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Corporate Authors: Decca Records (Firm)
Group Author: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.; Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.; Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750.; Pachelbel, Johann, 1653-1706.; Malotte, Albert Hay, 1895-1964.; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791.; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847.; Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924.; Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893.; Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907.; Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901.; Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934.; Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880.; Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.; Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.; Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900.; Grétry, André-Ernest-Modeste, 1741-1813.; Mascagni, Pietro, 1863-1945.; Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707.; Parry, C. Hubert H. (Charles Hubert Hastings), 1848-1918.; Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.; Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937.; Roberton, Hugh S., 1874-1952.; Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912.; Adams, Stephen, 1844-1913.; Stainer, John, 1840-1901.; Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943.; Godard, Benjamin, 1849-1895.; Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904.; Bizet, Georges, 1838-1875.; Rodrigo, Joaquín.; Balfe, M. W. (Michael William), 1808-1870.; Hoffstetter, Roman, 1742-1815.; Ketèlbey, Albert W. (Albert William), 1875-1959.; Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893.; Irvine, Jessie Seymour, 1836-1887.; Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957.; Debussy, Claude, 1862-1918.; Canteloube, Joseph, 1879-1957.; Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay, 1844-1908.; Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897.; Monk, William Henry, 1823-1889.
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Compact discs.
Carrier Form: 5 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Index Number: M1
CLC: J657.6
Call Number: #WCD/170013
Contents: disc 1. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba / Handel (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields) (3:14) ; Ave Maria / Schubert (Joan Sutherland) (4:53) ; Jesu joy of man's desiring / Bach (Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge) (7:28) ; Canon in D / Pachelbel (Stuttgarter Kammerorchester) (4:34) ; The Lord's prayer / Malotte (Stuart Burrows) (3:01) ; Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Allegro / Mozart (Academy of St. Martin of the Fields) (5:50) ; Violin concerto in E minor, op. 64. Andante / Mendelssohn (Ruggiero Ricci) (7:45) ; Un bel dì vedremo / Puccini (Renata Tebaldi) (4:51) ; Dance of the sugar plum fairy ; Waltz of the flowers / Tchaikovsky (Wiener Philharmoiker) (7:35) ; Piano concerto in A minor, op. 16. Allegro moderato e marcato, Quasi presto, Anadante maestoso / Grieg (Radu Lupu) (10:29) ; Chorus of the Hebrew slaves / Verdi (Konzertvereinigung Weiner Staatsopernchor) (4:46) ; Pomp and circumstance march no. 1 / Elgar (London Philharmonic Orchestra) (6:36) -- disc 2. Orpheus in the Underworld. Overture / Offenbach (L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) (8:57) ; Nuns' chorus / Strauss (Joan Sutherland) (3:51) ; Sheep may safely graze / Bach (Stuttgarter Kammerorchester) (4:31) ; Für Elise / Beethoven (Vladimir Ashkenazy) (2:59) ; The lost chord / Sullivan (Stuart Burrows) (3:53) ; Pantomime and finale / Grétry (Richard Hickox Orchestra) (5:10) ; La donna è mobile / Verdi (Luciano Pavarotti) (2:21) ; Cavalleria rusticana. Intermezzo / Mascagni (National Philharmonic Orchestra) (3:16) ; Trumpet voluntary / Clarke (Philip Jones) (2:47) ; I know that my Redeemer liveth / Handel (Kiri Te Kanawa) (5:53) ; Jerusalem / Parry (Canterbury Cathedral Choir) (2:39) ; La traviata. Prelude / Verdi (National Philharmonic Orchestra) (4:05) ; Emperor piano concerto / Beethoven (Vladimir Ashkenazy (10:34) ; Fantasia on greensleeves / Vaughan Williams (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields) (4:20) ; Boléro. Finale / Ravel (L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) (5:03) -- disc 3. Morning mood / Grieg (Wiener Philharmoniker) (4:01) ; All in the April evening / Roberton (Treorchy Male Choir) (3:19) ; Aida. Grand march / Verdi (Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia) (11:38) ; Méditation / Massenet (Nigel Kennedy) (5:43) ; The holy city / Adams (Stuart Burrows) (4:53) ; Oh rest in the Lord, wait patiently for Him / Mendelssohn (Kathleen Farrier) (3:45) ; God so loved the world / Stainer (Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge) (4:00) ; Piano concerto no. 2. Moderato / Rachmaninov (Vladimir Ashkenazy) (11:08) ; Angels guard thee / Godard (Kenneth McKellar) (4:59) ; New world symphony. Largo / Dvořák (London Symphony Orchestra) (5:09) ; Pearl fishers' duet / Bizet (Luciano Pavarotti) (6:38) -- disc 4. The Hebrides. Overture / Mendelssohn ; Che gelida manina / Puccini (Luciano Pavarotti) (4:41) ; Guitar concerto. Adagio / Rodrigo (Carlos Bonell) (10:54) ; I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls / Balfe (Joan Sutherland) (4:36) ; String quartet in F major, op. 3, no. 5. Andante cantabile / Hoffstetter (Stuttgarter Kammerorchester) (4:01) ; Take a pair of sparkling eyes / Sullivan (Thomas Round) (5:09) ; Sanctuary of the heart / Ketèlbey (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) (3:58) ; Ave Maria / Gounod (Leontyne Price) (2:42) ; The Lord is my shepherd / Irvine (Huddersfield Choral Society) (3:33) ; Blow the wind southerly (Kathleen Ferrier) (2:25) ; The Londonderry air / arr. John Iveson (The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble) (3:04) ; Karelia suite, op. 11. Alla marcia / Sibelius (Philharmonia Orchestra) (4:31) ; Clair de lune / Debussy (Pascal Rogé) (5:35) ; Ode to joy / Beethoven (Pilar Lorengar) (7:32) -- disc 5. The marriage of Figaro. Overture / Mozart (London Philharmonic Orchestra) (3:54) ; Largo / Handel (London Symphony Orchestra) (5:31) ; Ave verum corpus / Mozart (Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge) (3:50) ; Judex / Gounod (Richard Hickox Orchestra) (4:32) ; Silent worship / Handel (Kenneth McKellar) (2:42) ; Violin romance no. 2 / Beethoven (Willi Boskovsky) (9:28) ; Bailèro / Canteloube (Kiri Te Kanawa) (6:44) ; The young prince and the young princess / Rimsky-Korsakov (London Symphony Orchestra) (11:56) ; Piano concerto no. 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso / Tchaikovsky (Vladimir Ashkenazy) (9:08) ; Lullaby / Brahms (Renata Tebaldi) (2:16) ; Abide with me / Monk (Bruce Blyth) (4:25) ; Horn concerto no. 4. Rondo / Mozart (Barry Tuckwell) (4:01) ; Hallelujah chorus / Handel (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus) (3:43).