Welcome to Week 24 of The Works! There is no podcast episode this week, but next episode will discuss the works listened to in both weeks 23 and 24.
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 24.
Claudio Monteverdi
Vespro della Beata Vergine - score and text with translation
recommended recordings: Gardiner; Parrott
Lou Harrison
Symphony No. 2 “Elegiac”
Claude Debussy
Jeux - score
recommended recordings: Haitink; Boulez
John Williams
Jaws - film score
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
Far East Suite
New Orleans Suite