Editor’s Choice: October 2001

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1Symphony no. 8 in G major, B. 163 (op.88) (first published as no. 4): Allegretto grazioso
orchestra:
Budapest Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Iván Fischer (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88: III. Allegretto grazioso – Molto vivace
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1889-08-26 until 1889-11-08)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88
Antonín Dvořák5:46
2Mass for Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Chorus & Orchestra in A flat major (‘Messa di gloria’): Agnus Dei
baritone vocals:
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
choir vocals:
London Symphony Chorus
tenor vocals:
Roberto Alagna (tenor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Messa di Gloria: V. Agnus Dei
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. and Éditions Mario Bois
part of:
Messa di Gloria, op. posth.
Giacomo Puccini2:35
3Concerto for Piano, Violin & Orchestra in D major (reconst. by Wilby), K. Anh. 56 (K. 315f): Allegretto
recording engineer:
Richard King (engineer with Sony Music Studios, NYC from 1992–2007) (from 2000-09-28 until 2000-10-02)
assistant engineer:
Johannes Kutzner (engineer) (from 2000-09-28 until 2000-10-02)
producer:
Steven Epstein (classical music producer)
piano:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (from 2000-09-28 until 2000-10-02)
violin:
Midori (Japanese American violinist Midori Gotō) (from 2000-09-28 until 2000-10-02)
orchestra:
NDR-Sinfonieorchester (NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, 1945–2016: NDR Sinfonieorchester) (from 2000-09-28 until 2000-10-02)
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor) (from 2000-09-28 until 2000-10-02)
recorded at:
Rolf-Liebermann-Studio, NDR in Hamburg, Germany (from 2000-09-28 until 2000-10-02)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Piano in D major, K. 315f/Anh. 56: III. Allegretto – Allegro (from 2000-09-28 until 2000-10-02)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
reconstructed by:
Philip Wilby (British composer) (in 1985)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Piano in D major, K. 315f/Anh. 56 (Wilby reconstruction)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Philip Wilby6:29
4Earth and Air and Rain, song cycle for Baritone & Piano, op. 15: In a Churchyard
piano:
David Owen Norris (pianist)
bass-baritone vocals:
David Wilson‐Johnson (baritone)
recording of:
Earth and Air and Rain, op. 15: 9. In a Churchyard
lyricist:
Thomas Hardy (poet)
composer:
Gerald Finzi (composer)
part of:
Earth and Air and Rain, op. 15
Gerald Finzi3:53
5Solemn Melody for organ
organ:
Roger Fisher (organist)
recording of:
Solemn Melody (for organ, West)
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies (English organist and composer)
arranger:
John Ebenezer West
arrangement of:
Solemn Melody
Sir Henry Walford Davies3:17
6Motets (4), for chorus & organ, op. 9: Laudate
organ:
Jeremy Filsell (pianist, organist, countertenor, and composer)
choir vocals:
Vasari Singers (UK chamber choir)
conductor:
Jeremy Backhouse (choral conductor)
recording of:
Quatre Motets, op. 9: Laudate Dominum
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Marcel Dupré (French organist and composer) (in 1916)
part of:
Quatre Motets, op. 9
Marcel Dupré4:14
7Concerto symphonique no. 5 in C minor, op. 123: Intermède (Scherzo): Vivace
piano:
Peter Donohoe (British classical pianist) (from 2000-10-27 until 2000-10-28)
orchestra:
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (from 2000-10-27 until 2000-10-28)
conductor:
Andrew Litton (conductor) (from 2000-10-27 until 2000-10-28)
recorded at:
Caird Hall in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom (from 2000-10-27 until 2000-10-28)
recording of:
Concerto Symphonique no. 5 in C minor, op. 123: III. Intermède (Scherzo). Vivace (from 2000-10-27 until 2000-10-28)
composer:
Henry Litolff (English composer)
part of:
Concerto Symphonique no. 5 in C minor, op. 123
Henry Litolff4:46
8Suite for Solo Cello no. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: Gavotte no. 1 / Gavotte no. 2
cello:
Paolo Pandolfo (viol and double bass player)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:22
9Quartet, for Accordion, Clarinet, Double Bass & Piano (excerpt)
instruments:
musikFabrik
conductor:
Stefan Asbury (conductor)
partial recording of:
Quartet, for accordion, clarinet, double bass & piano
composer:
Rebecca Saunders (composer) (in 1998)
premiered by:
Ictus (Belgian contemporary ensemble) (on 1998-04-26)
Rebecca Saunders4:22
10Symphony no. 7 in C major (‘Le Midi’), H. 1, 7: Finale: Presto assai
orchestra:
Cologne Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Helmut Müller‐Brühl (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob. I:7 “Le Midi”: IV. Finale. Allegro
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1761)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in C major, Hob. I:7 “Le Midi”
Joseph Haydn5:04
11Falstaff: L’onore! Ladri!
bass-baritone vocals:
Bryn Terfel (bass‐baritone opera singer)
orchestra:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor)
recording of:
Falstaff: Atto I, scena 1. “Ehi! Paggio!” - “L’onore! Ladri!” - “Io stesso, sì, io, io” (Falstaff)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer) and Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
Falstaff: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:05
12Symphonie espagnole, for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, op. 21: Allegro molto
violin:
Jascha Heifetz (violinist)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Walter Süsskind (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21: V. Rondo. Allegro
composer:
Édouard Lalo (French composer) (in 1874)
part of:
Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op. 21
Édouard Lalo4:23
13Gaspard de la nuit: Ondine (excerpt)
piano:
Cécile Ousset (French pianist)
partial recording of:
Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand): I. Ondine
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1908)
is based on:
Ondine
part of:
Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand)
Maurice Ravel3:24
14Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, op. 82: Finale (excerpt)
orchestra:
Lahti Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Osmo Vänskä (Finnish conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82: III. Allegro molto
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1915 until 1919)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 82
Jean Sibelius5:17
15Gramophone Magazine Contest Samples: Identify 5 works on a watery theme [October 2001 Sample 1]
partial recording of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 348)
part of:
Water Music, HWV 348–350
[unknown]0:20
16Gramophone Magazine Contest Samples: Identify 5 works on a watery theme [October 2001 Sample 2]
partial recording of:
Má vlast: II. Vltava, JB 1:112/2 (Die Moldau)
composer:
Bedřich Smetana (composer) (from 1874-11-20 until 1874-12-08)
part of:
B. number catalogue by František Bartoš (number: B. 111)
is based on:
La Mantovana
part of:
Má vlast, JB 1:112 (My Country / My Fatherland)
[unknown]0:51
17Gramophone Magazine Contest Samples: Identify 5 works on a watery theme [October 2001 Sample 3]
partial recording of:
Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb und Fluth"
premiered in:
Hamburg, Germany (on 1723-04-06)
composer:
Georg Philipp Telemann (composer) (until 1723)
part of:
Telemann-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: TWV 55:C3)
[unknown]1:04
18Gramophone Magazine Contest Samples: Identify 5 works on a watery theme [October 2001 Sample 4]
partial recording of:
Elijah, op. 70: Chorus - "Thanks be to God!"
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer)
librettist:
Julius Schubring
translator:
William Bartholomew
part of:
Elijah, op. 70, Part I (with English libretto by William Bartholomew)
[unknown]1:14
19Gramophone Magazine Contest Samples: Identify 5 works on a watery theme [October 2001 Sample 5]
partial recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
[unknown]0:51