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”
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1Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Prologue
recording engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
horn:
Dale Clevenger (horn player) (in 1977-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
balance engineer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: I. Prologue (for solo horn) (in 1977-04)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Benjamin Britten1:31
2Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Pastoral: The day’s grown old
recording engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
horn:
Dale Clevenger (horn player) (in 1977-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (in 1977-04)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1977-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1977-04)
balance engineer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: II. Pastoral (in 1977-04)
lyricist:
Charles Cotton
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Benjamin Britten3:23
3Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Nocturne: The splendour falls on castle walls
recording engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
horn:
Dale Clevenger (horn player) (in 1977-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (in 1977-04)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1977-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1977-04)
balance engineer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: III. Nocturne (in 1977-04)
lyricist:
Lord Alfred Tennyson
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Benjamin Britten3:23
4Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Elegy: O rose, thou art sick
recording engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
horn:
Dale Clevenger (horn player) (in 1977-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (in 1977-04)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1977-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1977-04)
balance engineer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: IV. Elegy (in 1977-04)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Benjamin Britten5:02
5Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Dirge: This ae nighte, every nighte
recording engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
horn:
Dale Clevenger (horn player) (in 1977-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (in 1977-04)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1977-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1977-04)
balance engineer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: V. Dirge (in 1977-04)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Benjamin Britten3:21
6Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Hymn: Queen and huntress, chaste and fair
recording engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
horn:
Dale Clevenger (horn player) (in 1977-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (in 1977-04)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1977-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1977-04)
balance engineer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: VI. Hymn (in 1977-04)
lyricist:
Ben Jonson (English playwright & poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Benjamin Britten2:06
7Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Sonnet: O soft embalmer of the still midnight
recording engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
horn:
Dale Clevenger (horn player) (in 1977-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor) (in 1977-04)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1977-04)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor) (in 1977-04)
balance engineer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: VII. Sonnet (in 1977-04)
lyricist:
John Keats (English Romantic poet)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Benjamin Britten3:50
8Serenade for Tenor, Horn & Strings, op. 31: Epilogue
recording engineer:
Hans‐Peter Schweigmann (engineer)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
horn:
Dale Clevenger (horn player) (in 1977-04)
tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
balance engineer:
Cord Garben (pianist and conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1977-04)
recording of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31: VIII. Epilogue (for solo horn) (in 1977-04)
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
part of:
Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, op. 31
Benjamin Britten1:42
9Two Pieces for Small Orchestra: I. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1974-05)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1974-05)
recording of:
On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring, RT VI/19 no. 1 (in 1974-05)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1912)
dedicated to:
Balfour Gardiner
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Frederick Delius7:12
10Two Pieces for Small Orchestra: II. Summer Night on the River
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1974-05)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1974-05)
recording of:
Summer Night on the River, RT VI/19 no. 2 (in 1974-05)
composer:
Frederick Delius (English composer) (in 1911)
part of:
2 Pieces for Small Orchestra, RT VI/19
Frederick Delius5:41
11Fantasia on “Greensleeves”
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1974-05)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1974-05)
recording of:
Fantasia on “Greensleeves” (in 1974-05)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (from 1924 until 1928)
arranger:
Ralph Greaves (in 1934)
publisher:
Oxford University Press (in 1936)
is based on:
Greensleeves (generic entry for traditional and unknown arrangements)
is based on:
Lovely Joan (traditional English folk song)
is based on:
Sir John in Love
Ralph Vaughan Williams4:28
12The Lark Ascending
executive producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
producer:
Günther Breest (producer for classical music)
violin:
Pinchas Zukerman (violinist/conductor) (in 1973-07)
orchestra:
English Chamber Orchestra (in 1973-07)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor) (in 1973-07)
balance engineer:
Klaus Scheibe (editor/engineer)
recorded at:
Friedrich-Ebert-Halle in Hamburg, Germany (in 1973-07)
recording of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and orchestra) (in 1973-07)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer) (in 1914)
premiered at:
[concert] (1921-06-14)
premiered at:
Queen’s Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1921-06-14)
arrangement of:
The Lark Ascending (for violin and piano)
Ralph Vaughan Williams13:34
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)