Nate Brown, Composer

Welcome to Week 48 of The Works! Start with this week's podcast episode.

The pieces for this week are listed below, along with links to scores and other helpful information. Here is the Spotify playlist for Week 48.

Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (After Bizet)
     recommended audio recording: Russian National Orchestra/Pletnev
     video: this video appears to be the original choreography

Guillaume DuFay
Selected Motets:
  Vasilissa ergo gaude - score
  *O sancte Sebastiane - score
  O gemma, lux et speculum - score
  Apostolo glorioso - score
  Rite majorem Jacobus - score
  *Ecclesie militantis - score
  Balsamus et munda cera - score
  Supremum est mortalibus - score
  *Nuper rosarum flores - score
  *Salve flos Tusce gentis - score
  Magnanime gentes laudes - score
  Fulgens iubar ecclesiae dei - score
  Moribus et generae
     recommended recordings: Huelgas Ensemble (all of the above); Hilliard Ensemble (* selections)

Franz Liszt
Tasso: Lamento e trionfo - score
      recommended recordings: Orchestre de Paris/Solti; Budapest Symphony/Joo
Les preludes - score
     recommended recordings: Philadelphia Orchestra/Muti; Berlin Philharmonic/Karajan

Sergei Prokofiev
String Quartet No. 1 - score

Miles Davis
In a Silent Way
Bitches Brew
A Tribute to Jack Johnson

Welcome to Week 47 of The Works! Start with this week's podcast episode.

The pieces for this week are listed below, along with links to scores, opera libretto and synopsis, and other helpful information. Here is the Spotify playlist for Week 47.

Georges Bizet
Carmen - score - libretto & synopsis
     recommended audio recording: conducted by Abbado
     video recommendations: conducted by Levine; Rosi film

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 14 - score
     recommended recording: Bilson (fortepiano) with English Baroque/Gardiner

Camille Saint-Saens
Piano Quartet, Op. 41 - score

Charles Ives
Three Places in New England - score
     recommended recordings: Boston Symphony/Tilson Thomas; Cleveland Orchestra/Dohnanyi
Central Park in the Dark - score
     recommended recording: New York Philharmonic/Bernstein
The Unanswered Question - score
     recommended recordings: New York Philharmonic/Bernstein; Chicago Symphony/Tilson Thomas

Miles Davis
E.S.P.
Miles Smiles
Nefertiti

Welcome to Week 46 of The Works! Start with this week's podcast episode, which includes a quick overview of the nationalities of the composers in the project.

The pieces for this week are listed below, along with links to scores where available. Here is the Spotify playlist for Week 46.

William Byrd
The Great Service - score
     recommended recordings: Tallis Scholars; Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Niccolo Paganini
Le Streghe - score
Moto perpetuo - score

Bela Bartok
Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta - score
      recommended recordings: Chicago Symphony/Reiner; Chicago Symphony/Solti

Malcolm Arnold
The Bridge on the River Kwai (film score)

N.W.A.
Straight Outta Compton

Ice Cube
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Here is a list of all the pieces in The Works project that are titled as some sort of a concerto but don't fit into any of the previous lists of solo (or small group) concerti. Many of them are concerti grossi, which is a special baroque form that made a small comeback in the 20th century. Two are concerti for unusual solo groups that didn't fit into any of the previous lists. The next group is a special genre of piece called “Concerto for Orchestra” that emerged in the 20th century. All pieces in this group are titled Concerto for Orchestra except the last one. There is a final list of miscellaneous pieces that don't quite fit into any of the other categories.

As with the other lists, each section is arranged roughly chronologically.

