20th Century Classical

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Classical pieces spanning the 1900s from Sibelius to Schoenberg.

30 SONGS • 2 HOURS AND 38 MINUTES

1

Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Paavo Järvi & Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

The Very Best of Arvo Part

06:49

2

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 8: I. Toccata

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 8: I. Toccata

Beethoven & Stravinsky: Violin Concertos

05:22

3

Sequenza VII

Berio: Sequenzas I-XIV (Complete)

09:07

4

Tosti: L'alba sepàra dalla luce l'ombra (Transcr. Hazell)

Tosti: L'alba sepàra dalla luce l'ombra (Transcr. Hazell)

Freddie De Tommaso, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Renato Balsadonna

02:30

5

Concerto for Cello, Wind Orchestra and Band, Op. 129: IV. Menuett

Concerto for Cello, Wind Orchestra and Band, Op. 129: IV. Menuett

Offenbach & Gulda: Cello Concertos

04:00

6

Quartet for the End of Time: 2. Vocalise, pour l’ange qui annonce la fin du temps (Vocalise, for the Angel who announces the end of time)

Quartet for the End of Time: 2. Vocalise, pour l’ange qui annonce la fin du temps (Vocalise, for the Angel who announces the end of time)

Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Olivier Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time; Kurt Rohde: one wing

04:54

7

Six épigraphes antiques (orch. by Ernest Ansermet): I. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été (Live)

Six épigraphes antiques (orch. by Ernest Ansermet): I. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été (Live)

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Armin Jordan

Armin Jordan conducts Debussy, Roussel & Chausson

02:41

8

Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon

Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: Song to the Moon

Edgar Moreau feat. Jérémie Moreau

A Family Affair

06:42

9

Elegy

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

The Gerard Schwarz Collection

04:51

10

Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 (1907)

Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 (1907)

Scriabin: Complete Piano Sonatas

13:16

11

Carmina Burana, Act I: I. O Fortuna

Carmina Burana, Act I: I. O Fortuna

Prague Festival Chorus & Prague Festival Orchestra

100 Must-Have Halloween Horror Songs

02:29

12

Divertimento No. 2, Op. 24 "Magyar népi dallamok": I. Lakodalmas

Divertimento No. 2, Op. 24 "Magyar népi dallamok": I. Lakodalmas

Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV

Weiner: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3

03:41

13

Sibelius: Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1

Sibelius: Valse triste, Op. 44 No. 1

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Jean Sibelius

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites / Sibelius: Valse triste

06:07

14

The Cunning Little Vixen Suite (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra): V. Tulakova pisen (Wanderer's Song)

The Cunning Little Vixen Suite (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra): V. Tulakova pisen (Wanderer's Song)

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Janacek, L.: Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 3 - the Cunning Little Vixen / From the House of the Dead

06:45

15

Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a - X. Nocturne (Live)

Shostakovich: The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a - X. Nocturne (Live)

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla & Dmitri Shostakovich

05:03

16

L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Danse infernale de tous les sujets de Kachtcheï

L'Oiseau de feu, Tableau I: Danse infernale de tous les sujets de Kachtcheï

Sir Simon Rattle & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Petrushka, The Firebird & Apollon musagète

04:36

17

"Summertime" (from Porgy and Bess)

"Summertime" (from Porgy and Bess)

Joshua Bell & Peter Dugan

At Home With Music (Live)

02:32

18

Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: II. Presentando le coppie. Allegro scherzando

Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: II. Presentando le coppie. Allegro scherzando

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116 & Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz. 106

06:39

19

Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz No. 2

Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz No. 2

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Shostakovich, D.: Moscow Cheryomushki Suite - Jazz Suites Nos. 1 and 2 - Tahiti Trot

03:38

20

Violin Sonata No 2 in D Major: III. Andante

Violin Sonata No 2 in D Major: III. Andante

Benjamin Baker & Daniel Lebhardt

1942: Prokofiev, Copland & Poulenc

03:32

21

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Einleitung (From "2001: A Space Odyssey")

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Einleitung (From "2001: A Space Odyssey")

Slovenská filharmónia

Classical Music at the Movies: Sci-Fi, Thrillers & Suspense

01:49

22

Crown Imperial, C. 33

Crown Imperial, C. 33

English Northern Philharmonia & Paul Daniel

Rule Britannia & Other Music from Last Night of the Proms

06:38

23

Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte

Ravel - Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Conducted By Barry Wordsworth / Piano By Christopher O'Riley)

Gershwin / Ravel / Debussy

06:05

24

Parade: Choral - Prélude du rideau rouge - Prestidigitateur chinois

Parade: Choral - Prélude du rideau rouge - Prestidigitateur chinois

Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy

Satie: Parade, Gymnopédies, Mercure & Relâche

05:37

25

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Theme

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34: Theme

London Symphony Orchestra

Britten: The Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra / Variations On A Theme of Frank Bridge

02:07

26

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5, Op. 82: III. Allegro molto

American Symphony Orchestra

Sibelius: Symphony No. 5, Op 82

08:44

27

Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5: (Rehearsal No. 23) -

Pelleas und Melisande, Op. 5: (Rehearsal No. 23) -

Philharmonia Orchestra

Schoenberg, A.: Pelleas Und Melisande / Erwartung

06:51

28

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: Dance of the Knights

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: Dance of the Knights

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

05:42

29

Fanfare for the Common Man

Fanfare for the Common Man

London Symphony Orchestra & Aaron Copland

Copland Conducts Copland - Expanded Edition (Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring, Old American Songs (Complete), Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes)

03:16

30

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VIII. Louange a l'immortalite de Jesus (In Praise of the Immortality of Jesus)

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: VIII. Louange a l'immortalite de Jesus (In Praise of the Immortality of Jesus)

Amici Chamber Ensemble

Messiaen: Quartet for the End of Time / Theme and Variations

06:26