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InstrumentalErnst Krenek (Germany, 1900): Piano Concerto 2 (1938) Uuno Klami (Finland, 1900): Symphony 1 (1938) Aaron Copland (USA, 1900): Appalachian Spring (1944) Aaron Copland (USA, 1900): Symphony 3 (1946) Aaron Copland (USA, 1900): Nonet (1960) Otto Luening (USA, 1900): Fantasy In Space (1952) Otto Luening (USA, 1900): Synthesis (1962) Alexander Mosolov (Russia, 1900): Piano Sonata No 1 (1923) George Antheil (USA, 1900): Airplane Sonata (1922) George Antheil (USA, 1900): Sonata Sauvage (1923) George Antheil (USA, 1900): Ballet Mecanique (1925) Harry Partch (USA, 1901): Revelation (1960) Harry Partch (USA, 1901): Delusion of the Fury (1969) Harry Partch (USA, 1901): And On The Seventh Day Petals Fell In Petaluma (1966) Harry Partch (USA, 1901): U.S. Highball (1946) Harry Partch (USA, 1901): Eleven Intrusions (1950) Harry Partch (USA, 1901): King Oedipus (1951) Harry Partch (USA, 1901): Plectra and Percussion Dances (1952) Harry Partch (USA, 1901): Ulysses at the Edge (1955) Harry Partch (USA, 1901): The Bewitched (1955) Henri Sauguet (France, 1901): Concerto piano 1 (1933) Edmund Rubbra (Britain, 1901): Symphony 9 Sacra (1972) Joaquin Rodrigo (Spain, 1902): Concierto de Aranjuez (1939) William Walton (Britain, 1902): Symphony 1 (1935) William Walton (Britain, 1902): Belshazzar's Feast (1931) Stefan Wolpe (Germany, 1902): Quartet per tromba, sassofono, piano & percussioni (1952) Stefan Wolpe (Germany, 1902): Symphony (1956) TM, ®, Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi All rights reserved. Maurice Durufle' (France, 1902): Requiem (1947) Berthold Goldschmidt (Germany, 1903): Cello concerto (1953) Berthold Goldschmidt (Germany, 1903): Quartet 2 (1936) Berthold Goldschmidt (Germany, 1903): Violin concerto (1955) Aram Khachaturian (Armenia, 1903): Violin Concerto (1940) Aram Khachaturian (Armenia, 1903): Cello Concerto in E minor (1946) Aram Khachaturian (Armenia, 1903): Gayane (1942) Nikos Skalkottas (Greece, 1904): Double Concerto (1943) Dmitry Kabalevsky (Russia, 1904): The Comedians (1940) Goffredo Petrassi (Italy, 1904): Concerto 8 (1972) Goffredo Petrassi (Italy, 1904): Concerto 5 (1955) Goffredo Petrassi (Italy, 1904): Coro di Morti (1941) Andre` Jolivet (France, 1905): Concerto pour Ondes Martenot (1947) Andre` Jolivet (France, 1905): Epithalame (1953) Michael Tippett (Britain, 1905): A Child Of Our Time (1941) Michael Tippett (Britain, 1905): Symphony 4 (1977) Michael Tippett (Britain, 1905): Triple Concerto (1979) Michael Tippett (Britain, 1905): Mask of Time (1982) Michael Tippett (Britain, 1905): Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1938) Michael Tippett (Britain, 1905): Symphony 3 (1972) Karl Hartmann (Germany, 1905): Concerto Funebre (1939) Karl Hartmann (Germany, 1905): Symphony 8 (1963) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Sonata per Violino e Pianoforte (1934) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Piano Sonata No. 3 (1939) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Suite 8 "Bot-Ba" (1952) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Suite 9 "Ttai" (1953) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Quattro Illustrazioni (1953) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Suite 10 (1954) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Pwyll (1954) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Hyksos (1955) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Ixor (1956) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Tre Canti Sacri (1958) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Kya (1959) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Quattro Pezzi per Una Nota Sola (1959) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Hurqualia (1960) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Aion (1961) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): String Quartet No. 2 (1961) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Khoom (1962) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Hymnos (1963) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): String Quartet No. 3 (1963) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Quartet 4 (1964) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): String Quartet No. 4 (1964) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Xnoybis (1964) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Ygghur (1965) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Uaxuctum (1966) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Elegia per Ty (1966) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Tkrdg (1968) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Okanagon (1968) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Konx-Om-Pax (1969) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): String Quartet No. 5 (1985) Giacinto Scelsi (Italy, 1905): Canti del Capricorno (1972) William Alwyn (Britain, 1905): Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" (1973) William Alwyn (Britain, 1905): String Quartet No. 2 "Spring Waters" (1975) William Alwyn (Britain, 1905): String Quartet No. 3 (1984) William Alwyn (Britain, 