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Rachmaninov, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Debussy, Claude : La mer

Delius, Frederick : Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody

Mahler, Gustav : Das Lied von der Erde

Schoenberg, Arnold : Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 16

Webern, Anton : Pieces (6) for orchestra, Op. 6

Prokofiev, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10

Stravinsky, Igor : Le sacre du printemps

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The lark ascending

Sibelius, Jean : Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Falla, Manuel de : Nights in the gardens of Spain

Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello

Nielsen, Carl : Symphony no 5, Op. 50

Honegger, Arthur : Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique no 1), H. 53

Milhaud, Darius : La création du monde, Op. 81

Respighi, Ottorino : Pines of Rome

Gershwin, George : Rhapsody in Blue

Janácek, Leos : Sinfonietta

Ravel, Maurice : Boléro

Hindemith, Paul : Symphony "Mathis der Maler"

Berg, Alban : Concerto for Violin

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Poulenc, Francis : Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor

Orff, Carl : Carmina burana

Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings

Rodrigo, Joaquín : Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar

Britten, Benjamin : Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

Copland, Aaron : Fanfare for the common man

Khachaturian, Aram : Masquerade

Bartók, Béla : Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119

Strauss, Richard : Four Last Songs, AV 150

Tippett, Michael : Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli

Lutoslawski, Witold : Concerto for Orchestra

Walton, William : Concerto for Cello

Boulez, Pierre : Le soleil des eaux, for soprano, SATB chorus & orchestra

Penderecki, Krzysztof : Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima

Bernstein, Leonard : Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Messiaen, Olivier : Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum

Birtwistle, Harrison : Tragoedia for chamber ensemble

Dutilleux, Henri : Tout un monde lointain. . ., concerto for cello & orchestra

Gorecki, Henryk M. : Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs")

Henze, Hans Werner : Barcarola, for orchestra

Pärt, Arvo : Spiegel im Spiegel

Takemitsu, Toru : Waterways, for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 2 harpsichords & 2 vibraphones

Adams, John : The Chairman Dances

Tavener, John : The Protecting Veil

Landowski, Marcel : Adagio Cantabile, for oboe, English horn, percussion & strings

Turnage, Mark-Anthony : Drowned Out

Schnittke, Alfred : Minuet for violin, viola & cello

Maw, Nicholas : Dance Scenes

Adès, Thomas : Asyla, for orchestra, Op. 17

Performers

Andre Previn (Piano)
Frank Zimmermann (Violin)
Gillian Weir (Organ)
Gerhard Unger (Tenor)
Raymond Wolansky (Baritone)
John Noble (Baritone)
Lucia Popp (Soprano)
Angel Romero (Guitar)
Nina Stemme
Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Barry McDaniel (Baritone)
Louis Devos (Tenor)
Josephine Nendick (Tenor)
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Zofia Kilanowisz (Soprano)
Tasmin Little (Violin)
Martin Roscoe (Piano)
Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Yuri Bashmet (Viola)
Gidon Kremer (Violin)
Leif Andsnes (Piano)
Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano)
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Gonzalo Soriano (Piano)
Jacqueline du Pr� (Cello)

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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 that has become one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire, mainly through its use in another great 20th-century art form - film (Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto). Thereafter each disc in the set takes the listener on a fascinating journey through the century, composer by composer and work by work, from Russian Romanticism, French Impressionism, English Pastoralism, Atonalism, Neo Classicism right up to Post Modernism, and from as wide a range of countries and genres as possible.

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Rachmaninov, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Performer: Leif Andsnes (Piano)
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (06/03/2005-06/04/2005)
Running Time: 32 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1900-1901

Debussy, Claude : La mer

Conductor: Carlo Giulini
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (04/11/1962-04/13/1952)
Running Time: 25 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1903-1905

Delius, Frederick : Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody

Conductor: Thomas Beecham
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (10/31/1956/04/02/1957)
Running Time: 15 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1907

Mahler, Gustav : Das Lied von der Erde :: Der Abschied

Performer: Christa Ludwig (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Otto Klemperer
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (02/19/1964-02/22/1964)
Running Time: 29 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1908-1909

Schoenberg, Arnold : Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 16

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (12/19/1987-12/21/1987)
Running Time: 18 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1909

Webern, Anton : Pieces (6) for orchestra, Op. 6

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 11 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1909

Prokofiev, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Notes: L'Église de St-Eustache, Montreal, Canada (10/29/1997-10/31/1997)
Running Time: 15 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1911-1912

Stravinsky, Igor : Le sacre du printemps

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Watford Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire, England (08/30/1987/09/01/1987)
Running Time: 31 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1911-1913

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : The lark ascending

Performer: Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (12/17/1994-12/18/1994)
Running Time: 13 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1914

Sibelius, Jean : Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Conductor: Paavo Berglund
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Culture House, Helsinki, Finland (12/18/1986-12/19/1986)
Running Time: 30 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1919

Falla, Manuel de : Nights in the gardens of Spain

Performer: Gonzalo Soriano (Piano)
Conductor: Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (01/03/1963-01/04/1963)
Running Time: 25 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1909-1916

Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125

Conductor: Adrian Boult
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (05/12/1978/05/30/1978)
Running Time: 47 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1914-1916

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello

Performer: Jacqueline du Pré (Cello)
Conductor: John Barbirolli
Running Time: 29 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1919

Nielsen, Carl : Symphony no 5, Op. 50

Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt
Ensemble: Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Radio Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark (12/03/1973-12/04/1973)
Running Time: 34 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1921-1922

Honegger, Arthur : Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique no 1), H. 53

Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Ensemble: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Konserthus, Oslo, Norway (11/24/1993-11/04/1993)
Running Time: 6 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1923

Milhaud, Darius : La création du monde, Op. 81

Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Ensemble: French National Orchestra
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (11/12/1976-11/13/1976)
Running Time: 16 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1923

Respighi, Ottorino : Pines of Rome

Conductor: Lamberto Gardelli
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/24/1976-04/26/1976)
Running Time: 19 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1924

Gershwin, George : Rhapsody in Blue

Performer: Andre Previn (Piano)
Conductor: Andre Previn
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/04/1971/06/06/1971)
Running Time: 14 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1924

Leos Janácek (1854 - 1928) : Sinfonietta

Conductor: Charles Mackerras
Ensemble: Pro Arte Orchestra
Notes: Walthamstow Town Hall, London, England (07/19/1959-07/24/1959)
Running Time: 24 min. 49 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1926

Ravel, Maurice : Boléro

Conductor: Herbert Karajan
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany (01/05/1977-01/07/1977)
Running Time: 16 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1928

Hindemith, Paul : Symphony "Mathis der Maler"

Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
Notes: Memorail Hall, Philadelphia, PA (04/30/1994-05/09/1994)
Running Time: 27 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1934

Berg, Alban : Concerto for Violin

Performer: Frank Zimmermann (Violin)
Conductor: Gianluigi Gelmetti
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Villa Berg, SDR Studio, Stuttgart, Germany (09/03/1990-09/05/1997)
Running Time: 25 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1935

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Notes: Musikverein, Vienna, Austria (01/07/1997-01/14/1997)
Running Time: 46 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1937

Poulenc, Francis : Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani in G minor

Performer: Gillian Weir (Organ)
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
Running Time: 23 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1938

Orff, Carl : Carmina burana

Performers: Gerhard Unger (Tenor); Raymond Wolansky (Baritone); John Noble (Baritone); Lucia Popp (Soprano)
Conductor: Rafae Frühbeck de Burgos
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/12/1965-06/16/1965)
Running Time: 56 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 1935-1936

Barber, Samuel : Adagio for Strings

Conductor: Michael Thomas
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (05/20/1994-05/21/1994)
Running Time: 8 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999) : Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar

Performer: Angel Romero (Guitar)
Conductor: Andre Previn
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (03/28/1977-03/30/1977)
Running Time: 22 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1939

Britten, Benjamin : Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick (05/23/1984-05/24/1984)
Running Time: 20 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1940

Copland, Aaron : Fanfare for the common man

Conductor: Enrique Bátiz
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1942

