Great Recordings of the Century New Releases Summer / Autumn 2003

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1Organ Concerto: Andante – Allegro giocoso
organ:
Maurice Duruflé (French composer & organist, 1902–1986)
orchestra:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani, FP 93: I. Andante
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1938)
part of:
Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani, FP 93
recording of:
Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani, FP 93: II. Allegro giocoso
composer:
Francis Poulenc (French composer and pianist) (in 1938)
part of:
Concerto in G minor for organ, strings and timpani, FP 93
Francis Poulenc5:29
2Norma: Atto I. "Casta Diva"
soprano vocals [Norma]:
Maria Callas (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan)
conductor:
Tullio Serafin (conductor)
recording of:
Norma: Atto I, scena 1. Scena e cavatina “Casta diva, che inargenti” (Norma, coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer) (until 1831)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur) (until 1831)
part of:
Norma: Atto I
Vincenzo Bellini7:19
3Cello Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande
cello:
Pablo Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: IV. Sarabande)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009 (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:31
4Cello Suite no. 3 in C, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II
cello:
Pablo Casals (cellist, aka Pablo Casals)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009 (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009)
Johann Sebastian Bach3:24
5Russian Songs & Opera Arias: "Darling Savishna"
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
recording of:
Светик Савишна (Darling Savishna)
lyricist:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (in 1866)
Modest Mussorgsky1:13
6Russian Songs & Opera Arias: "Why?" op. 6, no. 5
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 6, no. 5: Why? (Отчего?) (6 Romances, op. 6 no. 5: Why?)
lyricist:
Heinrich Heine (German poet) (in 1822)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1869-11)
dedicated to:
Иван Александрович Клименко
translator:
Лев Мей (Lev Mei, XIX c. poet, prose writer, playwright, translator) (in 1858)
part of:
Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 215)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 6
Peter Tchaikovsky4:09
7Russian Songs & Opera Arias: "Amid the din of the Ball", op. 78 no 3
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
soprano vocals:
Galina Vishnevskaya (soprano)
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 38: No. 3. Amid the Din of the Ball (Средь шумного бала)
lyricist:
Алексей К. Толстой (Aleksey Tolstoy, Russian 19th century writer)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1878)
part of:
Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 248)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 38
Peter Tchaikovsky1:50
8Symphony no. 6: III. Scherzo
engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's) (in 1964-11)
producer:
Peter Andry (producer) (in 1964-11)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (from 1964-11-06 until 1964-11-19)
conductor:
Otto Klemperer (German-born conductor and composer) (from 1964-11-06 until 1964-11-19)
balance engineer:
Robert Gooch (British classical sound engineer, active from late 1950's)
recorded at:
Kingsway Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1964-11-06 until 1964-11-19)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in A-major, WAB 106: III. Scherzo. Nicht schnell – Trio. Langsam (ed. R. Haas 1935) (from 1964-11-06 until 1964-11-19)
composer:
Anton Bruckner (Austrian composer) (from 1879 until 1881)
revised by:
Robert Haas (musicologist) (in 1935)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in A-major, WAB 106 (ed. R. Haas 1935)
Anton Bruckner9:22
9Italienisches Liederbuch: 18: "Heb' auf dein blondes Haupt"
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
recording of:
Italienisches Liederbuch: No. 18. Heb auf dein blondes Haupt (for male voice)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent)
librettist:
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (German writer)
part of:
Italienisches Liederbuch
Hugo Wolf1:59
10Italienisches Liederbuch: 19: "Wir haben beide"
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
recording of:
Italienisches Liederbuch: No. 19. Wir haben beide lange Zeit geschwiegen (for female voice)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent)
librettist:
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (German writer)
part of:
Italienisches Liederbuch
Hugo Wolf2:25
11Italienisches Liederbuch: 20: "Mein Liebster singt"
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
soprano vocals:
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (German-born Austrian/British soprano)
recording of:
Italienisches Liederbuch: No. 20. Mein Liebster singt am Haus im Mondenscheine (for female voice)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent)
librettist:
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (German writer)
part of:
Italienisches Liederbuch
Hugo Wolf1:26
12Italienisches Liederbuch: 22: "Ein Ständchen Euch zu bringen"
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Dietrich Fischer‐Dieskau (baritone)
recording of:
Italienisches Liederbuch: No. 22. Ein Ständchen euch zu bringen (for male voice)
composer:
Hugo Wolf (Austrian composer of Slovenian descent)
librettist:
Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (German writer)
part of:
Italienisches Liederbuch
Hugo Wolf1:14
13Piano Concerto no. 2 in F, op. 102: II. Andante
orchestra:
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française (National Orchestra of France, RTF / ORTF / Radio France)
conductor:
André Cluytens (Belgian-born French conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1957)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102
Dmitri Shostakovich5:35
14Sinfonia da Requiem: II. Dies Irae
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20: II. Dies irae. Allegro con fuoco
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1940)
part of:
Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20
Benjamin Britten5:08
15Werther : Acte I. "Il faut nous séparer"
baritone vocals:
Jean-Christophe Benoît (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Victoria de los Ángeles (Spanish soprano)
tenor vocals:
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Georges Prêtre (French conductor)
recording of:
Werther : Acte I. « Il faut nous séparer » – « Ah ! Pourvu que je voie ces yeux » (Charlotte, Werther)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
librettist:
Édouard Blau (Librettist), Georges Hartmann (librettist) and Paul Milliet (Librettist)
part of:
Werther : Acte I (La Maison du bailli)
Jules Massenet9:31
16Piano Concerto no. 1: III. Allegro molto
piano:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
New Philharmonia Orchestra (Philharmonia Orchestra, London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 1, Sz. 83, BB 91: III. Allegro molto
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 1, Sz. 83, BB 91
Béla Bartók6:41

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