20th Century Essentials

20th Century Essentials

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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)

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

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)

Mariss Jansons, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

9:24

No. 2, Sunday Morning

BBC Philharmonic, Edward Gardner

3:36

The Unanswered Question, ICI 16

David Greilsammer, Geneva Camerata

7:02

I. Moderato assai

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

7:26

III. Allegro agitato

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

6:38

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

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop

5:34

Allegro

Fritz Reiner, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

7:02

No. 8, Danza ritual del fuego

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

4:11

Introduction: The Open Praire

London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland

3:21

I. Aria (Cantilena)

Nadine Sierra, Robert Spano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:56

I. Moderato

Daniil Trifonov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

11:13

VI. Uranus, the Magician

Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

5:55

VI. Danse sacrale (L'Elue)

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

4:54

2. Laudamus Te

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

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

Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, Gustavo Dudamel

9:46

I. Allegro con spirito

Sharon Isbin, New York Philharmonic, José Serebrier

6:09

Quiet City

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

10:45

III. Times Square: 1944

Marin Alsop, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

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

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

3:09

I. Ondine

6:34

"Façades" from Glassworks

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

7:20

III. Allegretto

Emerson String Quartet

4:05

III. Gavotta. Non troppo allegro

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

1:29

I. Non allegro

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra

11:48

I. Adagio - Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra, Jacqueline du Pré, John Barbirolli

7:58

Im Abendrot

Houston Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, Renée Fleming

8:51

II. Andante cantabile

Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter

5:40

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

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

1:14

Primavera Portena

Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica

5:44

III. Brazileira

Branford Marsalis, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

2:34

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"

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

1:49

Danse Générale

Pierre Boulez, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic

4:24

No. 1, Lent

4:17

I. Allegro

London Symphony Orchestra, Gil Shaham, André Previn

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

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

5:05

II. Playful Pizzicato

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

3:06

XIV. Section Pulses

6:10

Act I, Scene 1: The People Are the Heroes Now

Orchestra of St. Luke's, Edo de Waart

2:49

II. Fortune plango vulnera

Richard Hickox, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra

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

The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester

4:12

VII. Cantabilê, molto legato

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

4:04

V. Finale

Susanna Mälkki, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

10:05

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

David Zinman, London Sinfonietta, Dawn Upshaw

9:27

I. "Thus Spake Isaiah"

Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

5:25

II. Allegro giocoso

Christoph Eschenbach, Cameron Carpenter, Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin

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, Luciano Berio, New York Philharmonic

12:20

IV. Allegro

Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

8:11

III. The Alcotts

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

6:21

blue cathedral

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano

12:19

Spiegel im spiegel

La Pietà, Angèle Dubeau

8:23

I. Devotions Before Mass: 2. Hymn and Psalm: "A Simple Song"

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

4:42

Rhapsody in Blue (Remastered)

Leonard Bernstein, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

16:33

I. Allegramente

Martha Argerich, Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic

8:10

III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai

Osmo Vänskä, Sinfonia Lahti

9:38

I. Allegro non troppo

Isabelle Faust, Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

15:18

I. The Bog

Osmo Vänskä, Sinfonia Lahti

4:05

Cappricio notturno e Arioso

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

5:56

Preludio: Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

12:49

I. Lent et douloureux

Hélène Grimaud

3:12

"Nessun dorma!"

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

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