Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Volume 2: Classic to Twentieth Century (2005 edition)

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For use with Norton Anthology of Western Music, 5th edition and A History of Western Music, 7th edition.

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Tracklist

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6CD
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1Afro-American Symphony: I, Part 1William Grant Still0:55
2Afro-American Symphony: I, Part 2William Grant Still0:38
3Afro-American Symphony: I, Part 3William Grant Still0:32
4Afro-American Symphony: I, Part 4William Grant Still1:16
5Afro-American Symphony: I, Part 5William Grant Still1:07
6Afro-American Symphony: I, Part 6William Grant Still0:32
7Afro-American Symphony: I, Part 7William Grant Still1:12
8Anthropology, Part 1
partial recording of:
Anthropology
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Dizzy Gillespie0:27
9Anthropology, Part 2
partial recording of:
Anthropology
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Dizzy Gillespie0:25
10Anthropology, Part 3
partial recording of:
Anthropology
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Dizzy Gillespie0:25
11Anthropology, Part 4
partial recording of:
Anthropology
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Dizzy Gillespie0:25
12Anthropology, Part 5
partial recording of:
Anthropology
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Dizzy Gillespie1:13
13Anthropology, Part 6
partial recording of:
Anthropology
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Dizzy Gillespie0:48
14Anthropology, Part 7
partial recording of:
Anthropology
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Dizzy Gillespie0:47
15Anthropology, Part 8
partial recording of:
Anthropology
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist)
Dizzy Gillespie0:30
16Quartet for the End of Time: I
instruments:
Amici Chamber Ensemble
recording of:
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps : I. Liturgie de cristal
composer:
Olivier Messiaen (composer and organist) (in 1940)
part of:
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
Olivier Messiaen2:38
17Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II: "To Hell with All Your Mercy!", Part 1
partial recording of:
Peter Grimes, op. 33
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
librettist:
Charles Montagu Slater
premiered at:
[concert] (1945-06-07)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 33)
Benjamin Britten1:28
18Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II: "To Hell with All Your Mercy!", Part 2
partial recording of:
Peter Grimes, op. 33
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
librettist:
Charles Montagu Slater
premiered at:
[concert] (1945-06-07)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 33)
Benjamin Britten2:28
19Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II: "To Hell with All Your Mercy!", Part 3
partial recording of:
Peter Grimes, op. 33
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
librettist:
Charles Montagu Slater
premiered at:
[concert] (1945-06-07)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 33)
Benjamin Britten1:08
20Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II: "To Hell with All Your Mercy!", Part 4
partial recording of:
Peter Grimes, op. 33
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
librettist:
Charles Montagu Slater
premiered at:
[concert] (1945-06-07)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 33)
Benjamin Britten1:07
21Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II: "To Hell with All Your Mercy!", Part 5
partial recording of:
Peter Grimes, op. 33
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
librettist:
Charles Montagu Slater
premiered at:
[concert] (1945-06-07)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 33)
Benjamin Britten0:56
22Peter Grimes: Act II, Scene II: "To Hell with All Your Mercy!", Part 6
partial recording of:
Peter Grimes, op. 33
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1945)
librettist:
Charles Montagu Slater
premiered at:
[concert] (1945-06-07)
part of:
Works of Benjamin Britten by opus number (number: op. 33)
Benjamin Britten1:35
23The Monk and His Cat, Part 1
partial recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 8. The Monk and His Cat
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber1:03
24The Monk and His Cat, Part 2
partial recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 8. The Monk and His Cat