1905): Concerto for Harp and String Orchestra "Lyra Angelica" (1954) Eduard Tubin (Estonia, 1905): Symphony 10 (1973) Eduard Tubin (Estonia, 1905): Symphony 6 (1954) Eduard Tubin (Estonia, 1905): Symphony 8 (1966) Eduard Tubin (Estonia, 1905): Requiem (1979) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 1 (1926) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, Op. 35 (1933) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Piano Quintet op.57 (1940) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 5 (1937) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 7 (1941) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 8 (1943) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 9 (1945) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 10 (1953) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Violin Concerto 1 (1955) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Piano Concerto 2 (1957) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Cello Concerto 1 (1959) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 12 (1961) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): String Quartet 8 (1961) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 13 (1962) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): String Quartet 9 (1964) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): String Quartet 10 (1964) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Cello Concerto 2 (1966) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): String Quartet 11 (1966) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Violin Concerto 2 (1967) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): String Quartet 12 (1968) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Sonata vl & pf (1968) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 14 (1969) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): String Quartet 13 (1970) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Symphony 15 (1971) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): String Quartet 14 (1973) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): String Quartet 15 (1974) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Sonata viola & piano (1975) Jean Langlais (France, 1907): Suite Medievale (1948) Roman Palester (Poland, 1907): Concertino for Alto Sax and Strings (1938) Wolfgang Fortner (Germany, 1907): Symphony (1947) Sandor Veress (Hungary, 1907): Symphony 2 Minneapolitana (1952) Ahmet Adnan Saygun (Turkey, 1907): Symphony 3 (1960) Herman Koppel (Denmark, 1908): Moses (1964) Herman Koppel (Denmark, 1908): Symphony 5 (1956) Leroy Anderson (USA, 1908): The Syncopated Clock (1945) Leroy Anderson (USA, 1908): The Typewriter (1950) Geirr Tveitt (Norway, 1908): Piano Concerto 4 (1947) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps (1940) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesu (1944) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Harawi (1945) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Eclairs Sur L'au-dela (1991) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Turangalila Symphonie (1948) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Mode de Valeurs (1950) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Oiseaux Exotiques (1956) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Catalogue d'Oiseaux (1958) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Chronochromie (1960) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Sept Haikai (1962) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Couleurs de la Cite' Celeste (1963) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): La Transfiguration (1969) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Des Canyons Aux Etoiles (1975) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Reveil des Oiseaux (1953) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): Et Exspecto Ressurectionem Mortuoram (1964) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Piano Sonata (1946) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Sonata for cello & piano (1948) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): String Quartet 1 (1951) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Sonata flute, oboe, cello, harpsichord (1952) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): String Quartet 2 (1959) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Double Concerto (1961) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Piano Concerto (1965) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Cello Concerto (2001) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Concerto for orchestra (1969) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): String Quartet 3 (1973) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Brass Quintet (1974) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Symphony for Three Orchestras (1977) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): Triplo duo (1983) Elliott Carter (USA, 1908): String Quartet 4 (1986) TM, ®, Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi All rights reserved. Raymond Scott (USA, 1908): Soothing Sounds for Baby (1962) Grazyna Bacewicz (Poland, 1909): Concerto