Composers in Person

These 22 CDs offer a stunning range of modern composers performing their own works either on the piano, organ or violin, or else from behind the podium. The set includes greats such as Holst, Prokofiev, Messiaen, Shostakovich, Britten, and Stravinsky, along with lesser known but equally talented luminaries like Medtner, Roussel, Pfitzner, Widor, and more! A fascinating study for musicians and musicologists, as well as an excitingly varied selection of modern music for collectors!

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Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Bagatelles (14) for Piano, Op. 6/Sz 38 :: Allegro giocoso, for piano (14 s no 2), Sz. 38/2, BB 50/2 (Op. 6/2)

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1908

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39 :: Evening in Transylvania

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1908

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Easy Pieces (10) for Piano, Sz 39

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1908

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Romanian Dances (2) for Piano, Op. 8a/Sz 43 :: Allegro vivace, for piano, Sz. 43/1, BB 56/1 (Op. 8a/1)

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1909-1910

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : A Bit Drunk (Kicsit ázottan), burlesque for piano no 2, Sz. 47/2, BB 55/2 (Op. 8c/2)

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1911

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Allegro barbaro for Piano, Sz 49

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1911

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Suite for Piano, Op. 14/Sz 62

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Running Time: 7 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1916

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Mikrokosmos, Sz 107 :: Staccato (Allegretto

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1926-1939

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Mikrokosmos, Sz 107 :: Ostinato (Vivacissimo

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1926-1939

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Hungarian Folksongs (10), for voice & piano Vol. 1 Sz 33 :: no 1

Performers: Béla Bartók (Piano); Vilma Medgyaszay (Soprano)
Running Time: 5 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1906

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Hungarian Folksongs (8), for voice & piano, Sz. 64 :: no 1

Performer: Béla Bartók (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1907-1917

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Hungarian Folksongs (8), for voice & piano, Sz. 64 :: no 5

Performers: Béla Bartók (Piano); Ferenc Szekeres
Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1907-1917

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Work(s) :: 7 Hungarian Folk Tunes (from For Children, Sz42)

Performers: Béla Bartók (Piano); Zoltán Székely (Violin)
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (02/21/1931/02/23/1931)
Running Time: 7 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1890-1945

Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945) : Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56

Performers: Béla Bartók (Piano); Zoltán Székely (Violin)
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (02/21/1931/02/23/1931)
Running Time: 5 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1915

Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 - 1960) : Variations on a Nursery Song for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 25

Performer: Ernst Dohnányi (Piano)
Conductor: Lawrance Collingwood
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (02/21/1931/02/23/1931)
Running Time: 19 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 02/01/1914

Hindemith, Paul : Sonata for solo viola, Op. 25/1

Performer: Paul Hindemith (Viola)
Running Time: 14 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1922

Hindemith, Paul : Duet for Viola and Cello

Performers: Paul Hindemith (Viola); Emanuel Feuermann (Cello)
Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1934

Hindemith, Paul : Nobilissima visione, ballet suite for orchestra

Conductor: Paul Hindemith
Running Time: 25 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1939

Hindemith, Paul : Symphonia serena

Conductor: Paul Hindemith
Notes: Composition written: 1946.
Running Time: 33 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1946

Hindemith, Paul : Trio for strings no 2

Performers: Paul Hindemith (Viola); Emanuel Feuermann (Cello); Szymon Goldberg (Violin)
Running Time: 22 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1933

Hindemith, Paul : Concerto for Clarinet

Performer: Louis Cahuzac (Clarinet)
Conductor: Paul Hindemith
Running Time: 24 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1947

Hindemith, Paul : Concerto for Horn

Performer: Dennis Brain (Horn)
Conductor: Paul Hindemith
Running Time: 14 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1949

Hindemith, Paul : Konzertmusik for Brass and Strings, Op. 50

Conductor: Paul Hindemith
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/22/1956-11/24/1956)
Running Time: 16 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Khachaturian, Aram : Masquerade :: 1. Waltz

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/27/1954/12/04/1954)
Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Khachaturian, Aram : Masquerade :: 2. Nocturne

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/27/1954/12/04/1954)
Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Khachaturian, Aram : Masquerade :: 3. Mazurka