Concerto Grosso
Giuseppe Torelli: Op. 8 Nos. 1-12
G.F. Handel: Op. 3 Nos. 1-6; Op. 6 Nos. 1-12; "Alexander's Feast" Concerto
Antonio Vivaldi: Op. 3 Nos. 1, 2, 7, 10, 11
Arcangelo Corelli: Op. 6 Nos. 1-12
G.P. Telemann: TWV 54:D3
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerti Nos. 1-6
Francesco Geminiani: Op. 2 Nos. 1-6; Op. 3 Nos. 1-6; Op. 7 Nos 1-6
Igor Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks Concerto
Bohuslav Martinu: Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano and TImpani
Alfred Schnittke: Concerto Grosso No. 1
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich: Concerto Grosso 1985

Concerti for Multiple Instruments
Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto (piano, violin, and cello)
Gunther Schuller: Concertino for Jazz Quartet and Orchestra

Concerto for Orchestra
Bela Bartok
Elliott Carter
Witold Lutoslawski
Roger Sessions
Michael Tippett
Joan Tower
Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 10

Pieces called “Concerto” that don't fit into any of the above categories
Giuseppe Torelli: 12 Concerti Musicali, Op. 6
Michael Tippett: Concerto for Double String Orchestra

Here is a list of all pieces in The Works project that are for one or more string instrument soloists (other than violin only) with orchestra. The list is arranged roughly chronologically. 

If the work doesn't have a title beyond “X Concerto” or “Concerto for X and Orchestra”, then only the composer's name is mentioned (see Walton under viola for an example). If the composer has more than one such concerto, the number or numbers are listed (see Haydn under cello for an example).

The list under each instrument heading is organized roughly chronologically.

Viola
G.P. Telemann: Concerto, TWV 51:G9
Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie
William Walton
Paul Hindemith: Der Schwanendreher; Trauermusik
Bela Bartok
Luciano Berio: Chemins 2; Chemins 3
Morton Feldman: The Viola in My Life IV

Cello
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti, R. 413, 424
C.P.E. Bach: Concerto, H. 439
Luigi Boccherini: Concerti, G. 476, 479, 480, 482, 483
F.J. Haydn: Nos. 1-2
Robert Schumann
Camille Saint-Saens: No. 1
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Antonin Dvorak
Richard Strauss: Don Quixote
Edward Elgar
Ernst Bloch: Schelomo
Frank Bridge: Oration
Paul Hindemith
William Walton
Dmitri Shostakovich: No. 1
Benjamin Britten: Symphony for Cello and Orchestra
Gyorgy Ligeti
Witold Lutoslawski
Henri Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain…
John Tavener: The Protecting Veil
Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 2

Double Bass
Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 7

Harp
G.F. Handel: Concerto, Op. 4 No. 6
Claude Debussy: Danse sacree et danse profane
Alberto Ginastera
Luciano Berio: Chemins 1

Mandolin
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto, R. 425

Guitar
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto, R. 93 (guitar or lute)
Joachim Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasia para un gentilhombre
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Luciano Berio: Chemins 5

Multiple String Instruments
W.A. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 (violin and viola)
Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto (violin and cello)
Michael Tippett: Triple Concerto (violin, viola, and cello)
Peter Maxwell Davies: Strathclyde Concerto No. 5 (violin and viola)

Welcome to Week 45 of The Works! Start with this week's podcast episode.

The pieces for this week are listed below, along with links to scores and texts/translations where available. Here is the Spotify playlist for Week 45.

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 9 (Op. 59 No. 3) - score
     recommended recordings: Tokyo Quartet; Guarneri Quartet; The Lindsays

Franz Peter Schubert
Selected Lieder:
     Suleika, D. 720 - score - text and translation
     An die Leier, D. 737 - score - text and translation
     Im Haine, D. 738 - score - text and translation
     Am See, D. 746 - score - text and translation
     Die Liebe hat gelogen, D. 751 - score - text and translation
     Nachtviolen, D. 752 - score - text and translation
     Heliopolis II, D. 754 - score - text and translation
     Der Musensohn, D. 764 - score - text and translation
     Wandrers Nachtlied II, D. 768 - score - text and translation
     Der Zwerg, D. 771 - score - text and translation
     Wehmut, D. 772 - score - text and translation
     Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774 - score - text and translation
     Dass sie hier gewesen, D. 775 - score - text and translation
     Du bist die Ruh, D. 776 - score - text and translation
     Lachen und Weinen, D. 777 - score - text and translation
     Viola, D. 786 - score - text and translation
(various recordings are recommended)

