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
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1Boléro, M 81: Tempo di Bolero – Moderato assai
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor International GmbH (not for release label use!) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Boléro (in 1985-06)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
premiered at:
Palais Garnier in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1928-11-22)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 9) and Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 81)
Maurice Ravel14:26
2Piano Concerto in G major, M 83: I. Allegramente
recording engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
executive producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Hanno Rinke
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) (in 1984-02)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-02)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1984-02)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-02)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: I. Allegramente (in 1984-02)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel8:44
3Piano Concerto in G major, M 83: II. Adagio assai
recording engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
executive producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Hanno Rinke
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) (in 1984-02)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-02)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1984-02)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-02)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: II. Adagio assai (in 1984-02)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel9:33
4Piano Concerto in G major, M 83: III. Presto
recording engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
executive producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon) and Hanno Rinke
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
piano:
Martha Argerich (Argentine pianist) (in 1984-02)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1984-02)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1984-02)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-02)
live recording of:
Piano Concerto in G major: III. Presto (in 1984-02)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1929 until 1931)
part of:
Piano Concerto in G major
Maurice Ravel3:54
5Pavane pour une infante défunte, M.19: Lent
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version) (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:37
6Ma mère l’oye: Prélude
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
solo violin:
Michael Davis (UK classical violinist 1944-2025, former LSO leader) (in 1985-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Prélude: Très lent (in 1985-06)
orchestrator and composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1912)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel3:28
7Ma mère l’oye: Danse du rouet et scène – Interlude
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
solo violin:
Michael Davis (UK classical violinist 1944-2025, former LSO leader) (in 1985-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau I : Danse du rouet et scène (in 1985-06)
orchestrator and composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1912)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel3:31
8Ma mère l’oye: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
solo violin:
Michael Davis (UK classical violinist 1944-2025, former LSO leader) (in 1985-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau II : Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1908 until 1910)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
version of:
Ma mère l’Oye: I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel2:47
9Ma mère l’oye: Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
solo violin:
Michael Davis (UK classical violinist 1944-2025, former LSO leader) (in 1985-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau III : Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1908 until 1910)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
version of:
Ma mère l’Oye: IV. Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel5:14
10Ma mère l’oye: Petit Poucet
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
solo violin:
Michael Davis (UK classical violinist 1944-2025, former LSO leader) (in 1985-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau IV : Petit Poucet (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1908 until 1910)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
version of:
Ma mère l’Oye: II. Petit poucet (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel4:44
11Ma mère l’oye: Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
solo violin:
Michael Davis (UK classical violinist 1944-2025, former LSO leader) (in 1985-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau V : Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (in 1985-06)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1911)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (from 1908 until 1910)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
version of:
Ma mère l’Oye: III. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (pour piano à quatre mains)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel4:48
12Ma mère l’oye: Apothéose: Le jardin féerique
producer:
Rainer Brock (producer and recording supervisor for Deutsche Grammophon)
solo violin:
Michael Davis (UK classical violinist 1944-2025, former LSO leader) (in 1985-06)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (in 1985-06)
conductor:
Claudio Abbado (conductor) (in 1985-06)
balance engineer:
Klaus Hiemann (engineer/producer)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1985-06)
recording of:
Ma mère l’Oye : Tableau VI : Le Jardin féerique (in 1985-06)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
publisher:
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) and Soc. Arima (rights society?)
part of:
Ma mère l’Oye (ballet)
Maurice Ravel3:43
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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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)