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Performing Arts Library Online Course Reserves

 

MUS 22111, Understanding Music

Below are links to online recordings of music for this course. Recordings of this music are also available in the Performing Arts Library. If you would like to listen to these recordings outside of the KSU campus network you will need to establish a VPN connection.

 

The Middle Ages

 

Gregorian chant

Dies irae This is a link to another web site

Aurora Surgit

Alessio Randon (Conductor)
 
 

Guillaume, de Machaut

Puis qu'en oubli This is a link to another web site

Oxford Camerata

Jeremy Summerly (Conductor)
 
 

Hildegard von Bingen

Alleluia, o virga mediatrix This is a link to another web site

Oxford Camerata

Jeremy Summerly (Conductor)
 
 

Notre Dame School Organum

Gaude Maria virgo This is a link to another web site

Discantus

Brigitte Lesne (Conductor)
 
 

Raimbaut de Vaqueiras

Kalenda maya This is a link to another web site

Martin Best Medieval Ensemble
 

The Renaissance

 

Farmer, John

Fair Phyllis This is a link to another web site

Oxford Camerata

Jeremy Summerly (Conductor)
 
 

Josquin, des Prez

Ave Maria This is a link to another web site

Oxford Camerata

Jeremy Summerly (Conductor)
 
 

Monteverdi, Claudio

Ecco mormorar l'onde This is a link to another web site

Delitiae Musicae

Marco Longhini (Conductor)
 
 

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da

Pope Marcellus Mass

II. Gloria This is a link to another web site

complete work

Oxford Camerata

Jeremy Summerly (Conductor)
 
 

Susato, Tielman

Three Dances

A recording of this work is not available online.
 

The Baroque

 

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Cantata no. 80: Ein feste Burg This is a link to another web site

Susanne Ryden (soprano)
Pascal Bertin (counter-tenor)
Gerd Turk (tenor)
Peter Kooij (bass)

Bach Collegium Japan
Bach Collegium Japan Chorus

Masaaki Suzuki (Conductor)
 
 

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080 (The Art of the Fugue)

I. Contrapunctus This is a link to another web site

Hans Fagius (organ)
 
 

Handel, George Frideric

Messiah

Part I (Aria): Rejoice greatly This is a link to another web site

Part II (Chorus): Hallelujah This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Carolyn Sampson (soprano)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (alto)
Mark Padmore (tenor)
Christopher Purves (bass)

Orchestra of the Sixteen

Harry Christophers (Conductor)
 
 

Handel, George Frideric

Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349

Alla hornpipe This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Neville Marriner (Conductor)
 
 

Mouret, Jean-Joseph

Suite de symphonies

I. Rondeau This is a link to another web site

Chicago Brass Quintet
 
 

Purcell, Henry

Dido and Aeneas

XXXVII. Aria: When I am laid in earth This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Jennifer Lane (Mezzo-soprano)

Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Jeanne Lamon (Conductor)
 
 

Strozzi, Barbara

Begli occhi This is a link to another web site

Musica Secreta
 
 

Vivaldi, Antonio

Cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione ("Four Seasons")

Concerto in E Major, RV 269, op. 8 no. 1, "Spring" This is a link to another web site

Iona Brown (violin)

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Iona Brown (Conductor)
 

The Classical Period

 

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" This is a link to another web site

Alfred Brendel (piano)
 
 

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op. 67 This is a link to another web site

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Roger Norrington (Conductor)
 
 

Haydn, Joseph

Symphony No. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 ("Surprise")

II. Andante This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra

Thomas Fey (Conductor)
 
 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 This is a link to another web site

Walter Klien (piano)

Minnesota Orchestra

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (Conductor)
 
 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 This is a link to another web site

Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

Iona Brown (Conductor)
 
 

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Act 1, scene 6: Aria, "Non so più" This is a link to another web site

Act 1, scene 6: Recitative, "Ah, son perduto!" This is a link to another web site

