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)

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)

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

Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra

4:11

Introduction: The Open Praire

Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra

3:21

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

Paavo Järvi, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

5:55

VI. Danse sacrale (L'Elue)

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

4:54

2. Laudamus Te

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

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

José Serebrier, New York Philharmonic, Sharon Isbin

6:09

Quiet City

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

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)

Arthur Weisberg, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble

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, Stephen Westrop, London Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

3:09

I. Ondine

6:34

"Façades" from Glassworks

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

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

John Barbirolli, London Symphony Orchestra, Jacqueline du Pré

7:58

Im Abendrot

Houston Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming, Christoph Eschenbach

8:51

II. Andante cantabile

John Jeter, Fort Smith Symphony

5:40

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

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

1:14

Primavera Portena

Kremerata Baltica, Gidon Kremer

5:44

III. Brazileira

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Branford Marsalis

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"

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

1:49

Danse Générale

Berlin Philharmonic, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Pierre Boulez

4:24

No. 1, Lent

4:17

I. Allegro

London Symphony Orchestra, Gil Shaham, André Previn

10:13

II. Andante con tenerezza

Gerard Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

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

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

3:06

XIV. Section Pulses

6:10

"The People Are the Heroes Now"

Orchestra of St. Luke's, Edo de Waart

2:49

II. Fortune plango vulnera

London Symphony Chorus, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Orchestra

2:49

Sensemayá

Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Philharmonic

7:03

V. Andante con moto

Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic

7:06

1. Danse russe. Allegro giusto

Maurizio Pollini

2:34

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

Dawn Upshaw, David Zinman, London Sinfonietta

9:27

I. "Thus Spake Isaiah"

London Symphony Chorus, Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

5:25

II. Allegro giocoso

Christoph Eschenbach, Cameron Carpenter, Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin

2:15

IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto

Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra

5:10

La Valse

Berlin Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez

13:43

Section III

New York Philharmonic, Luciano Berio, The Swingle Singers

12:20

IV. Allegro

Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

8:11

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"

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

4:42

Rhapsody in Blue (Remastered)

Leonard Bernstein, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

16:33

I. Allegramente

Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic, Martha Argerich

8:10

III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai

Sinfonia Lahti, Osmo Vänskä

9:38

I. Allegro non troppo

Daniel Harding, Isabelle Faust, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

15:18

I. The Bog

Sinfonia Lahti, Osmo Vänskä

4:05

I. Preludio

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

12:56

I. Lent et douloureux

Hélène Grimaud

3:12

"Nessun dorma!"

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

6:42

Prelude and Rooftop

Bernard Herrmann

4:43

Variation 5

1:12

Riffs for Everyone

Leonard Bernstein, Benny Goodman, Columbia Jazz Combo

4:11