| Description |
6 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Note |
Reissues. |
| Contents |
CD 1 The last of the romantics (77:32). Piano concerto no. 2 in C minor. Moderato opening / Rachmaninov -- Romeo and Juliet. Dance of the Knights / Prokofiev -- Masquerade. Waltz / Khachaturian -- Lieutenant Kijé suite. Troika / Prokofiev -- Piano concerto no. 3 in D minor. Allegro ma non tanto opening / Rachmaninov -- Concierto de Aranjuez. Adagio opening / Rodrigo -- Spartacus. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia extract / Khachaturian -- Cello concerto in E minor. Adagio-moderato / Elgar -- Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. Variation 18 / Rachmaninov -- Images. Le matin d'un jour de fête / Debussy -- Valse triste / Sibelius -- The lark ascending opening / Vaughan Williams -- Nights in the garden of Spain. In the generalife extract / Falla -- Harnasie extract (rural scene) / Szymanowski -- Piano concerto no. 2 in F. Andante / Shostakovich -- The planets. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity conclusion / Holst. |
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CD 2. Innovators (75:03). Sinfonietta. Allegretto / Janácek -- 6 orchestral pieces op. 6. Langsam / Webern -- 5 orchestral pieces op. 16. Peripetie / Schoenberg -- Lulu suite. Variationem / Berg -- Petrushla. Russian dance / Stravinsky -- Peter Grimes. Sunday morning / Britten -- Symphony no. 5. Allegro conclusion / Nielsen -- Les biches. Rondeau / Poulenc -- Concerto for orchestra. Intermezzo interotto / Bartók -- Violin concerto. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana & trio / Walton -- Pini di Rama. I pini di Villa Borghese / Respighi -- Sinfonietta, op. 23. Rondo / Zemlinsky -- Le Sacre du printemps. L'adoration de la terre opening / Stravinsky -- Rise and fall of the City of Mahagonny suite. Moderato assai / Weill -- Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis opening / Vaughan Williams -- Pacific 231 / Honneger -- Kammermusik no. 1. Finale 1921 / Hindemith -- Bolero conclusion / Ravel. |
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CD 3. Brave new world (76:16). Cantus in memoriam of Benjamin Britten / Pärt -- Dance of men / Toyama -- Cassiopeia. Scene / Takemitsu -- Symphony no. 3. Lento e largo extract / Gorécki -- Anaklasis / Penderecki -- Symphony no. 8. Ballabile conclusion / Henze -- Des profondeurs de l'abîme / Messiaen -- Drowned out excerpt / Turnage -- Symphony no. 1. Allegro giusto / Lutoslawski -- Guitar concerto. Allegro / Arnold -- The heart asks pleasure first, the promise / Nyman -- Rain coming / Takemitsu -- The incarnation / Tavener -- The canticle of the sun extract / Gubaidulina -- Asyla. IV / Adès -- Flourish with fireworks / Knussen. |
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CD 4. America (78:35). Candide. Overture / Bernstein -- In the night / Ives -- Façades / Glass -- Schindler's list. Main theme / Williams -- Fanfare for the common man / Copland -- Adagio for strings / Barber -- My heart will go on / Horner -- Nagoya marimbas / Reich -- A celebration of some 100 X 150 notes / Carter -- Cello concerto. Andante sostenuto / Barber -- A final shaking / Adams -- Hoe-down / Copland -- Rhapsody in blue opening / Gershwin -- Three dances. Dance No. 1 / Cage -- Any other name / Newman -- Short ride in a fast machine / Adams. |
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CD 5. Instrumental and chamber (63:02). Ritual fire dance / Falla -- Étrangeté / Scriabin -- Pagodes / Debussy -- Romance. The gadfly / Shostakovich -- Liebesfreud / Kreisler -- Sorrow / Bartók -- Spiegel im spiegel / Pärt -- Chôros no. 1 in E minor / Villa-Lobos -- All in twilight / Takemitsu -- Zapateado / Sainz de la Maza -- String quartet no. 1. Allegro grazioso / Ligeti -- Lyric suite. Allegro misterioso / Berg -- Verklärte Nacht / Schoenberg -- Liturgie de cristal / Messiaen -- Menuet / Schnittke -- String quartet in F / Ravel. |
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CD 6. Choral & vocal (74:08). O Fortuna / Orff -- Beatus Petronius / Pärt -- Nunc dimittis / Burgon -- Pie Jesu / Lloyd Webber -- Agnus Dei / Jenkins -- Song for Athene / Tavener -- Pie Jesu / Rutter -- Gratia (extract) / McCartney -- Vocalise / Rachmaninov -- Wie ist ihr Schlaf, Madame? / Busoni -- Ballo / Berio -- Baïlèro / Canteloube -- Beim Schlafengehen / Strauss -- Bachianas brazileiras : no. 5. Adagio / Villa-Lobos -- La sorgue / Boulez -- O mio babbino caro / Puccini -- Glück, das mir verblieb / Korngold -- Nessun dorma / Puccini. |
| Language |
Vocal portions sung in various languages. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Choral music.
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Instrumental music.
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Chamber music.
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Symphony.
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| Genre/Form |
Music -- 20th century.
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| Added Title |
Best twentieth century classics one hundred |
| Music No. |
50999 9 64250 2 2 EMI Classics |
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50999 9 64252 2 0 EMI Classics |
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50999 9 64254 2 8 EMI Classics |
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50999 9 64256 2 6 EMI Classics |
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50999 9 64258 2 4 EMI Classics |
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50999 9 64260 2 9 EMI Classics |
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