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber0:41
25The Monk and His Cat, Part 3
partial recording of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29: No. 8. The Monk and His Cat
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer)
part of:
Hermit Songs, op. 29
Samuel Barber0:55
26Black Angels, Thirteen Images From the Dark Land, Image 4: Devil-MusicGeorge Crumb1:41
27Black Angels, Thirteen Images From the Dark Land, Image 5: Danse MacabreGeorge Crumb0:52
28Philomel, Section I, Part 1
partial recording of:
Philomel
composer:
Milton Babbitt (American composer) (in 1964)
librettist:
John Hollander (poet)
Milton Babbitt1:36
29Philomel, Section I, Part 2
partial recording of:
Philomel
composer:
Milton Babbitt (American composer) (in 1964)
librettist:
John Hollander (poet)
Milton Babbitt0:51
30Philomel, Section I, Part 3
partial recording of:
Philomel
composer:
Milton Babbitt (American composer) (in 1964)
librettist:
John Hollander (poet)
Milton Babbitt0:45
31Philomel, Section I, Part 4
partial recording of:
Philomel
composer:
Milton Babbitt (American composer) (in 1964)
librettist:
John Hollander (poet)
Milton Babbitt0:41
32Philomel, Section I, Part 5
partial recording of:
Philomel
composer:
Milton Babbitt (American composer) (in 1964)
librettist:
John Hollander (poet)
Milton Babbitt0:53
33Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, Part 1
orchestra:
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
partial recording of:
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
dedicated to:
Hiroshima, Hiroshima (Hiroshima Prefecture), Japan
composer:
Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish composer) (in 1960)
Krzysztof Penderecki0:48
34Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, Part 2
orchestra:
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
partial recording of:
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
dedicated to:
Hiroshima, Hiroshima (Hiroshima Prefecture), Japan
composer:
Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish composer) (in 1960)
Krzysztof Penderecki1:03
35Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, Part 3
orchestra:
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
partial recording of:
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
dedicated to:
Hiroshima, Hiroshima (Hiroshima Prefecture), Japan
composer:
Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish composer) (in 1960)
Krzysztof Penderecki1:31
36Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, Part 4
orchestra:
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
partial recording of:
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
dedicated to:
Hiroshima, Hiroshima (Hiroshima Prefecture), Japan
composer:
Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish composer) (in 1960)
Krzysztof Penderecki0:45
37Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, Part 5
orchestra:
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
partial recording of:
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
dedicated to:
Hiroshima, Hiroshima (Hiroshima Prefecture), Japan
composer:
Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish composer) (in 1960)
Krzysztof Penderecki1:23
38Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, Part 6
orchestra:
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
partial recording of:
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
dedicated to:
Hiroshima, Hiroshima (Hiroshima Prefecture), Japan
composer:
Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish composer) (in 1960)
Krzysztof Penderecki1:16
39Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, Part 7
orchestra:
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, revived in 1945 in Katowice)
conductor:
Antoni Wit (conductor)
partial recording of:
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
dedicated to:
Hiroshima, Hiroshima (Hiroshima Prefecture), Japan
composer:
Krzysztof Penderecki (Polish composer) (in 1960)
Krzysztof Penderecki2:09
40Music of Changes, Book I, Part 1
partial recording of:
Music of Changes I
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (in 1951)
publisher:
Edition Peters Ltd.
part of:
Music of Changes
John Cage1:17
41Music of Changes, Book I, Part 2
partial recording of:
Music of Changes I
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (in 1951)
publisher:
Edition Peters Ltd.
part of:
Music of Changes
John Cage1:27
42Music of Changes, Book I, Part 3
partial recording of:
Music of Changes I
composer:
John Cage (American composer) (in 1951)
publisher:
Edition Peters Ltd.
part of:
Music of Changes
John Cage1:35
43Music for Prague 1968: I, Part 1
instruments:
Eastman Wind Ensemble
conductor:
Donald Hunsberger (American conductor and arranger for winds)
partial recording of:
Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare
composer:
Karel Husa (Czech-American composer) (in 1968)
part of:
Music for Prague 1968
Karel Husa1:23
44Music for Prague 1968: I, Part 2
instruments:
Eastman Wind Ensemble
conductor:
Donald Hunsberger (American conductor and arranger for winds)
partial recording of:
Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare
composer:
Karel Husa (Czech-American composer) (in 1968)
part of:
Music for Prague 1968
Karel Husa1:47
45Music for Prague 1968: I, Part 3
instruments:
Eastman Wind Ensemble
conductor:
Donald Hunsberger (American conductor and arranger for winds)
partial recording of:
Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare
composer:
Karel Husa (Czech-American composer) (in 1968)
part of:
Music for Prague 1968
Karel Husa0:51
46Music for Prague 1968: I, Part 4
instruments:
Eastman Wind Ensemble
conductor:
Donald Hunsberger (American conductor and arranger for winds)
partial recording of:
Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare
composer:
Karel Husa (Czech-American composer) (in 1968)
part of:
Music for Prague 1968
Karel Husa0:27
47Music for Prague 1968,:I, Part 5
instruments:
Eastman Wind Ensemble
conductor:
Donald Hunsberger (American conductor and arranger for winds)
partial recording of:
Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare
composer:
Karel Husa (Czech-American composer) (in 1968)
part of:
Music for Prague 1968
Karel Husa0:14
48Music for Prague 1968: I, Part 6
instruments:
Eastman Wind Ensemble
conductor:
Donald Hunsberger (American conductor and arranger for winds)
partial recording of:
Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare
composer:
Karel Husa (Czech-American composer) (in 1968)
part of:
Music for Prague 1968
Karel Husa0:14
49Music for Prague 1968: I, Part 7
instruments:
Eastman Wind Ensemble
conductor:
Donald Hunsberger (American conductor and arranger for winds)
partial recording of:
Music for Prague 1968: I. Introduction and Fanfare
composer:
Karel Husa (Czech-American composer) (in 1968)
part of:
Music for Prague 1968
Karel Husa1:23
50Phrygian Gates (excerpt), Part 1
partial recording of:
Phrygian Gates
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1977)
was commissioned by:
Mack McCray (pianist)
premiered by:
Mack McCray (pianist) (on 1977-03-17)
premiered at:
Hellman Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-03-17)
part of:
Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
John Adams1:21
51Phrygian Gates (excerpt), Part 2
partial recording of:
Phrygian Gates
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1977)
was commissioned by:
Mack McCray (pianist)
premiered by:
Mack McCray (pianist) (on 1977-03-17)
premiered at:
Hellman Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-03-17)
part of:
Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
John Adams0:42
52Phrygian Gates (excerpt), Part 3
partial recording of:
Phrygian Gates
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1977)
was commissioned by:
Mack McCray (pianist)
premiered by:
Mack McCray (pianist) (on 1977-03-17)
premiered at:
Hellman Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-03-17)
part of:
Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
John Adams0:28
53Phrygian Gates (excerpt), Part 4
partial recording of:
Phrygian Gates
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1977)
was commissioned by:
Mack McCray (pianist)
premiered by:
Mack McCray (pianist) (on 1977-03-17)
premiered at:
Hellman Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-03-17)
part of:
Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
John Adams0:29
54Phrygian Gates (excerpt), Part 5
partial recording of:
Phrygian Gates
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1977)
was commissioned by:
Mack McCray (pianist)
premiered by:
Mack McCray (pianist) (on 1977-03-17)
premiered at:
Hellman Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-03-17)
part of:
Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
John Adams0:32
55Phrygian Gates (excerpt), Part 6
partial recording of:
Phrygian Gates
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1977)
was commissioned by:
Mack McCray (pianist)
premiered by:
Mack McCray (pianist) (on 1977-03-17)
premiered at:
Hellman Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-03-17)
part of:
Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
John Adams1:03
56Phrygian Gates (excerpt), Part 7
partial recording of:
Phrygian Gates
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1977)
was commissioned by:
Mack McCray (pianist)
premiered by:
Mack McCray (pianist) (on 1977-03-17)
premiered at:
Hellman Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-03-17)
part of:
Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
John Adams0:45
57Phrygian Gates (excerpt), Part 8
partial recording of:
Phrygian Gates
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1977)
was commissioned by:
Mack McCray (pianist)
premiered by:
Mack McCray (pianist) (on 1977-03-17)
premiered at:
Hellman Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-03-17)
part of:
Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
John Adams0:57
58Phrygian Gates (excerpt), Part 9
partial recording of:
Phrygian Gates
composer:
John Adams (American minimalist composer) (in 1977)
was commissioned by:
Mack McCray (pianist)
premiered by:
Mack McCray (pianist) (on 1977-03-17)
premiered at:
Hellman Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1977-03-17)
part of:
Phrygian Gates and China Gates (for piano)
John Adams0:33
59Symphony no. 1: I, Part 1
orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Nelson (American conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra): I.
