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The Best of ’99: Albums of the Year

Andrew Manze · Daniel Barenboim · David Zinman · Nicholas Kraemer · Paul Goodwin · Raymond Leppard · Simon Preston · Simon Rattle · Terry Edwards · Ton Koopman

Classic FM1999Cat. CFMAGCD53Known duration: 58m (13 of 13 shown tracks)13 tracks

The Best of ’99: Albums of the Year (1999), Format unverified, on Classic FM. Music by Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Georges Bizet, Jean Sibelius, performed by Andrew Manze, Daniel Barenboim, David Zinman, Nicholas Kraemer; 13 tracks.

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Composers

Antonio Vivaldi2 George Frideric Handel1 Georges Bizet1 Jean Sibelius1 John Tavener1 Jules Massenet1 Leonard Bernstein1 Lili Boulanger1 Ludwig van Beethoven1 Luigi Boccherini1 Robert Schumann1 Ruggero Leoncavallo1

Tracklist

01

Violin Concerto in D major, op. 77: Allegro giocoso

Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47

Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov

7:51

02

Carmen: “Séguedille”

Georges Bizet - Carmen : Acte I. No. 10 Séguedille « Près des remparts de Séville » (Carmen, Don José)

BBC Concert Orchestra, Lesley Garrett

2:11

03

Faust et Hélène: opening extract

Lili Boulanger - Faust et Hélène

Yan Pascal Tortelier, BBC Philharmonic, Bonaventura Bottone

5:04

04

Wonderful Town: “Ohio”

Leonard Bernstein - Wonderful Town: Act I. Ohio

Simon Rattle, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group

3:29

05

Eternity’s Sunrise: Song of the Angel

John Tavener - Song of the Angel

Andrew Manze, Paul Goodwin, Patricia Rozario

4:53

08

Bunte Blätter, op. 99/4

Robert Schumann - Bunte Blätter, op. 99: No. 4. Ziemlich langsam

2:22

09

Serse: “Ombra mai fù”

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)

Raymond Leppard, English Chamber Orchestra, Janet Baker

4:04

10

Gloria, RV 589: “Laudamus Te”

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in D major, RV 589

Simon Preston, Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson

2:29

11

Concerto for Violin in A minor, op. 4/4, RV 357: Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 4 no. 4, RV 357

Nicholas Kraemer, City of London Sinfonia

2:39

12

Concerto in D major: Rondo comodo assai

Luigi Boccherini - Cello Concerto no. 5 in D major, G. 478

Ton Koopman, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir, Yo-Yo Ma

5:54

13

Thaïs: “Meditation”

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation”

Terry Edwards, English Chamber Orchestra, London Voices

6:37

14

La Bohème: “Musette!... Testa adorata”`

Ruggero Leoncavallo - La bohème: Atto III. “Ecco, ho finito” / “Musetta! O gioia della mia dimora!” / “Testa adorata” (Marcello, Musette)

Philharmonia Orchestra, José Cura

4:29

15

Symphony no. 9 "Choral": Finale

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”

David Zinman, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich

6:28