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”
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1Rhapsody in Blue
clarinet:
Kurt Hiltawsky (clarinetist) (in 1975-06)
piano:
Siegfried Stöckigt (pianist) (in 1975-06)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra) (in 1975-06)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor) (in 1975-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977, in 1981)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (in 1975-06)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin15:59
2An American in Paris
producer:
Thomas Mowrey
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony (in 1976-05)
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (in 1976-05)
balance engineer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1977)
recorded at:
Calvin C. Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino, California, United States (in 1976-05)
recording of:
An American in Paris (in 1976-05)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-13)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin18:02
3Candide: Overture
recording of:
Candide: Overture
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
part of:
Candide
Leonard Bernstein4:32
4Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”: Prologue. Allegro moderato
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: I. Prologue. Allegro moderato
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 Bernstein4:21
5Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”: “Somewhere”. Adagio
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: II. “Somewhere”. Adagio
additional orchestrator:
Irwin Kostal 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 Bernstein3:36
6Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”: Scherzo. Vivace leggiero
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: III. Scherzo. Vivace leggiero
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 Bernstein1:29
7Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”: Mambo. Presto
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: IV. Mambo. Presto
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 Bernstein2:26
8Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”: Cha‐cha. Andante con grazia
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: V. Cha-Cha (“Maria”). Andantino con grazia
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 Bernstein0:55
9Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”: Meeting Scene
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
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 Bernstein0:44
10Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”: “Cool”. Allegretto
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
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 Bernstein3:30
11Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”: Rumble. Molto allegro
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: VIII. Rumble. Molto allegro
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 Bernstein1:55
12Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story”: Finale. Adagio
orchestra:
San Francisco Symphony
conductor:
小澤征爾 (Seiji Ozawa, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: IX. Finale. Adagio
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 Bernstein2:46
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)