Shaping The Century Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

 

Label : Decca & DG

Format : Flac track

Cover : No

Tracklist :

CD 1

Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Debussy: La Mer

Debussy: Trois Nocturnes

Debussy: Jeux - Poème dansé

Le Choeur des Femmes de L'Orchestre de Montréal, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit

CD 2-3

Strauss, R: Salome

Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Kim Begley (tenor), Catherine Malfitano (soprano), Kenneth Riegel (tenor), Uwe Peper (tenor), Randi Stene (mezzo-soprano), Hanna Schwarz (mezzo-soprano), Uwe Schonbeck (tenor), Georg Paucker (bass), Frode Olsen (bass), Walter Zeh (bass), Rannveig Braga (mezzo-soprano), Peter de Rose (bass (vocal)), Martin Gantner (bass, Andreas Kohn (bass), Ferdinand Seiler (tenor), Robin Leggate (tenor)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi

CD 4

Ives, C: Symphony No. 2

Ives, C: The Gong on the Hook and Ladder

Ives, C: Tone Roads No. 1

Ives, C: A Set of Three Short Pieces: Largo cantabile "Hymn"

Ives, C: Three Outdoor Scenes: Hallowe'en

Ives, C: Central Park in the Dark

Ives, C: The Unanswered Question

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

CD 5

Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52

Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104

Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

CD 6

Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

CD 7

Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21

Schoenberg: Herzgewächse, Op. 20

Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41

Christine Schafer (soprano)

Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez

CD 8

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring

Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 movements

Stravinsky: Agon ‘Ballet for Twelve Dancers’

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Vladimir Ashkenazy

CD 9

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony'

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Norrington

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music

Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Lisa Milne (soprano), Duncan Riddell (violin), Robert Lloyd (bass (vocal)), Michael George (bass (vocal)), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Stephen Roberts (bass (vocal)), Timothy Robinson (tenor), Toby Spence (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Rosa Mannion (soprano)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Norrington

CD 10

Berg: 7 frühe Lieder (1928 Orch. Version)

Berg: Der Wein, Concert Aria

Berg: 3 Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

CD 11

Szymanowski: Symphony No. 2, Op. 19

Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Szymanowski: Symphony No. 3 - "Chant de la nuit", Op. 27

Ryszard Karcykowski (tenor)

Kenneth Jewell Chorale, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61

Chantal Juillet (violin)

Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit

CD 12

Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony Op. 18

Alessandra Marc (soprano), Håkan Hagegård (baritone)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Zemlinsky: Symphonische Gesänge (7), Op. 20

Willard White (bass)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Zemlinsky: Psalm 83

Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Chailly

CD 13

Janáček: Sinfonietta

Janáček: Taras Bulba

Wiener Philharmoniker, Charles Mackerras

Janáček: Lachian Dances

London Philharmonic Orchestra, François Huybrechts

CD 14

Varèse: Amériques

Varèse: Arcana

Varèse: Déserts

Varèse: Ionisation

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

CD 15

Weill, K: The Threepenny Opera

Rolf Boysen (narrator), Wolfgang Reichmann (narrator), Susanne Tremper (soprano), Mario Adorf (singer), Helga Dernesch (soprano), René Kollo (tenor), Ute Lemper (vocalist), Milva (singer)

RIAS Sinfonietta Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, John Mauceri

CD 16

Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10

Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Orchestral Songs for voice and orchestra 

Christiane Oelze (soprano)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Symphony, Op. 21

Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Das Augenlicht, ‘Through Our Open Eyes Light Flows into the Heart’, Op. 26

Berliner Philharmoniker, BBC Singers, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Cantata No.1 for Soprano Chorus and Orchestra op.29

Christiane Oelze (soprano)

Berliner Philharmoniker, BBC Singers, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30

Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Cantata No. 2, Op. 31

Christiane Oelze (soprano), Gerald Finley (bass)

Berliner Philharmoniker, BBC Singers, Pierre Boulez

CD 17

Walton: Cello Concerto

Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor

Robert Cohen (cello)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton

CD 18

Orff: Carmina Burana

Bernd Weikl (baritone), Philip Creech (tenor), June Anderson (soprano), Margaret Hillis (chorus master), Doreen Rao (chorus master)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, James Levine

CD 19

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

CD 20

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116

Bartók: Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77

Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

CD 21

Copland: Billy the Kid

Copland: El Salón México

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman

Copland: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! - Ballet in One Act (1934)

London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen

CD 22

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

CD 23

Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Jessye Norman (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Richard Cassilly (tenor) & John Shirley-Quirk (bass)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society & BBC Singers, Colin Davis

CD 24-25

Britten: Peter Grimes

Geraint Evans (baritone), David Kelly (bass), Peter Pears (tenor), Claire Watson (soprano), Jean Watson (mezzo-soprano), Owen Brannigan (bass), Raymond Nilsson (tenor), Lauris Elms (mezzo-soprano), Iris Kells (soprano), James Pease (baritone), John Lanigan (tenor), Marion Studholme (soprano)

Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten

CD 26

Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 1

Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 2

Cage: Sonata III

Cage: Sonata IV

Cage: First Interlude

Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 5

Cage: Sonata VI

Cage: Sonata VII

Cage: Sonata VIII

Cage: Second Interlude

Cage: Third Interlude

Cage: Sonata IX

Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 10

Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 11

Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 12

Cage: Fourth Interlude

Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 13

Cage: Sonata XIV

Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 15

Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 16

John Tilbury (prepared piano)

CD 27

Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony

Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Takashi Harada (ondes martenot)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

CD 28

Martin, F: Ballade for Flute, Strings & Piano

Jacques Zoon (flute), Ronald Brautigam (piano)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Martin, F: Ballade for Saxophone, Piano and Orchestra

John Harle (saxophone), Ronald Brautigam (piano)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Martin, F: Ballade for piano & orchestra

Ronald Brautigam (piano)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Martin, F: Ballade for Trombone, Piano & Strings

Christian Lindberg (trombone), Ronald Brautigam (piano)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Martin, F: Concerto for 7 wind instruments, timpani, percussion & string orchestra

Jacques Zoon (flute), Jan Spronk (cor anglais), George Pieterson (clarinet), Joep Terwey (bassoon), Jakob Slagter (french horn), Peter Masseurs (trumpet), Cees Blokker (trombone), Marinus Komst (timpani)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

CD 1

Hindemith: Die Harmonie der Welt

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Herbert Blomstedt

Hindemith: Octet for winds & strings

Wiener Oktett: Alfred Boskovsky (clarinet), Ernst Pamperl (bassoon), Josef Veleba (french horn), Anton Fietz (violin), Gunter Breitenbach (viola), Philipp Matheis (viola), Nikolaus Hubner (cello), Johann Krump (double bass)

CD 2

Boulez: Le Marteau sans maître

Boulez: Dérive I

Boulez: Dérive II

Hilary Summers (mezzo-soprano)

Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez

CD 3

Bernstein: West Side Story

Kurt Ollmann (baritone), Marilyn Horne (mezzo-soprano), José Carreras (tenor), Nina Bernstein (speaker), Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Angelina Reaux (soprano), Stella Zambalis (mezzo-soprano), Luise Edeiken (soprano), Stephen Bogardus (singer), Alexander Bernstein (speaker), Tatiana Troyanos (alto), Peter Thom (singer), Richard Harrell (singer), Todd Lester (singer), Marty Nelson (singer), Louise Edeiken (mezzo-soprano), Tatiana Troyanos (mezzo-soprano), David Livingston (singer)

Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

CD 4

Kurtág: Grabstein für Stephan Op. 15c

Stockhausen: Gruppen (For 3 Orchestras, Work No. 6)

Kurtág: Stele Op. 33

Jurgen Ruck (guitar)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

CD 5

Ligeti: Atmosphères (1961)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Ligeti: Volumina

Gerd Zacher (organ)

Ligeti: Lux aeterna

Helmut Franz (chorus master)

NDR Chor, Helmut Franz

Ligeti: Étude No. 1 "Harmonies"

Gerd Zacher (organ)

Ligeti: Lontano (1967)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

Ligeti: Ramifications

Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez

Ligeti: Melodien for orchestra

London Sinfonietta, David Atherton

CD 6

Takemitsu: November Steps for biwa, shakuhachi & orchestra

Katsuya Yokoyama (shakuhachi), Kinshi Tsuruta (biwa)

Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa

Takemitsu: Eclipse

Katsuya Yokoyama (shakuhachi), Kinshi Tsuruta (biwa)

Takemitsu: Concerto for Viola & Orchestra 'A String Around Autumn'

Nobuko Imai (viola)

Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa

Takemitsu: Corona

Roger Woodward (keyboards)

CD 7

Berio: Sinfonia

Mark Williams (speaker), Per Enoksson (violin), Terry Edwards (chorus master)

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, London Voices, Peter Eötvös

Berio: Ekphrasis

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eötvös

CD 8

Xenakis: Synaphaï for piano & orchestra

Geoffrey Douglas Madge (piano)

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Elgar Howarth

Xenakis: Aroura

Xenakis: Antikhthon

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Egar Howarth

Xenakis: Keqrops for Piano and Orchestra (1986)

Roger Woodward (piano)

Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, Claudio Abbado

CD 9

Henze, H: El Cimarrón

William Pearson (baritone), Karlheinz Zoeller (flute), Leo Brouwer (guitar), Stomu Yamash'ta (percussion), Hans Werner Henze

