The Very Best Recordings of 2006

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1La Traviata: E stranol - Ah, fors'è lui
recording engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Henning Birkenhake
associate producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
executive producer:
Bogdan Roščić
producer and editor:
Rainer Maillard
soprano vocals [Violetta Valéry]:
Anna Netrebko (soprano) (on 2005-08-07)
orchestra:
Vienna Philharmonic (on 2005-08-07)
conductor:
Carlo Rizzi (conductor) (on 2005-08-07)
balance engineer:
Gregor Hornacek and Rainer Maillard
recorded at:
Salzburg Festival 2005 (2005-07-25 – 2005-08-31)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 2005)
recorded at:
Großes Festspielhaus Salzburg in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (on 2005-08-07)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. “Ah, fors’è lui” (Violetta) (on 2005-08-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
live recording of:
La traviata: Atto I. Recitativo “È strano! è strano!” (Violetta) (on 2005-08-07)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
part of:
La traviata: Atto I (La traviata: Act I)
Giuseppe Verdi4:34
2La Candace, RV704: Certo timor ch'ho in petto
soprano vocals:
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
orchestra:
Modo Antiquo
conductor:
Federico Maria Sardelli
Antonio Vivaldi4:02
3Violin Concerto in A, K219: Rondeau
violin:
Andrew Manze (violinist and conductor)
orchestra:
The English Concert
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”: III. Rondeau. Tempo di menuetto – Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1775-04 until 1775-12)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:00
4Ved en ung kunstners baare, op. 58
producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer) and Da-Hong Seetoo
cello:
David Finckel (in 2004-12)
string quartet:
Emerson String Quartet (in 2004-12)
viola:
Lawrence Dutton (violist) (in 2004-12)
violin:
Eugene Drucker (in 2004-12) and Philip Setzer (violinist) (in 2004-12)
balance engineer:
Da-Hong Seetoo (in 2004-12)
recorded at:
The American Academy of Arts and Letters in Washington Heights, New York, New York, United States (in 2004-12)
recording of:
Ved en ung kunstners baare, FS 58 (At the Bier of a Young Artist, At the Bier of a Young Artist, Andante lamentoso) (in 2004-12)
composer:
Carl Nielsen (Danish composer) (in 1910)
part of:
Catalogue of Carl Nielsen’s Works (CNW) (number: CNW 36) and Carl Nielsen, kompositioner (FS) (number: FS 58)
Carl Nielsen3:44
5Cello Concerto: Adagio - Moderato
recorded in:
Praha (Prague), Czechia (on 1967-01-03)
cello:
Jacqueline du Pré (cellist) (on 1967-01-03)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1967-01-03)
conductor:
John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1967-01-03)
live recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: I. Adagio – Moderato (on 1967-01-03)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Edward Elgar7:53
6Violin Concerto in E minor: Allegro molto appassionato (excerpt)
violin:
Nicola Benedetti (violinist)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields)
conductor:
Sir James MacMillan (Scottish composer and conductor)
Felix Mendelssohn4:08
7Violin Concerto: Allegro molto (excerpt)
violin:
Philippe Graffin (violinist)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
Edward Elgar5:51
8Dixit Dominus, RV807: Sicut erat - Et in saecula saeculorum
choir vocals:
Körnerscher Sing-Verein Dresden
orchestra:
Dresdner Instrumental-Concert
conductor:
Peter Kopp (German conductor)
recording of:
Dixit Dominus, RV 807: X. Sicut erat in principio
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist) (in 1732)
part of:
Dixit Dominus, RV 807
recording of:
Dixit Dominus, RV 807: XI. Et in saecula saeculorum
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Dixit Dominus, RV 807
Antonio Vivaldi3:06
9Symphony no. 3, Eroica: Scherzo: Allegro vivace
orchestra:
Minnesota Orchestra
conductor:
Osmo Vänskä (Finnish conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1803 until 1804)
part of:
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:59
10Le nozze di Figaro: Giunse alfin il momento - Deh, vieni, non tardar, o giola bella
recording engineer:
Wolf‐Dieter Karwatky (in 2005-12)
assistant engineer:
Chris Barrett (British sound engineer, @AIR Lyndhurst Studios) (in 2005-12)
producer:
Marita Prohmann
fortepiano:
Jos van Immerseel (Belgian pianist and conductor) (in 2005-12)
soprano vocals:
Magdalena Kožená (mezzo-soprano) (in 2005-12)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (in 2005-12)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (in 2005-12)
balance engineer:
Ulrich Vette (engineer) (in 2005-12)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 2005-12)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV, Scena X. (no. 28) Recitativo “Giunse alfin il momento” (Susanna) (in 2005-12)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto IV (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act IV)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:11
11Syrinx
trumpet:
Alison Balsom (classical trumpet player)
recording of:
Syrinx, L. 129, CD 137 (for solo flute)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1913)
dedicated to:
Louis Fleury (French flutist)
premiered at:
[concert] (1913-12-01)
publisher:
Editions Jobert (in 1927-08)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 129) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 137)
Claude Debussy2:41
12Vespers: Nisi Dominus
instruments:
Gabrieli Consort & Players (UK early music ensemble)
choir vocals:
Gabrieli Consort
conductor:
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
recording of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206: VIII. Psalmus IV "Nisi Dominus"
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Vespro della Beata Vergine, SV 206 (for chorus & instruments)
Claudio Monteverdi4:22

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