Best CDs of 1994 (BBC Music Magazine compilation - Selected tracks from the year's recordings)

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1Concerto in D, op. 3/1: 1st movement
instruments:
Raglan Baroque Players (UK baroque music ensemble)
conductor:
Nicholas Kraemer (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Violin Concerto in D major "The Labyrinth", op. 3 no. 12: I. Allegro - Capriccio
composer:
Pietro Antonio Locatelli (composer)
part of:
Violin Concerto in D major "The Labyrinth", op. 3 no. 12
Pietro Antonio Locatelli5:38
2Piano Sonata in G minor, op. 7/3: 3rd movement
piano:
Peter Katin
recording of:
Sonata in G minor, op. 7 no. 3: III. Presto
composer:
Muzio Clementi (composer)
part of:
Sonata in G minor, op. 7 no. 3
Muzio Clementi4:08
3Songs & Sonnets - O You That Hear This Voice
soprano vocals:
Rachel Platt (soprano)
recording of:
O you That Hear This Voice
lyricist:
Sir Philip Sidney
composer:
William Byrd (English composer) (until 1588)
William Byrd2:24
4Concerto Grosso in D, op. 6/4: 1st movement
engineer:
Hubert Geschwandtner (producer/engineer) (in 1993-03)
producer:
Karol Kopernický (producer) (in 1993-03)
instruments:
Capella Istropolitana
orchestra:
Capella Istropolitana (in 1993-03)
conductor:
Jaroslav Krček (in 1993-03)
recorded at:
Moyzesova sieň in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovakia (in 1993-03)
recording of:
Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 6 no. 4: I. Adagio - Allegro
composer:
Arcangelo Corelli (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 6 no. 4
Arcangelo Corelli3:06
5Oh! Take Him Gently
harp and harp [triple harp]:
Frances Kelly (harpist)
soprano vocals:
Evelyn Tubb (soprano)
recorded at:
Forde Abbey in Dorset, England, United Kingdom (in 1992-01)
recording of:
Oh! Take Him Gently
composer:
John Eccles (English composer, c. 1668-1735)
John Eccles3:26
6Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: IV. Allegro “Thunderstorm”
orchestra:
NDR SO (1945–2016: NDR Sinfonieorchester)
conductor:
Günter Wand (conductor)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: IV. Allegro “Thunderstorm”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Ludwig van Beethoven3:53
7I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
instruments, orchestra and performer:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
soprano vocals:
Barbara Schlick (soprano)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
Georg Friedrich Händel6:16
8Clarinet Sonata: 3rd movement
clarinet:
Emma Johnson (UK clarinettist)
piano:
Malcolm Martineau (pianist)
recording of:
Clarinet Concerto in A minor, op. 80: III. Allegro moderato
composer:
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (Irish composer)
part of:
Clarinet Concerto in A minor, op. 80
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford6:00
9La Maja Dolorosa, no. 1
piano:
Malcolm Martineau (pianist)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Della Jones (mezzo-soprano)
recording of:
12 tonadillas al estilo antiguo, H.136: No. 9: La maja dolorosa I (¡Oh, muerte cruel!)
lyricist:
Fernando Periquet
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer)
part of:
12 tonadillas al estilo antiguo, H.136
Enrique Granados2:50
10Fêtes
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic
conductor:
Esa‐Pekka Salonen (conductor and composer)
recorded at:
Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 : II. Fêtes
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1897-12 until 1899-12)
premiered at:
[concert] (1900-12-09)
part of:
Nocturnes, L. 91, CD 98 (for orchestra)
Claude Debussy6:34
11Sonata in G minor, BWV 1001: Siciliana
lute:
Nigel North (English lute player)
recording of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001: III. Siciliana
part of:
Sonata no. 1 in G minor for Violin Solo, BWV 1001 (catch all for arrangements)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:51
12My Mother
piano:
Graham Johnson (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor)
recording of:
My Mother
lyricist:
Ann Taylor (poet)
composer:
Miss LH of Liverpool
Miss LH of Liverpool3:29
13Violin Concert: 2nd movement
violin:
Kyoko Takezawa (violinist) (in 1993)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (in 1993)
conductor:
Sir Colin Davis (English conductor) (in 1993)
partial recording of:
Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61: II. Andante (in 1993)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (from 1905 until 1910)
part of:
Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61
Sir Edward Elgar5:50
14Piano Quintet in A, op. 81: 3rd movement
instruments:
Lindsay String Quartet (aka The Lindsays)
piano:
Peter Frankl (pianist)
strings:
Lindsay String Quartet (aka The Lindsays)
recording of:
Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81: III. Scherzo – Furiant: Molto vivace
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1887-08-18 until 1887-10-03)
part of:
Piano Quintet no. 2 in A major, op. 81
Antonín Dvořák4:17
15A Faust Symphony: 1st movement
orchestra:
Berlin RSO (East Berlin, 1923–)
conductor:
Eliahu Inbal (conductor)
recording of:
Eine Faust-Symphonie, S. 108: I. Faust. Lento assai
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Eine Faust-Symphonie, S. 108
Franz Liszt4:17
16Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio
piano:
Louis Lortie (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1: II. Adagio
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1793 until 1795)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 1 in F minor, op. 2 no. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven4:32
17Motet ’Deus Judicium Tuum’: Benedictus Dominus, Deus Israel
orchestra:
Collegium Musicum 90
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
recording of:
Deus judicium tuum, TWV 7:7: VIII. Benedictus Dominus. Deus Israel
composer:
Georg Philipp Telemann (composer)
part of:
Deus judicium tuum, TWV 7:7
Georg Philipp Telemann2:29