VA - Shaping The Century 1900-1949 Vol.1 [28CDs Box Set] (2016)

CD 1
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Debussy: La Mer
Debussy: Trois Nocturnes
Debussy: Jeux - Poème dansé

Le Choeur des Femmes de L'Orchestre de Montréal, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit

CD 2-3
Strauss, R: Salome

Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Kim Begley (tenor), Catherine Malfitano (soprano), Kenneth Riegel (tenor), Uwe Peper (tenor), Randi Stene (mezzo-soprano), Hanna Schwarz (mezzo-soprano), Uwe Schonbeck (tenor), Georg Paucker (bass), Frode Olsen (bass), Walter Zeh (bass), Rannveig Braga (mezzo-soprano), Peter de Rose (bass (vocal)), Martin Gantner (bass, Andreas Kohn (bass), Ferdinand Seiler (tenor), Robin Leggate (tenor)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi

CD 4
Ives, C: Symphony No. 2
Ives, C: The Gong on the Hook and Ladder
Ives, C: Tone Roads No. 1
Ives, C: A Set of Three Short Pieces: Largo cantabile "Hymn"
Ives, C: Three Outdoor Scenes: Hallowe'en
Ives, C: Central Park in the Dark
Ives, C: The Unanswered Question

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein

CD 5
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
Sibelius: Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius: Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis

CD 6
Mahler: Symphony No. 9

Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

CD 7
Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21
Schoenberg: Herzgewächse, Op. 20
Schoenberg: Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41

Christine Schafer (soprano)
Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez

CD 8
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 movements
Stravinsky: Agon ‘Ballet for Twelve Dancers’

Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Vladimir Ashkenazy

CD 9
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 'A London Symphony'
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Norrington

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music
Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Lisa Milne (soprano), Duncan Riddell (violin), Robert Lloyd (bass (vocal)), Michael George (bass (vocal)), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Stephen Roberts (bass (vocal)), Timothy Robinson (tenor), Toby Spence (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Della Jones (mezzo-soprano), Diana Montague (mezzo-soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Yvonne Kenny (soprano), Rosa Mannion (soprano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roger Norrington

CD 10
Berg: 7 frühe Lieder (1928 Orch. Version)
Berg: Der Wein, Concert Aria
Berg: 3 Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6

Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

CD 11
Szymanowski: Symphony No. 2, Op. 19
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Szymanowski: Symphony No. 3 - "Chant de la nuit", Op. 27
Ryszard Karcykowski (tenor)
Kenneth Jewell Chorale, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61
Chantal Juillet (violin)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit

CD 12
Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony Op. 18
Alessandra Marc (soprano), Håkan Hagegård (baritone)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Zemlinsky: Symphonische Gesänge (7), Op. 20
Willard White (bass)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Zemlinsky: Psalm 83
Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Chailly

CD 13
Janáček: Sinfonietta
Janáček: Taras Bulba
Wiener Philharmoniker, Charles Mackerras

Janáček: Lachian Dances
London Philharmonic Orchestra, François Huybrechts

CD 14
Varèse: Amériques
Varèse: Arcana
Varèse: Déserts
Varèse: Ionisation

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez

CD 15
Weill, K: The Threepenny Opera

Rolf Boysen (narrator), Wolfgang Reichmann (narrator), Susanne Tremper (soprano), Mario Adorf (singer), Helga Dernesch (soprano), René Kollo (tenor), Ute Lemper (vocalist), Milva (singer)
RIAS Sinfonietta Berlin, RIAS Kammerchor, John Mauceri

CD 16
Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10
Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Orchestral Songs for voice and orchestra
Christiane Oelze (soprano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Symphony, Op. 21
Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Das Augenlicht, ‘Through Our Open Eyes Light Flows into the Heart’, Op. 26
Berliner Philharmoniker, BBC Singers, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Cantata No.1 for Soprano Chorus and Orchestra op.29
Christiane Oelze (soprano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, BBC Singers, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30
Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez

Webern: Cantata No. 2, Op. 31
Christiane Oelze (soprano), Gerald Finley (bass)
Berliner Philharmoniker, BBC Singers, Pierre Boulez

CD 17
Walton: Cello Concerto
Walton: Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor

Robert Cohen (cello)
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton

CD 18
Orff: Carmina Burana

Bernd Weikl (baritone), Philip Creech (tenor), June Anderson (soprano), Margaret Hillis (chorus master), Doreen Rao (chorus master)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus, James Levine

CD 19
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy

CD 20
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, BB 123, Sz.116
Bartók: Dance Suite, BB 86, Sz. 77
Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, BB 114, Sz. 106

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti

CD 21
Copland: Billy the Kid
Copland: El Salón México
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman

Copland: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! - Ballet in One Act (1934)
London Sinfonietta, Oliver Knussen

CD 22
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84

Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano)

CD 23
Tippett: A Child of Our Time

Jessye Norman (soprano), Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Richard Cassilly (tenor) & John Shirley-Quirk (bass)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society & BBC Singers, Colin Davis

CD 24-25
Britten: Peter Grimes

Geraint Evans (baritone), David Kelly (bass), Peter Pears (tenor), Claire Watson (soprano), Jean Watson (mezzo-soprano), Owen Brannigan (bass), Raymond Nilsson (tenor), Lauris Elms (mezzo-soprano), Iris Kells (soprano), James Pease (baritone), John Lanigan (tenor), Marion Studholme (soprano)
Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Benjamin Britten

CD 26
Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 1
Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 2
Cage: Sonata III
Cage: Sonata IV
Cage: First Interlude
Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 5
Cage: Sonata VI
Cage: Sonata VII
Cage: Sonata VIII
Cage: Second Interlude
Cage: Third Interlude
Cage: Sonata IX
Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 10
Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 11
Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 12
Cage: Fourth Interlude
Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 13
Cage: Sonata XIV
Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 15
Cage: Sonata for Prepared Piano No. 16

John Tilbury (prepared piano)

CD 27
Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony

Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Takashi Harada (ondes martenot)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

CD 28
Martin, F: Ballade for Flute, Strings & Piano
Jacques Zoon (flute), Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Martin, F: Ballade for Saxophone, Piano and Orchestra
John Harle (saxophone), Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Martin, F: Ballade for piano & orchestra
Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Martin, F: Ballade for Trombone, Piano & Strings
Christian Lindberg (trombone), Ronald Brautigam (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly

Martin, F: Concerto for 7 wind instruments, timpani, percussion & string orchestra
Jacques Zoon (flute), Jan Spronk (cor anglais), George Pieterson (clarinet), Joep Terwey (bassoon), Jakob Slagter (french horn), Peter Masseurs (trumpet), Cees Blokker (trombone), Marinus Komst (timpani)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly