Discover Music of the 20th Century

Claude Debussy (Composer), Arnold Schoenberg (Composer), Alban Berg (Composer), Anton Webern (Composer), Maurice Ravel (Composer), Igor Stravinsky (Composer), Ralph Vaughan Williams (Composer), Benjamin Britten (Composer), Leos Janacek (Composer), Bela Bartok (Composer), Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Dmitry Shostakovich (Composer), George Gershwin (Composer), John [Film Composer] Williams (Composer), Charles Ives (Composer), Edgard Varese (Composer), Olivier Messiaen (Composer), Pierre Boulez (Composer), Karlheinz Stockhausen (Composer), John [1] Cage (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Claude Debussy, Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Anton Webern, Maurice Ravel, et al.
• Audio CD (November 1, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B000B6N6B8
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,092 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #4 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Ives, Charles
  • #4 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Symphonies > Sinfonia
  • #5 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Forms & Genres > Sonatas

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Prélude ŕ l'aprčs-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86

2. Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23: Walzer

3. Violin Concerto: Movement 1. Andante - Scherzo

4. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Sehr ruhig und zart

5. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Lebhaft und zart bewegt

6. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Sehr langsam und äußerst zart

7. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Fließend, äußerst zart

8. Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10: Sehr flließend

9. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Forlane: Allegretto

10. Petrushka, ballet (burlesque) in 4 scenes for orchestra (1947 version): First Tableau. The Shrove-Tide Fair

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Lieutenant Kijé, film score and suite for orchestra, Op. 60: Romance

2. Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93: Movement 2. Allegro

3. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra: Movement 3. Allegro agitato

4. Schindler's List, film score: Main Theme

5. The Unanswered Question (I & II), for trumpet, winds & string orchestra, S. 50 (K. 1C25)

6. Déserts for brass, percussion, piano & tape: Second Electronic Interpolation (conclusion)

7. Déserts for brass, percussion, piano & tape: Third Electronic Interpolation (beginning)

8. Quatuor pour la fin du temps, for violin, cello, clarinet & piano, I/22: Movement 1. Liturgie de cristal

9. Piano Sonata No. 3: Movement 4. Commentaire

10. Stimmung, for 6 vocalists & 6 microphones: Warming up, leading to Model 1

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For the price you can't lose, February 20, 2007

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John Murray (Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discover Music of the 20th Century (Audio CD)

This 2 cd set consists of, as the title indicates, various 20c pieces or movements from the Naxos catalog. Sound quality is uniformly high, although for some such as Stockhausen's it's not clear if that's good or bad. What is excellent is the variety of the collection--some familiar (Debussy), others not, some pretty, others intentionally weird. Few will find every piece to his or her taste, but many listeners who do not spend much time on 20c music will find something to like. Overall, a great introduction to a period of much off-putting, yes, but also much compelling music.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent overview of contemporaneous classic music, March 21, 2007

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J. Gerarts (Antwerp,Belgium) - See all my reviews
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excellent overview of contemporaneous classic music.

Should be continued, plenty more 20th-century composers to be discovered.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars more than i bargained for, July 2, 2008

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J. Zarate "www.six06.com" (deer park, texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Discover Music of the 20th Century (Audio CD)

i purchased the compilation because i adore the work of Bela Bartok and there were a few other names whose work i was familiar with. when it arrived, imagine my surprise to find this double disc treat chock full of wonderful stuff ... and a fantastically informative booklet with a timeline!


i highly recommend this. great stuff, great price, great musical gems.