Name: 50 Best Romantic Classics by Various Artists
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COMPILATION

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

EMI's 50 Best Romantic Classics is loosely organized by regions, with the first disc devoted to French music, the second to Scandinavian and Eastern European classics, and the third to music from Italy and Spain. This arrangement is quite practical for beginners, who may appreciate the music's recognizable national styles before grasping more historical or theoretical aspects. Yet some understanding is needed of the term romantic, for not all of the music included in this collection fits within the Romantic era (roughly, the 19th century, with some overlapping of the early years of the 20th). With the inclusion of Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi and the modern film composer Nino Rota, it seems that a romantic feeling is suggested, rather than the Romantic period, and the majority of selections evoke song-like and emotional moods, so this package should be regarded as a collection of slow, relaxing pieces in a romantic vein. The artists gathered here are among the most distinguished ever to record for any label, and many enjoyed long careers recording for EMI. The recording dates range from 1959 to 2007, so there's a mix of analog and digital tracks, but they have been well-balanced in volume and tone for comfortable home listening.

Volume 1

1. Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Barcarolle) [Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus]

by Sylvain Cambreling, Ann Murray, Jessye Norman

Featured Artist: Jessye Norman
Ann Murray; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Sylvain Cambreling; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Ann Murray; Performer
Soprano: Jessye Norman; Performer
Choir/chorus: Choeurs De L’opéra National Du Théâtre Royal De La Monnaie De Bruxelles; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre De L’opéra National Du Théâtre Royal De La Monnaie De Bruxelles
Orchestre De L'opéra National Du Théatre Royal De La Monnaie, Bruxelles; Ensemble
Composer: Jacques Offenbach; Composer
Poetry: Jules Barbier; Composer
Conductor: Sylvain Cambreling; Conductor

2. Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne (Andantino grazioso) [Arr. Hazell for Orchestra & Cello]

by Leonard Slatkin

Primary Artist: Philharmonia Orchestra
Aline Brewer
Leonard Slatkin
Han-na Chang; Main Performer
Cello: Han-na Chang; Performer
Harp: Aline Brewer; Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Camille Saint-saëns; Composer
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin; Conductor

3. Carmen, WD 31, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 5, Havanaise, "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus)

by Maria Callas

Primary Artist: Orchestre De L'opéra National De Paris
Georges Pretre
Maria Callas; Main Performer
Soprano: Maria Callas; Performer
Choir/chorus: Choeurs René Duclos; Ensemble
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Théatre National De L'opéra Paris
Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'opéra De Paris; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Georges Prêtre; Conductor

4. Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Transcription for Orchestra)

by Wolfgang Sawallisch

Primary Artist: Wolfgang Sawallisch; Main Performer
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Claude Debussy; Composer
Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch; Conductor
Transcription: Leopold Stokowski; Production

5. Lakmé, Act 1: "Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)

by Michel Plasson, Delphine Haidan

Featured Artist: Delphine Haidan; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Michel Plasson
Natalie Dessay; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Delphine Haidan; Performer
Soprano: Natalie Dessay; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse; Ensemble
Composer: Léo Delibes; Composer
Poetry: Edmond Gondinet
Philippe Gille; Composer
Conductor: Michel Plasson; Conductor

6. Faust: Ballet Music (Act V) (2002 Remastered Version): Les Nubiennes

by New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Primary Artist: Sir Charles Mackerras
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Sir Charles Mackerras
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Charles Gounod; Composer
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras; Conductor
Audio Engineer: Neville Boyling; Production
Producer: Christopher Bishop
Ronald Kinloch Anderson; Production

7. Samson et Dalila, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" (Dalila)

by Orchestre National De La Radiodiffusion Française, Maria Callas, Georges Prêtre

Primary Artist: Georges Pretre
Maria Callas
Orchestre National De La Radiodiffusion Française
Orchestre National Radiodiffusion Française; Main Performer
Boy Soprano: Maria Callas; Performer
Lead Vocals: Orchestra National De La Radiodiffusion Francaise
Maria Callas
Georges Prêtre; Performer
Soprano: Maria Callas; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre National De La Radiodiffusion Française
Orchestra National De La Radiodiffusion Francaise
Orchestre National Radiodiffusion Française; Ensemble
Composer: Camille Saint-saëns; Composer
Poetry: Ferdinand Lemaire; Composer
Conductor: Georges Prêtre; Conductor
Audio Engineer: Francis Dillnutt; Production
Producer: Walter Legge; Production
Remastering Engineer: Simon Gibson; Production
Produced By: Walter Legge; Other
Produced By: Walter Legge; Other

8. Pavane in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 50 (Orchestral Version)

by Sir David Willcocks

Primary Artist: Gareth Morris
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir David Willcocks; Main Performer
Flute: Gareth Morris; Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Gabriel Fauré; Composer
Conductor: Sir David Willcocks; Conductor

