Monday, July 12, 2010

Listening Journal: July 5-11, 2010

Pierre Boulez - Eclat (1965) for 15 instruments

Bela Bartok - Violin Concerto Nos. 1 and 2 - CD
   Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36 (1908)
   Violin Concerto No. 2 , Sz. 112 (1938)
     Gyorgy Pauk, violin and the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit, conductor

Zoltan Kodaly - Háry János Suite (1927) for orchestra - Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell

Iannis Xenakis - A Portrait - CD #2
   Ergma (1994) for string quartet
   Mists (1980) for piano
   Phlegra (1975) for large ensemble
   Plekto (1993) for sextet
   Epicycle (1989) for cello ensemble
   Dhipli Zyra (1952) for violin and cello
   Anaktoria (1969) for octet
   O-Mega (1997) for percussion and ensemble

Igor Stravinsky - Concertino (1952) for 12 instruments
Aaron Copland - Appalachian Spring (1944, arr. 1954) for orchestra
Witold Lutoslawski - Chain II: Dialogue for violin and orchestra (1985)

July 15th update:

Samuel Barber - School for Scandal Overture (1933) for orchestra
Samuel Barber - Symphony No. 2, op. 19 (1947)
Samuel Barber - First Essay for Orchestra (1938)

These are pieces left off the original post.

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