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Orchestral Favourites / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Brilliant Classics

Orchestral Favourites / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Nov 20, 2020
Catalog #
BRI96146
UPC
5028421961460

About

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.

Tracklist 45 tracks

  1. 1 Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: Coronation Anthem 05:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: Coronation Anthem
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Goldsmith's Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  2. 2 Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries 05:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  3. 3 Aida, Act II: Gloria all' Egitto (Triumphal March and Chorus) 07:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    Aida, Act II: Gloria all' Egitto (Triumphal March and Chorus)
    Duration
    07:38
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Ensemble
    Royal Choral Society, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  4. 4 Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) (version for orchestra) 03:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  5. 5 Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I: Au fond du temple saint 04:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I: Au fond du temple saint
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Performer
    Wynne Evans, Donald Maxwell
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  6. 6 Orphee aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), Act II: Can-Can 02:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    Orphee aux enfers (Orpheus in the Underworld), Act II: Can-Can
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Jacques Offenbach
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  7. 7 Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor 04:29
    Track
    7
    Title
    Slavonic Dances, Series 1, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nick Davies
  8. 8 Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma! 02:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Wynne Evans
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  9. 9 Danse macabre, Op. 40 07:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    Danse macabre, Op. 40
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nick Davies
  10. 10 Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di, vedremo 05:40
    Track
    10
    Title
    Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di, vedremo
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Deborah Norman
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  11. 11 Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 07:46
    Track
    11
    Title
    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
    Duration
    07:46
    Composer
    Samuel Barber
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  12. 12 Boléro 14:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    Boléro
    Duration
    14:40
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  13. 13 Finlandia, Op. 26 07:58
    Track
    13
    Title
    Finlandia, Op. 26
    Duration
    07:58
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  14. 14 Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna 02:33
    Track
    14
    Title
    Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Carl Orff
    Ensemble
    Goldsmith's Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  15. 15 Pavane, Op. 50 06:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    Pavane, Op. 50
    Duration
    06:28
    Composer
    Gabriel Fauré
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Nick Davies
  16. 16 And did those feet in ancient time (Jerusalem) 02:50
    Track
    16
    Title
    And did those feet in ancient time (Jerusalem)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Ensemble
    Goldsmith's Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  17. 17 The Liberty Bell 02:26
    Track
    17
    Title
    The Liberty Bell
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    John Philip Sousa
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  18. 18 Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Largo al factotum della citta 04:51
    Track
    18
    Title
    Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Largo al factotum della citta
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Performer
    Donald Maxwell
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  19. 19 An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314 09:52
    Track
    19
    Title
    An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314
    Duration
    09:52
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  20. 20 Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah 04:10
    Track
    20
    Title
    Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Ensemble
    Goldsmith's Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  21. 21 5 Military Marches, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance": No. 1 in D Major, "Land of Hope and Glory" 05:33
    Track
    21
    Title
    5 Military Marches, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance": No. 1 in D Major, "Land of Hope and Glory"
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Edward Elgar
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  22. 22 O sole mio 02:18
    Track
    22
    Title
    O sole mio
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Eduardo di Capua
    Performer
    Wynne Evans
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  23. 23 Gayane, Act III: Sabre Dance 02:26
    Track
    23
    Title
    Gayane, Act III: Sabre Dance
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  24. 24 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 15:56
    Track
    24
    Title
    1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49
    Duration
    15:56
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  25. 25 Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Introduction 01:52
    Track
    25
    Title
    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Introduction
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  26. 26 Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Overture 06:40
    Track
    26
    Title
    Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry): Overture
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Franz von Suppé
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  27. 27 The Stars and Stripes Forever 03:30
    Track
    27
    Title
    The Stars and Stripes Forever
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    John Philip Sousa
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Rigby
  28. 28 Rhapsody in Blue (arr. F. Grofé for piano and orchestra) 18:18
    Track
    28
    Title
    Rhapsody in Blue (arr. F. Grofé for piano and orchestra)
    Duration
    18:18
    Composer
    George Gershwin
    Performer
    Lucy Parham
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  29. 29 Gold und Silber (Gold and Silver), Op. 79 07:14
    Track
    29
    Title
    Gold und Silber (Gold and Silver), Op. 79
    Duration
    07:14
    Composer
    Franz Lehár
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Barry Wordsworth
  30. 30 Nabucco, Act III: Va pensiero, "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" 04:15
    Track
    30
    Title
    Nabucco, Act III: Va pensiero, "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves"
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  31. 31 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood 04:09
    Track
    31
    Title
    Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Edvard Grieg
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Rigby
  32. 32 Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (version for cello and piano) 03:03
    Track
    32
    Title
    Carnival of the Animals: XIII. Le Cygne (The Swan) (version for cello and piano)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Performer
    Tim Gill, Roderick Elms
  33. 33 Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile 02:10
    Track
    33
    Title
    Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Giuseppe Verdi
    Performer
    Wynne Evans
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  34. 34 The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 08:26
    Track
    34
    Title
    The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    Duration
    08:26
    Composer
    Gustav Holst
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  35. 35 Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act I: Prelude 09:50
    Track
    35
    Title
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), Act I: Prelude
    Duration
    09:50
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Rigby
  36. 36 The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a: V. Waltz 04:28
    Track
    36
    Title
    The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a: V. Waltz
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Rigby
  37. 37 Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op. 449 02:46
    Track
    37
    Title
    Neue Pizzicato-Polka, Op. 449
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Barry Wordsworth
  38. 38 Carmen Suite No. 1: Prelude - Aragonaise - Les toreador 05:58
    Track
    38
    Title
    Carmen Suite No. 1: Prelude - Aragonaise - Les toreador
    Duration
    05:58
    Composer
    Georges Bizet
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  39. 39 The Hebrides in D Major, Op. 26, MWV P7, "Fingal's Cave" 09:55
    Track
    39
    Title
    The Hebrides in D Major, Op. 26, MWV P7, "Fingal's Cave"
    Duration
    09:55
    Composer
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Rigby
  40. 40 Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev (arr. M. Ravel for orchestra) 05:34
    Track
    40
    Title
    Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Great Gate of Kiev (arr. M. Ravel for orchestra)
    Duration
    05:34
    Composer
    Modest Mussorgsky
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  41. 41 Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro 03:00
    Track
    41
    Title
    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Giacomo Puccini
    Performer
    Deborah Norman
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes
  42. 42 L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act I: Overture 07:54
    Track
    42
    Title
    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers), Act I: Overture
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Gioachino Rossini
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    John Rigby
  43. 43 Gayane, Act III: Sabre Dance 02:22
    Track
    43
    Title
    Gayane, Act III: Sabre Dance
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Philip Ellis
  44. 44 Things to Come Suite: VI. March 03:51
    Track
    44
    Title
    Things to Come Suite: VI. March
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Arthur Bliss
    Ensemble
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Robin Stapleton
  45. 45 Prince Igor (Knyaz Igor), Act II: Polovtsian Dances 11:07
    Track
    45
    Title
    Prince Igor (Knyaz Igor), Act II: Polovtsian Dances
    Duration
    11:07
    Composer
    Alexander Borodin
    Ensemble
    Goldsmiths Choral Union, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Owain Arwel Hughes