Immerse yourself in the grandeur of classical music with "Classical Spectacular 2," a captivating collection that spans the iconic works of Richard Wagner and other legendary composers. Released in 1996, this album is a testament to the enduring power of classical music, featuring performances by the renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
From the stirring "Ride of the Valkyries" to the triumphant "Hallelujah Chorus," this album is a journey through some of the most beloved and recognizable pieces in the classical repertoire. Wagner's influence is prominently featured with tracks like "Lohengrin: Prelude To Act III" and "Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond" from "Die Walküre," showcasing his innovative contributions to opera and orchestral music.
The album also includes a diverse range of compositions, from the lively "Thunder & Lightning Polka" to the majestic "Great Gate At Kiev" and the stirring "O Fortuna." Each track is a masterclass in orchestration and composition, highlighting the technical prowess and artistic vision of the composers.
"Classical Spectacular 2" is not just a collection of songs; it's an exploration of the rich tapestry of classical music. Whether you're a seasoned fan or new to the genre, this album offers a rich and rewarding listening experience. With a duration of nearly two hours, it's perfect for those who want to delve deep into the world of classical music.
1996 CarltonClassics1996 CarltonClassics
Tracks
Lohengrin: Prelude To Act IIIGiuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma', Op. 36Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Thunder & Lightning Polka, Op.324Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
The Tales Of Hoffmann: BarcolleEdvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis, The London Choral Society
The Skaters' Waltz, Op.183Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Messiah: Halleujah ChorusRichard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Choral Society, Anthony Inglis
Largo from Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95 'From The New World'Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
In The Hall Of The Mountain King from Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Rule BritanniaRichard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis, The London Choral Society
JerusalemRichard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis, The London Choral Society
Pomp & Circumstance March No.4 in G, Op.39Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Fanfare For The Common ManRichard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
MarsRichard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Ride Of The Valkyries (from 'Die Walkure')Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Anvil Chorus (from 'Il Trovatore')Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Waltz (from 'Swan Lake')Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Brindisi 'Libiami Ne' Leiti Calici' (from 'La Traviata')Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Soldiers Chorus (from 'Faust')Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Capriccio ItalienRichard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
O FortunaRichard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Anthony Inglis
Great Gate At KievRichard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, London Symphony Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Nessun DormaRichard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis
Ode To Joy (Exerpt From Symphony No.9, Op.125)Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar, Johann Strauss II, Jacques Offenbach, Émile Waldteufel, George Frideric Handel, Antonín Dvořák, Edvard Grieg, James Thomson, Hubert Parry, Aaron Copland, Gustav Holst, Giuseppe Verdi, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Charles Gounod, Carl Orff, Modest Mussorgsky, Giacomo Puccini, Ludwig van Beethoven, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Inglis, Brighton Festival Chorus
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