SEASON 2007-08: OM CENTURY PART I
TRAINS OF THOUGHT
October 20, 2007
Comments by Betty Freeman on Different Trains
Different Trains (1988) I. America – Before the War
Steve Reich
Different Trains (1988) II. Europe – During the War
Steve Reich
Different Trains (1988) III. After the War
Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint (1987) I. Fast
Steve Reich
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949) I
Elliot Carter
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949) II
Elliot Carter
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949) III
Elliot Carter
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949) IV
Elliot Carter
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949) V
Elliot Carter
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949) VI
Elliot Carter
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949) VII
Elliot Carter
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949) VIII
Elliot Carter
Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949) Fantasy
Elliot Carter
Electric Counterpoint (1987) II. Slow
Steve Reich
Electric Counterpoint (1987) III. Fast
Steve Reich
Four Etudes from Twelve New Etudes Books I-IV (1977-1986) Book I: Recitatif
William Bolcom
Four Etudes from Twelve New Etudes Books I-IV (1977-1986) Book II: Nocturne
William Bolcom
Four Etudes from Twelve New Etudes Books I-IV (1977-1986) Book III: Rag Infernal (Syncopes...
William Bolcom
Four Etudes from Twelve New Etudes Books I-IV (1977-1986) Book IV: Hymne A L’Amour
William Bolcom
Très Lent in memoriam Olivier Messiaen (1995)
Joan Tower
DIANA’S QUIVER: CLAUDE DEBUSSY
November 10, 2007
Sonate in g minor for Violin and Piano (1917) Lively and quick
Claude Debussy
Sonate in g minor for Violin and Piano (1917) Intermezzo
Claude Debussy
Sonate in g minor for Violin and Piano (1917) Finale
Claude Debussy
Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915) Pastorale
Claude Debussy
Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915) Interlude
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Les Courtisanes égyptiennes
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) L’Eau pure du bassin
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) La Danseuse aux crotales
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Le Souvenir de Mnasidica
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Le Pluie au matin
Claude Debussy
Sonata for flute, viola and harp (1915) Finale
Claude Debussy
Three Songs of Bilitis (1899) The Flute of Pan
Claude Debussy
Three Songs of Bilitis (1899) Long Locks of Hair
Claude Debussy
Three Songs of Bilitis (1899) The Tomb of the Naiads
Claude Debussy
Quartet in g minor (1893) Animated and very decisive
Claude Debussy
Quartet in g minor (1893) Quick and quite rhythmic
Claude Debussy
Quartet in g minor (1893) Andantino, sweetly expressive
Claude Debussy
Quartet in g minor (1893) Moderately - very moving with passion
Claude Debussy
Syrinx (1913)
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Chant pastoral
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Les Comparaisons
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Les Contes
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Chanson
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) La Partie d’osselets
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Bilitis
Claude Debussy
Chansons de Bilitis (1901) Le Tombeau sans nom
Claude Debussy
BRIGHT TOKENS
December 9, 2007
Sonata for Cello (1917) Prologue: Slow
Claude Debussy
Sonata for Cello (1917) Serenade: Moderately Animated
Claude Debussy
Sonata for Cello (1917) Finale: Animated
Claude Debussy
From Eight Preludes (1929) The Dove (La Colombe)
Olivier Messiaen
From Eight Preludes (1929) Ecstatic Song in a Sad Landscape (Chant d’extase dans un paysage triste)
Olivier Messiaen
From Etudes (1915) For the Chromatic Degrees (Pour les Degrés chromatiques)
Claude Debussy
From Etudes (1915) For the Ornaments (Pour les Agréments)
Claude Debussy
From Etudes (1915) For Chords (Pour les Accords)
Claude Debussy
From Eight Preludes (1929) The Impalpable Sounds of a Dream (Les sons impalpables du rêve)
Olivier Messiaen
From Eight Preludes (1929) A Reflection in the Wind (Un reflect dans le vent)
Olivier Messiaen
From Rhythmic Etudes (Etudes de Rhythm, 1949-50) Island of Fire I (Île de feu I)
Olivier Messiaen
Step by Step (Pas à Pas, 1985)
Karel Goeyvaerts
From Mirrors (Miroirs, 1905) Moth (Noctuelles)
Maurice Ravel
From Mirrors (Miroirs, 1905) Sad birds (Oiseaux Tristes)
Maurice Ravel
From Mirrors (Miroirs, 1905) Valley of the Bells (La Vallée des Cloches)
Maurice Ravel
Litany II (1950, revised 1989)
Toru Takemitsu
Vocalise Etude (1935)
Olivier Messiaen
Le Jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este (1877)
Franz Liszt
IN CAPTIVITY
January 26, 2008
Quartet for the End of Time (Quatour pour la Fin du Temps, 1940) Liturgy of Crystal
Olivier Messiaen
Quartet for the End of Time (Quatour pour la Fin du Temps, 1940) Vocalise for the Angel who Annou...
