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Explosive Classics
IGOR STRAVINSKY
1.
Infernal Dance
4:25
No.8, Suite from the Ballet The Firebird
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Neeme Järvi
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 8783 - track 10)
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
2.
Knights' Dance
6:26
No.13 from the Ballet Romeo and Juliet, Act I, Scene 2
Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Dmitri Kitajenko
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 9322/23- track 13)
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
3.
Allegretto
6:35
Second movement from Symphony No.8 in C minor, Op.65
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Conductor:Neeme Järvi
Recoreed in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 8757 - track 2)
GIUSEPPE VERDI
4.
Dies irae -
2:08
5.
Tuba mirum
1:35
from Messa da Requiem
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Richard Hickox
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 9490 - tracks 2-3)
CARL ORFF
6.
O fortuna
2:37
No.1, 'Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi' from Carmina burana
Choral: London Symphony Chorus
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Richard Hickox
Recorded in DSD 5.0-channel surround sound
(CHSA 5067 - track 1)
CARL NIELSEN
7.
Oriental Festival March
3:15
No.11 from the Fairy Tale drama Aladdin, Act III
Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 9135 - track 11)
LEOŠ JANÁCEK
8.
Allegretto
2:07
First movement from Sinfonietta
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:Edward Gardner
Recorded in 24-bit/96 kHz 5.0-channel sourround sound
(CHSA 5142 - track 1)
BÉLA BARTÓK
9.
A shabby room in the slums
3:39
No.1 from the Pantomime The Miraculous Mandarin
Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:Neeme Järvi
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 9029 - track 1)
ALBERTO GINASTERA
10.
Danza final. Malambo
3:36
No.12 from the Ballet Estancia, Op.8
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:Juanjo Mena
Recorded in 24-bit/96 kHz
(CHAN 10884 - track 18)
OTTORINO RESPIGHI
11.
Circenses
4:33
First movement from Feste romane, P 157
Orchestra: Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:Yan Pascal Tortelier
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 8989 - track 9)
WITOLD LUTOSLAWSKI
12.
Intrada
6:35
First movement from Concerto for Orchestra
Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Edward Gardner
Recorded in DSD 5.0-channel surround sound
(CHSA 5082 - track 9)
MODEST PETROVICH MUSSORGSKY
13.
The Great Gate of Kiev
5:53
No.10 from PIctures at an Exhibition
Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:Valeri Kuzmich Polyansky
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 9497 - track 19)
RICHARD WAGNER
14.
Overture to 'Das Liebesverbot'
8:11
Comic Opera in Two Act, WWV 38
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Conductor:Neeme Järvi
Recorded in DSD 5.0-channel surround sound
(CHSA 5087 - track 1)
EDVARD GRIEG
15.
In the Hall of the Mountain King
2:19
No.4 from Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra
Conductor:Vernon Handley
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 8524 - track 4)
GUSTAV HOLST
16.
Mars, the Bringer of War
7:08
First movement from the Suite The Planets, Op.32, H 125
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:Sir Andrew Davis
Recorded in DSD 5.0-channel surround sound
(CHSA 5086 - track 10)
AARON COPLAND
17.
Fanfare for the Common Man
4:01
for Brass and Percussion
Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor:John Wilson
Recorded in 24-bit/96 kHz 5.0-channel surround sound
(CHSA 5164 - track 1)
ARAM IL'YICH KHACHATURIAN
18.
Sabre Dance
2:32
No.1, Suite No.1 from the Ballet Gayaneh
Orchestra: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Conductor:Neeme Järvi
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 8945 - track 5)
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
19.
The Enemy God and the Dance of the Spirits of Darkness
3:13
Second movement, 'Scythian Suite', Op.20 from the Ballet Ala et Lolly
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Conductor:Neeme Järvi
Recorded in 16-bit/44.1 kHz
(CHAN 8584 - track 9)
TT:: 82:04
Notes
This compilation at Classic Chandos price gathers exhilarating performances of some of the loudest orchestral pieces ever written. The powerful, characteristic Chandos sound is best revealed in these resounding recordings of popular works. So turn up the volume of your Hi-Fi, move away any glass or crystal, make sure your neighbours are either out, deaf, or very good friends, ... and enjoy!
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