Orchestral Favourites / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Brilliant Classics
Release Date
November 20, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 20, 2020
    • UPC
      5028421961460
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI96146
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: Coronation Anthem

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Goldsmith's Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    2. Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    3. Aida, Act II: Gloria all' Egitto (Triumphal March and Chorus)

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    4. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    5. Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I: Au fond du temple saint

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Wynne Evans, Donald Maxwell

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    6. Orphee aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), Act II: Can-Can

      Composer: Jacques Offenbach

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    7. Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Nick Davies

    8. Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Wynne Evans

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    9. Danse macabre, Op. 40

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Nick Davies

    10. Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di, vedremo

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Deborah Norman

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    11. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

      Composer: Samuel Barber

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    12. Boléro

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    13. Finlandia, Op. 26

      Composer: Jean Sibelius

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    14. Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna

      Composer: Carl Orff

      Ensemble: Goldsmith's Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    15. Pavane, Op. 50

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Nick Davies

    16. And did those feet in ancient time (Jerusalem)

      Composer: Hubert Parry

      Ensemble: Goldsmith's Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    17. The Liberty Bell

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    18. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Largo al factotum della citta

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Donald Maxwell

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    19. An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    20. Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah

      Composer: George Frideric Handel

      Ensemble: Goldsmith's Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    21. 5 Military Marches, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance": No. 1 in D Major, "Land of Hope and Glory"

      Composer: Edward Elgar

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    22. O sole mio

      Composer: Eduardo di Capua

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Wynne Evans

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    23. Gayane, Act III: Sabre Dance

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    24. 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    25. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Introduction

      Composer: Richard Strauss

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    26. Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Overture

      Composer: Franz von Suppé

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    27. The Stars and Stripes Forever

      Composer: John Philip Sousa

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Rigby

    28. Rhapsody in Blue (arr. F. Grofé for piano and orchestra)

      Composer: George Gershwin

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Lucy Parham

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    29. Gold und Silber (Gold and Silver), Op. 79

      Composer: Franz Lehár

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Barry Wordsworth

    30. Nabucco, Act III: Va pensiero, "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves"

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    31. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

      Composer: Edvard Grieg

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Rigby

    32. Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (version for cello and piano)

      Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns

      Performer: Tim Gill, Roderick Elms

    33. Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile

      Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Wynne Evans

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    34. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

      Composer: Gustav Holst

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    35. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act I: Prelude

      Composer: Richard Wagner

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Rigby

    36. The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a: V. Waltz

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Rigby

    37. Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op. 449

      Composer: Johann Strauss II

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Barry Wordsworth

    38. Carmen Suite No. 1: Prelude - Aragonaise - Les toreador

      Composer: Georges Bizet

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    39. The Hebrides in D Major, Op. 26, MWV P7, "Fingal's Cave"

      Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Rigby

    40. Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev (arr. M. Ravel for orchestra)

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    41. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

      Composer: Giacomo Puccini

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Deborah Norman

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes

    42. L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act I: Overture

      Composer: Gioachino Rossini

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: John Rigby

    43. Gayane, Act III: Sabre Dance

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Philip Ellis

    44. Things to Come Suite: VI. March

      Composer: Arthur Bliss

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Robin Stapleton

    45. Prince Igor (Knyaz Igor), Act II: Polovtsian Dances

      Composer: Alexander Borodin

      Ensemble: Goldsmiths Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes


Classical hits from one of the world’s great orchestras: a fabulous introduction to the world of music at a super-budget price. Zadok the Priest was written in 1727 for the Coronation of King George II, but it’s now more familiar to millions of football fans as the anthem for the Champions League. You may never have listened to a Wagner opera, but if you’ve seen Apocalypse Now, you’ll know The Ride of the Valkyries. Composing a slow movement for a string quartet, Samuel Barber could hardly have imagined that his Adagio would tap so deeply into universal feelings of grief and reflection once it had become known as his Adagio for strings and used in countless TV programmes and film soundtracks. Classical music is everywhere, and on this 4-album set you can enjoy more than 40 of the most thrilling and powerful pieces ever written. The music in this collection is full of stories. A misty sea voyage off the coast of Scotland (The Hebrides, by Mendelssohn); a dazzling Russian coronation scene (The Great Gate of Kiev, by Mussorgsky); a young woman comforting her old father (O mio babbino caro, by Puccini); a dawn over Egypt (Morning Mood, by Grieg) as well as a display of the Egyptian empire in all its glory (Triumphal March, by Verdi) and all its brutality (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, also by Verdi). Great music transcends place and time.