Ultimate Classics: The Essential Masterpieces　极致：古典名曲选集

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艺人
Various Artists
语种
其他
厂牌
None
发行时间
2006年10月16日
专辑类别
合集、杂锦

专辑介绍

by Blair Sanderson

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from larger works by such great masters as Handel, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and many others, so beginners and casual listeners are sure to find many of the most familiar melodies here. The information provided with the set consists only of tracklistings and identification of performers, so there is no material on the background of the music, the composers' lives, or the original albums these recordings appeared on. This may be a drawback for some listeners who need an introduction to music appreciation, but for others, having a direct &name that tune& approach may feel easy enough and make the experience less intimidating. Decca chose recordings from the 1970s and '80s, so the ADD recordings are slightly variable in quality, though the set as a whole is well-suited to comfortable home listening.

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关于DECCA的《Ultimate》极致系列：

DECCA 公司出版的《Ultimate》极致系列包括多套5CD一组的主题选集，着重地介绍了各个时代的大师们最有影响力、最广为流传的古典音乐作品，其中包括贝多芬、巴赫、肖邦、柴可夫斯基、莫扎特、舒伯特等的必听之作。此外，该系列还以不同体裁作为类别划分，加入了古典小提琴、大提琴、钢琴、钢琴协奏曲、休闲古典、巴洛克、歌剧等主题选集。虽然这个系列中某些选曲的录音年份有些久远，但演绎者中不乏宗师级的人物，故欣赏价值也是颇高的。全系列由环球公司下属的德国 EDC压片生产，品质优良，而封面设计则简约而不失典雅。该系列比较适合初涉古典音乐的朋友欣赏、收藏，通过这套入门级的CD能对古典音乐有一个基本的、初步的认知和了解。而已是古典音乐爱好者的乐友，或许也能从中找到一些自己可能还没有听过的演绎版本。

关于这个《古典名曲选集》，我们不得不提及BBC的一个节目。《百首挚爱经典》(Your Hundred Best Tunes)曾经是英国广播公司BBC的一个历时悠长的电台音乐节目，它从1959年11月开播到2007年1月封咪停播，其间走过了将近半个世纪的风雨历程。该节目每逢星期天晚上播出，播出时段及时长曾几经调整，但从1961年3月起均固定在星期天晚9-10点这个时段播出。它以介绍、播放及评述古典乐选段、合唱、歌剧、舞剧等作品为主，深受广大听众的喜爱。

该节目的创办者是英国演员、DJ兼电台节目主持人艾伦·基思(Alan Keith)。在绝大多数的情况下，该节目都由艾伦·基思来主持，直至享年94岁的他于2003年去世后，才由另一位主持人理查·贝克接替。最初它所选用的曲目便是由艾伦·基思自己筛选、准备的，但到了1960年，当艾伦·基思的曲目清单已全部播过后，该节目便开始以听众的点播和投票结果来准备新的曲目播放清单。在很大的程度上来看，这些投票结果相当公正、客观地反映出了不同时期的BBC亿万听众对于古典音乐的喜好倾向及欣赏趣味的变化情况，也称得上是一个古典音乐的“流行排行榜”了。

以下的这个清单就是2003年由听众投票产生的，也是该节目在停播前举行的最后一次公众投票的结果。清单以得票数的高低来排列，右边括号内的数字是再上一次于1997年投票中的排行位置（符号“-”表示相应的曲目在1997年的投票中未能入榜）：

001. Au fond du Temple Saint from The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet (1)

002. Nimrod from Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar (16)

003. Va, pensiero from Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi (22)

004. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor by Max Bruch (12)

005. Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel (52)

006. Clarinet Concerto in A by Wolfgang Mozart (33)

007. Symphony No. 6 in F (Pastoral) by Ludwig van Beethoven (27)

008. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff (8)

009. Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni (23)

010. Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams (-)

011. Finlandia by Jean Sibelius (2)

012. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor 'Choral' by Ludwig van Beethoven (5)

013. The Planets by Gustav Holst (9)

014. Ombra mai fu from Serse by George Handel (17)

015. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C by Wolfgang Mozart (25)

016. Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber (14)

017. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat 'Emperor' by Ludwig van Beethoven (24)

018. Méditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet (39)

019. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor 'From the New World' by Antonin Dvořák (36)

020. Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams (-)

021. Ave Verum Corpus by Wolfgang Mozart (28)

022. Miserere mei, Deus — Psalm 51 by Gregorio Allegri (-)

023. Hallelujah! from Messiah by George Handel (32)

024. Laudate Dominum from Solemn Vespers by Wolfgang Mozart (-)

025. Romance from The Gadfly by Dmitri Shostakovitch (29)

026. Zadok the Priest, one of the Coronation Anthems by George Handel (68)

027. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon by George Handel (38)

