50 Best Choruses

Various Artists

Various Artists - 50 Best Choruses

Preview 50 Best Choruses

Release Date:

02/10/2011

Record Label:

Warner Classics

Disc 1 of 3
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length	Track Price/Buy Link
1	Faust, Act 2: "Vin ou bière, bière ou vin" - "Jeune adepte du tonneau" (Chœur, Wagner) by Michel Plasson	5:03
2	Faust, Act 2: Valse. "Ainsi que la brise légère" (Chœur, Méphistophélès, Faust, Siebel) by Michel Plasson	2:58
3	Faust, Act 4: Chœur des soldats. "Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux" (Chœur) by Michel Plasson	3:09
4	Faust, Act 5 : "Sauvée ! Christ est ressuscité" (Faust, Chorus) by Michel Plasson	2:33
5	Roméo et Juliette : L'heure s'envole by Michel Plasson - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse - Choeur Capitole Toulouse	3:07
6	Mireille - Farandole : La farandole joyeuse et folle by Michel Plasson - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse - Choeur Capitole Toulouse	2:49
7	Mireille - Acte V : XIIX. Marche et choeur "Vous qui du haut des cieux" (Choeur) by Michel Plasson - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse - Choeur Capitole Toulouse	2:48
8	Les Contes d'Hoffmann : Drig, drig, drig, Maître Luther by Kurt Rydl/Brussels National Opera Chorus/Orchestre Symphonique de l'Opéra National, Bruxelles/Sylvain Cambreling	2:53
9	Carmen, WD 31, Act 1: Chœur des gamins. "Avec la garde montante, nous arrivons, nous voilà ! "(Chœur) by Michel Plasson	2:22
10	Carmen, Act One: Carmen : La cloche a sonné...Dans l'air by Angela Gheorghiu/Roberto Alagna/Thomas Hampson/Inva Mula/Elisabeth Vidal/Isabelle Cals/Ludovic Tézier/Nicolas Cavallier/Nicolas Rivenq/Yann Beuron/Anne Gotkovsky/Didier Chevalier/Choeur Les Elements/Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulous	3:36
11	Carmen, WD 31, Act 4: "Les voici ! Voici le quadrille !" (Chœur) by Michel Plasson	4:06
12	Les Pecheurs de Perles) (new edition of original 1863 version: part orch. A. Hammond), ACTE I: Sur la grève en feu (Choeur) by Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse/Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse/Michel Plasson	3:56
13	Les Pecheurs de Perles) (new edition of original 1863 version: part orch. A. Hammond), ACTE I: Sois la bienvenue (Choeur) by Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse/Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse/Michel Plasson	2:14
14	Les Pêcheurs de perles - Acte I - Une plage de l'île de Ceylan - N°5 - Air et choeur : O Dieu Brahma ! (Leïla, Nadir, Choeur) by Michel Plasson - John Aler - Barbara Hendricks - Orchestre Du Capitole De Toulouse - Choeur Capitole Toulouse	1:47
15	Les Pecheurs de Perles) (new edition of original 1863 version: part orch. A. Hammond), ACTE III - Seconde partie: Dès que le soleil (Choeur) by Choeurs du Capitole de Toulouse/Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse/Michel Plasson	2:02
16	Hérodiade, Act 4: "Romains ! Nous sommes romains !" (Chœur) by Michel Plasson	5:46
17	Padmâvatî, Op. 18, L. 20, Act 2: "Dans la nuit flamboyante, la vie conduite par la Mort" (Chorus) by Michel Plasson	12:15	Not available separately

