Gramophone Editor's Choice (The Top Ten Discs): October 2004

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1On the Transmigration of Souls (opening)
orchestra:
New York Philharmonic
partial recording of:
On the Transmigration of Souls
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 2002)
part of:
Pulitzer Prize for Music (number: 2003)
John Adams4:56
2Bist du bei mir?
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
recording of:
Bist du bei mir, BWV 508 (orchestrated by Klemperer)
orchestrator:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer)
composer:
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (composer)
previously attributed to:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
orchestration of:
Aria, BWV 508 “Bist du bei mir” (previously attributed to Bach)
Johann Sebastian Bach & Otto Klemperer3:55
3Nuages gris
piano:
Paul Lewis (English pianist)
recording of:
Trübe Wolken (Nuages gris), S. 199, R. 78
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1881)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 199)
Franz Liszt2:37
4Symphony no. 6: Scherzo: Furiant (excerpt)
orchestra:
Česká filharmonie (Czech Philharmonic, formerly Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in D major, op. 60: III. Scherzo (Furiant). Presto
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1880-08-27 until 1880-10-15)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in D major, op. 60
Antonín Dvořák4:23
5Burlesque
piano:
Ashley Wass (pianist)
recording of:
Burlesque, GP 229
composer:
Sir Arnold Bax (English composer) (in 1920)
part of:
A Catalogue of the Works of Sir Arnold Bax (number: GP 229)
Sir Arnold Bax3:05
6Violin Concerto: Deuil
solo violin:
Thomas Zehetmair (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra)
recording of:
Violinkonzert: I. Deuil
composer:
Heinz Holliger (Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor) (from 1993 until 1995)
part of:
Violinkonzert (four-movement revision)
part of:
Violinkonzert (three-movement original)
Heinz Holliger3:48
7French Suite no. 2. Allemande / Larghetto
piano:
Mikhail Rudy (pianist) and Misha Alperin
recording of:
Französische Suite no. 2 c-Moll, BWV 813: I. Allemande
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Französische Suite Nr. 2 c-Moll, BWV 813 (French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813)
recording of:
Larghetto
composer:
Миша Альперин (Misha Alperin)
Johann Sebastian Bach / Misha Alperin5:52
8Violin Concerto no. 2 in C, RV 189: Larghetto... Allegro non molto
orchestra:
The English Concert
recording of:
Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in C major, RV 189: I. Larghetto - Allegro non molto
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto for Violin, Strings, and Continuo in C major, RV 189
Antonio Vivaldi5:57
9Admeto: Alma mia, dolce ristoro
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Patrizia Ciofi (Italian soprano)
recording of:
Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22: Atto III. Aria "Alma mia, dolce ristoro"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Admeto, re di Tessaglia, HWV 22: Atto III
George Frideric Handel4:30
10King Arthur: Act 3 (opening)
orchestra:
Le Concert Spirituel (French baroque ensemble)
partial recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628
Henry Purcell3:56
11Vespri per l'assunzione di Maria Vergine (opening)
instruments:
Concerto Italiano
Antonio Vivaldi8:08
12Consorts for Viols: Peascod Time (The Hunt's Up)
viol consort:
Phantasm (renaissance viola da gamba consort)
recording of:
Peascod Time (The Hunt's Up)
composer:
Orlando Gibbons (composer)
Orlando Gibbons6:04
13Le Nozze di Figaro: Act 2: Scene 11
orchestra:
Concerto Köln
partial recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto II (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act II)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte (in 1786)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:04
14Symphony no. 1: Allegro maestoso... Allegro vivace ma non troppo presto
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in E-flat major, GP 256: III . Allegro maestoso - Allegro vivace ma non troppo presto - Tempo di marcia trionfale
composer:
Sir Arnold Bax (English composer) (in 1922)
orchestration of:
Piano Sonata in E-flat major, GP 242: III. Scherzo – Finale
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in E-flat major, GP 256
Sir Arnold Bax8:18
15Ballade que Villon feit à la requeste de sa mère pour prier Nostre-Dame
baritone vocals:
Gérard Souzay (baritone)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
recording of:
Trois Ballades de François Villon, L. 119: II. Ballade que Villon feit à la requeste de sa mère pour prier Nostre-Dame (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
François Villon
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1910-05)
part of:
Ballades de François Villon, L. 119 (for voice and piano)
Claude Debussy4:22
16Piano Concerto: Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist) (in 2002-12)
solo piano:
Leif Ove Andsnes (pianist)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 2002-12)
conductor:
Mariss Jansons (Latvian conductor) (in 2002-12)
balance engineer:
Arne Akselberg (in 2002-12)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 2002-12)
live recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso (in 2002-12)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54
Robert Schumann5:02