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/27/1954/12/04/1954)
Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Khachaturian, Aram : Concerto for Violin in D minor

Performer: David Oistrakh (Violin)
Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/26/1954-11/27/1954)
Running Time: 35 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1940

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: 1. Dance of the Rose-Maidens

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/24/1954/11/27/1954)
Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1941-1942

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: 2. Ayesha's Awakening and Dance

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/24/1954/11/27/1954)
Running Time: 5 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1941-1942

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: 3. Lullaby

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/24/1954/11/27/1954)
Running Time: 5 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1941-1942

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: 4. Gayaneh's Adagio

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/24/1954/11/27/1954)
Running Time: 4 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1941-1942

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: 5. Lezghinka

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/24/1954/11/27/1954)
Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1941-1942

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: 6. Lyrical Duet (of Ayesha and Armen)

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/24/1954/11/27/1954)
Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1941-1942

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: 7. Dance of the Old Men and Women

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/24/1954/11/27/1954)
Running Time: 4 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1941-1942

Khachaturian, Aram : Gayaneh :: 8. Sabre Dance

Conductor: Aram Khachaturian
Notes: Kingsway Hall, London, England (11/24/1954/11/27/1954)
Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1941-1942

Honegger, Arthur : Pastorale d'été, symphonic poem for chamber orchestra, H. 31

Conductor: Arthur Honegger
Running Time: 7 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1920

Honegger, Arthur : Concerto for Cello in C major, H. 72

Performer: Maurice Maréchal (Cello)
Conductor: Arthur Honegger
Notes: Composition written: 1929.
Running Time: 16 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1929

Poulenc, Francis : Mouvements perpétuels (3)

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1918

Poulenc, Francis : Trio for oboe, bassoon & piano, FP 43

Performers: Roger Lamorlette (Oboe); Gustave Dherin (Bassoon); Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 10 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1926

Poulenc, Francis : Novelettes (2) for piano, FP 47

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1927-1928

Poulenc, Francis : Nocturnes (8) for piano, FP 56 :: no 1 in C

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1929-1938

Poulenc, Francis : Nocturnes (8) for piano, FP 56 :: no 2 in A (Bal des jeunes filles)

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 20 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1929-1938

Poulenc, Francis : Nocturnes (8) for piano, FP 56 :: no 4 in C minor (Bal fantôme)

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1929-1938

Poulenc, Francis : Improvisation for Piano no 15 in C minor, FP 176 "Hommage à Edith Piaf" :: no 2 in A flat

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Poulenc, Francis : Improvisation for Piano no 15 in C minor, FP 176 "Hommage à Edith Piaf" :: no 5 in A minor

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Poulenc, Francis : Improvisation for Piano no 15 in C minor, FP 176 "Hommage à Edith Piaf" :: no 9 in D

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Poulenc, Francis : Improvisation for Piano no 15 in C minor, FP 176 "Hommage à Edith Piaf" :: no 10 in F (Éloge des gammes)

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1959

Poulenc, Francis : Aubade for Piano and 18 instruments

Performer: Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Conductor: Walther Straram
Notes: Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France (01/20/1930-01/22/1930)
Running Time: 17 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1929

Widor, Charles-Marie : Fifth Organ Symphony in F, Op. 42/1 :: 5. Toccata

Performer: Charles-Marie Widor (Organ)
Notes: Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France (04/28/1932-04/09/1932)
Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1880

Widor, Charles-Marie : Symphony for Organ no 9 in c/C, Op. 70 "Gothic"

Performer: Charles-Marie Widor (Organ)
Notes: Saint-Sulpice, Paris, France (04/28/1932-04/09/1932)
Running Time: 15 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1895

Vierne, Louis : Improvisations (3) for organ :: 1. Marche épiscopale

Performer: Louis Vierne (Organ)
Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1929-1931

Vierne, Louis : Pièces de fantaisie, for organ, Suite 1, Op. 51 :: 2. Andantino

Performer: Louis Vierne (Organ)
Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1926

Vierne, Louis : Pièces de fantaisie, for organ, Suite 1, Op. 51 :: 3. Cortège

Performer: Louis Vierne (Organ)
Running Time: 2 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1926

Marcel Dupré (1886 - 1971) : Suite Bretonne, for organ, Op. 21 :: 1. Berceuse

Performer: Marcel Dupré (Organ)
Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1924

Marcel Dupré (1886 - 1971) : Préludes and Fugues (3) for organ, Op. 7 :: no 3 in G minor

Performer: Marcel Dupré (Organ)
Notes: Queen's Hall, London, England (06/25/1926/10/27/1926)
Running Time: 6 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1912

Messiaen, Olivier : Le banquet céleste

Performer: Olivier Messiaen (Organ)
Notes: L'Église de la Trinité, Paris, France (07/26/1956/06/13/1956)
Running Time: 7 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1928-1960

Messiaen, Olivier : L'Ascension

Performer: Olivier Messiaen (Organ)
Notes: L'Église de la Trinité, Paris, France (07/26/1956/06/13/1956)
Running Time: 27 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1932-1933

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Violin in B minor, Op. 61

Performer: Yehudi Menuhin (Violin)
Conductor: Edward Elgar
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (07/14/1932-07/15/1932)
Running Time: 30 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1909-1910

Elgar, Edward : Concerto for Cello

Performer: Beatrice Harrison (Cello)
Conductor: Edward Elgar
Running Time: 24 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1919

Messiaen, Olivier : Apparition de l'église éternelle

Performer: Olivier Messiaen (Organ)
Running Time: 10 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1932

Messiaen, Olivier : La nativité du Seigneur

Performer: Olivier Messiaen (Organ)
Notes: Église de la Sainte-Trinité (06/15/1956-06/22/1956)
Running Time: 59 min. 31 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1935

Prokofiev, Sergei : Concerto for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 26

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Conductor: Piero Coppola
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (06/27/1932-06/28/1932)
Running Time: 24 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1917-1921

Prokofiev, Sergei : Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 4 :: no 4. Suggestion diabolique

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1908

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22 :: no 3

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22 :: no 5

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22 :: no 6

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22 :: no 9

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22 :: no 10

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22 :: no 11

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22 :: no 16

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22 :: no 17

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22 :: no 18

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1915-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical" :: 3. Gavotte

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1916-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Sonata for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 29 :: 2. Andante assai

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1908-1917

Prokofiev, Sergei : Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 32 :: no 3. Gavotte

Performer: Sergei Prokofiev (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1918

Glazunov, Alexander : The Seasons, Op. 67

Conductor: Alexander Glazunov
Notes: Portman Rooms, Baker Street, London, England (06/10/1929/06/13/1929)
Running Time: 7 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1899

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Bachiana brasileira no 2 for Orchestra :: 4. Toccata

Performers: Fernand Benedetti (Cello); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Bachiana brasileira no 5 for Soprano and 8 Cellos

Performers: Fernand Benedetti (Cello); Victoria de los Angeles (Soprano)
Conductor: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Notes: Salle de la Mutualité, Paris, France (06/07/1956/06/13/1956)
Running Time: 10 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1938-1945

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Miniaturas (6), song cycle for voice & piano, A. 056 :: no 2

Performers: Frederick Fuller (Baritone); Heitor Villa-Lobos (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1912-1917

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Modinhas e cançoes, song cycle for voice & orchestra, Album 1 (7), A. 406 :: no 3

Performers: Frederick Fuller (Baritone); Heitor Villa-Lobos (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1939

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Momoprecoce, W 240

Performer: Magda Tagliaferro (Piano)
Conductor: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Notes: Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France (06/09/1954-06/10/1954)
Running Time: 22 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1929

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Bachianas Brasileiras no 4, for piano & orchestra, A. 424

Conductor: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Running Time: 22 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1941

Villa-Lobos, Heitor : Chôro no 10 for Chorus and Orchestra "Rasga o coracao"

Conductor: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Running Time: 12 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1925

Pfitzner, Hans : Das Christ-Elflein, opera, Op. 20 :: Overture

Conductor: Hans Pfitzner
Notes: Composition written: 1906.
Running Time: 11 min. sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1906

Pfitzner, Hans : Palestrina :: Act 1. Prelude

Conductor: Hans Pfitzner
Notes: Composition written: 1911-15.
Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1911-1915

