Various - Gramophone Editor's Choice: The Top Ten Discs May 2003 (CD, Comp) (Very Good Plus (VG+))

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GRAMOPHONE: THE CLASSICAL MUSIC MAGAZINE 

MTT’s Mahler from San Francisco
A radical St Matthew Passion from McCreesh
Bright Sheng East meets West in harmony
Violinist Vadim Repin’s stunning Myaskovsky
Han-Na Chang and Pappano play Prokofiev
William Christie delights with Rameau
John Rutter’s Requiem from Claire College
The Gaudier Ensemble play Schubert’s Octet
Paavo Järvi’s thrilling Stravinsky in Cincinnati
Vivacious Vivaldi from Rachel Podger
French Duets from Les Desmoiselles De…

Total Timing 62'08" 

Tracks taken from these CD releases:-
1. Archiv Produktion: 474200-2AH2
2. Channel Classics: CCS 19598 Vivaldi: La Stravaganza - Violin concertos, Op. 4
3 & 4 .Erato: 0927431822 Rameau : Zoroastre
5. Alpha: ALPHA033 Gounod; Saint; Saens; Lalo: Melodies
6. Hyperion: CDA67339 Schubert: Octet
7. Philips: 4733432 Tchaikovsky / Myaskovsky: Violin Concertos
8. Naxos: 8557130 John Rutter: Requiem
9. Telarc Classical: Stravinsky: Petrouchka / The Firebird Suite
10. Naxos: 8555866 Sheng - Orchestral Works
11. EMI: 5574382 Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante
12. SFS Media / Avie: 8219360032 Mahler: Symphony No. 3
13. Sony: M2K34588 Cilea: Adriana Lecouvreur
14 - 16.. Unknown CD’s 

. Editor's Choice: Top Ten Discs Of May 2003
. Recording Of The Month
1. Johann Sebastian Bach - No. 68 Chorus: 'Wir Setzen Uns Mit Tranen Nieder' 5:40
2. Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto In E Minor, Opus 4 No. 2 - Allegro 4:09
3. Jean-Philippe Rameau - Zoroastre: Ouverture... 2:19
4. Jean-Philippe Rameau - Zoroastre: A Mes Tristes Regards 3:16
5. Charles Gounod - Par Une Belle Nuit 4:06
6. Franz Schubert - Menuetto: Allegro 6:26
7. Nikolai Myaskovsky - Violin Concerto In D Minor - Allegro Molto...Allegro Scherzoso 7:36
8. John Rutter - Requiem - Pie Jesu 3:37
9. Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird Suite - Infernal Dance Of King Kashchei 4:08
10. Bright Sheng - China Dreams - Prelude 5:04
11. Sergei Prokofiev - Symphony - Concerto - Andante (Opening) 4:50
. Cover Story - Michael Tilson Thomas's Mahler From San Francisco
12. Gustav Mahler - Kindertotenlieder - Nun Seh' Ich Wohl, Warum So Dunkle Flammen 5:03
. Reputations - Renata Scotto
13. Francesco Cilea - Adriana Lecouvreur - Act 1 (Excerpt) 4:15
. Competition
14 - 16. Unknown Artist - Identify The Musician Of Many Guises Who Features On These Three Recordings And Win A Dozen Cds 1:13

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