Act 1, scene 7: Terzetto, "Cosa sento!" This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Michelle Breedt (soprano)
Renato Girolami (bass)
Judith Halasz (soprano)
Alexander Klinger (tenor)
Peter Koves (bass)
Marina Mescheriakova (soprano)
Janusz Monarcha (bass)
Michael Roider (tenor)
Orsolya Safar (soprano)
Gabriele Sima (contralto)
Bo Skovhus (baritone)

Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

Michael Halasz (Conductor)
 

The Romantic Era

 

Berlioz, Hector

Symphonie fantastique

IV. Marche au supplice This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Roger Norrington (Conductor)
 
 

Brahms, Johannes

Ein deutsches Requiem

IV. Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Ilona Tokody (soprano)
Istvan Gati (baritone)

Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Janos Ferencsik (Conductor)
 
 

Brahms, Johannes

Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 90

III. Poco allegretto This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden

Michael Gielen (Conductor)
 
 

Chopin, Frédéric

Polonaise in A major No. 3, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military" This is a link to another web site

Idil Biret (piano)
 
 

Gottschalk, Louis Moreau

The Banjo This is a link to another web site

Cecile Licad (piano)
 
 

Hensel, Fanny Mendelssohn

Unter des Laubdachs Hut (Under the Greenwood Tree) This is a link to another web site

Dortmund University Chamber Choir
Richard Braun (piano)

Willi Gundlach (Conductor)
 
 

Puccini, Giaocomo

Madame Butterfly

Act II: Un bel di This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Jozef Abel (tenor)
Nelly Boschkowa (mezzo-soprano)
Miriam Gauci (soprano)
Helena Hanzelova (soprano)
Vladimir Kubovcik (bass)
Alzbeta Michalkova (contralto)
Yordy Ramiro (tenor)
Jozef Spacek (baritone)
Maria Stahelova (soprano)
Robert Szucs (tenor)
Georg Tichy (baritone)
Ana Tomkovicova (mezzo-soprano)

Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Rahbari (Conductor)
 
 

Schubert, Franz

Erlkönig, D. 328 This is a link to another web site

Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone)
Gerard Wyss (piano)
 
 

Schumann, Clara

Soirees musicales, Op. 6 (Music for an Evening Entertainment)

II. Notturno in F major This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Susanne Grutzmann (piano)
 
 

Schumann, Robert

Dichterliebe, Op. 48 (A Poet's Love)

I. Im wunderschonen Monat Mai (In that wonderful month of May) This is a link to another web site

VIII. Und wüssten's die Blumen (And if the flowers knew) This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Ulf Bästlein (baritone)
Stefan Laux (piano)
 
 

Smetana, Bedrich

Ma Vlast

Moldau This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Antoni Wit (Conductor)
 
 

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich

The Nutcracker

Act I, scene 1: March This is a link to another web site

complete ballet This is a link to another web site

Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

Alexander Vedernikov (Conductor)
 
 

Verdi, Giuseppe

Rigoletto

Act III: La donna e mobile This is a link to another web site

Act III: Un di, se ben rammentomi This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Alida Ferrarini (soprano)
Ivica Neshybova (soprano)
Alzbeta Michalkova (contralto)
Jitka Saparova (contralto)
Jozef Abel (tenor)
Yordy Ramiro (tenor)
Peter Subert (tenor)
Robert Szucs (tenor)
Jozef Spacek (baritone)
Eduard Tumagian (baritone)
Ladislav Neshyba (bass)

Slovak Philharmonic Chorus
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

Alexander Rahbari (Conductor)
 
 

Wagner, Richard

Die Walküre (excerpts from Act III)

Act III, Scene 1: Hojotoho! Hojotoho! ("Ride of the Valkyries") This is a link to another web site

Act III, Scene 3: Leb' wohl! Du kühnes, herrliches Kind! This is a link to another web site

Act III, Scene 3: Der Augen leuchtendes Paar... This is a link to another web site

Act III, Scene 3: Loge hör'! This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Renate Behle (soprano)
Angela Denoke (soprano)
Wiebke Goetjes (soprano)
Stella Kleindienst (soprano)
Magdalena Schafer (soprano)
Eva-Maria Westbroek (soprano)
Margit Diefenthal (mezzo-soprano)
Nidia Palacios (mezzo-soprano)
Maria Theresa Ullrich (mezzo-soprano)
Tichina Vaughn (mezzo-soprano)
Helene Ranada (contralto)
Robert Gambill (tenor)
Attila Jun (bass)
Jan-Hendrick Rootering (bass)

Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra

Lothar Zagrosek (Conductor)
 

Twentieth Century

 

Abing (Hua Yanjun)

The Moon Reflected on the Second Springs

A recording of this work is not available online.
 
