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

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Tracklist

1▶Digital Media: Sibelius: Symphony no. 5 / Valse triste / Finlandia / Tapiola
2▶Digital Media: Ives: “Concord” Sonata / Central Park in the Dark / Three Places in New England / Barber: Adagio for Strings
3▶Digital Media: Janáček: Taras Bulba / Concertino / Sinfonietta
4▶Digital Media: Ravel: Boléro / Piano Concerto / Pavane / Ma mère l’oye
5▶Digital Media: Schönberg: Transfigured Night / Pierrot lunaire / Webern: 6 Pieces for Orchestra / Symphony, op. 21
6▶Digital Media: Berg: Violin Concerto / Lyric Suite / 3 Pieces for Orchestra
7▶Digital Media: Stravinsky: Petrushka / Apollo / Circus Polka
8▶Digital Media: Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring / Pulcinella
9▶Digital Media: Prokofiev: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Violin Concerto no. 1 / Lieutenant Kijé
10▶Digital Media: Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
11▼Digital Media: Hindemith: Symphony “Mathis der Maler” / Busoni: Doktor Faust / Pfitzner: Palestrina / Weill: Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
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1Symphonie “Mathis der Maler”: I. Engelkonzert
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
producer:
Thomas Mowrey
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
William Steinberg (conductor)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Mathis der Maler: I. Engelkonzert. Ruhig bewegt
composer:
Paul Hindemith (German composer, 1895–1963) (in 1934)
part of:
Mathis der Maler
Paul Hindemith8:30
2Symphonie “Mathis der Maler”: II. Grablegung
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
producer:
Thomas Mowrey
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
William Steinberg (conductor)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Mathis der Maler: II. Grablegung. Sehr langsam
composer:
Paul Hindemith (German composer, 1895–1963) (in 1934)
part of:
Mathis der Maler
Paul Hindemith4:15
3Symphonie “Mathis der Maler”: III. Versuchung des heiligen Antonius
recording engineer:
Günter Hermanns (producer/engineer)
producer:
Thomas Mowrey
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
William Steinberg (conductor)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
recording of:
Mathis der Maler: III. Versuchung des heiligen Antonius. Sehr langsam, frei im Zeitmaß - Sehr lebhaft
composer:
Paul Hindemith (German composer, 1895–1963) (in 1934)
part of:
Mathis der Maler
Paul Hindemith13:15
4Doktor Faust, First Scene: Symphonic Intermezzo
executive producer:
Hans Hirsch (producer at Deutsche Grammophon)
producer:
Manfred Richter (Producer for Deutsche Grammophon)
orchestra:
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1969-05)
conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor) (in 1969-05)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Herkulessaal in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (in 1969-05)
recording of:
Doktor Faust: Symphonisches Intermezzo (Sarabande) (in 1969-05)
composer:
Ferruccio Busoni (Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher)
part of:
Doktor Faust (Jarnach completion)
Ferruccio Busoni7:16
5Palestrina: Prelude to Act I. Ruhig. Andante
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)
recording of:
Palestrina - Musical Legend in Three Acts: Prelude to Act I. Ruhig (Andante) (version for concert performance)
composer:
Hans Pfitzner (German composer)
version of:
Palestrina: 1. Akt. Vorspiel
part of:
Palestrina: 3 Vorspiele (versions for concert performance)
Hans Pfitzner7:30
6Palestrina: Prelude to Act II. Mit Wucht und Wildheit
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)
recording of:
Palestrina - Musical Legend in Three Acts: Prelude to Act II. Mit Wucht und Wildheit (version for concert performance)
composer:
Hans Pfitzner (German composer)
version of:
Palestrina: 2. Akt. Vorspiel
part of:
Palestrina: 3 Vorspiele (versions for concert performance)
Hans Pfitzner7:03
7Palestrina: Prelude to Act III. Langsam, sehr getragen
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)
recording of:
Palestrina - Musical Legend in Three Acts: Prelude to Act III. Langsam, sehr getragen (version for concert performance)
composer:
Hans Pfitzner (German composer)
version of:
Palestrina: 3. Akt. Vorspiel
part of:
Palestrina: 3 Vorspiele (versions for concert performance)
Hans Pfitzner7:44
8Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: I. Overture. Maestoso
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1975-09)
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor) (in 1975-09)
recorded at:
Forty Lane in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-09)
recording of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: I. Ouvertüre: Maestoso (in 1975-09)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Suite für Blasorchester)
Kurt Weill1:51
9Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: II. The Ballad of Mack the Knife. Moderato assai
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1975-09)
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor) (in 1975-09)
recorded at:
Forty Lane in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-09)
recording of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: II. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer: Moderato assai (in 1975-09)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Suite für Blasorchester)
Kurt Weill2:16
10Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: III. Instead‐of song. Moderato
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1975-09)
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor) (in 1975-09)
recorded at:
Forty Lane in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-09)
recording of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: III. Anstatt-dass-Song: Moderato (in 1975-09)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Suite für Blasorchester)
Kurt Weill1:48
11Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: IV. The Ballad of Pleasant Living. Foxtrott
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1975-09)
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor) (in 1975-09)
recorded at:
Forty Lane in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-09)
recording of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: IV. Die Ballade vom angenehmen Leben: Foxtrott (in 1975-09)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Suite für Blasorchester)
Kurt Weill2:57
12Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: V. Polly’s Song. Andante con moto
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1975-09)
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor) (in 1975-09)
recorded at:
Forty Lane in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-09)
recording of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: V. Pollys Lied: Andante con moto (in 1975-09)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Suite für Blasorchester)
Kurt Weill2:21
13Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: Va. Tango‐Ballad
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1975-09)
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor) (in 1975-09)
recorded at:
Forty Lane in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-09)
recording of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: VI. Tango-Ballade (in 1975-09)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Suite für Blasorchester)
Kurt Weill2:42
14Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: VI. Cannon Song. Charleston‐Tempo
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1975-09)
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor) (in 1975-09)
recorded at:
Forty Lane in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-09)
recording of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: VII. Kanonen-Song: Charleston-Tempo (in 1975-09)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Suite für Blasorchester)
Kurt Weill2:20
15Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: 7. Dreigroschen‐Finale
orchestra:
London Sinfonietta (in 1975-09)
conductor:
David Atherton (conductor) (in 1975-09)
recorded at:
Forty Lane in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1975-09)
recording of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: VIII. Dreigroschen-Finale (in 1975-09)
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
part of:
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik (Suite für Blasorchester)
Kurt Weill5:12
12▶Digital Media: Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 / Cello Concerto no. 2
13▶Digital Media: Britten: Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings / Delius: 2 Pieces for Orchestra / Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending / Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
14▶Digital Media: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Falla: El amor brujo / Noches en los jardines de España
15▶Digital Media: Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Bernstein: “Candide” Overture / Symphonic Dances From “West Side Story”
16▶Digital Media: Messiaen: Turangalîla‐Symphonie
17▶Digital Media: Boulez: Le marteau sans maître / Stockhausen: Gruppen
18▶Digital Media: Lutosławski: Chain 3 / Novelette / Schnittke: Concerto grosso no. 1 / Ligeti: Chamber Concerto
19▶Digital Media: Górecki: Symphony no. 3
20▶Digital Media: Reich: Six Pianos / Adams: Shaker Loops / Glass: Violin Concerto

