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

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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
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1Le Marteau sans maître: Avant “l’Artisanat furieux”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hilary Summers (contralto) (in 2002-09)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 2002-09)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 2002-09)
recorded at:
Espace de projection (IRCAM) in Paris (in 2002-09)
recording of:
Le marteau sans maître: I. Avant l'Artisanat furieux. Rapide (in 2002-09)
composer:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1953 until 1955)
part of:
Le marteau sans maître
Pierre Boulez1:54
2Le Marteau sans maître: Commentaire I de “Bourreaux de solitude”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hilary Summers (contralto) (in 2002-09)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 2002-09)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 2002-09)
recorded at:
Espace de projection (IRCAM) in Paris (in 2002-09)
recording of:
Le marteau sans maître: II. Commentaire I de Bourreaux de solitude. Lent (in 2002-09)
composer:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1953 until 1955)
part of:
Le marteau sans maître
Pierre Boulez4:31
3Le Marteau sans maître: “L’Artisanat furieux”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hilary Summers (contralto) (in 2002-09)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 2002-09)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 2002-09)
recorded at:
Espace de projection (IRCAM) in Paris (in 2002-09)
recording of:
Le marteau sans maître: III. L'Artisanat furieux. Modéré sans riguer (in 2002-09)
composer:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1953 until 1955)
part of:
Le marteau sans maître
Pierre Boulez2:39
4Le Marteau sans maître: Commentaire II de “Bourreaux de solitude”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hilary Summers (contralto) (in 2002-09)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 2002-09)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 2002-09)
recorded at:
Espace de projection (IRCAM) in Paris (in 2002-09)
recording of:
Le marteau sans maître: IV. Commentaire II de Bourreaux de solitude. Rapide (in 2002-09)
composer:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1953 until 1955)
part of:
Le marteau sans maître
Pierre Boulez4:15
5Le Marteau sans maître: “Bel édifice et les pressentiments” I
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hilary Summers (contralto) (in 2002-09)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 2002-09)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 2002-09)
recorded at:
Espace de projection (IRCAM) in Paris (in 2002-09)
recording of:
Le marteau sans maître: V. Bel édifice et les pressentiments - version première. Assez vif (in 2002-09)
composer:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1953 until 1955)
part of:
Le marteau sans maître
Pierre Boulez4:07
6Le Marteau sans maître: “Bourreaux de solitude”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hilary Summers (contralto) (in 2002-09)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 2002-09)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 2002-09)
recorded at:
Espace de projection (IRCAM) in Paris (in 2002-09)
recording of:
Le marteau sans maître: VI. Bourreaux de solitude. Assez lent (in 2002-09)
composer:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1953 until 1955)
part of:
Le marteau sans maître
Pierre Boulez5:03
7Le Marteau sans maître: Après “L’Artisanat furieux”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hilary Summers (contralto) (in 2002-09)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 2002-09)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 2002-09)
recorded at:
Espace de projection (IRCAM) in Paris (in 2002-09)
recording of:
Le marteau sans maître: VII. Après l'Artisanat furieux. Rapide (in 2002-09)
composer:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1953 until 1955)
part of:
Le marteau sans maître
Pierre Boulez1:07
8Le Marteau sans maître: Commentaire III de “Bourreaux de solitude”
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hilary Summers (contralto) (in 2002-09)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 2002-09)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 2002-09)
recorded at:
Espace de projection (IRCAM) in Paris (in 2002-09)
recording of:
Le marteau sans maître: VIII. Commentaire III de Bourreaux de solitude. Assez lent (in 2002-09)
composer:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1953 until 1955)
part of:
Le marteau sans maître
Pierre Boulez6:25
9Le Marteau sans maître: “Bel édifice et les pressentiments” II
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Hilary Summers (contralto) (in 2002-09)
orchestra:
Ensemble intercontemporain (in 2002-09)
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (in 2002-09)
recorded at:
Espace de projection (IRCAM) in Paris (in 2002-09)
recording of:
Le marteau sans maître: IX. Bel édifice et les pressentiments - double. Tempo libre de rècit (in 2002-09)
composer:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor) (from 1953 until 1955)
part of:
Le marteau sans maître
Pierre Boulez8:30
10Gruppen für drei Orchester, Werk Nr.6
recording engineer:
Jürgen Bulgrin (sound engineer) (in 1994-12) and Reinhard Lagemann (in 1994-12)
executive producer:
Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
producer:
Arend Prohmann (producer / editor) (task: recording producer)
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1994-12)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1994-12), Marcus Creed (conductor) (in 1994-12) and Friedrich Goldmann (in 1994-12)
balance engineer:
Gernot von Schultzendorff (sound engineer and producer of classical releases)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1996)
recorded at:
Philharmonie, Großer Saal, Berlin in Mitte (in 1994-12)
live recording of:
Gruppen, Nr. 6 (in 1994-12)
composer:
Karlheinz Stockhausen (composer) (from 1955 until 1957)
dedicated to:
Herbert Eimert (German composer and critic)
premiered at:
[concert] (1958-03-24) (premiere concert for “Gruppen” by Karlheinz Stockhausen)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Works of Karlheinz Stockhausen by Werk Nr. (number: Nr. 6)
Karlheinz Stockhausen22:26
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: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)