028. Piano Concerto in A minor by Edvard Grieg (-)

029. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Johann Bach (85)

030. Cello Concerto in E Minor by Edward Elgar (6)

031. What is Life? from Orfeo Ed Euridice by Christoph Gluck performed by Kathleen Ferrier(30)

032. Bailero from Songs of the Auvergne by Joseph Canteloube (18)

033. The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II (-)

034. Listen to the Mocking Bird by Septimus Winner (as Alice Hawthorne) (42)

035. Song to the Moon from Rusalka by Antonin Dvořák (4)

036. Bells Across The Meadows by Albert Ketèlbey (-)

037. Symphony No. 3 (Organ) by Camille Saint-Saëns (-)

038. Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 by Edward Elgar (31)

039. Violin Concerto in E Minor by Felix Mendelssohn (40)

040. Che Gelida Manina from La bohème by Giacomo Puccini (89)

041. The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi (-)

042. Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven (-)

043. Panis Angelicus by Cesar Franck (13)

044. I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls from The Bohemian Girl by Michael Balfe (-)

045. Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (-)

046. Grand March from Aida by Giuseppe Verdi (26)

047. Londonderry Air — traditional, arranged by Percy Grainger (59) — this was the theme tune

048. The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár (67)

049. Nessun Dorma from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini (51)

050. Cantique de Jean Racine by Gabriel Fauré (-)

051. In Paradisum from Requiem by Gabriel Fauré (-)

052. Symphony No. 7 by Ludwig van Beethoven (-)

053. Toccata and Fugue by Johann Bach (-)

054. Adagio in G minor by Albinoni (-)

055. Judex from Mors et Vita by Charles Gounod (-)

056. Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini by Sergei Rachmaninoff (-)

057. Warsaw Concerto by Richard Addinsell (-)

058. Adagio from Spartacus by Aram Khachaturian (-)

059. Romeo and Juliet by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (-)

060. Don't Be Cross from The Master Miner by Carl Zeller (79)

061. Sanctus (German Mass) by Franz Schubert (20)

062. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth from Messiah by George Handel (10)

063. Love Duet from Madame Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (15)

064. Fantasia on Greensleeves from Sir John in Love by Ralph Vaughan Williams (-)

065. Symphony No. 2 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (-)

066. Fingal's Cave by Felix Mendelssohn (-)

067. Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin (-)

068. The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan (-)

069. Schindler's List Theme by John Williams (-)

070. Symphony No. 5 (Adagietto) by Gustav Mahler (-)

071. Sanctus from St. Cecilia Mass by Charles Gounod (-)

072. Scheherezade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (-)

073. Old Comrades by Karl Teike (11)

074. Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Mozart (-)

075. Nuns' Chorus from Casanova by Johann Strauss II (7)

076. 1812 Overture by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (-)

077. Jerusalem by Hubert Parry (58)

078. Morning Mood from Peer Gynt by Edvard Grieg (47)

079. Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo (-)

080. Dance of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo Ed Euridice by Christoph Gluck (-)

081. Casta Diva from Norma by Vincenzo Bellini (-)

082. The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Tchaikovsky (-)

083. Softly Awakes My Heart from Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saëns (49)

084. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Mozart (-)

085. Ave Maria by Franz Schubert (43)

086. O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini (-)

087. Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven (-)

088. Sheep May Safely Graze by Johann Bach (-)

089. Where Corals Lie from Sea Pictures by Edward Elgar (-)

090. Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor by Johann Bach (-)

091. Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy (-)

092. The Creation by Joseph Haydn (77)

093. Crown Imperial by William Walton (-)

094. On the Road to Mandalay by Oley Speaks (-)

095. Romance No. 2 in F Major by Ludwig van Beethoven (-)

096. The Watermill by Ronald Binge (35)

097. The Holy City by Frederick Weatherly and Stephen Adams (-)

098. Bredon Hill from A Shropshire Lad by Graham Peel (-)

099. The overture to William Tell by Gioachino Rossini (-)

100. Hear My Prayer by Felix Mendelssohn (-)

艾伦·基思作为广播界最年长的节目主持人以及BBC工龄最长的员工，曾出书介绍过《百首挚爱经典》节目里播出过的音乐作品。BBC公司按以上这个最后的投票结果出版了一套6碟的音乐CD。另外，Decca公司也曾根据多次的投票结果和排行情况，成功地推出过一套名为“The World of Your 100 Best Tunes”的九卷黑胶唱片。此次发布的《古典名曲选集》，便是重新翻制的其中五张。

（参考资料：Wikipedia）

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