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includes:Cello Concerto no. 2 / Symphony no. 5 by Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer); Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor), National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, D.C. – refer to the UK one instead for musical theatre recordings), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
Concord Sonata / Three Places in New England / Central Park in the Dark by Charles Ives (American 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 (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer); Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano), Ryland Davies (tenor), John Shirley‐Quirk (bass-baritone), London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor)
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Concerto for Orchestra by Bartók (Béla Bartók, composer); Lorin Maazel (conductor), Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
Music from America by Gershwin (composer), Bernstein (Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, composer, pianist); Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra), 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 (English 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 (German composer), Busoni (Ferruccio Busoni, Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher); William Steinberg (conductor), David Atherton (conductor), Ferdinand Leitner (conductor)
Musik des 20. Jahrhunderts, II by Schnittke (Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer and pianist), Lutosławski (Polish composer), Ligeti (Austrian-Hungarian composer); Heinrich Schiff (cellist and conductor), Witold Lutosławski (Polish composer), Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
Petruschka / Apollon Musagète / Zirkuspolka by Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Piano Concerto no. 3 / Violin Concerto no. 1 / Lieutenant Kijé by Prokofiev (Sergei 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 (Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist), Falla (Spanish composer); Narciso Yepes (classical guitarist), Margrit Weber (Swiss pianist), 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 (Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Polish composer); Joanna Kozłowska (soprano), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (The Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra), Kazimierz Kord (conductor)
Symphony no. 5 / Valse Triste / Finlandia / Tapiola by Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer); Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)
Turangalîla‐Symphonie by Messiaen (composer and organist); Yvonne Loriod (pianist), Jeanne Loriod, Orchestre de l’Opéra Bastille (alternate name of Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris between 1990–1994), Myung-Whun Chung (pianist and conductor)
Violin Concerto / 3 Pieces for Orchestra, op. 6 / Lyric Suite (excerpts) by Berg (Austrian 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)