Pfitzner, Hans : Palestrina :: Act 2. Prelude

Conductor: Hans Pfitzner
Notes: Composition written: 1911-15.
Running Time: 6 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1911-1915

Pfitzner, Hans : Palestrina :: Act 3. Prelude

Conductor: Hans Pfitzner
Notes: Composition written: 1911-15.
Running Time: 7 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1911-1915

Pfitzner, Hans : Duo for violin, cello & piano (or small orchestra), Op. 43

Performers: Max Strub (Violin); Ludwig Hoelscher (Cello)
Conductor: Hans Pfitzner
Running Time: 13 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1937

Pfitzner, Hans : Hast du von den Fischerkindern, song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1

Performers: Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone); Hans Pfitzner (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Der Gärtner, for voice & piano, Op. 9/1

Performers: Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone); Hans Pfitzner (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Die Einsame, song for voice & piano, Op. 9/2

Performers: Hans Pfitzner (Piano); Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone)
Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Zum Abschied meiner Tochter, for voice & piano, Op. 10/3

Performers: Hans Pfitzner (Piano); Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone)
Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Michaelskirchplatz, song for voice & piano, Op. 19/2

Performers: Hans Pfitzner (Piano); Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone)
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : In Danzig, song for voice & piano, Op. 22/1

Performers: Hans Pfitzner (Piano); Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone)
Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Nachts, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/2

Performers: Hans Pfitzner (Piano); Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone)
Running Time: 2 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Abbitte, for voice & piano, Op. 29/1

Performers: Hans Pfitzner (Piano); Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone)
Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Hussens Kerker, song for voice & piano, Op. 32/1

Performers: Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone); Hans Pfitzner (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Säerspruch, song for voice & piano, Op. 32/2

Performers: Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone); Hans Pfitzner (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Leuchtende Tage, for voice & piano, Op.40/1

Performers: Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone); Hans Pfitzner (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Pfitzner, Hans : Herbstgefühl, for voice & piano, Op. 40/4

Performers: Hans Pfitzner (Piano); Gerhard Hüsch (Baritone)
Running Time: 1 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

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

Conductor: Darius Milhaud
Running Time: 14 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1923

Milhaud, Darius : Scaramouche, Op. 165b

Performers: Marcelle Meyer (Piano); Darius Milhaud (Piano)
Running Time: 8 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1937

Milhaud, Darius : Saudades do Brasil (12), suite of dances for piano, Op. 67

Conductor: Darius Milhaud
Notes: Studio 'A', Capitol Tower, Hollywood, CA (09/11/1956-09/12/1956)
Running Time: 20 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1920-1921

Milhaud, Darius : Suite provençale, for orchestra, Op. 152a

Conductor: Darius Milhaud
Running Time: 13 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936

Milhaud, Darius : Le boeuf sur le toit, Op. 58

Conductor: Darius Milhaud
Notes: Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France (03/16/1958/03/18/1958)
Running Time: 15 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1919

Poulenc, Francis : Le bestiaire (Cortège d'Orphée), song cycle for voice & piano (or chamber ensemble), FP 15a

Performers: Pierre Bernac (Baritone); Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1919

Poulenc, Francis : La belle Jeunesse (Chansons gaillardes, no 7) :: 4. Invocation aux Parques

Performers: Pierre Bernac (Baritone); Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1925-1926

Poulenc, Francis : La belle Jeunesse (Chansons gaillardes, no 7) :: 7. La belle jeunesse

Performers: Pierre Bernac (Baritone); Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1925-1926

Poulenc, Francis : Tel jour, telle nuit, song cycle for voice & piano, FP 86

Performers: Pierre Bernac (Baritone); Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 11 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1936-1937

Poulenc, Francis : Deux poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 94 :: 1. Dans le jardin d'Anna

Performers: Pierre Bernac (Baritone); Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1938

Poulenc, Francis : C'est ainsi que tu es (Métamorphoses, no 2)

Performers: Francis Poulenc (Piano); Pierre Bernac (Baritone)
Running Time: 4 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1943

