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The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a compilation of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. [2] Recorded at Abbey Road Studios , Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the compilation was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011. [ 3 ]
Instead it featured recordings by the duo originally released between 1964 and 1972 from all 5 studio albums and every studio single, excepting The Dangling Conversation and Fakin' It, whilst adding the non-single title track from their first album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., as well as "Song for the Asking", the last track on their final album ...
The album features Carpenters' "original vocal and instrumental tracks" accompanied by new orchestral arrangements by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Richard Carpenter served as the album's producer, arranger and conductor. [4] The Target store exclusive CD and the Japanese release has "Please Mr. Postman" as a bonus track. [citation needed]
The album contains mostly live versions of songs from his 2011–12 Symphonica Tour, including six of his own compositions (the rest being covers). The album was the final work by both American producer Phil Ramone , who died in March 2013, [ 12 ] and by Michael himself, who died on Christmas Day (25 December) 2016.
In 1970, it won Grammy Awards for Best Classical Album, Best Classical Performance – Instrumental Soloist or Soloists (With or Without Orchestra), and Best Engineered Classical Recording. After Carlos came out as a transgender woman in 1979, reissues of Switched-On Bach amended the artist credit to reflect her change of name, as was the case ...
For the third year in a row, Dylan raided the Great American Songbook, this time with a 30-song triple album, and received his third consecutive Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album was awarded from 1962 to 2011. The award had several minor name changes: From 1962 to 1963, 1965 to 1972 and 1974 to 1976 the award was known as Album of the Year – Classical; In 1964 and 1977 it was awarded as Classical Album of the Year; In 1973 and from 1978 onward it was awarded as Best Classical ...
The soundtrack album itself peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 in September 1977, and became the best-selling symphonic album of all time; [1] it was certified Gold and Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and won numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and Grammy Awards in the ...