Various - Gramophone Editor's Choice: September 2003 (CD, Comp) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

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September 2003
EDITOR'S CHOICE
The Top Ten discs

GRAMOPHONE: THE CLASSICAL MUSIC MAGAZINE

Kathleen Ferrier sings Brahms and Mahler
Harold In Italy from Sir Colin Davis
Lang Lang dazzles in Mendelssohn
Thrilling Bellini from Juan Diego Flórez
St John's sing Lennox Berkeley
Europa Galante have fun with Veracini
Brumel's imposing Earthquake Mass
Peter Wispelwey plays 20th-century sonatas
Scintillating miniatures by Alkan from Osborne

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Compilation © 2003 Gramophone Publications Limited

Total Timing 63'01"

Competition (14-17): Five birds singing or sung: what are they?

The insert credits a number of performers from the original source releases who do not actually apear on the featured tracks:  
Tabea Zimmerman (mez) - Track 1.
Richard Lewis (tenor) and the Halle Orchestra with Sir John Barbirolli (track 8).
Julius Patzak (tenor) - Track 11.

NB. The listing for the competition erroneously states 14-17 when there are actually five tracks (i.e. 14-18)

. Recording Of The Month
1. Hector Berlioz - Harold In Italy - Orgie De Brigands (Excerpt) 7:07
2. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Piano Concerto No 1 - Andante 6:40
3. Alexander Glazunov - Commemorative Cantata, Op. 65 - Allegro 3:38
4. Antoine Brumel - Missa, 'Et Ecce Terrae Motus' - Agnus Dei III 3:59
5. Charles-Valentin Alkan - 48 Esquisses, Op 63 - No 2: Le Staccatissimo 1:16
6. Lennox Berkeley - Mass, Op 64 - Agnus Dei 2:39
7. Francesco Maria Veracini - Sonata Op 1 No 1 - Giga Del Postiglione (Allegro) 3:40
8. Johannes Brahms - Alto Rhapsody - Poco Andante 5:34
9. Vincenzo Bellini - I Puritani: A Te, O Cara 6:55
10. Dmitri Shostakovich - Cello Sonata - Finale: Allegro 4:09
. Cover Story
11. Gustav Mahler - Rückert-Lieder - Ich Bin Den Welt Abhanden Gekommen 5:36
. Reputations
12. Franz Schubert - Die Schöne Müllerin - Das Wandern 3:08
. Collection
13. Gustav Holst - The Cloud Messenger - Conclusion 6:55
. Competition 1:50
14. Unknown Artist - Untitled
15. Unknown Artist - Untitled
16. Unknown Artist - Untitled
17. Unknown Artist - Untitled
18. Unknown Artist - Untitled

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