The History of Classical Music, Part 5: Modern: From Sibelius to Glass

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Tracklist

▶ Digital Media 1: Sibelius: Symphony no. 5 / Valse triste / Finlandia / Tapiola
▶ Digital Media 2: Ives: “Concord” Sonata / Central Park in the Dark / Three Places in New England / Barber: Adagio for Strings
▶ Digital Media 3: Janáček: Taras Bulba / Concertino / Sinfonietta
▶ Digital Media 4: Ravel: Boléro / Piano Concerto / Pavane / Ma mère l’oye
▶ Digital Media 5: Schönberg: Transfigured Night / Pierrot lunaire / Webern: 6 Pieces for Orchestra / Symphony, op. 21
▶ Digital Media 6: Berg: Violin Concerto / Lyric Suite / 3 Pieces for Orchestra
▶ Digital Media 7: Stravinsky: Petrushka / Apollo / Circus Polka
▶ Digital Media 8: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Pulcinella
▶ Digital Media 9: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Violin Concerto no. 1 / Lieutenant Kijé
▶ Digital Media 10: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
▶ Digital Media 11: Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler” / Busoni: Doktor Faust / Pfitzner: Palestrina / Weill: Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
▶ Digital Media 12: Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 / Cello Concerto no. 2
▶ Digital Media 13: Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Delius: 2 Pieces for Orchestra / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending / Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
▶ Digital Media 14: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Falla: El amor brujo / Noches en los jardines de España
▶ Digital Media 15: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Bernstein: “Candide” Overture / Symphonic Dances From “West Side Story”
▶ Digital Media 16: Messiaen: Turangalîla‐Symphonie
▶ Digital Media 17: Boulez: Le marteau sans maître / Stockhausen: Gruppen
▼ Digital Media 18: Lutosławski: Chain 3 / Novelette / Schnittke: Concerto grosso no. 1 / Ligeti: Chamber Concerto
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1Chain 3: I. Presto
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-03)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1990-03)
partial recording of:
Chain 3
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1986)
Witold Lutosławski4:41
2Chain 3: II. Presto (13)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-03)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1990-03)
partial recording of:
Chain 3
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1986)
Witold Lutosławski4:59
3Chain 3: III. (38)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-03)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1990-03)
partial recording of:
Chain 3
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1986)
Witold Lutosławski2:12
4Concerto grosso no. 1: I. Preludio. Andante
recording engineer:
Dr. Wilhelm Schlemm
executive producer:
Hanno Rinke
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
harpsichord and prepared piano:
Yuri Smirnov (in 1988-09)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1988-09) and Tatiana Grindenko (violinist) (in 1988-09)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Heinrich Schiff (cellist and conductor) (in 1988-09)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Kammermusiksaal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1988-09)
live recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: I. Preludio: Andante – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra) (in 1988-09)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: I. Preludio: Andante – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке4:59
5Concerto grosso no. 1: II. Toccata. Allegro
recording engineer:
Dr. Wilhelm Schlemm
executive producer:
Hanno Rinke
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
harpsichord and prepared piano:
Yuri Smirnov (in 1988-09)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1988-09) and Tatiana Grindenko (violinist) (in 1988-09)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Heinrich Schiff (cellist and conductor) (in 1988-09)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Kammermusiksaal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1988-09)
live recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: II. Toccata: Allegro – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra) (in 1988-09)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: II. Toccata: Allegro – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке4:25
6Concerto grosso no. 1: III. Recitativo. Lento
recording engineer:
Dr. Wilhelm Schlemm
executive producer:
Hanno Rinke
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
harpsichord and prepared piano:
Yuri Smirnov (in 1988-09)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1988-09) and Tatiana Grindenko (violinist) (in 1988-09)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Heinrich Schiff (cellist and conductor) (in 1988-09)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Kammermusiksaal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1988-09)
live recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: III. Recitativo: Lento – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra) (in 1988-09)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: III. Recitativo: Lento – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке6:54
7Concerto grosso no. 1: IV. Cadenza. ()
recording engineer:
Dr. Wilhelm Schlemm
executive producer:
Hanno Rinke
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
harpsichord and prepared piano:
Yuri Smirnov (in 1988-09)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1988-09) and Tatiana Grindenko (violinist) (in 1988-09)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Heinrich Schiff (cellist and conductor) (in 1988-09)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Kammermusiksaal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1988-09)
live recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: IV. Cadenza – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra) (in 1988-09)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: IV. Cadenza – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке2:31
8Concerto grosso no. 1: V. Rondo. Agitato
recording engineer:
Dr. Wilhelm Schlemm
executive producer:
Hanno Rinke
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
harpsichord and prepared piano:
Yuri Smirnov (in 1988-09)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1988-09) and Tatiana Grindenko (violinist) (in 1988-09)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Heinrich Schiff (cellist and conductor) (in 1988-09)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Kammermusiksaal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1988-09)
live recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: V. Rondo: Agitato – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra) (in 1988-09)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: V. Rondo: Agitato – (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке7:07
9Concerto grosso no. 1: VI. Postludio. Andante – Allegro – Andante
recording engineer:
Dr. Wilhelm Schlemm
executive producer:
Hanno Rinke
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
harpsichord and prepared piano:
Yuri Smirnov (in 1988-09)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1988-09) and Tatiana Grindenko (violinist) (in 1988-09)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (in 1988-09)
conductor:
Heinrich Schiff (cellist and conductor) (in 1988-09)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie: Kammermusiksaal in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (in 1988-09)
live recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: VI. Postludio: Andante (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra) (in 1988-09)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
recording of:
Concerto grosso no. 1: VI. Postludio: Andante (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
composer:
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке (composer and pianist) (in 1977)
part of:
Concerto grosso no. 1 (for 2 violins, harpsichord, prepared piano and orchestra)
Альфред Гарриевич Шнитке2:13
10Chamber Concerto: I. Corrente. Fliessend
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1981-03)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1981-03)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1981-03)
recording of:
Chamber Concerto: I. Corrente (Fliessend) (in 1981-03)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1969 until 1970)
part of:
Chamber Concerto
György Ligeti5:07
11Chamber Concerto: II. Calmo, sostenuto
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1981-03)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1981-03)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1981-03)
recording of:
Chamber Concerto: II. Calmo, sostenuto (in 1981-03)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1969 until 1970)
part of:
Chamber Concerto
György Ligeti5:53
12Chamber Concerto: III. Movimento preciso e meccanico
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1981-03)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1981-03)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1981-03)
recording of:
Chamber Concerto: III. Movimento preciso e meccanico (in 1981-03)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1969 until 1970)
part of:
Chamber Concerto
György Ligeti3:58
13Chamber Concerto: IV. Presto
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 1981-03)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1981-03)
recorded at:
IRCAM in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1981-03)
recording of:
Chamber Concerto: IV. Presto (in 1981-03)
composer:
György Ligeti (contemporary classical composer) (from 1969 until 1970)
part of:
Chamber Concerto
György Ligeti3:33
14Novelette: I. Announcement
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-03)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1990-03)
recording of:
Novelette pour orchestre: I. Announcement
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (from 1978 until 1979)
part of:
Novelette pour orchestre
Witold Lutosławski1:45
15Novelette: II. First Event
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-03)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1990-03)
recording of:
Novelette pour orchestre: II. First Event
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (from 1978 until 1979)
part of:
Novelette pour orchestre
Witold Lutosławski2:58
16Novelette: III. Second Event
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-03)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1990-03)
recording of:
Novelette pour orchestre: III. Second Event
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (from 1978 until 1979)
part of:
Novelette pour orchestre
Witold Lutosławski3:38
17Novelette: IV. Third Event
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-03)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1990-03)
recording of:
Novelette pour orchestre: IV. Third Event
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (from 1978 until 1979)
part of:
Novelette pour orchestre
Witold Lutosławski2:10
18Novelette: V. Conclusion
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-03)
conductor:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (in 1990-03)
recording of:
Novelette pour orchestre: V. Conclusion
composer:
Witold Lutosławski (composer) (from 1978 until 1979)
part of:
Novelette pour orchestre
Witold Lutosławski6:58
▶ Digital Media 19: Górecki: Symphony no. 3
▶ Digital Media 20: Reich: Six Pianos / Adams: Shaker Loops / Glass: Violin Concerto

