Listen (brief fourth edition)

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6-CD set that accompanies Listen - Brief Fourth Edition . Textbook on the history of western music. Compiled by Gary Tomlinson and Joseph Kerman

Annotation last modified on 2020-03-11 17:12 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: A 27254
2▶CD: A 27255
3▶CD: A 27256
4▶CD: B 27257
5▶CD: B 27258
6▼CD: B 27259
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1Appalachian Spring, sections 1, 2, 5, & 6 part 1
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
partial recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
premiered in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-04)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1945)
premiered by:
New York Philharmonic (on 1945-10-04) and Artur Rodziński (conductor) (on 1945-10-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944)
Aaron Copland2:32
2Appalachian Spring, sections 1, 2, 5, & 6 part 2
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
partial recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
premiered in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-04)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1945)
premiered by:
New York Philharmonic (on 1945-10-04) and Artur Rodziński (conductor) (on 1945-10-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944)
Aaron Copland2:43
3Appalachian Spring, sections 1, 2, 5, & 6 part 3
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
partial recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
premiered in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-04)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1945)
premiered by:
New York Philharmonic (on 1945-10-04) and Artur Rodziński (conductor) (on 1945-10-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944)
Aaron Copland2:58
4Appalachian Spring, sections 1, 2, 5, & 6 part 4
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Aaron Copland (composer)
partial recording of:
Appalachian Spring Suite (for full orchestra, 1945)
premiered in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-04)
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1945)
premiered by:
New York Philharmonic (on 1945-10-04) and Artur Rodziński (conductor) (on 1945-10-04)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
is based on:
Appalachian Spring (original ballet for 13 instruments, 1944)
Aaron Copland3:03
5Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10, No. 4, IV
producer:
Roy Emerson (producer, engineer, classical)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1969-02)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 1969-02)
recorded at:
Barking Town Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1969-02-01)
edit of:
Fünf Stücke für Orchester, op. 10 by London Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
recording of:
5 Pieces for Orchestra, op. 10: IV. Fliessend, äußerst zart (in 1969-02)
composer:
Anton Webern (composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
part of:
5 Pieces for Orchestra, op. 10 (Five Pieces for Orchestra, op. 10)
Anton Webern0:28
6Lux aeterna part 1
vocals:
London Sinfonietta Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
partial recording of:
Lux aeterna
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
György Ligeti (Austrian-Hungarian composer) (in 1966)
György Ligeti2:28
7Lux aeterna part 2
vocals:
London Sinfonietta Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
partial recording of:
Lux aeterna
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
György Ligeti (Austrian-Hungarian composer) (in 1966)
György Ligeti1:35
8Lux aeterna part 3
vocals:
London Sinfonietta Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
partial recording of:
Lux aeterna
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
György Ligeti (Austrian-Hungarian composer) (in 1966)
György Ligeti1:42
9Lux aeterna part 4
vocals:
London Sinfonietta Voices
conductor:
Terry Edwards (British choir director)
partial recording of:
Lux aeterna
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
György Ligeti (Austrian-Hungarian composer) (in 1966)
György Ligeti2:10
10Poème électronique
partial recording of:
Poème électronique
composer:
Edgard Varèse (composer) (in 1957)
Edgard Varèse3:25
11Black Angels (excerpts) No. 1: "Night of the Electric Insects"
string quartet:
New York String Quartet
recording of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): I. Night of the Electric Insects
composer:
George Crumb (American composer) (from 1969 until 1970-03-13)
part of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): I. Departure
George Crumb1:32
12Black Angels (excerpts) No. 2: "Sounds of Bones and Flutes"
string quartet:
New York String Quartet
recording of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): II. Sounds of Bones and Flutes
composer:
George Crumb (American composer) (from 1969 until 1970-03-13)
part of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): I. Departure
George Crumb0:51
13Black Angels (excerpts) No. 3: "Lost Bells"
string quartet:
New York String Quartet
recording of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): III. Lost Bells
composer:
George Crumb (American composer) (from 1969 until 1970-03-13)
part of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): I. Departure
George Crumb1:27
14Black Angels (excerpts) No. 4: "Devil-music"
string quartet:
New York String Quartet
recording of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): IV. Devil Music
composer:
George Crumb (American composer) (from 1969 until 1970-03-13)
part of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): I. Departure
