20th Century Essentials

20th Century Essentials

Apple Music Early 20th Century Classical

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)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

9:24

No. 2, Sunday Morning

Edward Gardner, BBC Philharmonic

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

André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

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)

Nadine Sierra, Robert Spano, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

6:56

I. Moderato

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Daniil Trifonov

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

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

2:50

III. Farben

Pierre Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra

2:50

The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)

John Adams, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart

12:25

Danzon No. 2

Gustavo Dudamel, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

9:46

I. Allegro con spirito

José Serebrier, New York Philharmonic, Sharon Isbin

6:09

Quiet City

New York Philharmonic, Philip Smith, 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

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

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, Jacqueline du Pré, John Barbirolli

7:58

Im Abendrot

Houston Symphony Orchestra, Christoph Eschenbach, Renée Fleming

8:51

II. Andante cantabile

Fort Smith Symphony, John Jeter

5:40

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

Indra Thomas, Steve Davislim, London Symphony Orchestra, 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"

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

1:49

Danse Générale

Berlin Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez, Rundfunkchor Berlin

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'Éternite de Jésus

Fred Sherry, Peter Serkin, Ida Kavafian, Richard Stoltzman, Tashi Quartet

7:45

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

English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

3:06

XIV. Section Pulses

6:10

"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

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, Colin Davis, London Symphony Chorus

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

The Swingle Singers, Luciano Berio, New York Philharmonic

12:20

IV. Allegro

London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

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

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

The Berkshire Boy Choir, Alan Titus, Maurice Peress, 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

Osmo Vänskä, Sinfonia Lahti

9:38

I. Allegro non troppo

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Isabelle Faust, Daniel Harding

15:18

I. The Bog

Osmo Vänskä, Sinfonia Lahti

4:05

Cappricio notturno e Arioso

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim

5:56

Preludio: Moderato

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

12:49

I. Lent et douloureux

Hélène Grimaud

3:12

"Nessun dorma!"

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

6:42

Prelude and Rooftop

Bernard Herrmann

4:43

Variation 5

1:12

Riffs for Everyone

Leonard Bernstein, Columbia Jazz Combo, Benny Goodman

4:11