Best of 2008, Volume One

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1Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61: 3rd Movement – Allegro molto
violin:
James Ehnes (violinist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61: III. Allegro molto — Cadenza (Accompagnata: Lento) - Allegro Molto
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1905 until 1910)
part of:
Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61
Edward Elgar17:28
2Farnace: “Se mi dai morte”
countertenor vocals:
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
orchestra:
Le Concert d’Astrée (ensemble founded in 2000 by Emmanuelle Haïm)
conductor:
Emmanuelle Haïm (conductor)
recording of:
Farnace: Aria "Se mi dai morte"
composer:
Leonardo Leo (composer)
Leonardo Leo4:01
3Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Hob. XXI:2 “Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle”
tenor vocals:
Toby Spence (tenor)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XX1:2: Teil I, No. 3. Arie und Chor "Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle" (Uriel, Chor)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2: Part I (The Creation, Hob. XXI:2: Part I)
Joseph Haydn3:41
4Tre sonetti di Petrarca (Three Petrarch Sonnets): Sonnet 104
piano:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Tre sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158: No. 2. Sonetto CIV. Pace non trovo (for solo piano)
composer and arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
Pace non trovo, S. 270a no. 1 (for tenor and piano)
part of:
Tre sonetti del Petrarca, S. 158 (for solo piano)
Franz Liszt6:09
5Rigoletto: “Ella mi fu rapita!”
tenor vocals:
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
orchestra:
Prague Philharmonia
conductor:
Marco Armiliato (conductor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi5:25
6Piano Sonata in E‐flat, op. 8/2: 2nd Movement: Larghetto con espressione
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Sonata in E-flat major, op. 8 no. 2: II. Larghetto con espressivo
composer:
Muzio Clementi (composer)
part of:
Sonata in E-flat major, op. 8 no. 2
Muzio Clementi3:19
7St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: “Kommt, ihr Töchter”
orchestra:
Dunedin Consort and Players (Scottish baroque music ensemble)
conductor:
John Butt (conductor and organist)
recording of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, I. Chor I & II "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen"
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
librettist:
Picander
part of:
Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I
Johann Sebastian Bach6:38
8Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 4th Movement: Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Osmo Vänskä (Finnish conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: IV. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1799 until 1800)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21
Ludwig van Beethoven5:40
9Prelude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28, no. 4
piano:
Alexandre Tharaud (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 123) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 169)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Fryderyk Chopin2:13
10Orlando Furioso, RV 728: “Ah, fuggi rapido”
assistant engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer)
engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer)
producer and editor:
Hans Bernhard Bätzing (engineer, producer)
soprano vocals:
Simone Kermes (soprano)
orchestra:
Venice Baroque Orchestra (in 2006-11)
conductor:
Andrea Marcon (Italian conductor & keyboardist)
recorded at:
Kulturzentrum Grand Hotel: Gustav-Mahler-Saal (Gustav Mahler Concert Hall) in Toblach, Bolzano (South Tyrol), Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
recording of:
Orlando furioso, RV 819: "Ah, fuggi rapido"
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Orlando furioso, RV 819: Atto II
Antonio Vivaldi2:27
11Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 82: Moderato
violin:
Vadim Gluzman (violinist)
orchestra:
Bergen filharmoniske orkester (Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor)
recording of:
Violin concerto in A minor, op. 82: 1. Moderato - Andante
composer:
Александр Константинович Глазунов (Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer, 1865–1936)
part of:
Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 82
Alexander Glazumov7:07
12Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Sarabande
piano:
Murray Perahia (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Johann Sebastian Bach4:01