Listen, Sixth Edition
6-CD Set
CD 1
1
Plainchant
“Vere dignum”
Ensemble Vocal Européen; Philippe Herreweghe, director
(P) 1992 harmonia mundi s.a.
Courtesy of harmonia mundi usa
2:12
2
Plainchant
“In Paradisum”
Pro Cantione Antiqua; Mark Brown, director
(P) 1981 Hyperion Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd.
1:19
3
Hildegard of Bingen
“Columba aspexit”
Emma Kirkby, soprano; Gothic Voices; Christopher Page, director
(P) 1984 Hyperion Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd.
3:49
4
Bernart de Ventadorn
“La dousa votz”
Martin Best
(P) 1986 Hyperion Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd.
2:05
5
Pérotin
“Alleluia. Diffusa est gratia”
Lionheart
(P) 1998 Nimbus Records Ltd.
By permission of the owner, Nimbus Records, Wyastone Estate Ltd.
3:33
6
Machaut
"Quant en moi"
Studio der frühen Musik; Thomas Binkley, director
(P) 1973 EMI Electrola GmbH
Courtesy of EMI Classics Ltd., under license from EMI Music Special Markets
2:16
7
Dufay
“Ave Maris Stella”
Schola Hungarica; Janka Szendrei, director
(P) 1988 Hungaroton
Courtesy of Qualiton Imports Ltd.
3:47
Josquin
Pange lingua Mass
8
Kyrie 3:00
9
Qui tollis, from the Gloria
2:11
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, director
(P) 1986 Gimell Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Gimell Records Ltd.
10
Josquin
“Mille regrets”
Oxford Camerata; Jeremy Summerly, director
(P) 1994 HNH International Ltd.
Courtesy of Naxos of America
1:52
11
Palestrina
Pope Marcellus Mass, from the Gloria
The Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, director
(P) 1980 Gimell Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Gimell Records Ltd.
3:32
12
Weelkes
“As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending”
Consort of Musicke; Anthony Rooley, director
(P) 1988 Hyperion Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd.
3:09
13
Anonymous
“Daphne”
The King's Noyse; David Douglass, director
(P) 1994 harmonia mundi s.a
Courtesy of harmonia mundi usa
3:10
14
Anonymous
“Kemp's Jig”
Folger Consort
(P) 1992 Bard Records
Courtesy of Bard Records
1:39
15
Gabrieli
“O magnum mysterium”
Kings College Choir; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Stephen Cleobury, conductor
(P) 1987 The Decca Music Group Limited
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises
3:12
Monteverdi
The Coronation of Poppea, from Act I
3:51
16
“Tornerai?”
2:25
17
“Speranza, tu mi vai” 1:26
Arleen Auger, soprano; Della Jones, mezzo-soprano; City of London Baroque Sinfonia;
Richard Hickox, conductor
(P) 1990 Virgin Classics Ltd.
Courtesy of EMI Classics Ltd., under license from EMI Music Special Markets
Purcell
Dido and Aeneas
6:20
18
“Thy hand, Belinda,” “When I am laid”
4:01
19
“With drooping wings”
2:19
Lorraine Hunt, soprano; The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge; Philharmonia Baroque
Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
(P) 1994 harmonia mundi s.a.
Courtesy of harmonia mundi usa
20-23 Frescobaldi
Suite (Canzona, Balletto, Corrente, and Passacaglia)
Davitt Moroney on the Spanish organ at the University of California, Berkeley
5:25
Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in G Op. 4, No. 12 9:45
24
I
2:46
25
II
2:59
26
III
4:00
La Stravaganza Köln
(P) 1993 Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. Japan
Courtesy of Denon Corporation (USA)
27
Qur’anic recitation
“Ya Sin”
Hafiz Kadir Konya, Hafiz Dr. Emin Isak
(P) 1997 Celestial Harmonies
Courtesy of Celestial Harmonies
1:57
28
Hawai’ian chant
Mele pule
Kau'i Zuttermeister
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
1:07
29
Navajo song
“K'adnikini'ya'”
Frank Jishie, Jr., Raymond K. Yazzie, chorus; Sam Yazzie Jr., rattle; Sam Yazzie, leader
and drummer
(P) 1990 Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
Courtesy of New World Records
1:20
30
Andean hymn
“Hanaq pachap kusikuynin”
Hesperus
(P) 1990 Golden Apple
Courtesy of KOCH International L.P.
1:15
31
Foday Musa Suso
“Laminba”
Courtesy of Lyrichord Discs
2:45
32
Pygmy polyphony
Elephant-hunt song
Group of Mbuti men and boys
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2:48
CD 2
1-5 Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, I
Boston Baroque; Martin Perlman, conductor
(P) 1993 TELARC
Courtesy of Telarc International Corporation
9:41
6
Bach
The Art of Fugue, Contrapunctus 4
Delme Quartet
(P) 2000 Hyperion Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd.
3:31
Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D
7
Air
4:43
8
Gavotte I and II
3:20
Boston Baroque; Martin Perlman, conductor
(P) 2004 TELARC
Courtesy of Telarc International Corporation
9
Handel
Julius Caesar, “La giustizia”
Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson, mezzo-soprano; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas
McGeegan, conductor
(P) 1992 harmonia mundi s.a.
Courtesy of harmonia mundi usa
4:13
Handel
Messiah
10
“There Were Shepherds,” “Glory to God”
3:22
11
“Hallelujah” Chorus 3:47
Judith Nelson, soprano; Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; The Academy of
Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
(P) 1980 The Decca Music Group Limited
Courtesy of The Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music
Enterprises
12-14 Bach
Cantata No. 4, “Christ Lag in Todesbanden”
Taverner Consort; Andrew Parrott, conductor
(P) 1994 Virgin Classics Ltd.
Courtesy of EMI Classics Ltd., under license from EMI Music Special Markets
5:35
15
Bach
Chorale Prelude, “Christ Lag in Todesbanden”
Hans Helmut Tillmans
(P) 1999 Danacord
Courtesy of Danacord
1:20
16-21 Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550, I
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Eugen Jochum, conductor
(P) 1983 ORFEO Classic Schallplatten und Musikfilm GmbH
Licensed from ORFEO Records – CD 045 901A
8:15
Haydn
Symphony No. 95 in C Minor
19:24
22-24 I
6:30
25-29 II
4:17
30-32 III
4:56
33-36 IV
3:41
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Colin Davis, conductor
(P) 1981 Universal International Music B.V.
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises
37-41 Mozart
Piano Concerto in A, K 488, I
Philharmonia Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano soloist and conductor
(P) 1986 The Decca Music Group Limited
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises
11:15
CD 3
1
LeBrun
Sonata in F, Op. 1, No. 3, II (Rondeau)
Davitt Moroney on fortepiano at the University of California, Berkeley
3:23
Mozart
Don Giovanni, from Act I
6:17
2
“Ho capito”
1:31
3
“Alfin siam liberati” 1:45
4
“Là ci darem la mano”
3:00
Richard van Allen, baritone; Ingvar Wixell, baritone; Mirella Freni, soprano; Orchestra of
the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden; Colin Davis, conductor
(P) 1973 Universal International Music B.V.
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 31:31
5-13 I
7:18
14-15 II
10:22
16-17 III
5:26
18-19 IV
8:24
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
(P) 1989 TELARC
Courtesy of Telarc International Corporation
20
Beethoven
String Quartet in F, Op. 135, II
Cleveland Quartet
(P) 1988 BMG Music
3:01
21
Schubert
“Erlkönig” (“The Erlking”)
Matthias Goerne, baritone; Andreas Haefliger, piano
(P) 1997 The Decca Music Group Limited
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises
4:03
R. Schumann
Dichterliebe
22
“Im wunderschönen Monat Mai”
1:46
23
“Die alten, bösen Lieder”
4:07
Fritz Wunderlich, tenor; Hubert Giesen, piano
Courtesy of Qualiton Imports Ltd.
24
C. Schumann
“Der Mond kommt still gegangen”
Isabel Lippitz, soprano; Deborah Richards, piano
Courtesy of Qualiton Imports Ltd.
1:50
R. Schumann
Carnaval
25
“Eusebius”
1:50
26
“Florestan”
1:02
27
“Chiarina”
1:27
Cecile Licad, piano
(P) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
28
Chopin
Nocturne in F Sharp, Op. 15, No. 2
Brigitte Engerer, piano
(P) 1993 harmonia mundi s.a.
Courtesy of harmonia mundi usa
3:28
29
Japanese gagaku
Etenraku
Kyoto Imperial Court Orchestra
Courtesy of Lyrichord Discs
8:04
30
I Lotring
Balinese gamelan, Bopong
Gamelan Semar Pegulingan from the village of Ketewel
Courtesy of Lyrichord Discs
4:33
CD 4
1
Schubert
Moment Musical No. 2 in A Flat
Andras Schiff, piano
(P) 1992 The Decca Music Group Limited
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises
6:24
2-8 Berlioz
Fantastic Symphony, V
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Paavo Jarvi, condutor
(P) 2001 TELARC
Courtesy of Telarc International Corp.
9:58
9-12 Verdi
Aida, Act IV, scene ii (Tomb Scene)
Aprile Millo, Placido Domingo; Metropolitan Opera and Chorus; James Levine,
conductor
(P) 1991 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
11:58
13-18 Wagner
The Valkyrie, Act I, scene i
James King, Siegmund; Regine Crespin, Sieglinde; Vienna Philharmonic; Sir Georg
Solti, conductor
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises
13:31
19-30 Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet, Overture-Fantasy
The Royal Philharnonic Orchestra; Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor
(P) 1989 The Decca Music Group Limited
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises
18:41
Musorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
31
“Promenade” 1:50
32
“Gnomus”
2:46
33
“Promenade” 0:58
34
“The Great Gate at Kiev” 6:04
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Originally Released 1959 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
6:03
CD 5
1-6 Brahms
Violin Concerto in D, III
Isaac Stern, violin; New York Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor
(P) 1979 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
7:45
7-14 Mahler
Symphony No. 1, III (Funeral March)
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Originally Released 1967 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
10:19
15-20 Debussy
Clouds, from Three Nocturnes
New Philharmonia Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
Originally Released 1971 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
7:01
21-27 Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring, Part I (excerpt)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Originally Released 1969. All rights reserved by BMG Music
10:40
Schoenberg
Pierrot lunaire
28
No. 8, “Night”
2:13
29
No. 18, “The Moonfleck” 1:10
Yvonne Minton, reciter; Ensemble conducted by Pierre Boulez
(P) 1978 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
30-34 Berg
Wozzeck, Act III, scenes iii and iv
Eberhard Wachter, baritone; Gertrude Jahn, mezzo-soprano; The Vienna Philharmonic
Orchestra; Christoph Dohnanyi, conductor
(P) 1981 The Decca Music Group Limited
Courtesy of Decca Music Group Limited under license from Universal Music Enterprises
11:24
35-36 Ives
Orchestral Set No. 2, II, “The Rockstrewn Hills Join in the People's Outdoor Meeting”
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
(P) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
4:41
37-41 Ravel
Piano Concerto in G, I
Alicia de Larrocha, piano; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
(P) 1993 BMG Music
Courtesy of BMG Entertainment, The RCA Records Label, Under license from BMG
Special Products
8:13
42-45 Copland
Appalachian Spring, excerpts
London Symphony Orchestra; Aaron Copland, conductor
Originally Released 1970 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
11:03
46
Japanese kabuki
Dojoji
The Kyoot Kabuki Orchestra
Courtesy of Lyrichord Discs
3:30
CD 6
1
Ives
The Unanswered Question
Chicago Symphony; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
(P) 1988 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
7:01
2-8 Bartók
Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta, II
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Fritz Reiner, conductor
Originally Released 1956. All rights reserved by BMG Music
6:58
9-10 Prokofiev
Alexander Nevsky, Cantata 5, “The Battle on Ice” (excerpts)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Fritz Reiner, conductor
Originally Released 1959. All rights reserved by BMG Music
5:19
11
Webern
Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 10, No. 4, IV
London Symphony Orchestra; Pierre Boulez, conductor
(P) 1978 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
0:26
12-15 Ligeti
Lux aeterna
London Sinfonietta Voices; Terry Edwards, conductor
(P) 1996 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
7:51
16
Varèse
Poème électronique
Originally Released 1960 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
3:19
17-18 Reich
Music for 18 Musicians (excerpt)
Steve Reich and Musicians
(P) 1978 ECM Records GmbH
Courtesy of ECM Records GmbH
8:00
Saariaho
From the Grammar of Dreams (excerpts)
19
Part 1
2:27
20
Part 3
2:12
21
Part 4
1:53
Avanti Chamber Orchestra; Hannu Lintu, conductor
(P) 2000 Ondine Inc., Helsinki
Courtesy of Ondine Inc.
22
Thomas
“If You Ever Been Down” Blues
Beulah “Sippie” Wallace, vocals; Louis Armstrong, trumpet; Artie Starks, clarinet
Originally Released 1927 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
3:01
23
Ellington/Tizol
“Conga Brava”
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Originally released 1940. All rights reserved by BMG Entertainment
2:56
24
Parker
“Out of Nowhere”
Charlie Parker, saxophone; Miles Davis, trumpet; Max Roach, drums; Al Haig, piano;
Recorded Live at the Royal Roost
Courtesy of Everest Records Group
3:18
25
Davis
“Bitches Brew”
Miles Davis and Ensemble
Originally Released 1969 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
3:56
26
Gershwin
Prelude No. 1
Angela Brownridge, piano
(P) 1990 Hyperion Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd.
1:23
Bernstein
West Side Story
27
Dance at Gym: Meeting Scene
2:05
28
“Cool”
4:21
Original Broadway Cast
Originally Released 1957 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
29
Beijing opera
The Prince Who Changed into a Cat
(P) 1978 Hubert de Fraysseix
Courtesy of Sunset France Productions
2:14
30
Yoruba drumming
“Ako”
Bata ensemble of Pobè, Benin
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
2:44
31
Solomon Linda and Evening Birds
South African popular song, “Anoku Gonda”
(P) 1988 Rounder Records Corp.
Licensed courtesy of Rounder Records
2:53