Olivier Messiaen
Quartet for the End of Time (Quatour pour la Fin du Temps, 1940) Abyss of the Birds
Olivier Messiaen
Quartet for the End of Time (Quatour pour la Fin du Temps, 1940) Interlude
Olivier Messiaen
Mother Goose (Ma Mère l’Oye, 1910-1911) Little Ugly One, Empress of the Pagodas
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose (Ma Mère l’Oye, 1910-1911) Conversations of Beauty and the Beast
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose (Ma Mère l’Oye, 1910-1911) The Fairy Garden
Maurice Ravel
Quartet for the End of Time (Quatour pour la Fin du Temps, 1940) Praise to the Eternity of Jesus
Olivier Messiaen
Quartet for the End of Time (Quatour pour la Fin du Temps, 1940) Dance of the Fury, for the Seven...
Olivier Messiaen
Quartet for the End of Time (Quatour pour la Fin du Temps, 1940) Jumble of Rainbows for the Angel...
Olivier Messiaen
Quartet for the End of Time (Quatour pour la Fin du Temps, 1940) Praise to the Immortality of Jesus
Olivier Messiaen
Toccata and Fugue in d minor (1708)
J. S. Bach
Lyric Suite (1925-1926) II. Andante Amoroso
Alban Berg
Lyric Suite (1925-1926) III. Allegro Misterioso, trio estatico
Alban Berg
Lyric Suite (1925-1926) VI. Largo desolato (text by C. Baudelaire)
Alban Berg
Mother Goose (Ma Mère l’Oye, 1910-1911) Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty
Maurice Ravel
Mother Goose (Ma Mère l’Oye, 1910-1911) Tom Thumb
Maurice Ravel
SPIRIT PLACES
March 22, 2008
Vision of Amen (1943) Amen of Desire
Olivier Messiaen
Vision of Amen (1943) Amen of the Angels, Saints and Birdsong
Olivier Messiaen
Vision of Amen (1943) Amen of the Judgement
Olivier Messiaen
Vision of Amen (1943) Amen of the Consummation
Olivier Messiaen
Frescoes (1971) War in Heaven
William Bolcom
Frescoes (1971) The Caves of Orcus
William Bolcom
Interstellar Call from From the Canyons to the Stars (1974)
Olivier Messiaen
Theme and Variations (1932)
Olivier Messiaen
Vision of Amen (1943) Amen of the Creation
Olivier Messiaen
Vision of Amen (1943) Amen of the Stars, of the Ringed Planet
Olivier Messiaen
Vision of Amen (1943) Amen of the Agony of Jesus
Olivier Messiaen
VORTEX NEBULA
April 12, 2008
Nomos Alpha (1965)
Iannis Xenakis
Pléïades: “Metal” (1979)
Iannis Xenakis
Stimmmung (1968)
Karlheinz Stockhausen
SPEAK MEMORY
May 24, 2008
Colors of the Celestial City (1963)
Olivier Messiaen
Song of Songs (1953) Dialogue
Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur
Song of Songs (1953) La Voix du Bien-aimé
Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur
Song of Songs (1953) Le Songe
Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur
Song of Songs (1953) Le Roi Salomon
Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur
Song of Songs (1953) Le Jardin clos
Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur
Song of Songs (1953) La Sulamite
Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur
O Sacrum Convivium (1937)
Olivier Messiaen
Song of Linus (1944)
Andre Jolivet
Memorial (1979)
Pierre Boulez
Octet (1923/52) I. Sinfonia (Lento – Allegro moderato)
Igor Stravnisky
Octet (1923/52) II. Tema con variazioni (Andantino)
Igor Stravnisky
Octet (1923/52) III. Finale (Sempre = 116, Tempo giusto)
Igor Stravnisky
Dances Sacred & Profane (1904)
Claude Debussy
Fanfare from La Peri (1912)
Paul Dukas
Song of Songs (1953) Epithalame
Jean Yves Daniel-Lesur