Muzio Clementi
Piano Sonata, Op. 24 No. 2 (sometimes called Op. 41 No. 2 or Op. 47 No. 2) - score
Piano Sonata, Op. 25 No. 5 (sometimes called Op. 26 No. 2) - score
Piano Sonata, Op. 33 No. 3 - score
     recommended recordings: Demidenko; Horowitz

John Cage
Imaginary Landscape No. 4
Williams Mix
Fontana Mix
Rozart Mix

Miles Davis
Selected tracks from The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (starting with the 6 tracks released as Highlights from the Plugged Nickel)

Welcome to Week 44 of The Works! Start with this week's podcast episode.

The pieces for this week are listed below, along with links to scores, opera libretto and synopsis, and other helpful information. Here is the Spotify playlist for Week 44.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Nozze di Figaro - score - libretto and synopsis
     recommended audio recording: conducted by Giulini
     video recommendations: conducted by Haitink; conducted by Gardiner (with authentic instruments)

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 8 (Op. 59 No. 2) - score
     recommended recordings: The Lindsays; Guarneri Quartet

Edouard Lalo
Symphonie espagnole - score
      recommended recordings: Mutter; Heifetz

Heitor Villa-Lobos
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9 - score
     note: Villa-Lobos' works are not in the public domain in all countries, so please follow your own country's laws when deciding whether to download the scores.

Public Enemy
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
Fear of a Black Planet

Here is a list of all pieces in The Works project that are for one or more violin soloists with orchestra (or other large ensemble in a few cases). The list is arranged roughly chronologically. 

If the work doesn't have a title beyond “Violin Concerto” or “Concerto for Violin and Orchestra”, then only the composer's name is mentioned. If the composer has more than one such concerto, the number or numbers are listed (see Mozart for an example).

Baroque Era
Antonio Vivaldi: Op. 3 Nos. 3, 6, 9, 12 (single violin); Nos. 5, 8 (two violins); No 4 (four violins); Op. 8 Nos. 1-4 ("The Four Seasons")
J. S. Bach: BWV 1041-1042; BWV 1043 (two violins)
G. P. Telemann: TWV 53:F1 (three violins)

Classical Era
Giuseppe Tartini: Concerto in D minor
W. A. Mozart: Nos. 1-3
Ludwig van Beethoven

Romantic Era
Niccolo Paganini: La Streghe; Moto perpetuo; Concerti Nos. 1-6
Felix Mendelssohn
Robert Schumann
Henri Vieuxtemps: No. 5
Henryk Wieniawski: No. 2
Camille Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso; Concerto No. 3; Havanaise
Max Bruch: No. 1
Edouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole
P. I. Tchaikovsky
Pablo de Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen
Johannes Brahms
Ernest Chausson: Poeme
Jean Sibelius
Edward Elgar

Modern Era
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Karol Szymanowski: Nos. 1-2
Sergei Prokofiev: Nos. 1-2
Kurt Weill
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Igor Stravinsky
Roger Sessions
Alban Berg
Arnold Schoenberg
Bela Bartok: No. 2
Ernst Bloch
Benjamin Britten
William Walton
Walter Piston: No. 1
Lou Harrison: Koncherto por la Violino kun Perkuta Orkestra; Suite for Violin and Gamelan
Samuel Barber
Aram Khachaturian
Erich Wolfgang von Korngold
William Schuman
Dmitri Shostakovich: No. 1
Arvo Part: Tabula Rasa (two violins)
Sofia Gubaidulina: Offertorium
Luciano Berio: Corale
Witold Lutoslawski: Chain 2
Philip Glass: No. 1
Elliott Carter
Wolfgang Rihm: Gesungene Zeit
Gyorgy Ligeti
John Adams
Nicholas Maw

Welcome to Week 43 of The Works! Start with this week's podcast episode.

