Artist	Song	Buy
Aaron Copland, London Symphony Orchestra & William Warfield	Fanfare for the Common Man
from Copland Conducts Copland (Expanded Edition) (2003)
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic	Adagio for Strings from the String Quartet, Op. 11
from Great Performances - Barber's Adagio and Other Romantic Favorites for Strings (1987)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle	Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: O Fortuna - Coro
from Orff: Carmina Burana (2005)
Howard Shelley & Philharmonia Orchestra	Piano Concerto In F Major: III. Allegro Agitato
from Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Second Rhapsody / Piano Concerto in F Major (1992)
José Serebrier, New York Philharmonic & Sharon Isbin	Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar & orchestra: I. Allegro con spirito
from Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez - Villa-Lobos: Concerto for guitar - Ponce: Concierto del sur (2005)
Aldo Ciccolini	Trois Gymnopedies: I. Lent Et Douloureux
from Great Recordings Of The Century - Satie: Works for Piano (2000)
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle	Short Ride In A Fast Machine
from John Adams: Harmonielehre - Rattle (1994)
London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis	The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
from Holst: The Planets (2003)
John Mauceri, RIAS Kammerchor, Berlin & Ute Lemper	Moritat von Mackie Messer, (Mack the Knife) [From The Threepenny Opera]
from Decca 75 - A Celebration (2004)
David Tanenbaum	Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast
from Acoustic Counterpoint (1990)
London Symphony Orchestra & Mstislav Rostropovich	Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47: II. Allegretto
from Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 (2005)
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult	Finlandia
from Sibelius: Tone Poems & Symphonies 5 - 7 (2003)
London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis	Peter Grimes: Act II. Interlude 3
from Britten: Peter Grimes (2004)
Ensemble InterContemporain, Hilary Summers & Pierre Boulez	Le Marteau Sans Maître: Commentaire i de "Bourreaux de Solitude"
from Pierre Boulez At 80: The Conductor and the Composer (2005)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan	Pines of Rome: The Pines of the Appian Way (I pini della Via Appia)
from Respighi: The Fountains of Rome, The Pines of Rome, Ancient Airs and Dances - Suite III, Boccherini: Quintettino, Albinoni: Adagio in G Minor (1996)
The Philadelphia Orchestra & Wolfgang Sawallisch	Mathis Der Maler- Symphony: II. Entombment
from Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler (1995)
Gil Shaham, Jian Wang, Myung-Whun Chung & Paul Meyer	Quatuor pour la fin du temps: IV. Intermède
from Messiaen: Quatuor Pour la Fin Du Temps (2000)
Yehudi Menuhin	Sonata for Solo Violin, Sz. 117: III. Melodia - Adagio
from Bartok: Violin Concertos, Viola Concerto, Rhapsodies (2004)
Dawn Upshaw & Kronos Quartet	Lyric Suite for Soprano and String Quartet: I. Allegretto gioviale
from Berg: Lyric Suite (2005)
Christine Schäfer, Ensemble InterContemporain & Pierre Boulez	Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 (1912): Part I - 1. Mondestrunken
from Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Herzgewächse & Ode to Napoleon (1998)
Boston Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas	Three Places In New England: III. from "The Housatonic At Stockbridge"
from Ives, Ruggles, Piston: Orchestral Music (2001)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan	Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: V. Adagio
from Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht - Pelleas und Melisande (1998)
James Levine, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, New York Voices, Renée Fleming & Teddy Swarrer	Porgy and Bess: Summertime
from Renée Fleming: I Want Magic! (American Opera Arias) (1998)
David Zinman, Dawn Upshaw & London Sinfonietta	Symphony No. 3: II. Lento e largo - Tranquillissimo
from Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 (2004)
Paavali Jumppanen	Piano Sonata No. 2: 3. Modéré, Presque Vif
from Pierre Boulez At 80: The Conductor and the Composer (2005)
Academy of St. Martin In the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner & William Bennett	Fantasia On Greensleeves
from Vaughan Williams: Tallia Fantasia; Fantasia On Greensleeves; the Lark Ascending Etc. (1986)
Kronos Quartet	Salome Dances for Peace: I.iii. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Fanfare In the Minimal Kingdom
from Riley: Salome Dances for Peace (2004)
Michel Plasson & Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse	Symphony No. 3, 'Liturgique' H. 186: I. Dies Irae (Allegro Marcato)
from Honegger: Symphonies Nos. 1-5 (2003)
London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti	Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: 4. Intermezzo Interrotto (Allegretto)
from Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Dance Suite; the Miraculous Mandarin (2001)
John Browning & Thomas Hampson	In the Dark Pinewood
from Barber - The Complete Songs (2002)
The Philadelphia Orchestra & Wolfgang Sawallisch	Symphonic Metamorphisis Of Themes By Carl Maria Von Weber: III. Andantino
from Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler (1995)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Leif Ole Andsnes & Pierre Boulez	Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95: III. Allegro molto
from Bartók: The Piano Concertos (2005)
Alaine Fink & George Vosburgh	Sonata for Trumpet and Piano: II. Lento
from Trumpet Masterworks (2001)
Ensemble InterContemporain & Pierre Boulez	Concerto in E Flat, "Dumbarton Oaks": I. Tempo giusto
from Berg: Chamber Concerto / Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto; Dumbarton Oaks; 8 Miniatures (1995)
Emerson String Quartet	String Quartet in B Major, Op. 11: II. Molto adagio "Adagio for Strings"
from Ives & Barber: String Quartets (1993)
Boston Symphony Orchestra & Michael Tilson Thomas	Symphony No. 2: III. Allegro
from Ives, Ruggles, Piston: Orchestral Music (2001)
Ensemble De Violoncelles De Paris, Jean-Guihen Queyras & Pierre Boulez	Messagequisse (1976/77) Pour violoncelle solo et six violoncelles: IV. Aussi Rapide Que Possible - Ciff.10
from Boulez: Sur Incises, Messagesquisse & Anthèmes 2 (2000)
Horacio Gutierrez, Neeme Järvi & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Major, Op. 26: I. Andante - Allegro
from Prokofiev: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 (1990)
Andre Come, Armando Ghitalla, Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Doriot Anthony Dwyer, Gordon Hallberg, Harold Wright, Matthew Ruggiero, Sherman Walt & William Gibson	Octet for Wind Instruments: III. Finale
from Strauss, J. II: Waltzes / Stravinsky: Octet; Pastorale; Ragtime; Concertino (2002)
Emerson String Quartet	String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
from Shostakovich: The String Quartets (2000)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Berliner Rundfunkchor, Pierre Boulez & Sigurd Brauns	Symphonie de Psaumes: 1. Exaudi Orationem Meam, Domine
from Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms (1999)
Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin & Kent Nagano	El Niño: When Herod Heard
from Adam: El Niño (2005)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Pierre Boulez	5 Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5: III. Sehr Bewegt
from Boulez Conducts Webern II (1995)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Marin Alsop	Symphony No. 3: IV
from Glass: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 (2004)
Ferenc Fricsay, John Leach & Radio Symphony Orchestra of Berlin	Háry János Suite: Entrance of the Emperor and His Court
from Kodály: Háry Janos Suite; Psalmus Hungaricus; Galántai táncok; Marosszéki táncok (1999)
Claudio Abbado, Douglas Boyd, Jacques Zoon, James Sommerville, Matthew Wilkie & Richard Hosford	Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: II. Rubato. Lamentoso
from Ligeti: Clear or Cloudy (2006)
Mstislav Rostropovich	Cello Concerto (Tout un Monde Lointain): V. Hymne (Allegro)
from Rostropovich - Le Violoncello Du Siècle (2005)
Philipp Vandre	Mysterious Adventure
from Cage: Complete Short Works for Prepared Piano (2007)
Juha Kuivanen & Tapiola Chamber Choir	Stabat Mater: Two Choruses from the Passion According to St. Luke (1963-65) - 2. In Pulverem Mortis - Vulgata / Psalm 21: 16-20
from Penderecki: Stabat Mater (2006)
Chamber Domaine & Thomas Kemp	Requiem Für Eine Polka for Piano and 13 Instruments Opus 66: I. Tranquillo