Poulenc, Francis : Deux poèmes de Louis Aragon, for voice & piano, FP 122

Performers: Pierre Bernac (Baritone); Francis Poulenc (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1943

Poulenc, Francis : Deux mélodies sur des poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, for voice & piano, FP 131 :: Montparnasse

Performers: Francis Poulenc (Piano); Pierre Bernac (Baritone)
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1946

Britten, Benjamin : Sonnets (7) of Michelangelo, for voice & piano, Op. 22

Performers: Peter Pears (Tenor); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
Running Time: 15 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1940

Britten, Benjamin : Holy Sonnets of John Donne, Op. 35

Performers: Peter Pears (Tenor); Benjamin Britten (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (08/29/1947/12/12/1947)
Running Time: 22 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1945

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35

Performers: Dmitry Shostakovich (Piano); Ludovic Vaillant (Trumpet)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (05/24/1958-05/26/1958)
Running Time: 21 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1933

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102

Performer: Dmitry Shostakovich (Piano)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Notes: Salle Wagram, Paris, France (05/24/1958-05/26/1958)
Running Time: 17 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1957

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5

Performer: Dmitry Shostakovich (Piano)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Notes: Composition written: 1920.
Running Time: 2 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1920

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87 :: no 1

Performer: Dmitry Shostakovich (Piano)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1950-1951

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87 :: no 4

Performer: Dmitry Shostakovich (Piano)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Running Time: 7 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1950-1951

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87 :: no 5

Performer: Dmitry Shostakovich (Piano)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1950-1951

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87 :: no 23

Performer: Dmitry Shostakovich (Piano)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Running Time: 6 min. 44 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1950-1951

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87 :: no 24

Performer: Dmitry Shostakovich (Piano)
Conductor: André Cluytens
Running Time: 11 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1950-1951

Stravinsky, Igor : Les Noces III (The Wedding), ballet in 4 tableaux for vocal soloists, chorus, 4 pianos & percussion

Performers: Ernest Lush (Piano); Kate Winter (Soprano); Edwin Benbow (Piano); Parry Jones (Tenor); Roy Henderson (Baritone); Berkeley Mason (Piano); Leslie Heward (Piano)
Conductor: Igor Stravinsky
Ensemble: Percurama Percussion Ensemble
Running Time: 23 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Ballet
Written: 1923

Stravinsky, Igor : Concertino for 12 instruments

Performers: Marcel Moyse (Flute); Eugène Foveau (Trumpet); Gustave Dherin (Bassoon); Pierre Vignol (Trumpet); Raphaël Delbos (Trombone); André Lafosse (Trombone); Emile Godeau (Clarinet); Marus Piard (Bassoon)
Conductor: Igor Stravinsky
Notes: Studio Albert, Paris, France (05/06/1932/05/09/1932)
Running Time: 15 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Chamber Music
Written: 1923

Stravinsky, Igor : Capriccio, for piano & orchestra

Performer: Igor Stravinsky (Piano)
Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
Notes: Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France (05/08/1930-05/10/1930)
Running Time: 17 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1929

Stravinsky, Igor : Symphony of Psalms

Conductor: Igor Stravinsky
Notes: Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France (02/17/1931-02/18/1931)
Running Time: 21 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Stravinsky, Igor : Pastorale for Violin, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet and Bassoon

Performers: Samuel Dushkin (Violin); André Vacellier (Clarinet); Louis Gromer (Oboe); Gabriel Grandmaison (Bassoon)
Conductor: Igor Stravinsky
Running Time: 2 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal
Written: 1933

Stravinsky, Igor : Firebird Suite

Performers: Igor Stravinsky (Piano); Samuel Dushkin (Violin)
Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1933

Stravinsky, Igor : Berceuse, for violin & piano (after L'Oiseau de Feu, transcribed by Stravinsky)

Performers: Igor Stravinsky (Piano); Samuel Dushkin (Violin)
Running Time: 3 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1929

Stravinsky, Igor : Danse russe :: Danse russe

Performers: Samuel Dushkin (Violin); Igor Stravinsky (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1932

Stravinsky, Igor : Chants du Rossignol et Marche Chinoise, for violin & piano (transcribed with Samuel Dushkin)

