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

Geneva Camerata, David Greilsammer

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

Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra

3:21

I. Aria (Cantilena)

Nadine Sierra, Robert Spano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:56

I. Moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

11:13

VI. Uranus, the Magician

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi

5:55

VI. Danse sacrale (L'Elue)

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

4:54

2. Laudamus Te

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

2:50

III. Farben. Mäßige Viertel

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

2:50

The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)

San Francisco Symphony, John Adams

12:25

Danzon No. 2

Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

9:46

I. Allegro con spirito

New York Philharmonic, José Serebrier, 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)

Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Arthur Weisberg

2:02

I. Engelkonzert

San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt

8:24

I. Andante – Allegretto

Kirill Petrenko, Berlin Philharmonic, Frank Peter Zimmermann

11:20

Part I. Exaudi Orationem Meam

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

3:09

I. Ondine

6:34

"Façades" from Glassworks

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

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

London Symphony Orchestra, John Barbirolli, Jacqueline du Pré

7:58

Im Abendrot

Christoph Eschenbach, Renée Fleming, 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

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

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

Andrei Korobeinikov, Johannes Moser

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

1:49

Danse Générale

Berlin Philharmonic, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Pierre Boulez

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

Act I, Scene 1: 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

Jiří Bělohlávek, Czech Philharmonic

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, Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta

9:27

I. "Thus Spake Isaiah"

London Symphony Chorus, Colin Davis, 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

Pierre Boulez, Berlin Philharmonic

13:43

Section III

New York Philharmonic, The Swingle Singers, Luciano Berio

12:20

IV. Allegro

Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

8:11

III. The Alcotts

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

6:21

blue cathedral

Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

12:19

Spiegel im spiegel

Angèle Dubeau, La Pietà

8:23

2. Hymn and Psalm: "A Simple Song"

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

4:42

Rhapsody in Blue (Remastered)

Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

16:33

I. Allegramente

Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich, Berlin Philharmonic

8:10

III. Allegro molto - Largamente assai

Sinfonia Lahti, Osmo Vänskä

9:38

I. Allegro non troppo

Isabelle Faust, Daniel Harding, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

15:18

I. The Bog

Sinfonia Lahti, Osmo Vänskä

4:05

Cappricio notturno e Arioso

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

5:56

Preludio: Moderato

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

12:49

I. Lent et douloureux

Hélène Grimaud

3:12

"Nessun dorma!"

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

6:42

Prelude and Rooftop

Bernard Herrmann

4:43

Variation 5

1:12

Riffs for Everyone

Columbia Jazz Combo, Benny Goodman, Leonard Bernstein

4:11