Disc 2 of 3
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length	Track Price/Buy Link
1	Il Trovatore, Act 2: "Vedi! le fosche notturne spoglie" by Thomas Schippers	2:49
2	Il trovatore, Act 3: Coro d'introduzione. "Or co' dadi, ma fra poco" (Coro, Ferrando) by Thomas Schippers	4:11
3	Gli arredi festivi from Nabucco by Riccardo Muti/Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Milano	5:10
4	Nabucco, Act 3: "Va, pensiero, sull'ali dorate" (Coro) by Riccardo Muti	4:59
5	Ernani (1996 Remastered Version), Act I: Evviva! beviam! beviam! by Chorus of Welsh National Opera/Julian Smith/Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/John Stein/Sir Richard Armstrong	3:53
6	Ernani (1996 Remastered Version), Act III: Un patto! un giuramento!...Si ridesti il Leon di Castiglia by Chorus of Welsh National Opera/Julian Smith/Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/John Stein/Sir Richard Armstrong	2:01
7	Rigoletto [Act I] (1988 Remastered Version): Zitti, zitti, (Courtiers, Gilda, Rigoletto) by Francesco Molinari Pradelli/Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma/Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma	1:49
8	La Traviata, Act 2: "Noi siamo zingarelle" (Chorus, Flora, Marchese) by Aldo Ceccato	2:44
9	La Traviata, Act 2: "Di Madride noi siam mattadori" (Gastone, Chorus, Flora, Dottore, Marchese) by Aldo Ceccato	3:03
10	Attila: Urli, rapine (Prologo) by Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Riccardo Muti	2:05
11	Attila: Viva il ré dalla mille foreste (Prologo) by Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano	1:29
12	I Lombardi alla prima crociata: Gerusalem! by Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Riccardo Muti	5:38
13	I Lombardi alla prima crociata: O Signore, del tetto natio (Chorus) by Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Riccardo Muti	3:57
14	Macbeth, Act 4: "Patria oppressa!" by Lamberto Gardelli	7:05
15	I Vespri Siciliani (1996 Remastered Version), Act V (1996 Remastered Version): Si celebri alfine tra canti, tra fior by Chorus of Welsh National Opera/Julian Smith/Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/John Stein/Sir Richard Armstrong	2:54
16	La forza del destino: Nella guerra, è la follia by Mirella Freni/Dolora Zajick/Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano/Riccardo Muti	2:05
17	Otello (1994 Remastered Version), ATTO PRIMO/ACT 1/ERSTER AKT/PREMIER ACTE, Prima scena/Scene 1/Erste Szene/Première Scène: Fuoco di gioia! ... (Ciprioti) by James McCracken/Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Piero de Palma/Florindo Andreolli/Alfredo Giacomotti/Leonardo Monreale/Glynne Thomas/Dame Gwyneth Jones/Anna di Stasio/Ambrosian Opera Chorus/ Upton House School Boys' Choir/Hammersmith County School	3:05
18	Don Carlo (1886 Modena Five-Act Version), Act 3 Scene 2: No. 13, Gran Finale, "Spuntato ecco il dì d'esultanza" (Il Popolo, I Frati) by Ambrosian Opera Chorus/John McCarthy/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Carlo Maria Giulini	4:36
19	Aida (1987 Remastered Version): Gloria all' Egitto (Act II) by Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Lamberto Gardelli	7:21

Disc 3 of 3
Track Number	Track Title	Track Length	Track Price/Buy Link
1	Cavalleria rusticana: "Gli aranci olezzano" (Coro) by Riccardo Muti	8:04
2	Cavalleria rusticana: "Regina Coeli ... Inneggiamo, il Signor non è morto" by Riccardo Muti	5:39
3	Iris (1990 Remastered Version): L'aurora: Son io! Son lo la vita! (Hymn to the Sun, Act 1) by Gabriele Santini/Coro del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma/Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera, Roma	10:37	Not available separately
4	Pagliacci, Act 1: "Don, Din, Don, Din" (Coro) by Riccardo Muti	2:27
5	Andrea Chénier, Act I: "O pastorelle, addio!" by Bernard Haitink	2:35
6	Mefistofele, Prologue: "Ave, Signor degli angeli e dei santi" (Falangi celesti) by Ambrosian Opera Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra/Julius Rudel	3:35
7	Mefistofele, Prologue: "Salve, Regina!" (Penitenti, Falangi celesti, Cherubini) by Ambrosian Opera Chorus/Wandsworth School Boys' Choir/London Symphony Orchestra/Julius Rudel	6:38
8	Mefistofele, Act 1 Scene 1: "Perchè di là?" (Popolani) by Ambrosian Opera Chorus/London Symphony Orchestra/Julius Rudel	4:10
9	Mefistofele, Act 1 Scene 1: "Juhé! Juhé! Juheisa! Juhé!" (Popolani) by Ambrosian Opera Chorus/Wandsworth School Boys' Choir/London Symphony Orchestra/Julius Rudel	2:56
10	La Gioconda, Op. 9, Act 1: "Feste e pane!" (Coro, Barnaba) by Antonino Votto	2:57
11	Madama Butterfly, Act 2 Scene 1: Intermezzo. Coro a bocca chiusa by Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Lamberto Gardelli	3:10
12	Turandot, Act 1: "Gira la cote! Gira!" (Coro) by Alain Lombard	2:16
13	Turandot: Turandot : Perchè tarda la luna?...Là, sui monti dell'est by Montserrat Caballé/Mirella Freni/José Carreras/Paul Plishka/Michel Sénéchal/Vicente Sardinero/Remy Corazza/Riccardo Cassinelli/Eduard Tumagian /Alberto Cupido/Petra Malakova/Eva Saurova/Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin	4:47
14	Turandot, Act 2: "Ai tuoi peidi ci prostriam" (Coro) by Alain Lombard	2:04

Duration:: 3:16:13

Genres:: Classical

℗ This compilation 2011 EMI Records Ltd.

© This compilation 2011 EMI Records Ltd.