No 3 for Violin and Orchestra (1948) Grazyna Bacewicz (Poland, 1909): Concerto for String Orchestra (1948) Grazyna Bacewicz (Poland, 1909): Cello Concerto No 1 (1951) Grazyna Bacewicz (Poland, 1909): Symphony No 4 (1953) Grazyna Bacewicz (Poland, 1909): Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (1949) Grazyna Bacewicz (Poland, 1909): Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra (1966) Ljubica Maric (Serbia, 1909): Byzantine Concerto (1959) Ljubica Maric (Serbia, 1909): Octoicha 1 for symphony orchestra (1959) Ljubica Maric (Serbia, 1909): The Threshold of Dream, cantata for soprano, mezzo-soprano, narrator and chamber orchestra (1961) Ljubica Maric (Serbia, 1909): Ostinato super thema Octoicha for piano, harp and string orchestra (1963) Vagn Holmboe (Denmark, 1909): Chamber concerto 13 (1956) Vagn Holmboe (Denmark, 1909): Liber Canticorum (1967) Vagn Holmboe (Denmark, 1909): String Quartet 11 Rustico (1972) Vagn Holmboe (Denmark, 1909): String Quartet 17 Mattinata (1982) Vagn Holmboe (Denmark, 1909): String Quartet 20 Notturno (1985) Vagn Holmboe (Denmark, 1909): Requiem for Nietzsche (1964) Vagn Holmboe (Denmark, 1909): Symphony 8 (1952) Avantgarde EraPierre Schaeffer (France, 1910): Symphonie Pour Un Homme Seul (1950) Pierre Schaeffer (France, 1910): Orphee (1953) William Schuman (USA, 1910): Violin Concerto (1947) Samuel Barber (USA, 1910): Piano Concerto (1962) Samuel Barber (USA, 1910): Cello Concerto (1945) Josef Tal (Germany, 1910): Symphony 3 (1973) Remo Giazotto (Italy, 1910): "Adagio in G minor" (1958) - wrongly attributed to Albinoni Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Concerto 7 (1953) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1936) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Concerto No 3 "Diran" (1948) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Symphony No. 11 "All Men Are Brothers" op.186) (1960) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Symphony 2 - Mysterious Mountain (1955) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Fantasy on Japanese Woodprints (1965) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): And God Created Great Whales (1969) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Symphony 29 with Euphonium (1976) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Symphony 36 (1979) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Symphony 50 (1979) Alan Hovhaness (USA, 1911): Circe (1963) Vladimir Ussachevsky (USA, 1911): Sonic Contours (1952) Vladimir Ussachevsky (USA, 1911): A Poem In Cycles And Bells (1954) Allan Pettersson (Sweden, 1911): Symphony 9 (1970) Allan Pettersson (Sweden, 1911): Symphony 10 (1971) Allan Pettersson (Sweden, 1911): Symphony 12 (1974) Allan Pettersson (Sweden, 1911): Symphony 13 (1976) Allan Pettersson (Sweden, 1911): Symphony 16 (1979) Allan Pettersson (Sweden, 1911): Cantata "Vox humana" (1972) Jan Cikker (Slovakia, 1911): Symphony 3 "Symfonia 1945" (1974) Igor Markevitch (Russia, 1912): L'envol d'Icare (1933) Tauno Marttinen (Finland, 1912): Violin Concerto (1962) John Cage (USA, 1912): Imaginary Landscape no.1 (1939) John Cage (USA, 1912): In A Landscape (1948) John Cage (USA, 1912): Sonatas and Interludes (1948) John Cage (USA, 1912): String Quartet (1950) John Cage (USA, 1912): Imaginary Landscape no.4 (1951) John Cage (USA, 1912): Music Of Changes (1951) John Cage (USA, 1912): Concerto for prepared piano (1951) John Cage (USA, 1912): Water Music (1952) John Cage (USA, 1912): Williams Mix (1952) John Cage (USA, 1912): Piano Concerto (1958) John Cage (USA, 1912): Cartridge Music (1960) John Cage (USA, 1912): Electronic Music for Piano (1964) John Cage (USA, 1912): Musicircus (1967) John Cage (USA, 1912): HPSCHD (1969) John Cage (USA, 1912): Europera (1988) John Cage (USA, 1912): Concerto 3 "Fourteen" (1990) John Cage (USA, 1912): Empty Words (1978) John Cage (USA, 1912): Twenty-eight for wind ensemble (1991) John Cage (USA, 1912): Sixty-eight for orchestra (1992) John Cage (USA, 1912): Seven2 for bass flute, bass clarinet, bass trombone, two percussionists, violoncello and contrabass (1990) Conlon Nancarrow (USA, 1912): Concerto for Player Piano and Orchestra (1989) Benjamin Britten (Britain, 1913): Les Illuminations (1939) Benjamin Britten (Britain, 1913): Requiem Symphony (1941) Benjamin Britten (Britain, 1913): Spring Symphony (1947) Benjamin Britten (Britain, 1913): War Requiem (1961) Benjamin Britten (Britain, 1913): Cello Symphony (1963) Benjamin Britten (Britain, 1913): String Quartet 3 (1975) Benjamin Britten (Britain, 1913): Cello Sonata in C Major Op. 65 (1960) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Cello Concerto (1970) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Muzyka Zalobna (1958) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Oboe and harp concerto (1980) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Piano concerto (1988) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Symphony 2 (1967) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Symphony 3 (1983) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Symphony 4 (1992) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Concerto