir of St John’s Cambridge, Peter White, George Guest

Producer: Harley Usill - Choir: The Choir of St John’s Cambridge - Engineer: Alan Reeve - Organ: Peter White - Conductor: George Guest - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4

Judex [Mors et Vita]

04:33

Richard Hickox Orchestra, Richard Hickox

Recording Producer: Chris Hazell - Orchestra: Richard Hickox Orchestra - Conductor: Richard Hickox - Recording Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Composer: Charles Gounod

5

Silent Worship (Did'st Thou Not See My Lady?) [Tolomeo, HWV 25]

02:38

Kenneth McKellar, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Adrian Boult

Tenor: Kenneth McKellar - Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Conductor: Sir Adrian Boult - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Producer: Erik Smith - Balance Engineer: Peter Attwood - Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson

6

Violin Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50

09:22

Willi Boskovsky, Wiener Mozart Ensemble

Conductor: Willi Boskovsky - Ensemble: Wiener Mozart Ensemble - Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven - Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Balance Engineer: James Lock

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2. Bailero

06:40

Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

Soprano: Kiri Te Kanawa - Producer: Paul Myers - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Jeffrey Tate - Composer: Joseph Canteloube - Balance Engineer: John Dunkerley

8

The Young Prince and the Young Princess [Scheherazade, Op.35]

11:56

London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Gruenberg, Leopold Stokowski

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Violin: Erich Gruenberg - Conductor: Leopold Stokowski - Composer: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Producer: Tony D'Amato - Balance Engineer: Arthur Lilley

9

1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (Edit)

09:09

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

Producer: Ray Minshull - Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Conductor: Lorin Maazel - Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

10

Wiegenlied, Op.49, No.4

02:10

Renata Tebaldi, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Anton Guadagno

Producer: Christopher Raeburn - Soprano: Renata Tebaldi - Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra - Balance Engineer: Stanley Goodall - Conductor: Anton Guadagno - Composer: Johannes Brahms

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Abide With Me

04:18

Bruce Blyth, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Richard Farnes, Stephen Cleobury

Treble: Bruce Blyth - Producer: Chris Hazell - Choir: Choir of King's College, Cambridge - Organ: Richard Farnes - Conductor: Stephen Cleobury - Composer: Will Henry Monk - Balance Engineer: Colin Moorfoot

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3. Rondo (Allegro vivace)

03:56

Barry Tuckwell, London Symphony Orchestra, Peter Maag

Horn: Barry Tuckwell - Recording Producer: Ray Minshull - Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra - Recording Producer: Michael Bremner - Recording Engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson - Conductor: Peter Maag - Engineer: Alan Abel - Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

13

"Hallelujah" [Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2]

03:41

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

Chorus: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus - Producer: Chris Hazell - Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner - Composer: George Frideric Handel - Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon