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

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic

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

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)

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

Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra

3:21

I. Aria (Cantilena)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Spano, Nadine Sierra

6:56

I. Moderato

Daniil Trifonov, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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

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

2:50

III. Farben. Mäßige Viertel

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

2:50

The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)

Edo de Waart, San Francisco Symphony, 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

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

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)

Arthur Weisberg, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble

2:02

I. Engelkonzert

San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

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

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

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, John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du Pré

7:58

Im Abendrot

Renée Fleming, Christoph Eschenbach, Houston Symphony Orchestra

8:51

II. Andante cantabile

Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter

5:40

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

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

1:14

Primavera Portena

Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica

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

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

10:21

12. Feux D'artifice

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

4:36

I. Avant l'Artisanat furieux"

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

1:49

Danse Générale

Berlin Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez, Rundfunkchor Berlin

4:24

No. 1, Lent

4:17

I. Allegro

Gil Shaham, London Symphony Orchestra, 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

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

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

Jorge Mester, The Louisville Orchestra

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, Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta

9:27

I. "Thus Spake Isaiah"

London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Colin Davis

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

Luciano Berio, The Swingle Singers, 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"

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

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

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding, Isabelle Faust

15:18

I. The Bog

Osmo Vänskä, Sinfonia Lahti

4:05

Cappricio notturno e Arioso

Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

5:56

Preludio: Moderato

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

12:49

I. Lent et douloureux

Hélène Grimaud

3:12

"Nessun dorma!"

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

6:42

Prelude and Rooftop

Bernard Herrmann

4:43

Variation 5

1:12

Riffs for Everyone

Columbia Jazz Combo, Leonard Bernstein, Benny Goodman

4:11