for Orchestra (1954) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Funeral Music for Strings (1958) Witold Lutoslawski (Poland, 1913): Jeux Venitiens (1961) Henry Brant (USA, 1913): Northern Lights over the Twin Cities (1986) Vivian Fine (USA, 1913): Concertante for Piano and Orchestra (1944) Norman DelloJoio (USA, 1913): Meditations on Ecclesiastes (1956) Irving Fine (USA, 1914): Symphony (1962) Andrzej Panufnik (Poland, 1914): Concerto in Modo Antico (1955) Andrzej Panufnik (Poland, 1914): Sinfonia No 3 "Sacra" (1963) Andrzej Panufnik (Poland, 1914): Symphony No 7 "Metasinfonia" (1978) Stjepan Sulek (Croatia, 1914): Symphony 6 (1966) Stjepan Sulek (Croatia, 1914): Symphony 8 (1981) Stjepan Sulek (Croatia, 1914): Piano Concerto 2 (1952) Stjepan Sulek (Croatia, 1914): Piano Concerto 3 (1970) Maurice Ohana (France, 1914): Office des Oracles (1974) George Perle (USA, 1915): Piano Concerto 2 (1992) George Perle (USA, 1915): String Quartet 5 (1960) Douglas Lilburn (New Zealand, 1915): Symphony 3 (1961) Julius Juzeliunas (Latvia, 1916): Concerto for Violin, Organ and Orchestra (1963) Julius Juzeliunas (Latvia, 1916): Cantus Magnificat (1979) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): Three Compositions for Piano (1947) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): Du (1951) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): String Quartet 2 (1954) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): Ensembles For Synthesizer (1964) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): Philomel (1964) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): String Quartet 3 (1969) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): String Quartet 4 (1970) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): Solo Requiem (1976) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): All Set (1957) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): Composition for Synthesizer (1961) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): Vision and Prayer (1961) Milton Babbitt (USA, 1916): Reflections (1975) Henri Dutilleux (France, 1916): Symphony 2 (1959) Henri Dutilleux (France, 1916): Violin Concerto (1985) Alberto Ginastera (Argentina, 1916): Harp Concerto (1956) Alberto Ginastera (Argentina, 1916): Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 28 (1961) Mordechai Seter (Russia, 1916): Jerusalem (1968) Arnold Van Wyk (South Africa, 1916): Primavera (1960) Karl-Birger Blomdahl (Sweden, 1916): Symphony 3 (1950) Karl-Birger Blomdahl (Sweden, 1916): Chamber Concerto for Piano, Winds and Percussion (1953) Isang Yun (Korea, 1917): Clarinet Quintet 1 (1991) Rudolf Bruci (Serbia, 1917): Symphony 2 Lesta (1965) Lou Harrison (USA, 1917): Concerto for Violin and Percussion Orchestra (1959)
Labyrinth (1941)
Leonard Bernstein (1918): Mass (1971) Leonard Bernstein (1918): Symphony 3 (1963) Leonard Bernstein (1918): Symphony 2 "The Age of Anxiety" (1949) George Rochberg (USA, 1918): Contra Mortem Et Tempus (1965) George Rochberg (USA, 1918): Symphony 2 (1956) George Rochberg (USA, 1918): Trio (1963) George Rochberg (USA, 1918): String Quartet 3 (1973) George Rochberg (USA, 1918): Phaedra (1974) Pandit Pran Nath (Pakistan, 1918): Raga Yaman Kalyan (1972) Talivaldis Kenins (Latvia, 1919): Symphony 6 Ad Fugam (1978) Talivaldis Kenins (Latvia, 1919): Piano Quartet 2 (1979) Talivaldis Kenins (Latvia, 1919): Concerto for fourteen instruments (1982) Talivaldis Kenins (Latvia, 1919): Concerto for five percussionists (1983) Talivaldis Kenins (Latvia, 1919): Symphony 8 (1986) Talivaldis Kenins (Latvia, 1919): Double concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra (1987) Talivaldis Kenins (Latvia, 1919): Concerto for Violin, Cello and Strings (1964) Galina Ustvolskaya (Russia, 1919): Grand Duet for Piano and Cello (1959) Galina Ustvolskaya (Russia, 1919): Sonata 6 (1988) Galina Ustvolskaya (Russia, 1919): Sonata No 5 (1986) Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Russia, 1919): Symphony 7 (1964) Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Russia, 1919): Symphony 4 (1957) Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Russia, 1919): Symphony 5 (1962) Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Russia, 1919): Symphony 19 (1986) Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Russia, 1919): Symphony 5 (1962) Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Russia, 1919): String Quartet 8 (1964) Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Russia, 1919): String Quartet 9 (1963) Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Russia, 1919): Cello Concerto (1948) Istvan Anhalt (Hungary, 1919): The Tents of Abraham (2003) Torbjorn Lundquist (Sweden, 1920): Symphony 3 (1976) Bruno Maderna (Italy, 1920): Quadrivium (1969) Harold Shapero (USA, 1920): Symphony for Classical Orchestra (1947) TM, ®, Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi All rights reserved. Karel Husa (Czech, 1921): String Quartet No. 3 (1969) Karel Husa (Czech, 1921): Concerto for Wind Ensemble (1982) Karel Husa (Czech, 1921): Concerto for Orchestra (1986) Karel Husa (Czech, 1921): Cello Concerto (1988) Karel Husa (Czech, 1921): String