9. Plaisir d'amour

by Barbara Hendricks, Michel Dalberto

Featured Artist: Michel Dalberto; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Barbara Hendricks; Main Performer
Piano: Michel Dalberto; Performer
Soprano: Barbara Hendricks; Performer
Composer: Jean-paul-Égide Martini; Composer

10. Romance in D flat Op.37 (1993 Remastered Version)

by Ulf Hoelscher, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Pierre Dervaux

Primary Artist: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux
Ulf Hoelscher; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Pierre Dervaux
Ulf Hoelscher; Performer
Violin: Ulf Hoelscher; Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Camille Saint-saens; Composer
Conductor: Pierre Dervaux; Conductor
Producer: David Mottley; Production
Produced By: David Mottley; Other
Produced By: David Mottley; Other

11. Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse (For Piano 4-Hands)

by Jean-philippe Collard

Piano: Jean-philippe Collard
Bruno Rigutto; Performer
Primary Artist: Jean-philippe Collard; Main Performer
Composer: Gabriel Fauré; Composer

12. Carmen, WD 31, Act 3: Entr'acte

by Seiji Ozawa

Primary Artist: Seiji Ozawa; Main Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre National De France; Ensemble
Composer: Georges Bizet; Composer
Conductor: Seiji Ozawa; Conductor

13. Chanson D'Amour Op 27 No 1

by Natasha Marsh

Arranger: Craig Leon; Composer
Composer: Gabriel Fauré
Craig Leon; Composer
Featured Artist: Andrew Walter
Ian Phillipps-kerr
Cassell Webb
Grace Row
Natasha Marsh; Main Performer
Conductor: Michael Francis; Conductor
Copyist: Ian Phillipps-kerr; Production
Engineer: Simon Rhodes
Scrap Marshall; Production
Mastering: Andrew Walter; Production
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra (lso); Ensemble
Mastering Engineer: Andrew Walter; Production
Mixing: Craig Leon; Production
Recorder: Simon Rhodes; Performer
Recording: Simon Rhodes; Production
Produced & Engineered By: Craig Leon; Other
Produced & Engineered By: Craig Leon; Other
Produced By: Craig Leon; Other
Produced By: Craig Leon; Other
Primary Artist: Natasha Marsh; Main Performer
Producer: Craig Leon
Grace Row
Cassell Webb; Production

14. Gymnopédie No. 3

by City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux

Primary Artist: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Louis Fremaux; Main Performer
Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Erik Satie; Composer
Orchestration: Erik Satie; Composer
Conductor: Louis Frémaux; Conductor

15. Sylvia - Suite (2002 Remastered Version): Intermezzo & Valse lente

by New Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Primary Artist: Sir Charles Mackerras
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras; Performer
Orchestra: New Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Léo Delibes; Composer
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras; Conductor
Audio Engineer: Neville Boyling; Production
Producer: Ronald Kinloch Anderson; Production

16. Les deux pigeons - Suite (2002 Remastered Version): Pas de deux pigeons

by Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Charles Mackerras

Primary Artist: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/sir Charles Mackerras; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Sir Charles Mackerras
Orch.of Royal Opera House Covent Garden; Performer
Orchestra: Orch.of Royal Opera House Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Composer: Andre Messager; Composer
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras; Conductor
Audio Engineer: Edward Huntley; Production
Producer: Brian B. Culverhouse
Brian Culverhouse; Production
Covent Garden: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Other
Covent Garden/ Sir Charles Mackerras: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Other
Produced By: Brian Culverhouse; Other
Produced By: Brian Culverhouse; Other

17. Thaïs: Méditation

by Anne-sophie Mutter/alexis Weissenberg

Primary Artist: Anne-sophie Mutter/alexis Weissenberg
Anne-sophie Mutter; Main Performer
Violin: Anne-sophie Mutter; Performer
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker; Ensemble
Composer: Jules Massenet; Composer
Poetry: Louis Gallet; Composer
Conductor: Herbert Von Karajan; Conductor

Volume 2

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

by Sir Neville Marriner

Primary Artist: Sir Neville Marriner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Composer: Edvard Grieg; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor

2. Má Vlast, JB 1/112: II. Die Moldau (Excerpt)

by Staatskapelle Dresden

Primary Artist: Staatskapelle Dresden; Main Performer
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden; Ensemble
Composer: Bedrich Smetana; Composer
Conductor: Paavo Berglund; Conductor

3. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.16: II. Adagio

by Yuri Temirkanov, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitri Alexeev

