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

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

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner

7:02

No. 8, Danza ritual del fuego

Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

4:11

Introduction. The Open Prairie

London Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland

3:23

I. Aria (Cantilena)

Nadine Sierra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robert Spano

6:56

I. Moderato

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov

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

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

Sharon Isbin, New York Philharmonic, José Serebrier

6:09

Quiet City

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

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

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

8:24

I. Andante – Allegretto

Berlin Philharmonic, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Kirill Petrenko

11:20

Part I. Exaudi Orationem Meam

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

3:09

I. Ondine

6:34

Facades

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

7:21

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

4. Im Abendrot

Christoph Eschenbach, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming

8:49

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

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"

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

1:49

Danse Générale

Berlin Philharmonic, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Pierre Boulez

4:24

No. 1, Lent

4:17

I. Allegro

Gil Shaham, London Symphony Orchestra, 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

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

London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hickox

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

V. Finale

Susanna Mälkki, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

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 Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus

5:25

II. Allegro giocoso

Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, Christoph Eschenbach, Cameron Carpenter

2:15

IV. La fontana di Villa Medici al tramonto

Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra

5:10

La Valse

Pierre Boulez, Berlin Philharmonic

13:43

Section III

The Swingle Singers, New York Philharmonic, Luciano Berio

12:20

IV. Allegro

London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

8:11

III. The Alcotts

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

6:21

blue cathedral

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano

12:19

Spiegel im spiegel

Angèle Dubeau, La Pietà

8:23

A Simple Song

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

4:43

Rhapsody in Blue (Remastered)

Leonard Bernstein, Columbia Symphony Orchestra

16:33

I. Allegramente

Claudio Abbado, Martha Argerich, 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

I. Preludio

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

12:56

I. Lent et douloureux

Hélène Grimaud

3:12

"Nessun dorma!"

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

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