Performers: Igor Stravinsky (Piano); Samuel Dushkin (Violin)
Notes: Composition written: 1932.
Running Time: 8 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Choral
Written: 1932

Stravinsky, Igor : Rag-time for 11 instruments

Performers: Lucien Lavaillote (Flute); Emile Godeau (Clarinet); Henri Volant (Violin); Louis Juste (Double Bass); Étienne Ginot (Viola); Eugène Foveau (Trumpet); Roland Charmy (Violin); Igor Stravinsky (Piano); Jean Morel (Percussion); Aladar Racz (Cimbalom); Jean Devemy (Horn); Roger Tudesq (Trombone)
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1918

Stravinsky, Igor : Piano-Rag-Music, for piano

Performer: Igor Stravinsky (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 18 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1919

Stravinsky, Igor : Pulcinella Suite :: 2. Serenata

Performers: Igor Stravinsky (Piano); Samuel Dushkin (Violin)
Running Time: 2 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1933

Stravinsky, Igor : Pulcinella Suite :: 5. Scherzin

Performers: Igor Stravinsky (Piano); Samuel Dushkin (Violin)
Running Time: 1 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1933

Stravinsky, Igor : Serenade for piano in A major

Performer: Igor Stravinsky (Piano)
Notes: Studio Albert, Paris, France (07/05/1934-07/06/1934)
Running Time: 10 min. sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1925

Stravinsky, Igor : Duo Concertante, for violin & piano

Performers: Igor Stravinsky (Piano); Samuel Dushkin (Violin)
Notes: Studio Albert, Paris, France (04/06/1933-04/07/1933)
Running Time: 14 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1932

Stravinsky, Igor : Concerto for 2 solo pianos

Performers: Soulima Stravinsky (Piano); Igor Stravinsky (Piano)
Notes: Studio Pathé-Marconi, Paris, France (02/14/1938/02/16/1938)
Running Time: 19 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Concerto
Written: 1935

Strauss, Richard : Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64

Conductor: Richard Strauss
Notes: Composition written: 1911-15.
Running Time: 41 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Orchestral
Written: 1911-1915

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Act 1. Introduction...love scene

Conductor: Richard Strauss
Running Time: 4 min. 4 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Act 1. Marschallin's Monologue

Conductor: Richard Strauss
Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Presentation Marche in D (De Brandenburgsche Mars - no

Conductor: Richard Strauss
Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Act 2. The Presentation of the Silver Rose

Conductor: Richard Strauss
Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Act 2. Love Duet

Conductor: Richard Strauss
Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Act 2 / Act 3. Waltz

Conductor: Richard Strauss
Running Time: 4 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Act 3. Trio

Conductor: Richard Strauss
Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Strauss, Richard : Der Rosenkavalier :: Act 3. Final Duet...Coda

Conductor: Richard Strauss
Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909-1910

Enriqué Granados (1867 - 1916) : Danse espagnole, Op. 37/5 :: 2

Performer: Enrique Granados (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1888-1890

Enriqué Granados (1867 - 1916) : Danse espagnole, Op. 37/5 :: 2

Performer: Enrique Granados (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1888-1890

Enriqué Granados (1867 - 1916) : El pelele (Goyesca Scene) :: 5

Performer: Enrique Granados (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: circa 1913

Falla, Manuel de : Canciones populares españolas (7)

Performers: Manuel Falla (Piano); Maria Barrientos (Soprano)
Running Time: 12 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Vocal
Written: 1914

Falla, Manuel de : El Amor Brujo :: Canción del fuego fátuo

Performers: Manuel Falla (Piano); Maria Barrientos (Soprano)
Notes: Studio Albert, Paris, France (06/03/1930/06/05/1930)
Running Time: 1 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1915

Falla, Manuel de : Soneto a Córdoba

Performers: Manuel Falla (Piano); Maria Barrientos (Soprano)
Notes: Studio Albert, Paris, France (06/03/1930/06/05/1930)
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1927

Falla, Manuel de : Concerto for Harpsichord, for harpsichord (or piano), flute, oboe, clarinet, violin & cello, G. 71

