54/60. The Modernists
Thursday 11 October 2007 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series, which connects historical events and their effect on the course of classical music.
Playlist
54/60. The Modernists
A new generation of post-war composers Olivier Messiaen and Pierre Boulez, wanted to sweep away the past and make music speak for a new world.
Cage: Sonata for prepared piano - Sonata II
Boris Berman (piano)
Naxos 8.554345 Track 2
Berio: Folk Songs
Jard Van Nes (mezzo-soprano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
DECCA 4258322 Tracks 2 - 12
Messiaen: Mode de valeurs et d'intensites
Yvonne Loriod (piano)
Erato ECD 71589 Track 16
Boulez: Notations I, VII, IV, III and II
Orchestre National de Lyon
David Robertson (conductor)
Naive MO782163 Tracks 2-6
Cage: Sonata for prepared piano III + V
Boris Berman (piano)
Naxos 8.554345 Tracks 3 + 6
Stockhausen: Kreuzspiel (excerpt)
Ensemble Intercontemporian
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Auvidis MO 780518 Track 8
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