Editor’s Choice February 1999: William Christie

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Tracklist

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1Piano Concerto in G: Presto
fortepiano:
Krystian Zimerman (pianist)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: III. Presto
composer:
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel4:04
2Concert pour quatre parties de violes, H545: Prélude
instruments:
Les Arts Florissants
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Concert pour quatre parties de violes, H. 545: Prélude
composer:
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier (composer)
part of:
Concert pour quatre parties de violes, H. 545
Marc‐Antoine Charpentier1:40
3Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, BWV 903: Fantasia
harpsichord:
Pierre Hantaï (Harpsichordist and organist)
recording of:
Chromatische Fantasie und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 903: I. Fantasie
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Chromatische Fantasie und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 903
Johann Sebastian Bach2:48
4Rural Scenes: Change of Heart
choir vocals:
Philharmonia Chorus (London choir aka New Philharmonia Chorus from 1964–1977)
soprano vocals:
Elzbieta Szmytka (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964-1976)
conductor:
Gary Brain
recording of:
Na wsi, op. 30: No. 6. Zmiana
composer:
Czesław Marek (in 1929)
part of:
Na wsi, op. 30
Czesław Marek3:32
5Symphony no. 4: Allegro ma non troppo
orchestra:
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
conductor:
David Zinman (conductor) (ended)
recorded at:
Tonhalle (Kongresshaus Zürich) in Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland (in 1998-05)
recording of:
Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60
Ludwig van Beethoven6:20
6Elizabethan Consort Music: Pavana / Brandeberges / La represa
instruments:
Hespèrion XX
viola da gamba:
Jordi Savall (viol player, conductor and composer)
[anonymous]4:52
7On Wenlock Edge: Is my team ploughing?
producer:
John Fraser (UK producer)
tenor vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) (in 1997)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) (in 1997)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1997)
balance engineer:
Mike Hatch (engineer/editor)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1997)
recording of:
On Wenlock Edge: III. "Is my team ploughing" (orchestral version) (in 1997)
lyricist:
A. E. Housman (poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
On Wenlock Edge (orchestral version)
Ralph Vaughan Williams3:54
8El poema de la jungla: Nocturno (excerpt)
orchestra:
Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Adrian Leaper (conductor)
partial recording of:
El Poema de la Jungla: Nocturno
composer:
Fernando Obradors
Fernando Obradors4:09
9Christmas Oratorio: Flösst mein Heiland, flösst dein Namen
bass vocals:
Peter Kooy (baritone)
countertenor vocals:
Yoshikazu Mera
soprano vocals:
Monika Frimmer (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Gerd Türk (German tenor)
orchestra:
Bach Collegium Japan
conductor:
Masaaki Suzuki (keyboardist, conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil IV, XXXIX. (Soprano) „Flößt, mein Heiland, flößt dein Namen“
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 ("Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach5:30
10The Geisha: The Kissing
baritone vocals:
Christopher Maltman (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Lilian Watson (English soprano)
orchestra:
Ronald Corp
performer:
London Light Opera Orchestra and Chorus
recording of:
The Geisha: The Kissing
composer:
Sidney Jones (conductor and composer)
Sidney Jones3:50
11Cruda amarilli
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Crud'Amarilli
composer:
Sigismondo d’India (Italian Renaissance / Baroque composer, c. 1582-1629)
Sigismondo d’India3:05
12Miroirs brûlants
piano:
Dalton Baldwin (American pianist)
baritone vocals:
William Parker (baritone)
recording of:
Miroirs brûlants, FP 98
lyricist:
Paul Éluard (French poet)
composer:
Francis Poulenc (pianist and composer) (from 1938 until 1939)
part of:
Francis Poulenc’s works (FP) (number: FP 98)
Francis Poulenc5:38
13Der Bettelstudent: Durch diesen Kuss sei unser Bund geweiht
tenor vocals:
Fritz Wunderlich (operatic tenor)
recording of:
Der Bettelstudent: Akt II. Duett Bronislawa, Jan: „Durch diesen Kuss, sei unser Bund geweiht“
composer:
Carl Millöcker (composer)
part of:
Der Bettelstudent
Karl Millöcker4:08
14Competition: Coronation Music 1
partial recording of:
Crown Imperial (march)
composer:
William Walton (composer and conductor) (in 1937)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
[unknown]0:33
15Competition: Coronation Music 2
partial recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “The King shall rejoice”, HWV 260
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 260)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
[unknown]0:31
16Competition: Coronation Music 3
partial recording of:
Coronation March in D major, TH 50, ČW 47
composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (in 1883)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 50) and Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 47)
[unknown]0:49
17Competition: Coronation Music 4
partial recording of:
Missa in C, K. 317 “Krönungs-Messe”
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (until 1779-03-23)
premiered at:
Salzburger Dom in Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (on 1779-04-04)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (original numbering) (number: 317) and Köchelverzeichnis (sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: 317)
[unknown]0:47
18Competition: Coronation Music 5
partial recording of:
Symphonic Suite from “Gloriana”, op. 53a
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1953)
premiered at:
[concert] (1954-09-23)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 53a)
is based on:
Gloriana
[unknown]1:02
19Competition: Coronation Music 6
[unknown]0:31
20Moravian and Slovak folk-singing
[unknown]0:54
21Raga Bhimpalasi (excerpt)
Shivkumar Sharma2:33
22La manigua: Vieja trova santiaguera - La vida sigue igual
[unknown]2:38