Gramophone Editor's Choice: November 2008 - The Real Composers: Bostridge on Britten

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1Leading tenor Ian Bostridge Discusses the 20th-century master with James Jolly
spoken vocals:
Ian Bostridge (tenor) and James Jolly
Ian Bostridge, James Jolly37:09
2Simple Symphony: 4th movt
instruments:
TrondheimSolistene (Trondheim Soloists)
conductor:
Øyvind Gimse
recording of:
Simple Symphony, op. 4: IV. Frolicsome Finale
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1933-12 until 1934-02)
part of:
Simple Symphony, op. 4
Benjamin Britten2:45
3Jauchzet dem Herren alle Welt
instruments and vocals:
Gli Angeli Genève
conductor:
Stephan MacLeod (bass-baritone / conductor)
partial recording of:
Jauchzet dem Herren alle Welt
composer:
Nicolaus Bruhns (Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer)
Nicolaus Bruhns4:05
4Dichterliebe: Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
piano:
Julius Drake (pianist)
baritone vocals:
Gerald Finley (bass-baritone)
recording of:
Dichterliebe, op. 48: XII. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen
lyricist:
Heinrich Heine (German poet)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1840)
part of:
Dichterliebe, op. 48
Robert Schumann2:56
5Fantasia contrappuntistica: Fugue I
piano:
Hamish Milne (English pianist)
recording of:
Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256: II. Fuga I (edizione definitiva)
composer:
Ferruccio Busoni (Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher)
part of:
Fantasia contrappuntistica, BV 256 (edizione definitiva)
Ferruccio Busoni3:51
6Zueignung
solo soprano vocals:
Renée Fleming (soprano)
orchestra:
Münchner Philharmoniker (Munich Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Christian Thielemann (German conductor)
recording of:
Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 (orchestrated by Strauss)
orchestrator:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1940)
lyricist:
Hermann von Gilm zu Rosenegg
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1885)
orchestration of:
Zueignung, op. 10 no. 1 (for voice and piano)
Richard Strauss1:42
7War Requiem: "Out Here, We've Walked Quite Friendly Up to Death"
choir vocals:
Aurelius Sängerknaben
solo baritone vocals:
Christian Gerhaher (baritone)
solo soprano vocals:
Annette Dasch (German soprano)
solo tenor vocals:
James Taylor (operatic tenor)
orchestra:
Festivalensemble Stuttgart
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
partial recording of:
War Requiem, op. 66
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (from 1961 until 1962-01)
premiered at:
Coventry Cathedral in Coventry (on 1962-05-30)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 66)
Benjamin Britten1:53
8String Quartet no. 10 "Harp": Presto
string quartet:
Atrium String Quartet
recording of:
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp": III. Presto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
String Quartet no. 10 in E-flat major, op. 74 "Harp"
Ludwig van Beethoven4:49
9Mirage (excerpt)
solo cello:
Anssi Karttunen (cellist)
solo soprano vocals:
Karita Mattila (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Paris
conductor:
Christoph Eschenbach (pianist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Mirage (for soprano, cello and orchestra)
composer:
Kaija Saariaho (Finnish composer) (in 2007)
librettist:
María Sabina (Mazatec curandera)
premiered at:
[concert] (2008-03-13)
publisher:
Chester Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Salle Pleyel (1927-) in Paris (on 2008-03-13)
Kaija Saariaho1:22
10La straniera: "E dolce la vergine"
choir vocals:
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
solo baritone vocals:
Mark Stone (baritone singer)
solo soprano vocals:
Patrizia Ciofi (Italian soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
David Parry (conductor)
recording of:
La straniera: Atto II. “É dolce la vergine” (coro)
composer:
Vincenzo Bellini (Sicilian opera composer)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
La straniera: Atto II
Vincenzo Bellini2:19
11Quatre études de rythme: Île de feu
piano:
Pierre‐Laurent Aimard (pianist)
recording of:
Quatre Études de rythme: No. 1. Île de feu 1
composer:
Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist) (from 1949 until 1950)
part of:
Quatre Études de rythme
Olivier Messiaen1:54
12En blanc et noir: Scherzando
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) and Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop)
recording of:
En blanc et noir: III. Scherzando
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1915-06-04 until 1915-07-20)
dedicated to:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer)
part of:
En blanc et noir, L. 134, CD 142
Claude Debussy3:57
13The Rake's Progress: "O God Protect Dear Tom"
solo baritone vocals:
Samuel Ramey (bass-baritone)
solo soprano vocals:
Cathryn Pope (soprano)
solo tenor vocals:
Philip Langridge (tenor)
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Rake’s Progress
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (in 1951)
librettist:
W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman
part of:
K Catalog (number: K078)
Igor Stravinsky3:13
14Violin Concerto: 1st movt
solo violin:
Tasmin Little (violinist)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Vernon Handley (conductor)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53: I. Allegro ma non troppo
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (in 1879)
part of:
Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 53, B. 96/B. 108
Antonín Dvořák3:40
15Competition
[unknown]4:13