Various – Desert Island Discs: 40 Classical Castaway Favourites
Various - Desert Island Discs: 40 Classical Castaway Favourites album cover
Label:
Sony Music – 88765412002, Sony Classical – 88765412002
Series:
Desert Island Discs
Format:
3 x CD, Compilation
Country:
UK
Released:
2013
Genre:
Classical
Style:
Classical, Romantic, Baroque, Modern
1-1    Eric Coates–    By The Sleepy Lagoon (Desert Island Discs Theme)
Conductor – Vernon Handley
Orchestra – BBC Concert Orchestra
Producer – Andrew Walton (2)
1-2    Strauss*–    The Blue Danube Waltz
Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
Producer – Howard H. Scott
1-3    Rachmaninov*–    Piano Concerto No.2 (Adagio Sostenuto)
Conductor – Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Piano – Evelyn Chen
Producer – Robert Suff
1-4    Puccini*–    Madame Butterfly "Un Bel Di" (One Fine Day)
Conductor – John Pritchard
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
Producer – Roy Emerson
Soprano Vocals – Kiri Te Kanawa
1-5    Debussy*–    Clair De Lune
Piano – Kathryn Stott
Producer – Howard Devon
1-6    Bach*–    Concerto For 2 Violins (Largo Ma Non Tanto)
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Producer – Martin Compton
Violin – José-Luis Garcia, Pinchas Zukerman
1-7    Tchaikovsky*–    Romeo And Juliet Overture (Love Theme)
Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
Producer – Thomas Frost
1-8    Vaughan Williams*–    Fantasia On Greensleeves
Conductor – Nicholas Cleobury
Orchestra – Britten Sinfonia
Producer – James Mallinson
1-9    Elgar*–    Nimrod (Enigma Variations)
Conductor – Paul Daniel
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
Producer – James Mallinson
1-10    Mozart*–    Cosi Fan Tutte - Trio "Soave Il Vento"
Bass Vocals – François Le Roux
Conductor – Nicholas McGegan
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Della Jones
Orchestra – The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House*
Producer – Morten Winding
Soprano Vocals – Lynne Dawson
1-11    Mendelssohn*–    Wedding March (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
Conductor – George Szell
Orchestra – The Cleveland Orchestra
Producer – Paul Myers (2)
1-12    Beethoven*–    Symphony No.9 "Choral" (Ode To Joy)
Bass Vocals – Paul Plishka
Conductor – André Previn
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Florence Quivar
Orchestra – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Producer – Jay David Saks
Soprano Vocals – Roberta Alexander
Tenor Vocals – Gary Lakes
1-13    Mozart*–    Clarinet Concerto (Adagio)
Clarinet – Joy Farrall
Conductor – Nicholas Cleobury
Orchestra – Britten Sinfonia
Producer – Robert Suff
1-14    Verdi*–    Nabucco Chorus Of The Hebrew Slaves "Va Pensiero"
Choir – Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Conductor – Lawrence Foster
Orchestra – Orchester Der Deutschen Oper Berlin
1-15    Sibelius*–    Symphony No.2 Finale (Excerpt)
Conductor – Lorin Maazel
Orchestra – Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Producer – Steven Epstein*
2-1    Elgar*–    Pomp And Circumstance March No.1
Conductor – Carl Davis (5)
Orchestra – King's Division Normandy Band, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Producer – Steve Johns
2-2    Gershwin*–    Rhapsody In Blue
Clarinet – Todd Levy
Conductor – Jonathan Sheffer
Orchestra – Eos Orchestra
Piano – Michael Boriskin
Producer – Philip Traugott
2-3    Puccini*–    Turandot "Nessun Dorma"
Conductor – Edward Downes
Orchestra – The Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House*
Producer – Tryggvi Tryggvason
Tenor Vocals – Johan Botha
2-4    Beethoven*–    Symphony No.6 "Pastoral" - Finale
Conductor – David Zinman
Orchestra – Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich*
Producer – Wulf Weinmann
2-5    Rachmaninov*–    Paganini Rhapsody 18th Variation
Conductor – Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Piano – Evelyn Chen
Producer – Robert Suff
2-6    Brahms*–    Violin Concerto (Adagio)
Conductor – Fritz Reiner
Orchestra – Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Producer – John Pfeiffer, Richard Mohr
Violin – Jascha Heifetz
2-7    Ravel*–    Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
Piano – Kathryn Stott
Producer – Michael George (3)
2-8    Dvorak*–    Symphony No.9 "New World" Largo (Excerpt)
Conductor – Libor Pešek
Orchestra – Prague Symphony Orchestra*
Producer – James Mallinson
2-9    Bellini*–    Norma "Casta Diva"
Conductor – Peter Robinson (18)
Orchestra – BBC Concert Orchestra
Producer – John Harle
Soprano Vocals – Lesley Garrett
2-10    Bach*–    Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Conductor – Andrew Watkinson
Orchestra – City Of London Sinfonia
Producer – Chris Craker
2-11    Bach*–    Brandenburg Concerto No.5 (Allegro)
Flute – Donald Peck
Harpsichord, Conductor – James Levine (2)
Producer – Jay David Saks
Violin – Samuel Magad
3-1    Beethoven*–    Symphony No.5 (Allegro Con Brio)
Conductor – Günter Wand
Orchestra – NDR Sinfonieorchester
Producer – Ulf Thompson*
3-2    Wagner*–    The Ride Of The Valkyries
Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
3-3    Schubert*–    Quintet In C Adagio (Excerpt)
Cello – Bernard Greenhouse
Producer – Steve Epstein
Strings – Juilliard String Quartet
3-4    Mozart*–    Piano Concerto No.21 (Andante)
Conductor – Alfred Wallenstein
Orchestra – RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Arthur Rubinstein
Producer – Max Wilcox
3-5    Bizet*–    The Pearl Fishers Duet "Au Fond Du Temple Saint"
Baritone Vocals – Robert Merrill
Conductor – Renato Cellini
Orchestra – RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Tenor Vocals – Jussi Björling
3-6    Elgar*–    Cello Concerto (Adagio)
Cello – Alexander Baillie
Conductor – Sir Edward Downes*
Orchestra – BBC Philharmonic Orchestra*
Producer – Peter Marchbank
3-7    Vaughan Williams*–    The Lark Ascending
Conductor – Nicholas Cleobury
Orchestra – Britten Sinfonia
Producer – James Mallinson
Violin – Pauline Lowbury
3-8    Purcell*–    Dido & Aeneas "When I Am Laid In Earth"
Conductor – Andrew Parrott
Orchestra – Taverner Players
Producer – John Hadden
Soprano Vocals – Emily Van Evera
3-9    Mozart*–    Don Giovanni - Duet "La Ci Darem La Mano"
Bass Vocals – Kwangchul Youn
Conductor – Bertrand De Billy
Orchestra – Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra*
Soprano Vocals – Birgid Steinberger
3-10    Mozart*–    Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Allegro)
Conductor – Andrew Watkinson
Orchestra – City Of London Sinfonia
Producer – Chris Craker
3-11    Beethoven*–    Moonlight Sonata (Adagio Sostenuto)
Piano – Andrew Wilde
3-12    Grieg*–    Piano Concerto (Adagio)
Conductor – Alfred Wallenstein
Orchestra – RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Piano – Arthur Rubinstein
Producer – Max Wilcox
3-13    Verdi*–    Requiem - Dies Irae (Excerpt)
Conductor – Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra – The Philadelphia Orchestra
Producer – Thomas Frost
3-14    Handel*–    Messiah Hallelujah Chorus
Conductor – Mark Stephenson (3)
Orchestra, Choir – London Musici