Lead Vocals: Yuri Temirkanov
Dmitri Alexeev
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Performer
Primary Artist: Dmitri Alexeev/royal Philharmonic Orchestra/yuri Temirkanov; Main Performer
Piano: Dmitri Alexeev; Performer
Vocals: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Performer
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Edvard Grieg; Composer
Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov; Conductor
Producer: Andrew Keener; Production
Produced By: Andrew Keener; Other
Produced By: Andrew Keener; Other

4. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo (Opening)

by Mariss Jansons

Primary Artist: Mariss Jansons; Main Performer
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Antonín Dvořák; Composer
Conductor: Mariss Jansons; Conductor

5. Lyric Pieces - Book VIII, Op.65 (1995 Remastered Version): 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen)

by Daniel Adni

Featured Artist: Daniel Adni; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Daniel Adni; Main Performer
Piano: Daniel Adni; Performer
Composer: Edvard Grieg; Composer
Producer: David Mottley; Production
D A N I E L: Adni; Other
Performed By: Adni; Other
Produced By: David Mottley; Other
Produced By: David Mottley; Other

6. Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: "Mesicku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)

by Lucia Popp, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Stefan Soltesz

Primary Artist: Lucia Popp
Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Stefan Soltesz; Main Performer
Soprano: Lucia Popp; Performer
Orchestra: Münchner Rundfunkorchester
Das Münchner Rundfunkorchester; Ensemble
Composer: Antonín Dvořák; Composer
Conductor: Stefan Soltesz; Conductor

7. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance. Larghetto (Excerpt)

by Martha Argerich

Primary Artist: Martha Argerich
Charles Dutoit
Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal; Main Performer
Piano: Martha Argerich; Performer
Orchestra: Orchestre Symphonique De Montréal; Ensemble
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Frederic Chopin; Composer
Conductor: Charles Dutoit; Conductor

8. 8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7 in G-Flat Major

by Dame Moura Lympany

Primary Artist: Dame Moura Lympany
Moura Lympany; Main Performer
Composer: Antonín Dvorák; Composer
Piano: Moura Lympany; Performer
Producer: Alasdair Graham; Production

9. Les Sylphides: Overture after Prelude in A Major, Op. 28 No. 7 (Orch. Douglas)

by Robert Irving, Philharmonia Orchestra

Primary Artist: Philharmonia Orchestra
Robert Irving; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Frederic Chopin; Composer
Conductor: Robert Irving; Conductor

10. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124: II. Quasi adagio

by Kurt Masur, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Michel Béroff

Piano: Michel Béroff; Performer
Primary Artist: Michel Béroff/kurt Masur/gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Michel Béroff; Main Performer
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig; Ensemble
Composer: Franz Liszt; Composer
Conductor: Kurt Masur; Conductor
Producer: David Mottley; Production
Recording: Eberhard Richter; Production

11. Pelléas and Melisande (Suite), Op. 46: I. At the Castle Gate (Grave e largamente)

by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund

Primary Artist: Paavo Berglund/bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Jean Sibelius; Composer
Conductor: Paavo Berglund; Conductor
Audio Engineer: Stuart Eltham; Production
Producer: John Fraser; Production
Remastering Engineer: Allan Ramsay; Production

12. Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57

by Peter Donohoe

Piano: Peter Donohoe; Performer
Primary Artist: Peter Donohoe; Main Performer
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Frederic Chopin; Composer

13. Jalousie, "Tango Tzigane"

by Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Stig Nilsson, Mariss Jansons

Featured Artist: Stig Nilsson; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Mariss Jansons; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Stig Nilsson
Cochran
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Mariss Jansons; Performer
Musician: Stig Nilsson; Performer
Violin: Stig Nilsson; Performer
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Jacob Gade; Composer
Conductor: Cochran
Mariss Jansons; Conductor
Audio Engineer: Mike Hatch; Production
Editor: Sally Drew; Production
Producer: John Fraser; Production

14. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

by John Ogdon

Primary Artist: John Ogdon; Main Performer
Composer: Frédéric Chopin
Frederic Chopin; Composer
Piano: John Ogdon; Performer
Producer: Christopher Bishop; Production

15. 3 Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major

by Leif Ove Andsnes

Primary Artist: Leif Ove Andsnes; Main Performer
Composer: Franz Liszt; Composer
Piano: Leif Ove Andsnes; Performer
Producer: John Fraser; Production
Recording: Arne Akselberg; Production

16. Die lustige Witwe, IFL 12, Act 2: "Nun laßt uns aber wie dahein". "Es lebt' eine Vilja" (Viljalied)... "Mi velimo dase dase Veslimo!" [Hanna, Chor]

by Philharmonia Orchestra

Featured Artist: The Philharmonia Chorus; Main Performer
Soprano: Elizabeth Schwarzkopf; Performer
Primary Artist: Philharmonia Orchestra; Main Performer
Tenor: Nicolai Gedda; Performer
Choir/chorus: Philharmonia Chorus; Ensemble
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Franz Lehar; Composer
Conductor: Lovro Von Matacic; Conductor
Producer: Walter Legge; Production

