Songs without words : classical music from the war.

Bibliographic Details
Format: CD Audio
Language:No linguistic content
Published: New York, NY : Legacy/RCA Red Seal, [2007]
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Table of Contents:
  • The death of Falstaff : from Henry V : two pieces for strings / William Walton (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor)
  • II., Adagio, ma non troppo : from Cello concerto in B minor, op. 104 / Antonín Dvořák (Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello; New York Philharmonic; Kurt Masur, conductor)
  • Concerto for clarinet, strings, harp, and piano [excerpt] / Aaron Copland (Benny Goodman, clarinet; Abba Bogin, piano; Laura Newell, harp; Columbia Symphony Orchestra; Copland, conductor)
  • IV., Lamento, adagio : from Trio for violin, horn, and piano : Hommage à Brahms / György Ligeti (Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano; Marie-Luise Neunecker, horn; Saschko Gawriloff, violin)
  • Élégie, op. 24 / Gabriel Fauŕe (Steven Isserlis, violoncello; Pascal Devoyon, piano)
  • Nuages gris / Franz Liszt (Barry Douglas, piano)
  • III., Abime des oiseaux : from Quatuor pour la fin du temps = Quartet for the end of time / Olivier Messiaen (Ensemble Tashi)
  • Grovers Corners : from Our town / Aaron Copland (New Philharmonia Orchestra; Copland, conductor)
  • Song without words : op. 109 / Felix Mendelssohn (Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello; Emmanuel Ax, piano)
  • Variation IX : Nimrod : adagio from Variations on an original theme : op. 36 : "Enigma" / Edward Elgar (London Philharmonic Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor).