Musical Highs
Tom Service looks under the bonnet at musical climaxes and crescendos. How do composers negotiate musical drama to often devastating beauty and power?
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Alexander Scriabin
Le Poeme de l'extase Op.54 for orchestra
Conductor: Valery Gergiev. Performer: Mariinsky Orchestra.- Philips.
- 468 035-2.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no. 9 in D minor Op.125 (Choral)
Conductor: David Parry. Performer: London Philharmonic Orchestra.- X5.
- 105.
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Richard Wagner
Gotterdammerung [Part 4 of 'Der Ring des Nibelungen']
Conductor: Georg Solti. Performer: Vienna Philharmonic.- Decca.
- 455 573-2.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony no. 8 in C minor
Conductor: Christian Thielemann. Performer: Staatskapelle Dresden.- C MAJOR.
- 716108.
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Richard Strauss
Eine Alpensinfonie Op.64
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.- DG.
- DG 4390172.
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Johannes Brahms
Concerto in D major Op.77 for violin and orchestra
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan. Performer: Christian Ferras. Performer: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.- DG.
- DG 4777486.
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George Benjamin
Written on skin - opera in 3 parts
Performer: George Benjamin. Performer: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.- Nimbus.
- LC 5871.
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Gioachino Rossini
Il Barbiere di Siviglia - opera in 2 acts
Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Performer: London Symphony Orchestra.- DG.
- E4577332.
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Samuel Barber
Adagio for Strings
Performer: Ti毛sto.- Warner.
- 0000547474.
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Morton Feldman
For Philip Guston for flute, percussion and piano/celesta
Performer: California E.A.R. Unit.- Bridge.
- 9078A/D.
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Thomas Ad猫s
Concerto for violin and orchestra
Performer: Anthony Marwood. Performer: Thomas Ad猫s. Performer: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.- WARNER.
- 9995002715.
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Anna Meredith
Nautilus
Performer: Anna Meredith Band.- Moshi Moshi.
- MOSHICD67.
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Mark Simpson
Night music for cello and piano
Composer: Mark Simpson.- nmc.
- NMC NMCD225.
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John Adams
Grand pianola music for wind, 2 pianos, percussion & voices
Conductor: Ransom Wilson. Performer: Alan Feinberg. Performer: Ursula Oppens. Performer: Solisti New York.- EMI.
- CDC 7 47331.
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