Various – Gramophone Editor’s Choice: December 2004 (CD, Comp) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

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TRY THE TOP TEN NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC DISCS THIS MONTH
EDITOR’S CHOICE

THE CLASSICAL MUSIC MAGAZINE
The GRAMOPHONE

THE TOP TEN DISCS OF DECEMBER 2004

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Compilation © 2004 Haymarket Publications Limited [on rear cover] This compilation © 2004 Gramophone Publications Ltd [on disc]

Total Timing 63’50”

Competition [Track 14]: Identify the five night-inspired pieces

The insert incorrectly credits Paul Silverthorne (Track 1) for piano.

The insert also includes a credit for Stephen Taylor (countertenor) who appears on the original source recording but not on the featured track (Track 9).

. Recording Of The Month
1. Ralph Vaughan Williams – Flos Campi – Moderato Tranquillo, ‘Set Me As A Seal Upon Thy Heart’ 6:25
2. Tarquinio Merula – Hor Ch’è Tempo Di Morire (Excerpt) 4:33
3. Franz Liszt – Vallée D’Obermann (Excerpt) 5:37
4. Gabriel Fauré – La Bonne Chanson – La Lune Blanche 2:55
5. Ludwig Van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No 5 – Allegro Con Brio 5:56
6. Giuseppe Verdi – Il Trovatore – Vanne! Lasciami…D’amor Sull’ali Rosee 5:23
7. Max Bruch – Scottish Fantasy – Andante Sostenuto 7:19
8. Robert Schumann – Belsatzar 4:24
9. Thomas Tallis – Fantasia 4:20
10. Ralph Vaughan Williams – Linden Lea 2:20
. Cover Story
11. Giacomo Puccini – Gianni Schicchi – Avete Torto!…Firenze È Come Un Albero Fiorito 3:16
. Reputations – Grace Bumbry
12. Georges Bizet – Carmen – Quand Je Vous Aimerai?…L’Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle (Habañera) 4:51
. The Experts’ Expert – Aureliano Pertile
13. Giacomo Puccini – Madama Butterfly, Act 1 – Bimba Dagli Occhi Pieni Di Malia 4:09
. Competition
14. Various – Night Music 1:57

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