George Crumb1:55
15Black Angels (excerpts) No. 5: "Danse Macabre"
string quartet:
New York String Quartet
recording of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): V. Danse Macabre
composer:
George Crumb (American composer) (from 1969 until 1970-03-13)
part of:
Black Angels (Thirteen Images from the Dark Land): I. Departure
George Crumb0:56
16Pro et Contra, III part 1
orchestra:
Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR (Hannover)
conductor:
Johannes Kalitzke (German composer and conductor)
partial recording of:
Pro et contra: III.
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1989)
part of:
Pro et contra
София Асгатовна Губайдулина1:05
17Pro et Contra, III part 2
orchestra:
Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR (Hannover)
conductor:
Johannes Kalitzke (German composer and conductor)
partial recording of:
Pro et contra: III.
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1989)
part of:
Pro et contra
София Асгатовна Губайдулина0:40
18Pro et Contra, III part 3
orchestra:
Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR (Hannover)
conductor:
Johannes Kalitzke (German composer and conductor)
partial recording of:
Pro et contra: III.
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1989)
part of:
Pro et contra
София Асгатовна Губайдулина1:45
19Pro et Contra, III part 4
orchestra:
Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR (Hannover)
conductor:
Johannes Kalitzke (German composer and conductor)
partial recording of:
Pro et contra: III.
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1989)
part of:
Pro et contra
София Асгатовна Губайдулина1:38
20Pro et Contra, III part 5
orchestra:
Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR (Hannover)
conductor:
Johannes Kalitzke (German composer and conductor)
partial recording of:
Pro et contra: III.
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1989)
part of:
Pro et contra
София Асгатовна Губайдулина1:01
21Pro et Contra, III part 6
orchestra:
Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR (Hannover)
conductor:
Johannes Kalitzke (German composer and conductor)
partial recording of:
Pro et contra: III.
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1989)
part of:
Pro et contra
София Асгатовна Губайдулина1:02
22Metamorphoses, Metamorphosis 1
piano:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist)
recording of:
Metamorphosis I
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1988)
part of:
Metamorphosis
Philip Glass5:42
23Grass Dance Song
[anonymous]2:27
24K'adnikini'ya
[anonymous]1:22
25"If You Ever Been Down" Blues
clarinet:
Artie Starks
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Sippie Wallace
recording of:
"If You Ever Been Down" Blues
composer:
Hersal Thomas
Hersal Thomas3:03
26Conga Brava
performer:
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra
recording of:
Conga Brava
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Juan Tizol
Duke Ellington & Juan Tizol2:58
27Piano Concerto in F, III part 1
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: III. Allegro agitato
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
George Gershwin0:57
28Piano Concerto in F, III part 2
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: III. Allegro agitato
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
George Gershwin0:45
29Piano Concerto in F, III part 3
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: III. Allegro agitato
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
George Gershwin1:08
30Piano Concerto in F, III part 4
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: III. Allegro agitato
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
George Gershwin1:08
31Piano Concerto in F, III part 5
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: III. Allegro agitato
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
George Gershwin0:56
32Piano Concerto in F, III part 6
piano:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger)
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: III. Allegro agitato
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
George Gershwin1:37
33West Side Story Meeting Scene
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: VI. Meeting Scene. Meno mosso
additional orchestrator:
Irwin Kostal (in 1960) and Sid Ramin (in 1960)
orchestrator and composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1960)
part of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein2:06
34West Side Story "Cool"
orchestra:
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
André Kostelanetz (conductor)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: VII. “Cool” Fugue. Allegretto
additional orchestrator:
Irwin Kostal (in 1960) and Sid Ramin (in 1960)
orchestrator and composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1960)
part of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein4:25
35Out of Nowhere
recording of:
Out of Nowhere
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Charlie Parker3:20
36Bitches Brew (excerpt)
partial recording of:
Bitches Brew
composer:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter)
Miles Davis3:59
37"Anoku Gonda"
Solomon Linda & The Evening Birds2:55
38"Der Mond kommt still gegangen"
piano:
Deborah Richards (pianist)
vocals:
Isabel Lippitz (German soprano)
recording of:
6 Lieder, op. 13: Nr. 4. Der Mond kommt still gegangen
lyricist:
Franz Emanuel August Geibel (poet)
composer:
Clara Schumann (German pianist and composer)
part of:
6 Lieder, op. 13
Clara Schumann1:50

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part of:Listen (accompanying discs for the books by Kerman and Kerman/Tomlinson) (number: 4) (order: 3)