20th Century Essentials

20th Century Essentials

Apple Music Early 20th Century Classical

The 20th century saw an explosion of diverse musical styles and languages, reflecting the rapid and significant historical and cultural changes of the time. Serialism, modernism, neoclassicism, minimalism and countless other experimentations all flourished, leading to a century rich with remarkable music. If the 18th century prized melody and the 19th harmony, rhythm stepped forward in the 20th with wonderful results.

VI. Finale (1919 Version)

Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

3:05

II. Assez vif - Très rythmé

Quatuor Ébène

6:29

II. Allegretto

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

5:20

I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer (Live)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

9:24

No. 2, Sunday Morning

BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner

3:36

The Unanswered Question, ICI 16

Geneva Camerata, David Greilsammer

7:02

I. Moderato assai

Neeme Järvi, Detroit Symphony Orchestra

7:26

III. Allegro agitato

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

6:38

No. 13, Dance of the Knights (Montagues & Capulets)

Marin Alsop, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

5:34

Allegro

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

7:02

No. 8, Danza ritual del fuego

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

4:11

Introduction. The Open Prairie

Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra

3:23

I. Aria (Cantilena)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Spano, Nadine Sierra

6:56

I. Moderato

Daniil Trifonov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

11:13

VI. Uranus, the Magician

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

5:55

VI. Danse sacrale (L'Elue)

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

4:54

2. Laudamus Te

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Kathleen Battle, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver

2:50

III. Farben. Mäßige Viertel

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

2:50

The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)

San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart, John Adams

12:25

Danzon No. 2

Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

9:46

I. Allegro con spirito

Sharon Isbin, José Serebrier, New York Philharmonic

6:09

Quiet City

Philip Smith, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Thomas Stacy

10:45

III. Times Square: 1944

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop

5:05

Die Moritat von Mackie Messer (Ballad Of Mack The Knife) (LP Version)

Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg

2:02

I. Engelkonzert

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

8:24

I. Andante – Allegretto

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Berlin Philharmonic, Kirill Petrenko

11:20

Part I. Exaudi Orationem Meam

London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, Stephen Westrop, London Symphony Chorus

3:09

I. Ondine

6:34

Facades

Jon Gibson, Al Brown, Jack Kripl, Larry Wechsler, Fred Zlotkin, Philip Glass Ensemble, John Abramowitz, Linda Moss, Lois Martin, Julian Barber, Philip Glass, Sharon Moe, Michael Riesman, Seymour Barab, Richard Peck, Maureen Gallagher

7:21

III. Allegretto

Emerson String Quartet

4:05

III. Gavotta. Non troppo allegro

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

1:29

I. Non allegro

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

11:48

I. Adagio - Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra, Jacqueline du Pré, John Barbirolli

7:58

4. Im Abendrot

Christoph Eschenbach, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming

8:49

II. Andante cantabile

John Jeter, Fort Smith Symphony

5:40

No. 16. A Spiritual, Nobody Knows the Trouble I See, Lord

Colin Davis, Indra Thomas, Steve Davislim, London Symphony Orchestra

1:14

Primavera Portena

Kremerata Baltica, Gidon Kremer

5:44

Sonata V

1:44

III. Allegro (ma non Presto)

Johannes Moser, Andrei Korobeinikov

5:32

III. Scherzo. Schattenhaft – Trio

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

10:21

12. Feux D'artifice

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

4:36

I. Avant l'Artisanat furieux"

Ensemble Musique Vivante, Pierre Boulez, Gérard Perotin, Yvonne Minton, Serge Collot, Sylvio Gualda, Michel Lorin, Anton Stingl, Michel Debost

1:49

Danse Générale

Rundfunkchor Berlin, Pierre Boulez, Berlin Philharmonic

4:24

No. 1, Lent

4:17

I. Allegro

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn, Gil Shaham

10:13

II. Andante con tenerezza

Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz

7:21

VI. Mishima/Closing

3:05

V. Louange à l'èternité de Jésus

7:42

D'un matin de printemps

BBC Philharmonic, Yan Pascal Tortelier

4:49

I. Allegro

Neeme Järvi, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

5:05

II. Playful Pizzicato

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

3:06

XIV. Section Pulses

6:10

"The People Are the Heroes Now"

Edo de Waart, Orchestra of St. Luke's

2:49

II. Fortune plango vulnera

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

2:49

Sensemayá

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen

7:03

V. Andante con moto

Czech Philharmonic, Jiří Bělohlávek

7:06

1. Danse russe. Allegro giusto

Maurizio Pollini

2:34

III. Allegro Festevole

Jorge Mester, The Louisville Orchestra

4:12

V. Finale

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki

10:05

II. Lento e Largo - tranquillissimo - cantabillissimo - dolcissimo legatissimo

Dawn Upshaw, David Zinman, London Sinfonietta

9:27

I. "Thus Spake Isaiah"

Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

5:25

II. Allegro giocoso

Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach, Cameron Carpenter

2:15

IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

5:10

La Valse

Berlin Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez

13:43

Section III

The Swingle Singers, New York Philharmonic, Luciano Berio

12:20

IV. Allegro

London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

8:11

III. The Alcotts

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

6:21

blue cathedral

Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

12:19

Spiegel im spiegel

La Pietà, Angèle Dubeau

8:23

A Simple Song

Leonard Bernstein, The Berkshire Boy Choir, Maurice Peress, Norman Scribner Choir, Alan Titus

4:43

Rhapsody in Blue (Remastered)

Leonard Bernstein, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

16:33

I. Allegramente

Martha Argerich, Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado

8:10

III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai

Osmo Vänskä, Sinfonia Lahti

9:38

I. Allegro non troppo

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Isabelle Faust

15:18

I. The Bog

Sinfonia Lahti, Osmo Vänskä

4:05

Cappricio notturno e Arioso

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

5:56

I. Preludio

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

12:56

I. Lent et douloureux

Hélène Grimaud

3:12

"Nessun dorma!"

Luciano Pavarotti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Oliviero de Fabritiis, John Alldis Choir, Zubin Mehta, Pier Francesco Poli, Tom Krause

6:42

Prelude and Rooftop

Bernard Herrmann

4:43

Variation 5

1:12

Riffs for Everyone

Benny Goodman, Columbia Jazz Combo, Leonard Bernstein

4:11