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Best 20th Century Classics 100
Best 100 20th Century Classics
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1. Moderato [excerpt]
2. Romeo and Juliet, ballet in 4 acts, Op. 64: Dance of the Knights
3. Masquerada, incidental music: Waltz
4. Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Troika
5. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 1. Allegro ma non tanto [excerpt]
6. Concierto de Aranjuez, for guitar & orchestra: 2. Adagio [excerpt]
7. Spartacus, ballet: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia [excerpt]
8. Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85: 1. Adagio - Moderato
9. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor, Op. 43: Variation 18
10. Images (3), for orchestra, L. 122: 2. Ibéria: 3. Le matin d'un jour de fête
11. Valse Triste, for orchestra (from Kuolema), Op. 44/1
12. The Lark Ascending, romance for violin & orchestra: [Excerpt]
13. Noches en los jardines de España (Nights in the Gardens of Spain), for piano & orchestra, G. 49: 1. In the Generalife [excerpt]
14. Harnasie (The Highland Robbers), ballet pantomime for tenor, chorus & orchestra, Op. 55, M68: Rural Scene [excerpt]
15. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102: 2. Andante
16. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity [excerpt]
Track Listings (18) - Disc #2
1. Sinfonietta for orchestra ('Military,' 'Sokol Festival'), JW 6/18: 4. Allegretto
2. Pieces (6) for orchestra, Op. 6: 6. Langsam
3. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 16: 4. Peripetie (Sehr rasch)
4. Lulu-Suite, 5 symphonic pieces from the opera for soprano & orchestra ('Lulu-Symphonie'): 4. Variationen: Moderato
5. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): Russian Dance
6. Sea Interludes (4) from Peter Grimes, for orchestra, Op. 33a: Sunday Morning
7. Symphony No. 5, FS 97 (Op. 50): 2. Allegro [excerpt]
8. Les biches (The Does), ballet, FP 36: Rondeau
9. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127: 4. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto
10. Violin Concerto: 2. Presto capriccioso alla napolitana & Trio (Canzonetta)
11. Pini di Roma (The Pines of Rome), symphonic poem, P. 141: 3. I pini di Villa Borghese
12. Sinfonietta, for orchestra, Op. 23: Rondo. Sehr lebhaft
13. Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for orchestra: L'Adoration de la terre [excerpt]
14. Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny), opera: 2. Moderato assai
15. Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, for 2 string orchestras: [Excerpt]
16. Pacific 231, symphonic movement for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique No. 1), H53
17. Kammermusik No.1, for 12 instruments, Op. 24/1: 4. Finale: 1921. Lebhaft
18. Boléro, ballet for orchestra: [Excerpt]
Track Listings (16) - Disc #3
1. Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, for string orchestra & bell
2. Yugen Dance of Men, ballet suite
3. Cassiopeia, for orchestra: Scene
4. Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 ('Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'): 2. Lento e largo, tranquillissimo [excerpt]
5. Anaklasis, for string orchestra & percussion
6. Symphony No. 8: 2. Ballabile [excerpt]
7. Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, for 34 winds & 3 percussion, I/47: 3. Des profondeurs de l'abîme
8. Drowned Out: [Excerpt]
9. Symphony No. 1: 1. Allegro giusto
10. Guitar Concerto, for guitar & chamber orchestra, Op. 67: 1. Allegro
11. The Piano, film score: The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise
12. Rain Coming, for chamber orchestra
13. The Protecting Veil, for cello & orchestra: The Incarnation
14. Canticle of the Sun (Sonnengesang), for cello, 2 percussionists & chorus: [Excerpt]
15. Asyla, for orchestra, Op. 17: 4.
16. Flourish with Fireworks, for orchestra, Op. 22
Track Listings (16) - Disc #4
1. Candide, opera: Overture
2. A Set of Pieces (3), for theatre orchestra, S. 20 (K. 1C28): No. 3. In the Night
3. Façades, for 2 flutes (or saxophones) & strings
4. Schindler's List, film score: Main Theme
5. Fanfare for the Common Man, for brass & percussion (from Symphony No. 3)
6. Adagio for strings (or string quartet; arr. from 2nd mvt. of String Quartet), Op. 11
7. Titanic, film score: My Heart Will Go On
8. Nagoya Marimbas, for 2 marimbas
9. Three Occasions for orchestra: A Celebration of some 100 x 150 notes
10. Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 22: 2. Andante sostenuto
11. Shaker Loops, for 7 strings or string orchestra: 4. A Final Shaking
12. Rodeo, ballet: Hoe-Down
13. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & jazz band: [Excerpt]
14. Three Dances, for 2 prepared amplified pianos: Dance No. 1
15. American Beauty, film score: Any Other Name
16. Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra
Track Listings (16) - Disc #5
1. El Amor brujo, ballet for mezzo-soprano & small orchestra in 1 act, G. 44: Ritual Fire Dance
2. Poèmes (2) for piano, Op. 63: 2. Étrangeté
3. Estampes, Op 22: 2. Pagodes
4. Gadfly, opera: Romance
5. Liebesfreud (Love's Joy), for violin & piano
6. Duos (44) for 2 violins, Volumes 1-4, Sz. 98, BB 104: No. 28. Sorrow
7. Spiegel im Spiegel, for violin & piano
8. Estudio, for guitar No. 1 in E minor, A. 235/1
9. All in Twilight, pieces (4) for guitar: 1. Eighth note = 80
10. Zapateado for guitar
11. String Quartet No. 1 ('Métamorphoses nocturnes'): 1. Allegro grazioso
12. Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version): 3. Allegro misterioso
13. Verklärte Nacht, for string sextet, Op. 4: [Excerpt]
14. Quatuor pour la fin du temps, for violin, cello, clarinet & piano, I/22: 1. Liturgie de cristal
15. Minuet for violin, viola & cello
16. String Quartet in F major: Assez vif (Très rythmé)
Track Listings (18) - Disc #6
1. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra: O Fortuna
2. Beatus Petronius, for double chorus & 2 organs
3. Nunc dimittis for voice, trumpet & strings
4. Requiem for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Pie Jesu
5. The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, for soloists, chorus & orchestra: Agnus Dei
6. Song for Athene, for chorus
7. Requiem for chorus & orchestra: Pie Jesu
8. Ecce Cor Meum (Behold My Heart), oratorio: 2. Gratia [excerpt]
9. Vocalise, transcription for orchestra, Op. 34/14
10. Arlecchino, 'theatrical capriccio' (opera) in 1 act, KiV 270, Op. 50: Wie ist ihr Schlaf, Madame?
11. Opus Number Zoo, for speaker & wind quintet: Ballo
12. Baïlèro, folksong for voice & orchestra (Chants d'Auvergne, Series 1, No. 2)
13. Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), for soprano & orchestra, o.Op. 150 (TrV 296, AV 150): 3. Beim Schlafengehen
14. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, for voice & 8 cellos, A. 389: 1. Aria (Cantilena): Adagio
15. Le soleil des eaux, incidental music for a radio play for soprano & orchestra: La Sorgue
16. Gianni Schicchi, opera: O mio babbino caro
17. Die tote Stadt (The Dead City), opera, Op. 12: Glück, das mir verblieb
18. Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma

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All Artists: Best 20th Century Classics 100
Title: Best 100 20th Century Classics
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Label: EMI Classics
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 7/28/2009
Genre: Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 6
SwapaCD Credits: 6
UPCs: 400000016375, 5099996424926