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Exile on Classical Street

Various Artists

Initial release : 1996

London Classics

This compilation comprises 'classical' music selected by musicians from other genres. One selection was made by Bruce Hornsby.

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Tracks

  • El amor brujo: Danza rituel del fuego from Ritual Fire Dance (Manuel de Falla)
  • Le sacre du printemps: Les augures printaniers (Igor Stravinksy)
  • Le sacre du printemps: Jeu du rapt (Igor Stravinksy)
  • Variations on an Original Theme, Opus 36 "Enigma": Variation 7, Troyte (Edward Elgar)
  • Variations on an Original Theme, Opus 36 no 8 "Enigma": Variations 8, W. N. (Edward Elgar)
  • Variations on an Original Theme, Opus 36 "Enigma": Variation 9, Nimrod (Edward Elgar)
  • Rhapsody in Blue (excerpts) (George Gershwin)
  • Four Last Songs, AV 150: no 3, Beim Schlafengehen (Richard Strauss)
  • Adagio for Strings, Opus 11 (Samuel Barber)
  • Bajazet, RV 703 "Tamerlano": Sposa con disprezetta (Antonio Vivaldi)
  • Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K 218: 3rd movement, Rondeau (Wolfgang Mozart)
  • Gloriana: Symphonic Suite, Opus 53a "The Courtly Dances" (Benjamin Britten)
  • Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Opus 110: Largo (Dmitri Shostakovich)
  • Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune (Claude Debussy)
  • Pictures at an exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev (Modest Mussorgsky)
  • Le sacre du printemps: L'Adoration de la terre (Igor Stravinsky)
Musicians

The principal performers on each track are as follows;

  • El amor brujo: Danza rituel del fuego "Ritual Fire Dance" - Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit
  • Le sacre du printemps - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, conducted by Sir Georg Solti
  • Variations on an Original Theme, Opus 36 "Enigma" - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Georg Solti
  • Rhapsody in Blue: Excerpt(s) - London Festival Orchestra with Stanley Black, conducted by Stanley Black
  • Four Last Songs, AV 150: no 3, Beim Schlafengehen - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, conducted by Sir Georg Solti
  • Adagio for Strings, Opus 11 - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Zinman
  • Bajazet, RV 703 "Tamerlano": Sposa con disprezzata - Cecilia Bartoli, György Fischer
  • Concerto for Violin no 4 in D major, K 218: 3rd movement, Rondeau - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Itzhak Perlman, conducted by James Levine
  • Gloriana: Symphonic Suite, Opus 53a "The Courtly Dances" - Julian Bream Consort with Julian Bream
  • Quartet for Strings no 8 in C minor, Opus 110: Largo - Borodin String Quartet
  • Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune - Suisse Romande Orchestra, conducted by Ernest Ansermet
  • Pictures at an exhibition: The Great Gate of Kiev - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Georg Solti
Credits

  • Producer - Steve Singer
Notes

The following musicians selected the music.

  • Steve Tyler - Ritual Fire Dance
  • Bruce Hornsby - The Rite of Spring
  • Elton John - Enigma Variations
  • Brian Wilson - Rhapsody in Blue
  • Marianne Faithful - Beim Schlafengehen
  • Michael Stipe - Adagio for Strings
  • Elvis Costello - Sposa disprezetta
  • Keith Richards - Violin Concerto No. 4, Rondeau
  • Paul McCartney - The Courtly Dances
  • Bono - String Quartet No. 8 in C minor
  • Frank Sinatra - Clair de Lune
  • Trevor Rabin - The Great Gate of Kiev

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