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Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (more info)
Performed by: French National Orchestra Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Ulster Orchestra Dresden Staatskapelle Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra Lyon National Orchestra Belgium Radio and TVs Philharmonic Orchestra Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Markevitch Claude Debussy Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht
Conducted by: Sylvain Cambreling James DePreist Yan Pascal Tortelier Rudolf Kempe Mario Bernardi Yakov Kreizberg Bertrand de Billy Alexander Rahbari Gary Bertini Jun Markl Max Pommer
Yannick Nezet-Seguin,
Jan van Reeth, flute
Robert Cram, flute
Recording date: 16-18 November 1989


1. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune - 10:33


5 Klavierstucke, Op. 23 (more info)
Composed by: Arnold Schoenberg
Peter Hill, piano


2. 5 Piano Pieces, Op. 23: Walzer - 3:30


Violin Concerto (more info)
Performed by: Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra Cologne Gurzenich Orchestra
Composed by: Alban Berg
Conducted by: Eri Klas James Conlon Mario Venzago
Isabelle van Keulen, violin
Vladimir Spivakov,
Rebecca Hirsch, violin
Recording date: 31 August - 4 September 1999


3. Violin Concerto, "To the memory of an angel": I. Andante - Scherzo - 11:29


5 Pieces, Op. 10 (more info)
Performed by: South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Ulster Orchestra
Composed by: Anton Webern
Conducted by: Gunter Wand Robert Craft Michael Gielen Takuo Yuasa Herbert Kegel
Recording date: 7 January 2007


4. Sehr ruhig und zart - 0:39
5. Lebhaft und zart bewegt - 0:32
6. Sehr langsam und ausserst zart - 1:43
7. Fliessend, ausserst zart - 0:33
8. Sehr fliessend - 1:03


Le tombeau de Couperin (version for piano) (more info)
Composed by: Maurice Ravel
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Emil Gilels, piano
Phyllis Sellick, piano
Louis Lortie, piano
Klara Kormendi, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Recording date: circa 1940


9. Le Tombeau de Couperin: Forlane: Allegretto - 6:30


Petrushka (1948 version) (more info)
Performed by: Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky
Conducted by: Robert Craft


10. First Tableau: The Shrove-Tide Fair - 5:08
11. The Mountebank - 1:49


Pulcinella (more info)
Performed by: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Bournemouth Sinfonietta South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Igor Stravinsky Pierre Boulez
Conducted by: Stefan Sanderling Robert Craft Christopher Hogwood
Robin Leggate, tenor
Mark Beesley, bass
Robert Gambill, tenor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Henry Herford, baritone
Fiona Janes, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Roxana Constantinescu, alto
Gerolf Scheder, bass
Arleen Auger, soprano
Diana Montague, mezzo-soprano
Kyle Ketelsen, bass-baritone
Recording date: 29-30 October 1993


12. Pulcinella: Vivo - 1:41


Symphony No. 3, "Pastoral Symphony" (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Conducted by: Richard Hickox Bryden Thomson Kees Bakels
Patricia Rozario, soprano
Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Rebecca Evans, soprano
Brendan O'Brien, violin


13. Symphony No. 3, "Pastoral": III. Moderato pesante - 6:29


Hymn to St. Cecilia, Op. 27 (more info)
Composed by: Benjamin Britten
Conducted by: Christopher Robinson Paul Spicer
Andrew Lumsden, organ
Ben Harrison, treble
Richard Moore, alto
Jonathan Bungard, tenor
Reuben Thomas, bass
Benedict Giles, treble


14. Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27 - 10:16


Sinfonietta, JW VI/18 (more info)
Performed by: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Leos Janacek
Conducted by: Jonathan Nott Jiri Belohlavek Ondrej Lenard


15. Sinfonietta: IV. Allegretto - 2:38


Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123 (more info)
Performed by: Philadelphia Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Basel Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Bela Bartok
Conducted by: Alexander Rahbari Neeme Jarvi Michael Gielen Walter Weller Christoph Eschenbach


16. Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116: I. Introduzione: Andante non troppo - Allegro vivace - 10:51

Lieutenant Kije Suite, Op. 60 (more info)
Performed by: Royal Scottish National Orchestra Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Kosice Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Lille National Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Richard Hayman Symphony Orchestra Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Sergey Prokofiev Richard Hayman
Conducted by: Jean-Claude Casadesus Stephen Gunzenhauser Andrew Mogrelia Neeme Jarvi


