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)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Length
1	Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: II. Lento…Allegro molto recorded in: Praha, Czechia (on 1967-01-03) cello: Jacqueline du Pré (on 1967-01-03) orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra (on 1967-01-03) conductor: Sir John Barbirolli (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 (from 1918 until 1919) part of: Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85	Edward Elgar	4:21
2	Piano Trio no. 2 in C minor, op. 66: III. Scherzo. Molto allegeo quasi presto engineer: Simon Eadon (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18) executive producer: Simon Perry producer: Andrew Keener cello: Richard Lester (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18) piano: Susan Tomes (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18) violin: Anthony Marwood (from 2003-12-16 until 2003-12-18) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Hyperion Records Limited recorded at: Henry Wood Hall in 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 (in 1845) part of: Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello no. 2 in C minor, op. 66	Felix Mendelssohn	3:37
3	Five Kurpian Songs, op. 75: II. Ciamna nocka, ciamna co-engineer: Chris Barrett (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20) and Maido Maadik (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20) engineer: Brad Michel (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20) executive producer: Robina G. Young editor: Brad Michel choir vocals: Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor (from 2004-10-25 until 2005-04-20) conductor: Paul Hillier (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] composer: Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (in 1999) part of: Pięć pieśni Kurpiowskich, op. 75	Henryk Mikołaj Górecki	3:08
4	Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso piano: Hélène Grimaud (in 2005-05) orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden (in 2005-05) conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen (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 (in 1845) part of: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54	Robert Schumann	5:30
5	String Quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 85: II. Andante recording engineer: Simon Eadon (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19) executive producer: Simon Perry cello: Christopher Marwood (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19) viola: Simon Aspell (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19) and Garth Knox (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19) violin: Gregory Ellis (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19) and Keith Pascoe (from 2004-11-17 until 2004-11-19) recorded at: Henry Wood Hall in 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 (until 1903-04-21) part of: String Quintet no. 1 in F major, op. 85	Charles Villiers Stanford	6:57
6	Die Schöne Müllerin, D 795: X. Tränenregen engineer: Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden (in 2005-07) executive producer: Christopher Alder producer: Arend Prohmann piano: Justus Zeyen (in 2005-07) bass-baritone vocals: Thomas Quasthoff (in 2005-07) recorded at: Teldex Studio in Berlin, Germany (in 2005-07) recording of: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795: Nr. 10. Tränenregen (in 2005-07) lyricist: Wilhelm Müller composer: Franz Schubert (in 1823) part of: Die schöne Müllerin, D. 795	Franz Schubert	4:17
7	Cello Suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue cello: Truls Mørk (in 2005-07) phonographic copyright (℗) by: EMI Records Ltd. (in 2005) and Virgin Classics (in 2005) recorded at: Ris kirke in Oslo, Norway (in 2005-07) recording of: Suite für Violoncello solo no. 4 Es-Dur, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue (Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: VI. Gigue) (in 2005-07) composer: Johann Sebastian Bach part of: Suite für Violoncello solo no. 4 Es-Dur, BWV 1010 (Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010)	Johann Sebastian Bach	3:00
8	Octet 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 producer: Oswald Beaujeau bassoon: Marco Postinghel cello: Manuel Fischer-Dieskau clarinet: Pascal Moraguès double bass: Klaus Stoll horn: Guido Corti viola: Erich Krüger violin: Adrian Chamorro and Viktoria Mullova partial recording of: Octet in F major, D. 803: V. Menuetto: Allegretto & Trio composer: Franz Schubert (in 1824-03) part of: Octet in F major, D. 803	Franz Schubert	4:18
9	Piano Trio no. 1 in C major, op. 22: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Presto engineer and editor: Stephen Rinker producer: Mike George cello: Alice Neary piano: Benjamin Frith violin: Lucy Gould 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 part of: Piano Trio no. 1 in C major, op. 22	Robert Fuchs	5:06
10	La Boîte à joujoux : V. 4me tableau. Après fortune faite piano: Noriko Ogawa recording of: La Boîte à joujoux : V. 4e tableau. Après fortune faite (André Caplet orchestration) orchestrator: André Caplet (in 1919) composer: Claude Debussy (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 Debussy	3:08
11	Slavonic Dances for Orchestra, B. 83 (op. 46), no. 3 in A-flat major: Poco allegro producer: Thomas Frost orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra (on 1962-07-19, on 1962-08-02, from 1963-01-04 until 1963-01-05) conductor: George Szell (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 (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 (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 (from 1878-04 until 1878-08-22) part of: Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83 (for orchestra)	Antonín Dvořák	4:59
12	Islamey, Oriental Fantasy, op. 18 (excerpt) partial recording of: “Islamey, Oriental Fantasy”, op. 18 (for solo piano, original version) composer: Милий Алексеевич Балакирев part of: Works of Mily Balakirev by opus number (number: op. 18)	Mily Balakirev	3:36
13	Competition: 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 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 (from 1869-10-02 until 1873-12-24) librettist: Richard Wagner part of: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Vorspiel partial recording of: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: II. "Ging heut morgen übers Feld" lyricist and composer: Gustav Mahler part of: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfarer) partial recording of: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood) composer: Edvard Grieg (in 1875) revised by: Edvard Grieg (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 (in 1761) part of: Hoboken-Verzeichnis (number: Hob. I:6)	[unknown]	1:38

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mastering:	Ivor Humphreys

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