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Elliott Carter (Composer) - Nonesuch Retrosepective [CD]

Nonesuch Retrosepective

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The intrepid tempo experiments and convention-defying compositions of Elliott Carter have led both listeners and musicians to label his pieces "difficult music." But there's deep beauty beneath the forbidding surface; here are 4 CDs of the heralded Nonesuch recordings (1968-85) by this two-time Pulitzer-prize-winning composer: Dust of Snow; Piano Sonata; the Minotaur; String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2; the Rose Family; Variations for Orchestra; Triple Duo, and more masterpieces of modernism!

Tracklist:

  1. Piano Sonata: 1. Maestoso
  2. Piano Sonata: 2. Andante
  3. Poems (3) of Robert Frost, for mezzo-soprano (or baritone) & sma
  4. Poems (3) of Robert Frost, for mezzo-soprano (or baritone) & sma
  5. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 1. King Minos
  6. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 1. King Minos
  7. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 1. King Minos
  8. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 1. King Minos
  9. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 1. King Minos
  10. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  11. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  12. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  13. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  14. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  15. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  16. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  17. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  18. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  19. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  20. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  21. Minotaur, ballet in 2 scenes, for orchestra: Scene 2. Before the
  22. Elegy, for string orchestra
  23. Sonata for cello & piano: Moderato
  24. Sonata for cello & piano: Vivace, molto leggiero
  25. Sonata for cello & piano: Adagio
  26. Sonata for cello & piano: Allegro
  27. String Quartet No. 1: Fantasia: Maestoso - Allegro scorrevole
  28. String Quartet No. 1: Allegro scorrevole - Adagio
  29. String Quartet No. 1: Variations
  30. Sonata for flute, oboe, cello & harpsichord: Risoluto
  31. Sonata for flute, oboe, cello & harpsichord: Lento
  32. Sonata for flute, oboe, cello & harpsichord: Allegro
  33. Variations for Orchestra
  34. String Quartet No. 2: Introduction
  35. String Quartet No. 2: 1. Allegro fantastico
  36. String Quartet No. 2: Cadenza for Viola
  37. String Quartet No. 2: 2. Presto scherzando
  38. String Quartet No. 2: Cadenza for Cello
  39. String Quartet No. 2: 3. Andante espressivo
  40. String Quartet No. 2: Cadenza for First Violin
  41. String Quartet No. 2: 4. Allegro
  42. String Quartet No. 2: Conclusion
  43. Double Concerto for harpsichord, piano & 2 chamber orchestras: I
  44. Double Concerto for harpsichord, piano & 2 chamber orchestras: C
  45. Double Concerto for harpsichord, piano & 2 chamber orchestras: A
  46. Double Concerto for harpsichord, piano & 2 chamber orchestras: A
  47. Double Concerto for harpsichord, piano & 2 chamber orchestras: P
  48. Double Concerto for harpsichord, piano & 2 chamber orchestras: C
  49. Double Concerto for harpsichord, piano & 2 chamber orchestras: C
  50. Night Fantasies, for piano
  51. Triple Duo, for ensemble: Allegro
  52. Triple Duo, for ensemble: Vivo - Animato
  53. Triple Duo, for ensemble: Allegretto
  54. Triple Duo, for ensemble: Vivo
  55. Triple Duo, for ensemble: Maestoso - Lento - Maestoso - Scherzos
  56. Triple Duo, for ensemble: Allegro fantastico
  57. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Dolphins
  58. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Across the Yar
  59. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Harriet
  60. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Dies Irae
  61. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: Careless Night
  62. In Sleep, in Thunder, for tenor & 14 instruments: In Genesis

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