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
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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1Six Pianos
piano:
Bob Becker (percussionist), Steve Chambers, Russell Hartenberger (percussionist), James Preiss, Steve Reich (American composer) and Glen Velez
performer:
Steve Reich and Musicians (in 1974-01)
recorded at:
DG-Musikstudio I in Hamburg (in 1974-01)
recording of:
Six Pianos (in 1974-01)
composer:
Steve Reich (American composer) (in 1973)
Steve Reich24:22
2Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (in 1983-10)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (in 1983-10)
recorded at:
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco (in 1983-10)
recording of:
Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and trembling (in 1983-10)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
revised by:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1983)
part of:
Shaker Loops (revised "string orchestra" version)
John Adams8:51
3Shaker Loops: II. Hymning Slews
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (in 1983-10)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (in 1983-10)
recorded at:
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco (in 1983-10)
recording of:
Shaker Loops: II. Hymning slews (in 1983-10)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
revised by:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1983)
part of:
Shaker Loops (revised "string orchestra" version)
John Adams6:29
4Shaker Loops: III. Loops and Verses
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (in 1983-10)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (in 1983-10)
recorded at:
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco (in 1983-10)
recording of:
Shaker Loops: III. Loops and verses (in 1983-10)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
revised by:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1983)
part of:
Shaker Loops (revised "string orchestra" version)
John Adams7:23
5Shaker Loops: IV. A Final Shaking
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (in 1983-10)
conductor:
Edo de Waart (conductor) (in 1983-10)
recorded at:
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco (in 1983-10)
recording of:
Shaker Loops: IV. A final shaking (in 1983-10)
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer)
revised by:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1983)
part of:
Shaker Loops (revised "string orchestra" version)
John Adams3:36
6Violin Concerto: I. ♩ = 104 – ♩ = 120
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1992-02)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1992-02)
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor) (in 1992-02)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (in 1992-02)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1: I. ♩ = 104 — ♩ = 120 (in 1992-02)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1987)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1
Philip Glass6:36
7Violin Concerto: II. ♩ = ca. 108
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1992-02)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1992-02)
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor) (in 1992-02)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (in 1992-02)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1: II. ♩ = ca. 108 (in 1992-02)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1987)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1
Philip Glass8:46
8Violin Concerto: III. ♩ = ca. 150 – Coda. Poco meno ♩ = 104
recording engineer:
Rainer Maillard
producer:
Wolfgang Stengel
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist) (in 1992-02)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1992-02)
conductor:
Christoph von Dohnányi (German conductor) (in 1992-02)
recorded at:
Wiener Musikverein: Großer Musikvereinssaal in Innere Stadt (in 1992-02)
recording of:
Violin Concerto no. 1: III. ♩ = ca. 150 — Coda. Poco meno, ♩ = 104 (in 1992-02)
composer:
Philip Glass (US composer & pianist) (in 1987)
part of:
Violin Concerto no. 1
Philip Glass9:30

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includes: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)
Petruschka / Apollon Musagète / Zirkuspolka by Igor Stravinsky (Russian composer); London Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit (conductor), Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Herbert von Karajan (conductor)