20th Century Masterpieces : 100 Years of Classical Music. Volume 2

20th Century Masterpieces : 100 Years of Classical Music
Volume 2
EMI Classics, 2008

Volume 2 - CDs 09-16

The works in this set of 16 CDs have been arranged in strict chronological order of composition, the first disc beginning with a work from 1901 ... Thereafter each disc in the set takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the century, composer by composer and work by work, and from as wide a range of countries and genres as possible.

Composers: Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963) Alfred Schnittke (1934 - 1998) Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955) R. Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958) Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990) Frederick Delius (1862 - 1934) Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937) Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960) Carl Nielsen (1865 - 1931) Hans Werner Henze (1926) Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971) Krzysztof Penderecki (1933) Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Carl Orff (1895 - 1982) Marcel Landowski (1915) Sir Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934) Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) Pierre Boulez (1925) Sergei Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943) Aram Khachaturian (1903 - 1978) Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) George Gershwin (1898 - 1937) John Tavener (1944) Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)

Henri Dutilleux (1916) Anton von Webern (1883 - 1945) William Walton (1902 - 1983) Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975) Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936) John Adams (1947) Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946) Harrison Birtwistle (1934) Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951) Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976) Alban Berg (1885 - 1935) Nicholas Maw (1935) Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974) Toru Takemitsu (1930 - 1996) Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957) Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Michael Tippett (1905 - 1998) Thomas Adès (1971) Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) Henryk Mikolaj Górecki (1933) Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928) Arvo Pärt (1935) Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)

Performers: Martha Argerich (Piano) Zofia Kilanowicz (Soprano) Frank Zimmermann (Violin) Yuri Bashmet (Viola) Gerhard Unger (Tenor) Lynn Harrell (Cello) Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano) Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello) Steven Isserlis (Cello) Raymond Wolansky (Baritone) Nina Stemme (Soprano) Leif Oves Andsnes (Piano) Gonzalo Soriano (Piano)

Martin Roscoe (Piano) John Noble (Baritone) Angel Romero (Guitar) Barry McDaniel (Baritone) Sarah Chang (Violin) Tasmin Little (Violin) Gillian Weir (Organ) Gidon Kremer (Violin) Lucia Popp (Soprano) Louis Devos (Tenor) Jacqueline du Pré (Cello) Joséphine Nendick (Soprano)

Conductors: John Barbirolli Rudolf Barshai Enrique Bátiz Serge Baudo Thomas Beecham Paavo Berglund Leonard Bernstein Herbert Blomstedt Pierre Boulez Adrian Boult Charles Dutoit Lawrence Foster Frühbeck de Burgos Lamberto Gardelli Gianluigi Gelmetti Carlo Giulini Bernard Haitink Daniel Harding

Richard Hickox Mariss Jansons Paavo Järvi Herbert Karajan Jacek Kasprzyk Otto Klemperer Oliver Knussen Efrem Kurtz Marcel Landowski Witold Lutoslawski Charles Mackerras Antonio Pappano Krzysztof Penderecki André Previn Simon Rattle Gennady Rozhdestvensky Wolfgang Sawallisch Michael Thomas

Ensembles: Bath Festival Orchestra BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra City of London Sinfonia Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra French National Orchestra Geoffrey Mitchell Choir Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Karol Szymanowski State Philharmonic Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra London Sinfonietta London Symphony Orchestra Melos Ensemble London Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra Montreal Symphony Orchestra Moscow Chamber Orchestra

New Philharmonia Chorus New Philharmonia Orchestra Orchestre de Paris Orchestre de Paris Percussion Ensemble Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Paris Orchestral Ensemble Philadelphia Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice Pro Arte Orchestra Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Wandsworth School Boys Choir Orchestre de la Société du Conservatoire

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CD 09

Carl ORFF (1895-1982) Carmina Burana (1937) [61.05] Lucia Popp (soprano) Gerhard Unger (tenor) Raymond Wolansky (baritone) John Noble (baritone) Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir New Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Abbey Road Studios, London, June 1965 Samuel BARBER (1910-1981) Adagio for Strings, Op.11 (1938) [8.35] London Symphony Orchestra Michael Tilson Thomas Abbey Road Studios, London, May 1994

