Sir Simon Rattle conducts and explores Music of the 20th Century [3xBlu Box Set] (2016) Blu - ray

levka14 · 10 November 2024

Sir Simon Rattle conducts and explores Music of the 20th Century [3xBlu-ray Box Set] (2016) Blu-ray

Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Special Features: Biographies of the Composers, additional Audio Tracks, Picture Galleries and a filmed concert performance of Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Gruppen Dancing on a Volcano – the musical revolution in Vienna at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century Richard Wagner, Arnold Schönberg, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Alban Berg Rhythm – when music in the west freed itself from the dominance of melody and explored the richness of musical pulse for its own sake. Igor Stravinsky, György Ligeti, Pierre Boulez, Gustav Mahler, Olivier Messiaen, Conlon Nancarrow, Edgar Varèse, Steve Reich Colour – the shift away from melody towards an emphasis on tone colour or “timbre“. Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schönberg, Pierre Boulez, Olivier Messiaen, Toru Takemitsu, Maurice Ravel Three Journeys Through Dark Landscapes - the effect of fundamental political upheaval on the music of Béla Bartók, Dmitri Shostakovich and Witold Lutoslawski. The American Way – the music of young men in a young country, individualists and innovators who nevertheless learnt from the music of the past, and from the music of other cultures. George Gershwin, Charles Ives, John Cage, Elliott Carter, Morton Feldman, Aaron Copland, John Adams, Kurt Weill, Terry Riley, Leonard Bernstein After the Wake – Considers the musical legacy of two old men who had dominated the fi rst part of the 20th century – Schönberg and Strauss – and looks at the post-war generation of young Europeans. Richard Strauss, Arnold Schönberg, Anton Webern, Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Benjamin Britten, Igor Stravinsky Bonus: Filmed Concert of Karlheinz Stockhausen‘s Gruppen Threads – an eclectic, and very personal selection of works by 20th century composers like Luciano Berio, Hans Werner Henze, György Kurtág, Sofia Gubaidulina, Harrison Birtwistle, Oliver Knussen and Mark-Anthony Turnage to illustrate the rich variety of newer musical trends.

Quality: Blu-ray | Container: BDMV | Video codec: MPEG4 | Audio Codec: LPCM
Classical, Documentary | Duration: 18:10:57 | 84.37 GB

Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 17419 kbps / 1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit (English)
Audio 2: LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit (German)

Tracklist:

01 - I. Dancing on a Volcano, II. Rhythm [5:48:11]

Dancing on a Volcano
1. Introduction
2. Richard Wagner - The Tristan Chord
3. Vienna 1900
4. Arnold Schönberg - Leaving Tonality Behind
5. Gustav Mahler - Precursor of Modernity
6. Richard Strauss - Progressive or Reactionary?
7. Schönberg again - Developing the Twelve-tone Technique
8. Anton Webern - Master of the Small Form
9. Alban Berg - Requiem for a Fallen Culture

Rhythm
10. Introduction
11. Rhythm
12. Igor Stravinsky - The vessel of an exhausted era cracking open
13. Edgar Varese - "Tunes are merely the gossips in music"
14. Gustav Mahler - High in the stratosphere
15. György Ligeti - "Music should not be well-bred"
16. Steve Reich - The multi-layered face of music
17. Conlon Nancarrow - The possibilities of digital dexterity
18. Pierre Boulez - Ceremony of remembrance and extinction
10. Olivier Messioen - A celebration in sound

02 - III. Colour, IV. Three Journeys Through Dark Landscapes, V. The American Way [8:07:54]

Colour
1. Introduction
2. Claude Debussy - Light and Flexibility in Music
3. Igor Stravinsky - Carnivorous Colours
4. Maurice Ravel - The Power of Pure Imagination
5. Debussy's Jeux - Music without Feet
6. Arnold Schönberg - Searching for New Modes of Languages
7. Pierre Boulez - "I need all the leaves"
8. Olivier Messioen - Music is Coloured
9. Toru Takemitsu - Walking through a Beautiful Japanese Garden

Three Journeys Through Dark Landscapes
10. Introduction
11. Music and Politics
12. Bela Bartok - A Journey inte Exile
13. Dmitri Shostakovitch - A Journey towards Truth
14. Witold Lutoslawski - A Journey towards Freedom

The American Way
15. Introduction
16. George Gershwin - Music that Smells like New York
17. Charles Ives - The Insurance Broker and Devine Composer
18. Elliott Carter - America itself in Music
19. Aaron Copland - Through a particulary American Camera
20. Kurt Weill - Melting Pot America
21. Leonard Bernstein - The Vibrancy of American Life
22. John Cage - An Inventor of Genius
23. Morton Feldman - A Kind of Pulsating Stillness
24. Terry Riley - A Type of Hypnotic State
25. John Adams - An Exhilarating Snse of Flying Motion

03 - VI. After the Wake, VII. Threads [4:14:52]

After the wake
1. Introduction
2. The "other" Richard Strauss - Four Last Songs
3. Arnold Schönberg - "The Forgotten Creed"
4. After the Wake
5. Messiaen's Composition Class
6. Pierre Boulez - The Proton of Music
7. Karlheinz Stockhousen - A Playtime for the Imagination
8. Benjamin Britten - An Outsider in Many Different Ways
9. Igor Stravinsky - A Pocket Sized History of Music

Threads
10. Introduction
11. The Rainbow after the Storm
12. Luciano Berio - Where Intellect Crosses Fantasy
13. Hans Werner Henze - Essentially a Storyteller
14. Sofia Gubaidulina - "Don't be afraid of being yourself"
15. György Kurtag - A Box Full of Secrets
16. Harrison Bertwistle - From the Bowels of the Earth
17. Mark-Anthony Turnage - A Poet of the Urban Landscape
18. Oliver Knussen - A Childhood of Brilliant Whirring Ideas

Soloists:
Gidon Kremer (Violinist), Anne Sofie von Otter (Sängerin), Peter Donohoe (Pianist), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Sänger), Daniel Harding (Dirigent) and many more
Orchestra, Chorus:
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Sir Simon Rattle

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