from Henryk Górecki: Life Journey (2009)
Amici Chamber Ensemble	Quatuor pour la fin du temps, I. 22: II. Vocalise, for the Angel who announces the end ofTime
from Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time (1995)
Aaron Copland & London Symphony Orchestra	Billy the Kid (Ballet Suite): Gun Battle
from Copland Conducts Copland: Appalachan Spring, Lincoln Portrait, Billy the Kid (1988)
Arthur Weisberg & Contemporary Chamber Ensemble	Ancient Voices of Children: Dances Of The Ancient Earth
from George Crumb: Ancient Voices of Children - Music For A Summer Evening (2005)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Pierre Boulez	Ionisation
from Boulez Conducts Varése: Amériques, Arcana, Déserts & Ionisation (2001)
Claudio Abbado, Günther Theuring, Wiener Jeunesse-Chor & Wiener Philharmoniker	Liebeslied (1954) [For Mixed Chorus and Instruments]
from Wien Modern (1990)
Dennis Marks, Lisa Leonard, Mark Hetzler & Mike Orta	Vocano Songs - Hips Dance
from American Voices (2005)
Claudio Abbado, Maurizio Pollini, Slavka Taskova & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks	Como Una Ola de Fuerza y Luz: Orchestra and piano entry
from Nono: Como una ola de fuerza y luz ; Manzoni: Masse: ommagio a Edgar Varèse (2001)
Paul Hillier & Theatre of Voices	Stimmung: Model 11
from Stockhausen: Stimmung (2007)
Christian Lindberg	Sequenza V
from Berio - Xenakis - Kagel - Cage: Works for Solo Trombone (1989)
Pacifica Quartet	String Quartet No. 1: I. Maestoso
from Carter: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 (2008)
Charles Ives	Four Transcriptions from Emerson: No. 1 (beg.)
from Ives Plays Ives: The Complete Recordings of Charles Ives at the Piano (2006)
Balanescu Quartet	String Quartet No.2: 2. II
from Michael Nyman: String Quartets Nos.1-3 (2007)
Benjamin Simon, David Abel, Joan Jeanrenaud, Julie Steinberg & William Winant	Allegro
from Rhymes With Silver (2000)
Joan Jeanrenaud	Metamorphosis Four
from Metamorphosis (2002)
Daniel Adni, Isabelle Van Keulen, Rainer Moog & Young-Chang Cho	Piano Quartet No. 1, III. Allegretto poco moderato, Poco allegro, Allegro, Andante, Allegretto, Allegro
from Martinu: Chamber Music (1996)
Miya Masaoka	Part 2
from While I was walking, I heard a sound... (2005)
San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Dale Tracy, Marc Shapiro, Melodi Dalton & Vance George	Ecstatic Meditaions: No. 2. How the Soul Speaks to God
from Voices 1900/ 2000 (2001)
Anthony de Mare	Paris
from Cage & Monk: Pianos and Voices (1992)
Aequalis & Fred Bronstein	Synchronism No. 6 for Piano and Electronic Sounds
from Aequalis: Brody/Davidovsky/Gideon/Steiger/Ung (1991)
Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio	Set of Five: III
from Set of Five (1991)
Alexandre Tharaud	Les Trois Valses Distinguées Du Précieux Dégoûté: II. Son Binocle
from Satie: Avant-dernières pensées (2009)
Gidon Kremer, Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic	Violin Concerto (1984): 4. Midnight: Slow
from Glass - Rorem: Violin Concertos, Bernstein: Serenade (2006)
Charles Wuorinen & New York Virtuoso Singers	Mass for the Restoration of St. Luke in the Fields: Symphonia
from Charles Wuorinen Series: Genesis (2004)
David Abel, Deborah Dietrich, Karen Rosenak, Philip Brett, UC Berkeley Chamber Chorus & William Winant	Rothko Chapel: 4th Movement
from Feldman: Rothko Chapel, Why Patterns? (1991)

Comment:

Now that its final note has been written, we can look back at the 20th century and try to make sense of what often seemed chaotic or strange . . . but always promising, and relentlessly new. Just as the visual arts struggled with the concept of what painting was, or what the function of architecture should be, so to did the musical world, breaking apart traditional melodic and harmonic structures, and reassembling them in surprising new ways. Sure, there were traditionalists; Holst grew out of soil enriched by Grieg and Wagner, and Samuel Barber venerated Brahms. But the century also unleashed the likes of Gershwin and Weill, breaking open the symphony hall doors to let in the sounds of the street - or, in Weill's case, der strasse. No matter what your tastes, sensibilities, preferences, or inclinations, we guarantee that our Essentials playlist will both enrich and challenge you.

Feedback: