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Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg
Discover Music of the 20th Century
Genres: Special Interest, Soundtracks, Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86
2. Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23: Walzer
3. Violin Concerto: Movement 1. Andante - Scherzo
4. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Sehr ruhig und zart
5. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Lebhaft und zart bewegt
6. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Sehr langsam und äußerst zart
7. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Fließend, äußerst zart
8. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Sehr flließend
9. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Forlane: Allegretto
10. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): First Tableau. The Shrove-Tide Fair
11. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): The Mountebank
12. Pulcinella, ballet with song in 1 act, for 3 vocal soloists & orchestra: Vivo
13. Symphony No. 3 for soprano or tenor & orchestra ('Pastoral'): Movement 3. Moderato pesante
14. Hymn to St. Cecilia, for chorus, Op. 27
15. Sinfonietta for orchestra ('Military,' 'Sokol Festival'), JW 6/18: Movement 4. Allegretto
16. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 127: Introduzione. Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace
Track Listings (21) - Disc #2
1. Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Romance
2. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: Movement 2. Allegro
3. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra: Movement 3. Allegro agitato
4. Schindler's List, film score: Main Theme
5. The Unanswered Question (I & II), for trumpet, winds & string orchestra, S. 50 (K. 1C25)
6. Déserts for brass, percussion, piano & tape: Second Electronic Interpolation (conclusion)
7. Déserts for brass, percussion, piano & tape: Third Electronic Interpolation (beginning)
8. Quatuor pour la fin du temps, for violin, cello, clarinet & piano, I/22: Movement 1. Liturgie de cristal
9. Piano Sonata No. 3: Movement 4. Commentaire
10. Stimmung, for 6 vocalists & 6 microphones: Warming up, leading to Model 1
11. Stimmung, for 6 vocalists & 6 microphones: Gott nochmal. GROGORAGALLY. Sun god (Australian aboriginal)
12. Stimmung, for 6 vocalists & 6 microphones: Vishnu. Elyon. God of Storms (Hebrew)
13. Stimmung, for 6 vocalists & 6 microphones: USI-AFU. God of the Earth (Timor, Indonesia). Singcircle / Gregory Rose
14. Sonatas and Interludes, for prepared piano: First Interlude
15. New York Counterpoint, for clarinet, bass clarinet & tape: Movement 1
16. Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchestra
17. The Lord's Prayer, for chorus (1982)
18. Symphony No. 3, Op. 36 ('Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'): Movement 2. Lento e largo - Tranquillisimo
19. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: Lullaby
20. Gawain's Journey, for orchestra: Vision of the Hunt I
21. Voice, for solo flute

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CD Details

All Artists: Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Anton Webern, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Leos Janacek, Bela Bartok, Sergey Prokofiev, Dmitry Shostakovich, George Gershwin, John [Film Composer] Williams, Charles Ives, Edgard Varese, Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, John [1] Cage
Title: Discover Music of the 20th Century
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Naxos
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 11/1/2005
Genres: Special Interest, Soundtracks, Classical
Styles: Instructional, Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Short Forms, Sonatas, Symphonies, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard, Reeds & Winds, Strings, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 636943816820

CD Reviews

For the price you can't lose

John Murray | Ohio | 02/20/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This 2 cd set consists of, as the title indicates, various 20c pieces or movements from the Naxos catalog. Sound quality is uniformly high, although for some such as Stockhausen's it's not clear if that's good or bad. What is excellent is the variety of the collection--some familiar (Debussy), others not, some pretty, others intentionally weird. Few will find every piece to his or her taste, but many listeners who do not spend much time on 20c music will find something to like. Overall, a great introduction to a period of much off-putting, yes, but also much compelling music."

Excellent overview of contemporaneous classic music

J. Gerarts | Antwerp,Belgium | 03/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"excellent overview of contemporaneous classic music.

Should be continued, plenty more 20th-century composers to be discovered."

More than i bargained for

J. Zarate | deer park, texas United States | 07/02/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"i purchased the compilation because i adore the work of Bela Bartok and there were a few other names whose work i was familiar with. when it arrived, imagine my surprise to find this double disc treat chock full of wonderful stuff ... and a fantastically informative booklet with a timeline!

i highly recommend this. great stuff, great price, great musical gems."

Interesting but much emphasizes avant garde

Anton Karidian | Tennessee | 02/02/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"For me, DISCOVER MUSIC OF THE 20TH CENTURY is an interesting collection, with several pieces and composers I had not heard before, even though I have several hundred CDs of "classical" music. Also, the included booklet is a terrific description running over 150 pages both of composers included in the collection as well as others, and includes a timeline, recommendations for further listening, a glossary, and more. In addition, the performances on the discs are all at least competent, and often better than that.

On the other hand, there is much prominent music missing on these discs. Of course, an entire century cannot be covered on 2 CDs, so I don't expect that. But no Jean Sibelius? No Aaron Copland? No Gustav Holst? Also, some major composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich who ARE included are each represented by one selection that runs about 4 to 5 minutes, while obscure composers such as Tavener, Varese, and Stockhausen get as much or more time, some over twice as much time, on these discs. At first I was taken aback by all this, but I came to realize that the producers of this set clearly chose to emphasize unusual and sometimes even bizarre music, and favored those composers of the 20th century who were avant garde and experimental, while composers who wrote music that was more traditional, usually meaning the Romantic style, are under-represented here. (Actually, Aaron Copland wrote a good deal of avant garde music in addition to his famous Americana pieces, yet he's still not included.)

The result is that this collection would probably be interesting and different to most people who have heard a considerable amount of "classical" music, though not extensively that of the 20th century avant garde. Yet this collection is NOT a very good overview for those who want to be introduced to 20th century "classical" music. There are just too many major pieces missing here for this to be very helpful to people of the latter category. Of course, the "Further Listening" list in the booklet would fill in the gaps, IF everyone were motivated enough to explore that far."