Editor’s Choice: This Month’s Top Ten Classical CDs (February 2006)

~ Release by Elgar; Jacqueline du Pré, John Barbirolli (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: II. Lento…Allegro molto
recorded in:
Praha, Czechia (on 1967-01-03)
cello:
Jacqueline du Pré (cellist) (on 1967-01-03)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1967-01-03)
conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli (conductor and cellist) (on 1967-01-03)
live recording of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: II. Lento – Allegro molto (on 1967-01-03)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1918 until 1919)
part of:
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85
Edward Elgar4:21
2Piano Trio no. 2 in C minor, op. 66: III. Scherzo. Molto allegeo quasi presto
engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18)
executive producer:
Simon Perry (Hyperion classical music producer)
producer:
Andrew Keener (engineer/editor/producer)
cello:
Richard Lester (cellist) (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18)
piano:
Susan Tomes (pianist) (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18)
violin:
Anthony Marwood (violinist) (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Limited (holding company - do not use this as a release label)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18)
recording of:
Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello no. 2 in C minor, op. 66: III. Scherzo. Molto allegro - Quasi presto (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello no. 2 in C minor, op. 66
Felix Mendelssohn3:37
3Five Kurpian Songs, op. 75: II. Ciamna nocka, ciamna
co-engineer:
Chris Barrett (engineer) (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20) and Maido Maadik (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20)
engineer:
Brad Michel (engineer) (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20)
executive producer:
Robina G. Young (producer)
editor:
Brad Michel (engineer)
choir vocals:
Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20)
conductor:
Paul Hillier (conductor, music director and baritone, specializes in early music and contemporary art music) (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20)
chorus master:
Veronika Portsmuth (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20)
recorded at:
Tallinn Methodist Church in Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20)
recording of:
Pięć pieśni Kurpiowskich, op. 75: II. Ciamna nocka, ciamna (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Polish composer) (in 1999)
part of:
Pięć pieśni Kurpiowskich, op. 75
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki3:08
4Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
piano:
Hélène Grimaud (pianist) (in 2005-05)
orchestra:
Staatskapelle Dresden (Dresden Symphonic Orchestra) (in 2005-05)
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer) (in 2005-05)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso (in 2005-05)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1845)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54
Robert Schumann5:30
5String Quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 85: II. Andante
recording engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19)
executive producer:
Simon Perry (Hyperion classical music producer)
cello:
Christopher Marwood (cellist) (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19)
viola:
Simon Aspell (violist) (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19) and Garth Knox (violist/composer) (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19)
violin:
Gregory Ellis (classical violinist) (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19) and Keith Pascoe (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19)
recorded at:
Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19)
recording of:
String Quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 85: II. Andante (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19)
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer) (until 1903-04-21)
part of:
String Quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 85
Charles Villiers Stanford6:57
6Die Schöne Müllerin, D 795: X. Tränenregen
engineer:
Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden (in 2005-07)
executive producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor)
piano:
Justus Zeyen (pianist) (in 2005-07)
bass-baritone vocals:
Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone) (in 2005-07)
recorded at:
Teldex Studio (Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (in 2005-07)
recording of:
Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Nr. 10. Tränenregen (in 2005-07)
lyricist:
Wilhelm Müller (German poet)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1823)
part of:
Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795
Franz Schubert4:17
7Cello Suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue
cello:
Truls Mørk (Norwegian cellist) (in 2005-07)
recorded at:
Ris kirke in Oslo, Norway (in 2005-07)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 4 Es-Dur, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue (in 2005-07)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 4 Es-Dur, BWV 1010
Johann Sebastian Bach3:00
8Octet for Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet and Double Bass in F major, D 803: V. Menuetto. Allegretto - Trio (excerpt)
recorded in:
Braunau am Inn, Oberösterreich, Austria
sound engineer and editor:
Elmar Schwinn
executive producer:
Viktoria Mullova (violinist)
producer:
Oswald Beaujeau
bassoon:
Marco Postinghel (bassoonist)
cello:
Manuel Fischer-Dieskau (cellist)
clarinet:
Pascal Moraguès (clarinetist)
double bass:
Klaus Stoll (double bass player)
horn:
Guido Corti
viola:
Erich Krüger
violin:
Adrian Chamorro (Colombian violin player) and Viktoria Mullova (violinist)
partial recording of:
Octet in F major, D. 803: V. Menuetto: Allegretto & Trio
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1824-03)
part of:
Octet in F major, D. 803
Franz Schubert4:18
9Piano Trio no. 1 in C major, op. 22: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Presto
engineer and editor:
Stephen Rinker (engineer)
producer:
Mike George (classical producer at BBC)
cello:
Alice Neary
piano:
Benjamin Frith (pianist)
violin:
Lucy Gould (violinist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Gould Piano Trio
recorded at:
Champs Hill Music Room in West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Piano Trio no. 1 in C major, op. 22: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Presto
composer:
Robert Fuchs (Austrian composer)
part of:
Piano Trio no. 1 in C major, op. 22
Robert Fuchs5:06
10La Boîte à joujoux : V. 4me tableau. Après fortune faite
piano:
Noriko Ogawa (pianist)
recording of:
La Boîte à joujoux : V. 4e tableau. Après fortune faite (André Caplet orchestration)
orchestrator:
André Caplet (composer) (in 1919)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1913-07 until 1913-10)
orchestration of:
La Boîte à joujoux : V. 4e tableau. Après fortune faite (for piano)
part of:
La Boîte à joujoux, CD 136b (André Caplet orchestration)
Claude Debussy3:08
11Slavonic Dances for Orchestra, B. 83 (op. 46), no. 3 in A-flat major: Poco allegro
producer:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1962-07-19, on 1962-08-02, from 1963-01-04 until 1963-01-05)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (on 1962-07-19, on 1962-08-02, from 1963-01-04 until 1963-01-05)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (on 1962-07-19, on 1962-08-02, from 1963-01-04 until 1963-01-05)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 3 in A-flat major (Polka) (on 1962-07-19)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 3 in A-flat major (Polka) (on 1962-08-02)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
recording of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 3 in A-flat major (Polka) (from 1963-01-04 until 1963-01-05)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22)
part of:
Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)
Antonín Dvořák4:59
12Islamey, Oriental Fantasy, op. 18 (excerpt)
partial recording of:
“Islamey, Oriental Fantasy”, op. 18 (for solo piano, original version)
composer:
Милий Алексеевич Балакирев (composer, pianist, conductor)
part of:
Works of Mily Balakirev by opus number (number: op. 18)
Mily Balakirev3:36
13Competition: Identify These Five Works and What Connects Them
partial recording of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer)
arrangement of:
Chanson de matin, op. 15 no. 2 (for violin and piano)
partial recording of:
Excerpt from Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel: Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel
partial recording of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: II. "Ging heut morgen übers Feld"
lyricist and composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer)
part of:
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
partial recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in D major, Hob. I:6 “Le Matin”
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer) (in 1761)
part of:
Hoboken-Verzeichnis (number: Hob. I:6)
[unknown]1:38

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Release

mastering:Ivor Humphreys
manufactured by:CD Systems
copyrighted (©) by:Haymarket Publications Limited (in 2006)