This Deluxe Collectors Edition includes theatrical poster, new liner notes by Sir Neville Marriner & 16-Page Booklet!
Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin-In-The-Fields perform compositional works mostly by Mozart for this original soundtrack recording in this Deluxe Collectors Edition 180g Vinyl 3LP Box Set.
Brothers Max and Sol Weiss started Fantasy Records from their plastic molding business in 1949, and the label was historically a multi-genre, eclectic home for a diverse roster of artists local to the San Francisco bay area, and music ranging from rock to funk to jazz to soundtracks. Fantasy began hitting platinum many times over with Creedence Clearwater Revival in the late 1960s and enjoyed tremendous success due to iconic albums from Vince Guaraldi Trio (A Charlie Brown Christmas), Tony Bennett (The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album), and many others, as well as soundtracks from Academy Award-winning films One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, and The English Patient.
Amadeus was a 1984 film directed by Milos Forman and written by Peter Shaffer. Set in Vienna, Austria in the latter half of the 18th century, the film tells a story of Mozart whose genius is recognized by composer Antonio Salieri only to be thwarted out of pride and envy. Film composer John Strauss (known for composing "Car 54") won a Grammy in 1984 for producing the soundtrack to the film.
Features:
Deluxe Collectors Edition 180g 3LP Box Set
The Grammy award winning score is available complete in one vinyl box set for the first time!
Three 180-gram LPs, housed in individual sleeves designed exclusively for this package
24" x 36" theatrical poster
16-page booklet featuring rare and never-before-seen photos from the film
New liner notes by conductor Sir Neville Marriner and additional commentary by acclaimed music historian Grover Sales
Musicians:
Academy of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
Sir Neville Marriner, conductor
Choir of Westminster Abbey
Simon Preston
John McCarthy
Suzanne Murphy
Amrosian Singers
Imogen Cooper
Anne Queffelec
Laszio Heltay
Felicity Lott
Levon Chilingirian
Csaba Erdely
Isobel Buchanan
Samuel Ramey
Selections:
Side One:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Symphony No. 25 in G minor K183
1. First Movement
Giovanni Pergolesi (1687-1762)
Stabat mater, for soprano, alto, strings & organ in F Major
2. Quando Corpus Morietur & Amen
Anonymous (Early 18th Century Gypsy Music)
3. Bubak and Hungaricus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Serenade No. 10 for winds in B flat Major "Gran Partita" K361
4. Third Movement
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio) K384
5. Turkish Finale
Symphony No. 29 in A Major K201
6. First Movement
Side Two:
Concerto for 2 pianos & orchestra in E flat Major "Concerto No. 10" K365
1. Third Movement
Mass No. 17 for Soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor (fragment "Great Mass") K427
2. Kyrie
Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola & orchestra in E flat Major K364
3. First Movement
Side Three:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat Major K482
1. Third Movement
Lenozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera K492
2. Act 3: Ecco la marcia
3. Act 4: Ah tutti contenti
Don Giovanni, opera K527
4. Act 2: Commendatore scene
Side Four:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Zaide, opera
1. Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben
Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra
2. Introitus (Eternal rest give to them, O Lord)
3. Dies Irae (Day of wrath)
4. Rex Tremendae Majestatis (Awe-inspiring King)
5. Confutatis ((When those cursed enter flames)
6. Lacrymosa (Mournful day)
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K466
7. Second Movement
Side Five:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflute (The Magic Flute, K620)
1. Overture
2. Aria (No. 14), "Queen of the Night" (Der Holle Rache Kocht)
3. Masonic Funeral Music K477
Piano Concerto in D minor K466
4. First Movement
Antonio Salieri (1750-1825)
Axur
5. Finale
Side Six:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Seranade) K525
1. First Movement
Concerto for Flute and Harp K299
2. Second Movement
3. Six German Dances (Nos. 1-3) K509
Giuseppe Giordani (1751-1798)
4. Caro Mio Ben
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serall (The Abduction from the Seraglio) K384
5. Chorus of the Janissaries (arr.) Ich mochte wohl (Ein Deutsches Kriegslied) K539