Contemporary

The period since the Great War is undoubtedly the most bewildering of all, as composers have pulled in various apparently contradictory and opposing directions. Typical of the dilemma during the inter-war years, for example, were the Austrians, Webern and Lehar, the former was experimenting with the highly compressed and advanced form known as ‘serial structure’, while simultaneously Lehar was still indulging in an operetta style which would not have seemed out of place over half a century beforehand.

So diverse are the styles adopted throughout the greater part of the present century that only by experimentation can listeners discover for themselves whether certain composers are to their particular taste or not. However, the following recordings serve as an excellent introduction and will certainly repay investigation.

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Album Title Catalogue No.
A Ke, Jian: Golden Peacock / Song of Huayi / Ancient Music of the Sunny Spring / Yi Melody 82095
A TO Z OF CLASSICAL MUSIC (The) (2nd Expanded Edition, 2000) 8.555319-20
A TO Z OF CLASSICAL MUSIC (The) (3rd Expanded Edition, 2009) 8.558212-13
A TO Z OF OPERA (The) (2nd expanded edition) 8.558216-17
A TO Z OF STRING PLAYERS 8.558081-84
A, Kejian: Violin Concerto, "Hung Hu" / CHEN, Gang: Fantasy on a Sinkiang Folk Song (Takako Nishizaki, Singapore Symphony, Choo Hoey) 8.225811
AAPO HEINONEN QUINTET: Healing Flows PCD136
ABEL, M.: 1966 / 3 Femmes du Cinema / Reconciliation Day (Spectrum) (Bayrakdarian, Plitmann, Scharich, Cheli, LaDeur, Trio Barclay) DE3592
ABEL, M.: Home Is a Harbor [Opera] / The Palm Trees Are Restless (Chamberlin, Pisturino, Plitmann, Tadmor, La Brea Sinfonietta, Makino) DE3495
ABEL, M.: Vocal Music - The Invocation / Those Who Loved Medusa / The Ocean of Forgiveness (Time and Distance) (Plitmann, DeStefano, Tadmor) DE3550
ABELS, M.: Frederick's Fables / THOMAS, A.R.: Gwendolyn Brooks Settings (Children's Stories) (Sumuel, ChiArts Choir, Illinois Philharmonic, Kirov) CDR90000-233
ABRAHAMSEN / RUDERS / NIELSEN / PADE: Piano Music 8.224019
ABRAHAMSEN / RUDERS: String Quartets DCCD 9006
ABRAHAMSEN, H.: Marchenbilder / Lied in Fall / Winternacht 8.224080
ABRAHAMSEN, H.: Schnee (Lapland Chamber Orchestra, Storgårds) 6.220585
ABRAHAMSEN, H.: Snow Queen (The) [Opera] (Sung in English) (Bavarian State Opera, 2019-2020) (Blu-ray, HD) BSOREC2002
ABRAHAMSEN, H.: Snow Queen (The) [Opera] (Sung in English) (Bavarian State Opera, 2019-2020) (NTSC) BSOREC1002
ABRAHAMSEN, H.: String Quartet No. 1, "10 Preludes" / 6 Pieces (Ensemble MidtVest) 8.226091
ABRAHAMSEN, H.: Wind Quintets (Facer, Ensemble MidtVest) 8.226090
ABRAHAMSEN: 10 Studies for Piano / 6 Pieces for Violin, Horn and Piano 8.224155
ABRAHAMSEN: Stratifications / Nacht und Trompeten / Piano Concerto 8.226010
ABRIL: Piano Concerto / Hemeroscopium / 3 Sonatas for Orchestra 8.223849
Accordion and Viola Recital: Dimetrik, Wolfgang / Hubert, Anton - ROJKO, U. / RIHM, W. / DENHOFF, M. / STROPPA, M. / HUBER, N.A. (Titty Twister) Gramola98922
Accordion Concertos (Polish) - BŁAŻEWICZ, M. / MAJKUSIAK, M. / PRZYBYLSKI, B.K. (Baran, Polish Radio Symphony, Klauza) 8.574431
Accordion Music - LEVICKIS, M. / BACH, J.S. / GLASS, P. / ANGELIS, F. (Autograph) (M. Levickis) ACC-30606