| Portion of title |
Top ten discs of September 2006 |
| Contents |
The 'real' great composers: The real Elgar (Christopher Cook and Sir Colin Davis discuss the composer whose music is the epitome of the Spirit of England) -- Die Walküre. Act 2. Wotan's narration / Wagner -- Ainadamar. Bar albor de Madrid / Golijov -- Violin sonata in B flat, K454. Allegro / Mozart -- Mass. Gloria / Stravinsky -- Alhambra fantasy / Anderson -- An Alpine symphony. Thunder and storm, descent / R. Strauss -- Eight overtures in 8 parts. Overture no. 2 in A. Allegro / Arne -- Five romances, op. 121. Irinka and the shepherd / Shostakovich -- Piano concerto no. 5. Vivo / Prokofiev -- Le nozze di Figaro. Non so più / Mozart -- Tristan und Isolde. O sink hernieder, Nacht der Liebe / Wagner -- Identify these five pieces of music and say what they have in common. |
| General note | Excerpts from works for opera (1st, 2nd, 10th, 11th works), violin and piano (3rd work), mass (4th work), orchestra (5th-7th works), baritone and orchestra (8th work), or piano and orchestra (9th work). |
| General note | Issued with Gramophone magazine (September 2006). |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Complete list of performers inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Various soloists, ensembles, and conductors. |
| Language | Vocal works sung in various languages. |
| Other title |
Gramophone (London, England) |
| Publisher number | GCD0906 Gramophone Publications |
