Masters of the 20th Century

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1Festive Overture, op. 96
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Maxim Shostakovich (Maxim Dmitrievich Shostakovich, conductor and pianist, son of the composer)
recording of:
Festive Overture, op. 96
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1954)
premiered at:
[concert] (1954-11-06)
part of:
Works of Dmitri Shostakovich by opus number (number: op. 96)
Dmitri Shostakovich5:40
2The Rite of Spring: Overture
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (conductor)
recording of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre: I. Introduction
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1911 until 1913)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Ltd.
part of:
Le Sacre du printemps: I. L’Adoration de la terre (The Rite of Spring: Part I: Adoration of the Earth)
Igor Stravinsky8:08
3A Child of Our Time: Spirituals
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
partial recording of:
A Child of Our Time
lyricist and composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1939 until 1941)
librettist:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
premiered at:
Adelphi Theatre (on 1944-03-19)
Sir Michael Tippett7:46
4A Child of Our Time: Spirituals
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
partial recording of:
A Child of Our Time
lyricist and composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1939 until 1941)
librettist:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
premiered at:
Adelphi Theatre (on 1944-03-19)
Sir Michael Tippett6:52
5A Child of Our Time: Spirituals
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
partial recording of:
A Child of Our Time
lyricist and composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1939 until 1941)
librettist:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
premiered at:
Adelphi Theatre (on 1944-03-19)
Sir Michael Tippett8:24
6A Child of Our Time: Spirituals
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
partial recording of:
A Child of Our Time
lyricist and composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1939 until 1941)
librettist:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
premiered at:
Adelphi Theatre (on 1944-03-19)
Sir Michael Tippett6:50
7A Child of Our Time: Spirituals
choir vocals:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus
orchestra:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
partial recording of:
A Child of Our Time
lyricist and composer:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer) (from 1939 until 1941)
librettist:
Sir Michael Tippett (composer)
premiered at:
Adelphi Theatre (on 1944-03-19)
Sir Michael Tippett8:41
8Three Page Sonata
piano:
Joanna MacGregor (British pianist, conductor and composer)
recording of:
Three-Page Sonata, S. 89
composer:
Charles Ives (American composer) (from 1910 until 1911)
part of:
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Music of Charles Ives (number: S. 89)
Charles Ives6:33
9La Mer: II. Jeux de Vagues
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor)
recording of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109: II. “Jeux de vagues”
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1903 until 1905)
part of:
La Mer, trois esquisses symphoniques pour orchestre, L. 109
Claude Debussy6:47
10The Planets: I. Mars
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor)
recording of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
composer:
Gustav Holst (composer) (from 1914 until 1916)
orchestration of:
The Planets, op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (for two pianos)
part of:
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:46