composer:
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (American composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich0:40
60Symphony no. 1: I, Part 2
orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Nelson (American conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra): I.
composer:
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (American composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich1:53
61Symphony no. 1: I, Part 3
orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Nelson (American conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra): I.
composer:
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (American composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich1:05
62Symphony no. 1: I, Part 4
orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Nelson (American conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra): I.
composer:
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (American composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich1:06
63Symphony no. 1: I, Part 5
orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Nelson (American conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra): I.
composer:
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (American composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich1:16
64Symphony no. 1: I, Part 6
orchestra:
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
John Nelson (American conductor)
partial recording of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra): I.
composer:
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (American composer) (in 1982)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 (Three Movements for Orchestra)
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich1:01
65Seven Magnificat Antiphons no. 1: "O Weisheit"
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen: I. O Weisheit
composer:
Arvo Pärt (Estonian composer) (in 1988)
part of:
Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen (for mixed choir a cappella)
Arvo Pärt1:44
66Seven Magnificat Antiphons no. 2: "O König Aller Volker"
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen: VI. O König aller Völker
composer:
Arvo Pärt (Estonian composer) (in 1988)
part of:
Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen (for mixed choir a cappella)
Arvo Pärt1:24
67Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: V, Part 1
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
partial recording of:
Rejoice!: V. Heed Thyself
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1981)
part of:
Rejoice!
София Асгатовна Губайдулина0:27
68Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: V, Part 2
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
partial recording of:
Rejoice!: V. Heed Thyself
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1981)
part of:
Rejoice!
София Асгатовна Губайдулина0:32
69Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: V, Part 3
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
partial recording of:
Rejoice!: V. Heed Thyself
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1981)
part of:
Rejoice!
София Асгатовна Губайдулина0:08
70Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: V, Part 4
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
partial recording of:
Rejoice!: V. Heed Thyself
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1981)
part of:
Rejoice!
София Асгатовна Губайдулина0:10
71Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: V, Part 5
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
partial recording of:
Rejoice!: V. Heed Thyself
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1981)
part of:
Rejoice!
София Асгатовна Губайдулина0:25
72Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: V, Part 6
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
partial recording of:
Rejoice!: V. Heed Thyself
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1981)
part of:
Rejoice!
София Асгатовна Губайдулина0:54
73Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: V, Part 7
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
partial recording of:
Rejoice!: V. Heed Thyself
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1981)
part of:
Rejoice!
София Асгатовна Губайдулина0:39
74Rejoice! Sonata for Violin and Violoncello: V, Part 8
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
violin:
Gidon Kremer (violinist)
partial recording of:
Rejoice!: V. Heed Thyself
composer:
София Асгатовна Губайдулина (Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer) (in 1981)
part of:
Rejoice!
София Асгатовна Губайдулина2:16
75Seven Tunes Heard in China: "Seasons"
cello:
Yo‐Yo Ma (cellist)
recording of:
Seven Tunes Heard in China No. 1: Seasons
composer:
盛宗亮 (Bright Sheng, Chinese-American composer)
part of:
Seven Tunes Heard in China
Bright Sheng1:30