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includes:Cello Concerto no. 2 / Symphony no. 5 by Shostakovich (composer); Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist), National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C.), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
Concord Sonata / Three Places in New England / Central Park in the Dark by Charles Ives (composer); Roberto Szidon, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor and pianist), Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
Le Sacre du printemps / Pulcinella by Igor Strawinsky (Russian composer); Teresa Berganza (mezzo soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), John Shirley‐Quirk (operatic bass / baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Concerto for Orchestra by Bartók (composer); Lorin Maazel (conductor), Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
Music from America by Gershwin (composer), Bernstein; Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur (conductor), San Francisco Symphony, Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
Musik aus England, II by Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist), Frederick Delius (composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer); Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor), Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts, I by Hindemith (German composer, 1895-1963), Weill (composer), Pfitzner (composer), Busoni; William Steinberg (conductor), David Atherton (conductor), Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)
Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts, II by Schnittke (composer and pianist), Lutosławski (composer), Ligeti (contemporary classical composer); Heinrich Schiff (cellist and conductor), Witold Lutosławski (composer), Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
Petruschka / Apollon Musagète / Zirkuspolka by Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Piano Concerto no. 3 / Violin Concerto no. 1 / Lieutenant Kijé by Prokofiev (Russian composer); Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist), Shlomo Mintz (violinist, violist and conductor), Claudio Abbado (conductor)
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Falla: Night in the Gardens of Spain / El amor brujo by Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist), Falla (Spanish composer); Narciso Yepes (classical guitarist), Margrit Weber, Teresa Berganza (mezzo soprano)
Sinfonietta / Taras Bulba / Concertino by Janáček (Czech composer); Rudolf Firkušný (pianist), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelík (conductor)
Symphony no. 3 by Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (Polish composer); Joanna Kozłowska (soprano), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazimierz Kord (conductor)
Symphony no. 5 / Valse Triste / Finlandia / Tapiola by Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer); Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Turangalîla‐Symphonie by Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist); Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille, Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor), Yvonne Loriod (pianist), Jeanne Loriod
Violin Concerto / 3 Pieces for Orchestra, op. 6 / Lyric Suite (excerpts) by Berg (composer); Henryk Szeryng (violinist), Rafael Kubelík (conductor), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
part of:The History of Classical Music: From Gregorian Chant to Górecki (order: 5)