Volume 3

1. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

by Riccardo Muti

Primary Artist: Riccardo Muti; Main Performer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Pietro Mascagni; Composer
Conductor: Riccardo Muti; Conductor

2. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)

by Angela Gheorghiu

Primary Artist: Angela Gheorghiu; Main Performer
Soprano: Angela Gheorghiu; Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Antonio Pappano; Conductor

3. España, Op. 165: II. Tango (Andantino)

by Leif Ove Andsnes

Piano: Leif Ove Andsnes; Performer
Primary Artist: Leif Ove Andsnes; Main Performer
Composer: Isaac Albeniz; Composer
Balance Engineer: Arne Akselberg; Production
Recording Producer: John Fraser; Production

4. La rondine, Act 1: "Chi il bel sogno di Doretta?" (Magda)

by Montserrat Caballé, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Soprano: Montserrat Caballé; Performer
Primary Artist: Sir Charles Mackerras
Montserrat Caballe
London Symphony Orchestra; Main Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Giacomo Puccini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Neville Boyling; Production
Producer: Christopher Bishop; Production

5. The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro

by Yehudi Menuhin, Camerata Lysy Gstaad, Alberto Lysy

Primary Artist: Yehudi Menuhin
Alberto Lysy
Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Main Performer
Harpsichord: Paul Cocker; Performer
Violin: Yehudi Menuhin; Performer
Orchestra: Camerata Lysy Gstaad; Ensemble
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi; Composer
Conductor: Alberto Lysy; Conductor

6. Pur Ti Miro

by Natasha Marsh, Fernando Lima

Harpsichord: Bernard Robertson; Performer
Lead Vocals: Natasha Marsh; Performer
Lute: David Parsons; Performer
Arranger: Craig Leon; Composer
Featured Artist: Andrew Walter
Cassell Webb
Ian Phillipps-kerr
Grace Row; Main Performer
Conductor: Craig Leon; Conductor
Copyist: Ian Phillipps-kerr; Production
Engineer: Scrap Marshall
Andrew Dudman; Production
Mastering: Andrew Walter; Production
Recorder: Andrew Dudman; Performer
Orchestra: The London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra (lso); Ensemble
Composer: Craig Leon
Claudio Monteverdi; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Andrew Walter; Production
Produced & Engineered By: Craig Leon; Other
Produced By: Craig Leon; Other
Vocals: Fernando Lima; Performer
Mixing: Craig Leon; Production
Recording: Andrew Dudman; Production
Produced & Engineered By: Craig Leon; Other
Produced By: Craig Leon; Other
Primary Artist: Natasha Marsh
Fernando Lima; Main Performer
Producer: Grace Row
Craig Leon
Cassell Webb; Production

7. String Quintet in E Major, G. 282, Op. 13 No. 6: III. Minuetto - Trio

by Sir Neville Marriner

Primary Artist: Sir Neville Marriner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields; Ensemble
Arranger: Charles Woodhouse; Composer
Composer: Luigi Boccherini; Composer
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner; Conductor
Producer: John Fraser; Production

8. L'amico Fritz, Act 3 Scene 3: "O amore, o bella luce del core" (Fritz)

by Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Tenor: Luciano Pavarotti; Performer
Primary Artist: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House
Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Luciano Pavarotti
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Main Performer
Orchestra: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Ensemble
Composer: Pietro Mascagni; Composer
Conductor: Gianandrea Gavazzeni; Conductor
Balance Engineer: Christopher Parker; Production
Producer: Christopher Bishop; Production
Covent Garden: Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Other

9. Recuerdos de la Alhambra

by Christopher Parkening

Primary Artist: Christopher Parkening; Main Performer
Guitar: Christopher Parkening; Performer
Musician: Christopher Parkening; Performer
Vocals: Christopher Parkening; Performer
Composer: Francisco Tárrega; Composer
Audio Engineer: Carson Taylor; Production
Executive Producer: Richard C. Jones; Production
Producer: David Thomas; Production

10. Ai Giochi Addio

by Natasha Marsh

Primary Artist: Natasha Marsh; Main Performer
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Arranger: Craig Leon; Composer
Composer: Rota
E Morante; Composer
Conductor: Francois Xavier-roth; Conductor

11. Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt)

by Julian Bream, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Primary Artist: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle
Julian Bream; Main Performer
Guitar: Julian Bream; Performer
Orchestra: City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Joaquin Rodrigo; Composer
Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle; Conductor