Quartet No. 4 (1991) Karel Husa (Czech, 1921): Violin Concerto (1993) Halim El-Dabh (Egypt, 1921): Ta'abir Al-Zaar/ The Expression of Zaar (1944) Halim El-Dabh (Egypt, 1921): Clytemnestra (1958) Halim El-Dabh (Egypt, 1921): Fantasia-Tahmeel for darabukha and string orchestra (1958) Malcolm Arnold (Britain, 1921): Quartet 2 (1975) Zvonimir Ciglic (Slovenia, 1921): Sinfonia Appassionata (1948) Andrew Imbrie (USA, 1921): Symphony 3 (1970) Andrew Imbrie (USA, 1921): Violin Concerto (1954) Andrew Imbrie (USA, 1921): Requiem (1984) Primoz Ramovs (Slovenia, 1921): Symphony 4 "68" (1968) Primoz Ramovs (Slovenia, 1921): Cello Concerto (1974) Robert Simpson (Britain, 1921): Symphony 5 (1972) Robert Simpson (Britain, 1921): Symphony 9 (1987) Edvard Mirzoyan (Armenia, 1921): Symphony for Timpani and Strings (1962) Ariel Ramirez (Argentina, 1921): Misa Criolla (1963) Todd Matshikiza (South Africa, 1921): Makhaliphile (1953) Desmond Leslie (Britain, 1921): Music of the Future (1960) Zhu Jian-Er (China, 1922): Symphony No 5 Op 32 (2001) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Metastasis (1954) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Concret PH (1958) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Orient Occident (1960) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Strategie for two orchestras (1962) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Nomos Alpha (1966) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Nuits for chorus (1967) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Nomos Gamma (1968) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Persephassa (1969) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Kraanerg (1969) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Synaphai (1971) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Psaphha (1975) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Khoai for solo harpsichord (1976) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Jonchaies for orchestra 1977 Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): La Legende D'Eer (1978) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Pleiades for six percussionists (1979) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Tetras for string quartet (1983) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Keqrops (1986) Lukas Foss (USA, 1922): Baroque Variations (1967) Lukas Foss (USA, 1922): Echoi (1963) Felix Werder (Germany, 1922): The Tempest (1974) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Apparitions (1960) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Atmospheres (1961) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Aventures (1962) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Requiem (1965) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Cello Concerto (1966) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Lux Aeterna (1967) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Quartet 2 (1968) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Lontano (1967) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Melodien (1971) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Double Concerto (1972) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Horn Trio (1982) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Chamber Concerto (1970) TM, ®, Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi All rights reserved. Peter Mennin (USA, 1923): Symphony 8 (1973) Karel Goeyvaerts (Belgium, 1923): Litanies (1982) Karel Goeyvaerts (Belgium, 1923): Aquarius (1991) Harold Blumenfeld (USA, 1923): Seasons in Hell (1994) Ake Hermanson (Sweden, 1923): Symphony 1 (1967) Ake Hermanson (Sweden, 1923): Symphony 4 "Oceanus" (1983) Vasilije Mokranjac (Serbia, 1923): Symphony 4 (1972) Vasilije Mokranjac (Serbia, 1923): Symphony 5 (1979) Vasilije Mokranjac (Serbia, 1923): Lyrical Poem for Orchestra (1974) Ned Rorem (USA, 1923): Poems of Love and the Rain (1962) Ned Rorem (USA, 1923): Piano concerto (1969) Ned Rorem (USA, 1923): Evidence of Things Not Seen (1998) Simeon Ten Holt (Holland, 1923): Canto Ostinato (1979) Simeon Ten Holt (Holland, 1923): Cycle to Madness (1962) Robert Starer (Austria, 1924): Concerto for Viola, Strings and Percussion (1959) Klaus Huber (Switzerland, 1924): "Die Seele muss vom Reittier Steigen" for cello solo, baritone solo, countertenor and 37 instrumentalists (2002) Klaus Huber (Switzerland, 1924): Tenebrae (1967) Klaus Huber (Switzerland, 1924): Lamentationes de fine Vicesimi Saeculi (1994) Klaus Huber (Switzerland, 1924): "Erinnere dich an G" for double bass solo and 18 instrumentalists (1977) Klaus Huber (Switzerland, 1924): "Intarsi" chamber concerto for piano and 17 instruments (1994) Egil Hovland (Norway, 1924): Concerto trombone (1972) Egil Hovland (Norway, 1924): Violin Concerto (1974) Enriko Josif (Serbia, 1924): Symphony 2 in one movement (1964) Joly Braga-Santos (Portugal, 1924): Concerto D (1951) Joly BragaSantos (Portugal, 1924): Symphony 4 (1948) Joly BragaSantos (Portugal, 1924): Symphony 5 (1965) Konstantin Iliev (Bulgaria, 1924): Symphony 6 (1984) Robert Starer (Austria, 1924): Violin Concerto (1981) Lejaren Hiller (USA, 1924): Illiac Suite (1957) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): Canto Sospeso (1956) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): Intolleranza (1960) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): La Fabbrica Illuminata (1964) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): Contrappunto Dialettico alla Mente (1968) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): String Quartet "Fragmente Stille an Diotima" (1980) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): Das Atmende Klarsein (1981) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): A Carlo Scarpa Architetto (1984) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): La Lontananza Nostalgica Utopica Futura (1988) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): Hay Que Caminar (1989) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Sonata piano 2 (1948) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Livre Pour Quatuor (1949) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Structures (1951) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Le Marteau Sans Maitre (1954) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): La Symphonie Mechanique (1955) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Sonata piano 3 (1957) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Pli Selon Pli (1962) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Eclat (1965) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Domaines (1969) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Rituel (1975) Pierre Boulez (France, 1925): Repons (1980) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Thema (1958) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Tempi Concertati (1959) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Epifanie (1961) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Visage (1961) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Laborintus II (1965) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Sinfonia (1968) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Recital I (1972) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Coro (1976) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Un Re In Ascolto (1984) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Sequenza VI for viola (1967) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Sequenza VIII for violin (1976) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Sequenza XI for guitar (1988) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Sequenza XII for bassoon (1995) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Stanze (2003) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Concerto per due pianoforti e orchestra (1973) Andrei Eshpai (Russia, 1925): Symphony 5 (1987) Mikis Theodorakis (Greece, 1925): Symphony 4 (1986) Mikis Theodorakis (Greece, 1925): Symphony 7 (1982) Mikis Theodorakis (Greece, 1925): The Ballad of Mauthausen (1965) Mikis Theodorakis (Greece, 1925): Oratorio Canto General (1981) Mikis Theodorakis (Greece, 1925): Missa Greca Thia Liturgia (1983) Lucia Dlugoszewsky (USA, 1925): Orchestra Structure For The Poetry Of Everyday Sounds (1952) Lucia Dlugoszewsky (USA, 1925): Tender Theatre Flight Nageire (1978) Lucia Dlugoszewsky (USA, 1925): Archaic Aggregates (1961) Gunther Schuller (USA, 1925): Fantasia Concertante (1947) Gunther Schuller (USA, 1925): Spectra (1960) Gunther Schuller (USA, 1925): Deai (1978) Gunther Schuller (USA, 1925): Piano Concerto 2 (1981) Gunther Schuller (USA, 1925): Concerto Festivo for Brass Quintet and Orchestra (1984) Gunther Schuller (USA, 1925): Violin Concerto 2 (1991) Gunther Schuller (USA, 1925): Reminiscences and Reflections (1994) Gunther Schuller (USA, 1925): String Quartet 4 (2002) Gunther Schuller (USA, 1925): Concerto da Camera 2 (2002) Gyorgy Kurtag (Hungary, 1926): Kafka Fragments (1996) Gyorgy Kurtag (Hungary, 1926): Stele (1994) Oldrich Korte (Czech, 1926): Piano sonata (1953) Friedrich Cerha (Austria, 1926): Spiegel (1968) Ben Johnston (USA, 1926): Suite & Sonata for Microtonal Piano (1977) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): Projections (1951) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): Durations (1960) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello (1987) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): Rothko Chapel (1971) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): Why Patterns? (1978) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): String Quartet 2 (1983) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): Crippled Symmetry for flutes, piano, celesta, glockenspiel and vibraphone (1983) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): Piano and String Quartet (1985) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): Coptic Light (1986) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): Triadic Memories (1981) Morton Feldman (USA, 1926): For Philip Guston (1984) Hans Henze (Germany, 1926): Das Floss der Meduse (1968) Earle Brown (USA, 1926): December 1952 (1952) Earle Brown (USA, 1926): Twentyfive pages (1953) David Tudor (USA, 1926): Rainforest (1973) Meyer Kupferman (USA, 1926): Concerto for Cello and Jazz Band (1962) Meyer Kupferman (USA, 1926): Concerto for Cello, Tape and Orchestra (1974) Meyer Kupferman (USA, 1926): Clarinet Concerto (1984) Meyer Kupferman (USA, 1926): The Flight of Orestes (1995) Meyer Kupferman (USA, 1926): When The Air Moves (2003) Hans Otte (Germany, 1926): Das Buch der Klaenge/ The Book of Sounds (1982) Hans Otte (Germany, 1926): Stundenbuch (1998) Pierre Henry (France, 1927): Concerto Des Ambiguite' (1950) Pierre Henry (France, 1927): Reine Verte (1963) Salvatore Martirano (USA, 1927): L'GA for Gassed-Masked Politico, Helium Bomb and Two Channel Tape (1967) Pierre Henry (France, 1927): Messe Pour Le Temp Present (1967) Richard Maxfield (USA, 1927): Pastoral Symphony (1960) Richard Maxfield (USA, 1927): Toy Symphony (1962) Aleksandar Obradovic (Serbia, 1927): Mikrosimfonija (1967) Basil Kirchin (Britain, 1927): Worlds Within Worlds (1971) Pascal Bentoiu (Romania, 1927): Symphony 5 (19??) Pascal Bentoiu (Romania, 1927): Symphony 6 (19??) Bernard Parmegiani (France, 1927): La Creation Du Monde (1984) Bernard Parmegiani (France, 1927): De Natura Sonorum (1975) Franco Donatoni (Italy, 1927): Puppenspiel (1961) Franco Donatoni (Italy, 1927): Zrcadlo (1963) Jacques-Louis Monod (France, 1927): Cantus Contra Cantum I (1968) Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland, 1928): Angel Of Light (1994) Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland, 1928): Concerto for violin (1977) Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland, 1928): Cello Concerto No. 1 (1968) Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland, 1928): Cello Concerto No. 2 (2009) Samuel Adler (USA, 1928): Cantos for Solo Instruments (1970) Samuel Adler (USA, 1928): Concerto 2 (1997) Peter Sacco (USA, 1928): Concerto piano 1 (1964) Nicolas Flagello (USA, 1928): Concerto piano 3 (1962) Kamillo Lendvay (Hungary, 1928): Saxophone Concerto (1996) Nicolas Flagello (USA, 1928): Symphony 1 (1967) Jean Barraque (France, 1928): Piano Sonata (1952) Jean Barraque (France, 1928): Sequence (1955) Jean Barraque (France, 1928): Chant Apres Chant (1968) Jean Barraque (France, 1928): Le Temps Restitue' (1968) Jean Barraque (France, 1928): Concerto for clarinet, vibraphone and six instrumental trios (1968) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Kreuzspiel (1951) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Kontra-Punkte (1953) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Gesang der Junglinge (1956) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Gruppen (1957) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Carre (1960) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Momente (1963) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Mikrophonie I (1964) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Telemusik (1966) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Kurzwellen (1968) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Hymnen (1967) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Ensemble (1967) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Aus den Sieben Tagen (1968) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Inori (1974) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Stimmung (1968) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Mantra for two pianos and electronics (1970) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Sternklang (1971) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Atmen Gibt Das Leben (1974) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Donnerstag Aus Licht (1980) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Samstag Aus Licht (1983) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Klavierstuck IX (1961) Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany, 1928): Strahlen/ Rays for percussionist (2002) Ennio Morricone (Italy, 1928): Per Un Pugno di Dollari (1964) Ennio Morricone (Italy, 1928): Once Upon a Time in America (1983) Peter Sculthorpe (Australia, 1929): Piano Concerto (1982) George Crumb (USA, 1929): Ancient Voices of Children (1970) George Crumb (USA, 1929): Star Child (1977) George Crumb (USA, 1929): Makrokosmos/ aka Celestial Mechanics (1979) George Crumb (USA, 1929): Vox Balaenae (1971) Luc Ferrari (France, 1929): Presque Rien No 1 (1970) Luc Ferrari (France, 1929): Petite Symphonie Intuitive Pour un Paysage de Printemp (1973) Luc Ferrari (France, 1929): Histoire du Plaisir et de la Desolation (1981) Luc Ferrari (France, 1929): Heterozygote (1964) Henri Pousseur (Belgium, 1929): Couleurs Croisees (1968) Henri Pousseur (Belgium, 1929): Les Ephemerides d'Icare 2 (1970) Avet Terterian (Armenia, 1929): Symphony 3 (1975) James Yannatos (USA, 1929): Trinity Mass (1984) Akio Yashiro (Japan, 1929): Piano Concerto (1967) Toshiro Mayuzumi (Japan, 1929): Showa Tempyio Raku (1970) Toshiro Mayuzumi (Japan, 1929): Nirvana Sympony (1958) Toshiro Mayuzumi (Japan, 1929): Mandara Sympony (1960) OperaKurt Weill (Germany, 1900): Die Dreigroschenoper/ The Three-Penny Opera (1928) Kurt Weill (Germany, 1900): Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny/ Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1929) Ernst Krenek (Germany, 1900): Jonny Spielt