Khachaturian, Aram : Masquerade :: Waltz

Conductor: Efrem Kurtz
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1941

Khachaturian, Aram : Masquerade :: Galop

Conductor: Efrem Kurtz
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1941

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119

Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
Conductor: Charles Dutoit
Ensemble: Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Notes: L'Église de St-Eustache, Montreal, Canada (10/29/1997-10/31/1997)
Running Time: 24 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1945

Strauss, Richard : Four Last Songs, AV 150

Performer: Nina Stemme
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Ensemble: Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (09/01/2006-09/02/2006)
Running Time: 20 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1948

Tippett, Michael : Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli

Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Running Time: 18 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1953

Lutoslawski, Witold : Concerto for Orchestra

Conductor: Witold Lutoslawski
Ensemble: Polish Radio/TV Symphony Orchestra, Katowice
Notes: Polish Radio & TV Studio, Katowice, Poland (05/25/1976-05/27/1976)
Running Time: 28 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1950-1954

Walton, William : Concerto for Cello

Performer: Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 29 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1956-1975

Boulez, Pierre : Le soleil des eaux, for soprano, SATB chorus & orchestra

Performers: Barry McDaniel (Baritone); Louis Devos (Tenor); Josephine Nendick (Tenor)
Conductor: Pierre Boulez
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 8 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1950-1965

Penderecki, Krzysztof : Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima

Conductor: Krzysztof Penderecki
Ensemble: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice
Notes: Katowice, Poland (02/03/1975-02/07/1975)
Running Time: 10 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1959-1961

Bernstein, Leonard : Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Conductor: Järvi Paavo
Notes: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (06/08/1997-06/10/1997)
Running Time: 22 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1960

Messiaen, Olivier : Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum

Conductor: Serge Baudo
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris Percussion Ensemble
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (03/04/1968/03/06/1968)
Running Time: 25 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1963-1964

Birtwistle, Harrison : Tragoedia for chamber ensemble

Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Ensemble: Melos Ensemble of London
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (04/23/1967-04/24/1967)
Running Time: 11 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1965

Dutilleux, Henri : Tout un monde lointain. . ., concerto for cello & orchestra

Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Conductor: Serge Baudo
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris Percussion Ensemble
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (11/05/1974-11/06/1974)
Running Time: 28 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1967-1970

Henryk Mikolaj Górecki (Composer) (1933 - 2010) : Symphony no 3, Op. 36 ("Symphony of Sorrowful Songs")

Performer: Zofia Kilanowisz (Soprano)
Conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk
Running Time: 56 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1976

Henze, Hans Werner : Barcarola, for orchestra

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 21 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1979

Arvo Pärt (1935 - ) : Spiegel im Spiegel

Performers: Tasmin Little (Violin); Martin Roscoe (Piano)
Running Time: 8 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1978

Takemitsu, Toru : Waterways, for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, 2 harpsichords & 2 vibraphones

Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
Running Time: 10 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1978

Adams, John : The Chairman Dances

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (07/04/1993/07/06/1993)
Running Time: 12 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1985

Tavener, John : The Protecting Veil

Performer: Steven Isserlis (Cello)
Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (05/28/1991-05/29/1991)
Running Time: 43 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Form: Concerto
Written: 1987

Landowski, Marcel : Adagio Cantabile, for oboe, English horn, percussion & strings

Conductor: Marcel Landowski
Ensemble: Paris Orchestral Ensemble
Notes: Grand Plateau du Conservatoire National Supèrieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (01/24/1996-01/25/1996)
Running Time: 10 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1991

Turnage, Mark-Anthony : Drowned Out

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Running Time: 22 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1992-1993

Schnittke, Alfred : Minuet for violin, viola & cello

Performers: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Yuri Bashmet (Viola); Gidon Kremer (Violin)
Notes: Studio 103, Radio France, Paris, France (02/24/1995-02/25/1995)
Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1994

Maw, Nicholas : Dance Scenes

Conductor: Daniel Harding
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Running Time: 18 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary

Thomas Adès (Conductor/Composer) (1971 - ) : Asyla, for orchestra, Op. 17

Conductor: Simon Rattle
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Notes: Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England (08/29/1998-08/30/1998)
Running Time: 22 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Contemporary
Written: 1997

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