Best of 2008, Volume One

Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61: 3rd Movement – Allegro molto

Edward Elgar - Violin Concerto in B minor, op. 61

Andrew Davis, Philharmonia Orchestra, James Ehnes

Farnace: “Se mi dai morte”

Leonardo Leo - Farnace: Aria "Se mi dai morte"

Emmanuelle Haïm

Die Schöpfung (The Creation), Hob. XXI:2 “Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle”

Joseph Haydn - Die Schöpfung, Hob. XX1:2: Teil I, No. 3. Arie und Chor "Nun schwanden vor dem heiligen Strahle" (Uriel, Chor)

William Christie

Tre sonetti di Petrarca (Three Petrarch Sonnets): Sonnet 104

Franz Liszt - Tre sonetti di Petrarca, S. 158: No. 2. Sonetto CIV. Pace non trovo

Daniel Barenboim

Rigoletto: “Ella mi fu rapita!”

Giuseppe Verdi - Rigoletto: Atto II: “Ella mi fu rapita!” (Duca)

Marco Armiliato, Prague Philharmonia

Piano Sonata in E‐flat, op. 8/2: 2nd Movement: Larghetto con espressione

Muzio Clementi - Sonata in E-flat major, op. 8 no. 2

Howard Shelley

St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: “Kommt, ihr Töchter”

Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Teil I, I. Chor I & II "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen"

John Butt

Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: 4th Movement: Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21

Osmo Vänskä, Minnesota Orchestra

Orlando Furioso, RV 728: “Ah, fuggi rapido”

Antonio Vivaldi - Orlando furioso, RV 819: "Ah, fuggi rapido"

Andrea Marcon, Venice Baroque Orchestra

Violin Concerto in A minor, op. 82: Moderato

Alexander Glazunov - Violin concerto in A minor, op. 82: 1. Moderato - Andante

Andrew Litton, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Vadim Gluzman

Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826: Sarabande

Johann Sebastian Bach - Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826

Murray Perahia