1. Lieutenant Kije, Op. 60: II. Romance - 4:49


Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 (more info)
Performed by: Seattle Symphony Orchestra Dallas Symphony Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra CBC Radio Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava Russian State Symphony Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Dmitry Shostakovich
Conducted by: James DePreist Mario Bernardi Alexander Rahbari Ladislav Slovak Neeme Jarvi Valery Polyansky Bernard Haitink Andrew Litton
Angela Cheng, piano
Jens Lindemann, trumpet
Recording date: 20-26 June 1989


2. Symphony No. 10, Op. 93: II. Allegro - 4:16


Piano Concerto in F major (more info)
Performed by: Moines Symphony Orchestra, Des Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra Quebec Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Neville Marriner Alain Lefevre Richard Hayman George Gershwin
Conducted by: Joseph Giunta Michael Francis Yan Pascal Tortelier Bertrand de Billy Yoav Talmi Christoph Eschenbach
Katia Labeque,
Marielle Labeque,
Ian Parker, piano
Howard Shelley, piano
Earl Wild, piano
Pascal Roge,
Sviatoslav Richter, piano
Kathryn Selby, piano
Cecile Ousset, piano


3. Piano Concerto in F major: III. Allegro agitato - 6:45


Schindler's List (more info)
Performed by: Prague City Philharmonic Orchestra Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: John Williams Carl Davis
Conducted by: Long Yu
Thelma Handy, viola


4. Schindler's List: Main Theme - 4:04


The Unanswered Question (more info)
Performed by: CBC Vancouver Orchestra Northern Sinfonia South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden
Composed by: Charles Ives
Conducted by: Mario Bernardi Michael Gielen James Sinclair
Gyula Csetenyi, flute
Bela Banfalvi, violin
Zoltan Gyongyossy, flute
Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet
Eniko Roman, flute


5. The Unanswered Question - 4:37


Deserts (more info)
Performed by: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Edgard Varese
Conducted by: Christopher Lyndon-Gee
Recording date: 25th to 29th April & 13th to 14th May, 2000


6. Second Electronic Interpolation (conclusion) - 1:53
7. Third Electronic Interpolation (beginning) - 4:18


Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) (more info)
Composed by: Olivier Messiaen
David Shifrin, clarinet
Robert Plane, clarinet
Bernadene Blaha, piano
Shauna Rolston, cello
Recording date: 15-16 December 1999


8. Quartet for the End of Time: I. Liturgie de cristal - 2:40


Piano Sonata No. 3 (more info)
Composed by: Pierre Boulez
Claude Helffer, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Recording date: January and February 1995


9. Piano Sonata No. 3: IV. Commentaire - 3:22


Stimmung, Work No. 24 (more info)
Composed by: Karlheinz Stockhausen
Conducted by: Gregory Rose


10. Warming up, leading to Model 1 (Bass) - 3:03
11. Model 2: 'Gott nochmal' (Mezzo) - GROGORAGALLY (Soprano II) - 1:31
12. Model 3: 'Vishnu' (Soprano II) - ELYON (Baritone) - 0:52
13. Model 4: USI-AFU (Tenor) - 0:58


Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (more info)
Composed by: John Cage
David Greilsammer,
Boris Berman, piano


14. Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano: First Interlude - 3:30


New York Counterpoint (more info)
Composed by: Steve Reich
Roger Heaton, clarinet


15. New York Counterpoint: Movement 1 - 4:59


Short Ride in a Fast Machine (more info)
Performed by: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: John Adams
Conducted by: Marin Alsop


16. Short Ride in a Fast Machine - 4:04


The Lord's Prayer (more info)
Composed by: John Tavener
Conducted by: Christopher Robinson


17. The Lord's Prayer - 3:31


Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, "Symfonia piesni zalosnych" (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs) (more info)
Performed by: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Sinfonia Varsovia
Composed by: Anonymous Henryk Gorecki
Conducted by: Antoni Wit Alain Altinoglu
Zofia Kilanowicz, soprano
Ingrid Perruche, soprano


18. Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": II. Lento e largo - Tranquillissimo - 10:17


Gawain's Journey (more info)
Performed by: Philharmonia Orchestra
Composed by: Elgar Howarth Harrison Birtwistle


19. Lullaby - 1:50
20. Vision of the Hunt I - 1:27


Voice (more info)
Composed by: Robert Aitken Toru Takemitsu
Claire Marchand, flute
Mikael Helasvuo, flute


21. Voice - 5:14

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