Performers: Manuel Falla (Harpsichord); Georges Bonneau (Oboe); Marcel Darrieux (Violin); Emile Godeau (Clarinet); Auguste Cruque (Cello); Marcel Moyse (Flute)
Notes: Studio Albert, Paris, France (06/02/1930/06/07/1930)
Running Time: 15 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Concerto
Written: 1923-1926

Mompou, Federico : Jeunes Filles au Jardin, arrangement for violin & piano (Scenes d'enfant no 5)

Performer: Federico Mompou (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (02/06/1950-02/07/1950)
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Modern

Mompou, Federico : Suburbis, suite for piano or orchestra :: El carrer el guitarrisra i el vell cavall (Suburis, no 1)

Performer: Federico Mompou (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (02/06/1950-02/07/1950)
Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1916-1917

Mompou, Federico : Cançons i dansas (14)

Performer: Federico Mompou (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (02/06/1950-02/07/1950)
Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1942

Mompou, Federico : Paisajes, for piano :: La fuente y la capaña (Paiajes, no 1)

Performer: Federico Mompou (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (02/06/1950-02/07/1950)
Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1942-1960

Mompou, Federico : Cançons i dansas (14)

Performer: Federico Mompou (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (02/06/1950-02/07/1950)
Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1942

Mompou, Federico : Cançons i dansas (14)

Performer: Federico Mompou (Piano)
Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (02/06/1950-02/07/1950)
Running Time: 3 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1946

Nin, Joaquin : Cantos populares españoles (20), for voice & piano :: no 3. Tonada de la niña perdida

Performers: Ninon Vallin; Joaquin Nin (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 42 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal

Nin, Joaquin : Cantos populares españoles (20), for voice & piano :: no 4. Montañesa

Performers: Joaquin Nin (Piano); Ninon Vallin
Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal

Nin, Joaquin : Cantos populares españoles (20), for voice & piano :: no 6. Malagueña

Performers: Ninon Vallin; Joaquin Nin (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal

Nin, Joaquin : Cantos populares españoles (20), for voice & piano :: no 7. Granadina

Performers: Joaquin Nin (Piano); Ninon Vallin
Running Time: 1 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal

Nin, Joaquin : Cantos populares españoles (20), for voice & piano :: no 19. Canto Andaluz

Performers: Ninon Vallin; Joaquin Nin (Piano)
Running Time: 1 min. 30 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal

Nin, Joaquin : Cantos populares españoles (20), for voice & piano :: no 20. Polo

Performers: Joaquin Nin (Piano); Ninon Vallin
Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Form: Vocal

Elgar, Edward : Enigma Variations

Conductor: Edward Elgar
Notes: Queen's Hall, London, England (04/28/1926/08/30/1926)
Running Time: 24 min. 6 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1898-1899

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

Conductor: Gustav Holst
Running Time: 41 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1914-1916

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : The Merry Widow :: Overtüre (1940)

Conductor: Franz Lehár
Running Time: 7 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1905

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Zigeunerliebe :: Act 3. Hör' ich Cymbalklänge

Performer: Esther Rethy (Soprano)
Conductor: Franz Lehár
Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1909

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Eva (Das Fabriksmädel), operetta in 3 acts :: Vorspiel

Performer: Maria Reining (Soprano)
Conductor: Franz Lehár
Running Time: 5 min. 47 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Eva (Das Fabriksmädel), operetta in 3 acts :: Act 1. Im heimlichen Dämmer

Performer: Maria Reining (Soprano)
Conductor: Franz Lehár
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Paganini :: Act 2. Ich kann es nicht fassen...Liebe, du Himmel auf Erden

Performer: Esther Rethy (Soprano)
Conductor: Franz Lehár
Notes: Composition written: 1924-25.
Running Time: 3 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta
Written: 1924-1925

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Der Zarewitsch :: Act 1. Einer wird kommen

Performer: Esther Rethy (Soprano)
Conductor: Franz Lehár
Notes: Composition written: Germany.
Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta

Franz Lehár (1870 - 1948) : Friederike, operetta in 3 acts :: Act 2. Warum hast du mich wachgeküát?

Performer: Maria Reining (Soprano)
Conductor: Franz Lehár
Notes: Composition written: Germany.
Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Opera/Operetta