Auf (1927) Ernst Krenek (Germany, 1900): Karl V (1933) Werner Egk (Germany, 1901): Peer Gynt (1938) Ruth Crawford (USA, 1901): Four Diaphonic Suites (1930) Ruth Crawford (USA, 1901): Piano Study in Mixed Accents (1930) Ruth Crawford (USA, 1901): String Quartet (1931) Stefan Wolpe (Germany, 1902): Yigdal (1945) Boris Blacher (Germany, 1903): Abstrakte Oper 1 (1953) TM, ®, Copyright © 2003 Piero Scaruffi All rights reserved. Luigi DallaPiccola (Italy, 1904): Volo di Notte (1940) Luigi DallaPiccola (Italy, 1904): Prigioniero (1948) Luigi DallaPiccola (Italy, 1904): Ulisse (1968) Gavriil Popov (Russia, 1904): Symphony No. 1 (1930) Marc Blitzstein (USA, 1905): Regina (1949) Michael Tippett (Britain, 1905): Midsummer Marriage (1952) Michael Tippett (Britain, 1905): King Priam (1961) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): The Nose (1929) Dmitrij Shostakovich (Russia, 1906): Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1934) Olivier Messiaen (France, 1908): San Francesco d'Assisi (1983) Giancarlo Menotti (Italy, 1911): Consul (1950) Benjamin Britten (Britain, 1913): Peter Grimes (1945) Benjamin Britten (Britain, 1913): Turn Of The Screw (1954) Alberto Ginastera (Argentina, 1916): Don Rodrigo (1964) Karl-Birger Blomdahl (Sweden, 1916): Aniara (1959) Berndt Zimmermann (Germany, 1918): Die Soldaten (1964) Berndt Zimmermann (Germany, 1918): Antiphonen for viola and 25 instrumentalists (1961) Mieczyslaw Weinberg (Russia, 1919): The Passenger (1968) Bruno Maderna (Italy, 1920): Satyricon (1973) Iannis Xenakis (Greece, 1922): Oresteia (1966) Gyorgy Ligeti (Hungary, 1923): Le Grand Macabre (1977) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): Prometeo (1984) Luigi Nono (Italy, 1924): Al Gran Sole Carico d'Amore/ In the Bright Sunshine Heavy with Love (1975) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Opera (1970) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): La Vera Storia (1982) Luciano Berio (Italy, 1925): Un Re in Ascolto (1984) Hans Henze (Germany, 1926): Boulevard Solitude (1951) Carlisle Floyd (USA, 1926): "Susannah" (1955) Gyorgy Kurtag (Hungary, 1926): Fin de Partie (2018) Hans Henze (Germany, 1926): Konig Hirsch (1955) Hans Henze (Germany, 1926): Bassarids (1965) Hans Henze (Germany, 1926): The Raft of the Medusa (1968) Hans Henze (Germany, 1926): We Come To The River (1976) Einojuhani Rautavaara (Finland, 1928): The House of the Sun (1990) Henri Pousseur (Belgium, 1929): Votre Faust (1963) Composers born before the 18th centuryComposers born in the 18th centuryComposers born in the 19th centuryComposers born after 1899Composers born after 1929Composers born after 1949See the note at the bottom of this page about the country credited for the musician (it is not necessarily the country where the musician was born, and not the country that exists today but didn't exist back then). |
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The Essential Symphonies and other Orchestral Works The Essential Piano Concertos The Greatest Pianists The Essential Concertos (except piano) The Greatest Violin Players The Essential Trios, Quartets, Quintets, Sextets The Greatest Flutists, Cellists, etc Music for Chamber Ensemble The Essential Operas The Greatest Sopranos The Essential Ballets The Best of Early Electronic Music The Greatest Vocal Music Best of Jazz Music Best of Rock Music Note about crediting the country: This rule needs to be corrected for "accidental" births: the Italian poet Ungaretti was born in Egypt but he grew up in Italy; the US astronaut Michael Collins was born in Rome but he grew up in the USA; Natalie Portman is not an Israeli; Keanu Reeves is not a Lebanonese; Emma Watson is not a French; Nicole Kidman is not a Hawaiian; the singer Freddie Mercury was not a Kenyan. Even this rule can be tricky to apply: Muzio Clementi was born and raised in Italy but moved to England as a teenager. The biggest problem is with the West European empires that stretched over multiple continents and were never really one country: was Tagore a British or Indian poet? Was Doris Lessing a Rhodesian or British writer? I am leaning towards writing British Empire. If you only write "India" or "Rhodesia", you mislead. Lessing was not an African writer, and Tagore was born in Kolkata which became part of India only after the British left (previously it was part of the Mughal empire, a Muslim empire that never called itself "India"). For people born centuries ago the discussion becomes even more complicated. We routinely think of Vivaldi as being "Italian" and Bach as being "German". Neither Italy nor Germany existed at the time. Vivaldi was born in the state of Venezia/Venice. Bach was born in a tiny state that was part of the Holy Roman Empire. Torelli was born in Verona, which belonged to the Republic of Venice. Tartini was born in a town that belonged to the Republic of Venice although today it is part of the country of Slovenia. Monteverdi was born in the state of Milan (which was under Spanish domination) but he started his career in Venice. Southern Italy was part of the Kingdom of Naples, which changed hands a few times but was mainly a Spanish colony. |