CD 10

Joaquin RODRIGO (1901-1999) Concierto de Aranjuez (1939) [21.57] Angel Romero (guitar) London Symphony Orchestra André Previn Abbey Road Studios, London, March 1977 Benjamin BRITTEN (1913-1976) Sinfonia da Requiem (1940) [20.28] City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle Arts Centre, University of Warwick, U.K. May 1984 Aaron COPLAND (1900-1990) Fanfare for the Common Man (1942) [3.38] Mexican State Philharmonic Orchestra Enrique Bátiz Sala Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico City March 1985 Aram KHACHATURIAN (1903-1978) Masquerade – Waltz; Galop (1944) [7.07] Philharmonia Orchestra Efrem Kurtz Abbey Road Studios, London, April 1961 Béla BARTÓK (1881-1945) Piano Concerto No. 3 (1945) [24.54] Martha Argerich (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Charles Dutoit St. Eustache Church, Montreal October 1997

CD 11

Richard STRAUSS (1864-1949) Four Last Songs (1949) [21:03] Nina Stemme (soprano) Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Antonio Pappano Abbey Road Studios, London, September 2006 Michael TIPPETT (1905-1998) Fantasia Concertante on a theme of Corelli (1953) [18:25] Yehudi Menuhin (violin) Robert Masters (violin) Bath Festival Orchestra Michael Tippett recorded Abbey Road Studios, London, July 1962 Witold LUTOSLAWSKI (1913-1994) Concerto for Orchestra (1954) [28:27] Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra Witold Lutoslawski recorded Polish Radio, Katowice, May 1976

CD 12

William WALTON (1902-1983) Cello Concerto (1956) [29:44] Lynn Harrell (cello) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle Butterworth Hall, University of Warwick December 1991 Pierre BOULEZ (b. 1925) Le Soleil des eaux (1958) [8:05] Josephine Nendick (soprano) Louis Devos (tenor) Barry McDaniel (baritone) BBC Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez recorded Abbey Road Studios, London, March 1964 Krzysztof PENDERECKI (b. 1933) Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima (1960) [9:54] Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra Krzysztof Penderecki recorded Katowice, February 1975 Leonard BERNSTEIN (1918-1990) Symphonic Dances - West Side Story (1961) [24.07] City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Paavo Järvi recorded Symphony Hall, Birmingham, June 1997

CD 13

Olivier MESSIAEN (1908-1992) Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (1964) [25:50] Ensemble de percussion de l’Orchestre de Paris Orchestre de Paris Serge Baudo recorded Salle wagram, Paris, March 1968 Harrison BIRTWISTLE (b. 1934) Tragoedia (1965) [18:28] Melos Ensemble Lawrence Foster recorded Abbey Road Studios, London, April 1967 Henri DUTILLEUX (b. 1916) Cello Concerto “Tout un monde lointain…” (1970) [29:01] Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Orchestre de Paris Serge Baudo recorded Salle Wagram, Paris, November 1974

CD 14

Henryk GÓRECKI (b. 1933) Symphony No.3 Op.36 Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (1976) [56:49] Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano) Kraków Symphony Orchestra Jacek Kaspszyk recorded live, Cathedral of St. Mary Magdalene, Wroclaw, Poland September 5 1993 Hans Werner HENZE (b. 1926) Barcarola (1979) [21:24] City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle recorded Symphony Hall, Birmingham, May 1992

CD 15

Arvo PÄRT (b. 1935) Spiegel im Spiegel (1978) [8:20] Tasmin Little (violin) Martin Roscoe (piano) Milton Abbey School, Blandford Forum, U.K. September 1993 Toru TAKEMITSU (1930-1996) Water-Ways (1982) [10:13] London Sinfonietta Oliver Knussen recorded St. Barnabas Church, Finchley, London February - March 1990 John ADAMS (b. 1947) The Chairman Dances - Foxtrot for Orchestra (1985) [12:45] City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle recorded Symphony Hall, Birmingham, July 1993 John TAVENER (b. 1944) The Protecting Veil (1988) [44:43] Steven Isserlis (cello) London Symphony Orchestra Gennady Rozhdestvenski recorded Abbey Road Studios, London, May 1991

CD 16

Marcel LANDOWSKI (1915-1999) Adagio cantabile for string orchestra (1991) [9:57] Ensemble Orchestral de Paris Marcel Landowski recorded Paris Conservatoire, 1996 Mark-Anthony TURNAGE (b. 1960) Drowned Out (1993) [22:29] City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle Symphony Hall, Birmingham, March 1994 Alfred SCHNITTKE (1934-1998) Minuet (1994) [2:47] Gidon Kremer (violin) Yuri Bashmet (viola) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) recorded Radio France, Paris, February 1995 Nicholas MAW (b. 1935) Dance Scenes (1995) [18:46] Philharmonia Orchestra Daniel Harding Abbey Road Studios, London, October 1995 Thomas ADÈS (b. 1971) Asyla (1997) [22:32] City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Sir Simon Rattle Symphony Hall, Birmingham, August 1998

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