CD 10-11

Reich: Drumming

Tim Ferchen (marimba), Russ Hartenberger (drums), Leslie Scott (piccolo), Ben Harms (marimba), Bob Becker (drums), Glen Velez (glockenspiel), Russ Hartenberger (marimba), James Preiss (drums), Bob Becker (glockenspiel), Cornelius Cardew (glockenspiel), Joan LaBarbara (vocals), Russ Hartenberger (glockenspiel), James Preiss (glockenspiel), Ben Harms (glockenspiel), Glen Velez (marimba), Steve Reich (voices), Jay Clayton (vocalist), Leslie Scott (flute/piccolo), Bob Becker (marimba), Cornelius Cardew (marimba), Steve Chambers (marimba), Steve Chambers (drums), Steve Reich (marimba), Steve Reich (drums), Tim Ferchen (drums)

Reich: Six Pianos

Steve Chambers (piano), Russ Hartenberger (piano), Bob Becker (piano), Steve Reich (piano), Glen Velez (piano), James Preiss (piano)

Reich: Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ

Russ Hartenberger (marimba), Janice Jarrett (vocalist), Bob Becker (marimba), Steve Chambers (organ), Jay Clayton (vocalist), Joan LaBarbara (vocals), James Preiss (metallophone), Ben Harms (glockenspiel), Glen Velez (glockenspiel), Steve Reich (marimba), Tim Ferchen (marimba)

CD 12

Birtwistle: The Triumph of Time

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Birtwistle: Earth Dances

Ensemble Modern Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

Birtwistle: Panic

John Harle (saxophone), Paul Clarvis (percussion)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

CD 13

Gorecki: Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs"

Joanna Koslowska (soprano)

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazimierz Kord

CD 14

Pärt: Fratres for Violin, Strings & Percussion

Gil Shaham (violin), Roger Carlsson (percussion)

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

Pärt: Tabula Rasa

Gil Shaham (violin), Adele Anthony (violin), Erik Risberg (prepared piano)

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

Pärt: Symphony No. 3

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi

CD 15

Davies, Peter Maxwell: Symphony No. 1

Philharmonia Orchestra, Simon Rattle

Davies, Peter Maxwell: Points and Dances from Taverner

Fires Of London, Peter Maxwell Davies

CD 16

Gubaidulina: Offertorium - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

Gidon Kremer (violin)

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit

Gubaidulina: Hommage à T.S. Eliot

Christine Whittlesey (soprano), Gidon Kremer (violin), Eduard Brunner (clarinet), Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Klaus Thunemann (bassoon), Radovan Vlatkovic (horn), Tabea Zimmermann (viola), David Geringas (cello), Alois Posch (double bass)

CD 17

Lutosławski: Concerto for Orchestra

Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Witold Rowicki

Lutosławski: Paroles tissées

Peter Pears (tenor)

London Sinfonietta, Witold Lutosławski

Lutosławski: Symphony No. 3

Berliner Philharmoniker, Witold Lutosławski

CD 18

Torke: Ecstatic Orange

Torke: Bright Blue Music

Torke: Green Music

Torke: Purple

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman

Torke: Adjustable Wrench

Michael Torke (piano)

London Sinfonietta, Kent Nagano

Torke: Ash

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman

Torke: Javelin

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Yoel Levi

CD 19

Dutilleux: L'Arbre des songes (Concerto for violin and orchestra)

Pierre Amoyal (violin)

Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit

Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain (Concerto for cello and orchestra)

Lynn Harrell (cello)

Orchestre National de France, Charles Dutoit

CD 20

Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 3

Victor Lieberman (violin), Jaap van Zweden (violin), Ronald Brautigam (keyboards)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 4 - Symphony No. 5

Ronald Brautigam (piano), Robert Waterman (violin), Gerrit Jan Leuverink (viola), Saskia Boon (cello), Ruud van den Brink (piano), Jan Spronk (violin), Jan Piet Knijff (harpsichord)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

CD 21

Turnage: Your Rockaby

Martin Robertson (saxophone)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis

Turnage: Night Dances

Gareth Hulse (oboe), John Wallace (trumpet), Helen Tunstall (harp), John Constable (celesta), Gareth Hulse (cor anglais)

London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen

Turnage: Dispelling the Fears

Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet), John Wallace (trumpet)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Daniel Harding

CD 22

Carter, E: Clarinet Concerto

Carter, E: Symphonia: Sum Fluxae Pretium Spei

Michael Collins (clarinet)

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Oliver Knussen

CD 23

Glass, P: Heroes Symphony (1996)

Glass, P: Abdul Majid

Glass, P: Sense of Doubt

Glass, P: Sons of the Silent Age

Glass, P: Neu Köln

Glass, P: V2 Schneider

American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies

Glass, P: Violin Concerto

Gidon Kremer (violin)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi

CD 24-25

Golijov: La Pasión según San Marcos

Reynaldo González-Fernandez (vocalist), Gioconda Cabrera (vocalist), Biella da Costa (contralto), Jessica Rivera (soprano)

Orquesta La Pasión, Members of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, María Guinand

CD 26

Rihm: Jagden und Formen

Ensemble Modern, Dominique My