Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music (Sixth Edition) (Vol. 1: Ancient to Baroque) [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

J. Peter Burkholder (Author), Claude V. Palisca (Author)

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Publication Date: March 5, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0393113094 | ISBN-13: 978-0393113099 | Edition: Sixth Edition

The newly expanded recorded anthology features updated recordings from some of the best performers and ensembles working today alongside classic recordings by great artists.

• Early-music ensembles Sequentia, Altramar, Hilliard Ensemble, Anonymous 4, Tallis Scholars, La Chapelle Royale, and Les Arts Florissants.
• Singers Paul Hillier, Ellen Hargis, Emma Kirkby, Maria Callas, Christa Ludwig, Luciano Pavarotti, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Pears, and Bethany Beardslee.
• Harpsichordists Gustav Leonhardt and Trevor Pinnock.
• Pianists Mitsuko Uchida, Rudolf Serkin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
• Orchestras Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique, Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Concertgebouw Orchestra, and London Symphony Orchestra.
• Opera companies La Scala of Milan, Bayreuth Festival Opera, Kirov Opera, and Royal Opera House at Covent Garden.
• Chamber ensembles the Tokyo String Quartet, Guarneri String Quartet, and Beaux Arts Trio.
• Jazz artists Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie.

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About the Author

J. Peter Burkholder is Distinguished Professor of Musicology at Indiana University. He is the author of previous editions of A History of Western Music, the Norton Anthology of Western Music, and the Study and Listening Guide. In addition, he has written or edited four books on Charles Ives and has written numerous articles on topics spanning from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century for The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Journal of the American Musicological Society, Journal of Musicology, Musical Quarterly, 19th-Century Music, Music Theory Spectrum, and other journals. He has served as President, Vice President, and Director-at-Large of the American Musicological Society and on the board of the College Music Society, and his writings have received awards from the American Musicological Society, Society for American Music, and ASCAP.

Claude V. Palisca, late professor of music at Yale University, began his collaboration on A History of Western Music with the Third Edition. Among his many publications are a history of Baroque music and a collection of scholarly essays on Italian Renaissance music.

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• Audio CD
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Sixth Edition edition (March 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393113094
• ISBN-13: 978-0393113099
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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