 

Adams, John

Tromba lontana This is a link to another web site

Wesley Warren (trumpet)
Jonathan Holland (trumpet)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Simon Rattle (Conductor)
 
 

Bartók, Béla

Concerto for Orchestra

IV. Intermezzo interrotto: Allegretto This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Budapest Festival Orchestra

Ivan Fischer (Conductor)
 
 

BeauSoleil, Traditional Cajun Music

Think of Me (Jongle à moi)

A recording of this work is not available online.
 
 

Bernstein, Leonard

West Side Story

Act I: Mambo This is a link to another web site

Act I: Tonight This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Marianne Cooke (vocals)
Robert Dean (vocals)
Mike Eldred (tenor)
Betsi Morrison (soprano)
Michael San Giovanni (vocals)

Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Kenneth Schermerhorn (Conductor)
 
 

Britten, Benjamin

The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 This is a link to another web site

London Symphony Orchestra

Steuart Bedford (Conductor)
 
 

Cage, John

Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano

Sonata No. 5 This is a link to another web site

Elmar Schrammel (prepared piano)
 
 

Copland, Aaron

Billy the Kid Suite

II. Street in a Frontier Town This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Eduardo Mata (Conductor)
 
 

Crumb, George

Ancient Voices of Children

I. El nino busca su voz (The Little Boy was looking for His Voice) This is a link to another web site

Dances of the Ancient Earth This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Tony Arnold (soprano)
Justin Murray (boy soprano)

Kathryn Dupuy Cooper (oboe)
David Starobin (mandolin)
Courtney Hershey Bress (harp)
Susan Grace (piano)
John Kinzie (percussion)
Mark Foster (percussion)
William Hill (percussion)

David Colson (Conductor)
 
 

Debussy, Claude

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune This is a link to another web site

South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden

Sylvain Cambreling (Conductor)
 
 

Gillespie/Parker

A Night in Tunisia

A recording of this work is not available online.
 
 

Holiday, Billie

Billie's Blues

A recording of this work is not available online.
 
 

Javanese Court Gamelan

Patalon

A recording of this work is not available online.
 
 

Joplin, Scott

Maple Leaf Rag This is a link to another web site

Alexander Peskanov (piano)
 
 

Larsen, Libby

Sonnets from the Portuguese

No. 5

No. 6

A recording of this work is not available online.
 
 

Machover, Tod

Hyperstring Trilogy: Begin again again ...

Introduction

Variation 3: Emphatic-Warm and Singing

Variation 4: Very Rapid and Precise

A recording of this work is not available online.
 
 

Pärt, Arvo

Cantate Domino canticum novum This is a link to another web site

Elora Festival Singers
Jurgen Petrenko (organ)

Noel Edison (Conductor)
 
 

Revueltas, Silvestre

Homenaje a Federico García Lorca

III. Son This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

DePaul Wind Ensemble

Donald DeRoche (Conductor)
 
 

Schoenberg, Arnold

Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21

XVIII. Der Mondfleck (The Moon Fleck) This is a link to another web site

Lucy Shelton (soprano)

Da Capo Chamber Players
 
 

Sheng, Bright

China Dreams

I. Prelude This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

Singapore Symphony Orchestra

Lan Shui (Conductor)
 
 

Stravinsky, Igor

Rite of Spring

I. Introduction This is a link to another web site

II. Dance of the Youths and Maidens This is a link to another web site

III. Ritual of Abduction This is a link to another web site

complete work This is a link to another web site

South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden

Jascha Horenstein (Conductor)
 
 

Williams, John

Raider's of the Lost Ark

Raiders March This is a link to another web site

Capella Istropolitana

Richard Edlinger (Conductor)