Best of 2008 Volume Two

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1Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492 “Cosa sento! Tosto andate”
orchestra:
Glyndebourne Festival Opera Company
conductor:
Silvio Varviso (conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I, Scena VII. (no. 7) Terzetto “Cosa sento! tosto andante” (Il Conte, Basilio, Susanna)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto I (The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act I)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:03
2String Quartet no.14 in D minor, D 810, “Death and the Maiden”: 2nd Movement. Andante con moto
recording of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”: II. Andante con moto
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
String Quartet no. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
Franz Schubert14:12
3Estancia Suite, op. 8a: Los trabajadores agricolas (The Agricultural Workers)
recording of:
Danzas de “Estancia”, op. 8a: I. Los trabajadores agrícolas
composer:
Alberto Ginastera (Argentinean composer) (in 1941)
part of:
Danzas de “Estancia”, op. 8a
Alberto Ginastera2:52
4Benvenuto Cellini: « Les Belles Fleurs ! »
soprano vocals:
Laura Claycomb (soprano)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor)
recording of:
Benvenuto Cellini, op. 23: Act 1: Les Belles Fleurs! (Teresa)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
librettist:
Henri Auguste Barbier and Léon de Wailly (librettist)
part of:
Benvenuto Cellini, op. 23: Act 1
Hector Berlioz4:17
5Three Shakespeare Sonnets: The Cloud‐Capp’d Towers
recording of:
Three Shakespeare Songs: The cloud-capp’d towers
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1951)
part of:
Three Shakespeare Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams1:57
6Moment Musical in F minor: Allegretto moderato
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Franz Schubert2:06
7String Quartet no. 3 in B‐flat major, op. 67: 2nd Movement. Andante
recording of:
String Quartet no. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67: II. Andante
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1875)
part of:
String Quartet no. 3 in B-flat major, op. 67
Johannes Brahms7:31
8Dichterliebe, op. 48 “Ich grolle nicht”
recording of:
Dichterliebe, op. 48: VII. Ich grolle nicht
lyricist:
Heinrich Heine (German poet)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1840)
part of:
Dichterliebe, op. 48
Robert Schumann1:42
9Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, op.15: 3rd Movement. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
recording engineer:
Arne Akselberg (from 2007-09-04 until 2007-10-10)
piano:
Evgeny Kissin (Russian classical pianist) (from 2007-09-04 until 2007-10-10)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 2007-09-04 until 2007-10-10)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (from 2007-09-04 until 2007-10-10)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2007-09-04 until 2007-10-10)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando (from 2007-09-04 until 2007-10-10)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1796 until 1797)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15
Ludwig van Beethoven8:12
10La Ronde des lutins, op. 25
recording of:
Scherzo fantastique, op. 25 "La Ronde des lutins"
composer:
Antonio Bazzini (Italian violinist and composer) (in 1852)
part of:
Works of Antonio Bazzini by opus number (number: op. 25)
Antonio Bazzini4:57
11Manfred Symphony, op. 58: 2nd Movement. Vivace con spirito
recording of:
Manfred Symphony in B minor, op. 58: II. Vivace con spirito
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (from 1885-05 until 1885-09)
part of:
Manfred Symphony in B minor, op. 58
Peter Tchaikovsky9:31
12Messiah, HWV 56 “His Yoke Is Easy and His Burthen Is Light”
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I. Chorus: His Yoke Is Easy, and His Burthen Is Light (Wilberg Edition)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Mack Wilberg
arrangement of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 21. Chorus “His yoke is easy”
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I (Wilberg Edition)
George Frideric Handel2:13