The pieces for this week are listed below, along with links to scores and other helpful information. Here is the Spotify playlist for Week 43.

Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 7 (Op. 59 No. 1) - score
     recommended recordings: Lindsay Quartet; Guarneri Quartet

Hector Berlioz
Requiem (Grande messe des morts) - score
     recommended recordings: conducted by Ozawa; Davis; Shaw; Munch

Erik Satie
Cinema - score
      This piece is the score to a silent film (available here with no score) entitled Entr'Acte because it was to be shown between the acts of Satie's ballet Relache.

Steve Reich
Piano Phase
Pendulum Music - score

Miles Davis
Two live sets recorded in Stockholm on March 22, 1960, later released on several compilations.

Here is a list of all pieces in The Works project that are for one or more keyboard soloists with orchestra. Under each type of keyboard instrument, the list is arranged roughly chronologically.

If the work doesn't have a title beyond “X Concerto” or “Concerto for X and Orchestra”, then only the composer's name is mentioned. If the composer has more than one such concerto, the number or numbers are listed (see Arne under organ for an example).

HARPSICHORD
J. S. Bach: BWV 1052-58 (for one harpsichord); BWV 1060-1062 (for two harpsichords); BWV 1063-1064 (for three harpsichords); BWV 1065 (for four harpsichords)

PIANO AND HARPSICHORD
Elliott Carter: Double Concerto

ORGAN
G. F. Handel: Op. 4 Nos. 1-5; Op. 7 Nos. 1-6
Thomas Arne: Nos. 1-6
Francis Poulenc
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Annunciations

PIANO
W. A. Mozart: Nos. 9-27 (No. 10 is for two pianos)
F. J. Haydn: Concerto in D Major
Ludwig van Beethoven: Nos. 1-5
John Field: Nos. 1-7
Carl Maria von Weber: Konzertstuck J. 282
Frederic Chopin: Nos. 1-2; Variations on “La ci darem la mano”; Andante spinato; Grande polonaise brillant
Felix Mendelssohn: Nos. 1-2
Franz Liszt: Nos. 1-2; Totentanz; Hungarian Fantasia
Robert Schumann
Johannes Brahms: Nos. 1-2
Camille Saint-Saens: Nos. 2, 4, 5
Edvard Grieg
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Nos. 1-3
Antonin Dvorak
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Cesar Franck: Les Djinns; Variations Symphoniques
Edward MacDowell: No. 2
Vincent d'Indy: Symphony on a French Mountain Air
Richard Strauss: Burleske in D Minor
Gabriel Faure: Ballade in F-sharp Minor
Leos Janacek: Concertino; Capriccio (for left hand)
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Nos. 1-4; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ferrucio Busoni
Max Reger
Sergei Prokofiev: Nos. 1-5
Manuel de Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Erwin Schulhoff
Igor Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Winds; Capriccio; Movements
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Piano Concerto
Bela Bartok: Nos. 1-3
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Aaron Copland
Nikolai Medtner: No. 2
Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand; Concerto in G Major
Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Two Pianos
Dmitri Shostakovich: Nos. 1-2
Aram Khachaturian
Witold Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto
Arnold Schoenberg
John Cage: Concerto for Prepared Piano; Concert [sic] for Piano and Orchestra
Olivier Messiaen: Reveil de oiseaux; Sept haikai
Bohuslav Martinu: No. 4
Michael Tippett
Alberto Ginastera: No. 1
Samuel Barber
Elliott Carter
George Perle: Concertino; Concerti Nos. 1-2
Charles Wuorinen: No. 3
Milton Babbitt
Gyorgy Ligeti