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Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Sonata for Solo Cello--Matt Haimovitz, cello;
2. Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet--Members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe;
3. String Quartet no. 1 "Métamorphoses nocturnes"--Hagen Quartet;
4. Ten Pieces for Wind Quintet--Vienna Brass Soloists;
5. String Quartet No. 2--LaSalle Quartet

Disc 2:

1. Atmosphères for large orchestra--Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado;*
2. Volumina for organ--Gerd Zacher, organ;
3. Lux aeterna for 16 voices--Choir of North German Radio Hamburg;
4. Organ Study no. 1 "Harmonies"--Gerd Zacher, organ;
5. Lontano for orchestra--Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado;*
6. Ramifications for strings--Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez;
7. Melodien for Orchestra--London Sinfonietta, David Atherton

Disc 3:

1. Aventures--Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez; Nouvelles
2. Aventures--Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez;
3. Cello Concerto--Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello; Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez;
4. Chamber Concerto--Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez;
5. Mysteries of the Macabre--Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet;
6. Double Concerto for Flute and Oboe--Members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe*

Disc 4:

1. The Big Turtle Fanfare from the South China Sea--Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky, pianos;
2. Monument-Self-portrait-Movement--Alfons & Aloys Kontarsky, pianos;
3. Piano Study no. 2 "Cordes à vide"--Gianluca Cascioli, piano;
4. Piano Study no. 4 "Fanfares" Gianluca Cascioli, piano;
5. Piano Concerto--Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano;
6. Violin Concerto--Saschko Gawriloff, violin; Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #84592 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-09
• Number of discs: 4
• Format: Box set
• Running time: 309 minutes