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1. The Works of Arnold Schoenberg, Vol. 1 (2009)
performed by 20th Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra, Alan R. Kay (clarinet), Charles Neidich (clarinet), Christopher Oldfather (piano), David Starobin (guitar), David Wilson-Johnson, Fred Sherry (cello), Fred Sherry String Quartet, Jennifer Lane (mezzo-soprano)
composed by Arnold Schoenberg, Spoken Word
Robert Craft performed a valuable service by recording the complete works of Arnold Schoenberg at a time when many of them were not otherwise ... More
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2. Julius Eastman: Unjust Malaise (2005)
performed by Abby Newton (cello), Amrom Chodos (clarinet), Barry Gold (cello), Benjamin Hudson (violin), Charles Lirette (trumpet), Chase Morrison (cello), Christine Gummere (cello), Christopher Conlon (trumpet), Daniel Wittmer (french horn), David Sabee (cello)
composed by Julius Eastman, Spoken Word
Julius Eastman (1940-1990) was a composer in good company around 1970. The booklet to New World Records' survey of Eastman's never-before-issued ... More
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3. Classical Legends in Their Own Words
performed by Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Anja Harteros (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Evgeny Kissin (piano), Gerald Moore (piano), Giuseppe di Stefano (tenor), Grace Bumbry (mezzo-soprano)
composed by Spoken Word
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5. Mahler: The Complete Symphonies [Box Set] (2009)
performed by Anna Reynolds (mezzo-soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Church of the Transfiguration Boys Choir, Donald McIntyre (bass), Erna Spoorenberg (soprano), Finchley Children's Music Group, Gwenyth Annear (mezzo-soprano), Gwyneth Jones (soprano)
composed by Gustav Mahler, Spoken Word
Critical opinions of Leonard Bernstein's intensely personal readings of Gustav Mahler's symphonies have run the gamut from adulatory to dismissive, ... More
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7. Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (2007)
performed by Juliane Banse (soprano), Dresden Staatskapelle, Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
composed by Gustav Mahler, Spoken Word
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8. Karl Jenkins: Gloria; Te Deum
performed by Jody K. Jenkins (ethnic percussion), Timothy Hugh (cello), National Youth Choir of Great Britain (choir, chorus), London Symphony Orchestra, Karl Jenkins (conductor)
composed by Karl Jenkins, Spoken Word
Beginning with The Armed Man, his take on the Renaissance L'homme armé tradition, British crossover composer Karl Jenkins achieved rapidly mounting ... More
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9. Hindemith Conducts Hindemith: The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon (2003)
performed by Hans Gieseler (violin), Hans Otte (piano), Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Monique Haas (piano), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Hindemith (conductor)
composed by Paul Hindemith, Spoken Word
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10. Scott Joplin: Treemonisha (2011)
performed by Anita Johnson (vocals), Annmarie Sandy (vocals), Chauncey Packer (vocals), Darren Stokes (vocals), Edward Pleasant (vocals), Frank Ward (vocals), Frederick Jackson (vocals), Janinah Burnett (vocals), Laerma White (speech/speaker/speaking part)
composed by Scott Joplin, Spoken Word
When Scott Joplin's 1911 opera Treemonisha was rediscovered in the 1970s, only a vocal score had survived, and various composers, including William ... More
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11. Arnold Bax: First Recordings (2003)
performed by Arnold Bax (speech/speaker/speaking part), Harriet Cohen (piano), Kneller Hall Musicians, Trumpeters of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall, Leeds Festival Chorus (choir, chorus)
composed by Arnold Bax, Spoken Word
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12. Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (2004)
performed by Alastair Mackie (horn), Benjamin Zander (speech/speaker/speaking part), Brian Fulcher (trombone), Lilli Paasikivi (mezzo-soprano), Ladies of the London Philharmonic Choir (choir, chorus), Tiffin School Boys Choir (choir, chorus)
composed by Gustav Mahler, Spoken Word
Opinions differ on how to interpret Mahler's Symphony No. 3, a work of such convoluted material, extreme contrasts, and immense proportions that it ... More
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13. Thomas Tallis: Spem in Alium (2006)
performed by King's Singers
composed by Spoken Word, Thomas Tallis
The King's Singers, a English a cappella sextet with a long history of iconoclasm, exceed even their own previous exploits with this recording of ... More
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14. Schumann: Fantasie; Davidsbündlertänze (2011)
performed by Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
composed by Robert Schumann, Spoken Word
Mitsuko Uchida applies her nuanced touch and colorful phrasing to two of Schumann's greatest piano works: Davidsbündlertänze and the Fantasie in C ... More
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15. Vaughan Williams: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 [Box Set] (2002)
performed by Adrian Boult (speech/speaker/speaking part), Harold Parfitt (violin), Isobel Baillie (soprano), John Cameron (baritone), John Gielgud (speech/speaker/speaking part), Margaret Ritchie (soprano), Ralph Vaughan Williams (speech/speaker/speaking part)
composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Spoken Word
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16. Ives: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 (1998)
performed by Leonard Bernstein (speech/speaker/speaking part), New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
composed by Charles Ives, Spoken Word
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17. Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (1999)
performed by Benjamin Zander (speech/speaker/speaking part), Philharmonia Orchestra, Benjamin Zander (conductor)
composed by Gustav Mahler, Spoken Word
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18. Béla Bartók: The Six String Quartets
performed by Abram Loft (spoken word), Abram Loft (violin), Fine Arts Quartet, George Sopkin (cello), George Sopkin (spoken word), Irving Ilmer (viola), Irving Ilmer (spoken word), Leonard Sorkin (violin), Leonard Sorkin (spoken word)
composed by Béla Bartók, Spoken Word
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19. Stravinsky: Petrushka; Pulcinella (2006)
performed by Leonard Bernstein (spoken word), New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
composed by Igor Stravinsky, Spoken Word
Leonard Bernstein recorded both of these Stravinsky works -- Petrushka and the Pulcinella Suite -- twice, with the New York Philharmonic in 1969 and ... More
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21. Debussy: Préludes (1996)
performed by Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
composed by Claude Debussy, Spoken Word
Here are two well filled, sensitively rendered discs, the first volume in a complete traversal of Debussy's solo piano music. Robert Casadesus and ... More
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22. Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (2005)
performed by Benjamin Zander (speech/speaker/speaking part), Christopher Maltman (baritone), Benjamin Zander (conductor)
composed by Gustav Mahler, Spoken Word
Benjamin Zander and the Philharmonia's recording of Mahler's First Symphony coupled with his "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen" sung by baritone ... More
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23. Mahler: Symphony No. 4 (2001)
performed by Benjamin Zander (speech/speaker/speaking part), Camilla Tilling (soprano), Christopher Warren-Green (violin), Philharmonia Orchestra, Benjamin Zander (conductor)
composed by Gustav Mahler, Spoken Word
There are folks out there who loathe Benjamin Zander's conducting. Some find him an amateur with limited technique. Some find him an eccentric with ... More
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24. Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 "Reformation" (2004)
performed by SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Norrington (conductor)
composed by Felix Mendelssohn, Spoken Word
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25. Bax: The Symphonies [Box Set] (2003)
performed by BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley (conductor)
composed by Arnold Bax, Spoken Word
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