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)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

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

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

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

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov

11:13

VI. Uranus, the Magician

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

5:55

Sacrificial Dance

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

4:54

2. Laudamus Te

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

2:50

III. Farben. Mäßige Viertel

Pierre Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra

2:50

The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)

Edo de Waart, San Francisco Symphony, John Adams

12:25

I. Allegro con spirito

José Serebrier, Sharon Isbin, New York Philharmonic

6:09

Quiet City

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

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

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

3:09

I. Ondine

6:34

"Façades" from Glassworks

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

7:20

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

Jacqueline du Pré, London Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli

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

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

1:14

Primavera Portena

Kremerata Baltica, Gidon Kremer

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

Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

10:21

12. Feux D'artifice

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

4:36

I. Avant l'Artisanat furieux"

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

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

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

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

Orchestra of St. Luke's, Edo de Waart

2:49

II. Fortune plango vulnera

London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox, London Symphony Chorus

2:49

Sensemayá

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Esa-Pekka Salonen

7:03

V. Andante con moto

Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic

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

Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Susanna Mälkki

10:05

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

London Sinfonietta, David Zinman, Dawn Upshaw

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

Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

8:11

blue cathedral

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano

12:19

Spiegel im spiegel

Angèle Dubeau, La Pietà

8:23

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

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

4:42

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

Sinfonia Lahti, Osmo Vänskä

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

Preludio: Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

12:49

I. Lent et douloureux

Hélène Grimaud

3:12

"Nessun dorma!"

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

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