Art and Music: Masters of the Modern Age, Vol. 1 Description CD with full-color, illustrated, explanatory booklet. Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is remembered as the painter of ballet dancers, but the scope of his genius ranged widely. An acute and witty observer, he depicted his native Paris in it's many diverse aspects, often hinting at a social isolation and unease hidden beneath the colorful surface. On this CD, the world of Degas is given a musical perspective with a carefully chosen selection of pieces by the finest composers of his time. Inside, Hugh Griffith provides explanatory notes on his life and musical environment Disc Two Description Paul CÃ©zanne (1839-1906) received almost no recognition until the last years of his life, but is now widely regarded as one of the key figures in the development of modern art. His structural use of color was the starting point for the Fauve painters; his strongly geometric approach to composition led directly to Cubism. On this CD, the world of CÃ©zanne is given a musical perspective with a carefully chosen selection of pieces by the finest composers of his time. Inside, Hugh Griffith provides explanatory notes on his life and musical environment. Disk Three Description During the past 20 years, Arvo PÃ¤rt has consolidated his reputation as one of the most significant contemporary composers with a sequence of magnificent sacred choral works. Dating from between 1990 and 2001, the works on this recording exemplify PÃ¤rt's mature idiom at it's most harmonically expressive. If Triodion represents his music at it's starkest and most unadorned, Kanon Pokajanen, the composer's largest work after the 1982 St John Passion (Naxos 8.555860), is music of a dark-hued and intensely felt contemplation. PÃ¤rt's emotionally-charged BogorÃ³ditse DjÃ©vo, is a vibrant tribute to the Virgin Mary. The Elora Festival Singers' recording of PÃ¤rt's Berliner Messe can be heard on Naxos 8.557299.

Tracklist:

Giselle, Act I: Allegro Un Peu Loure
Giselle, Act I: Galop General
Prelude, Op. 31 No. 13 'J'etais Endormie, Mais Mon Coeur Veillait'
Prelude, Op. 31 No. 17 'Reve D'amour'
Faust: Ballet Music: Allegretto
Faust: Ballet Music: Adagio
Faust: Ballet Music: Allegretto
Esquisse, Op. 63 No. 5 'Les Inities'
Esquisse, Op. 63 No. 16 'Fantaisie' 1
Coppelia, Act I: Valse 1
Coppelia, Act I: Mazurka 1
Carmen - Suite No. 1 Prelude 1
Carmen - Suite No. 1 Aragonaise 1
Carmen - Suite No. 1 Intermezzo 1
Carmen - Suite No. 1 Seguidilla 1
Carmen - Suite No. 1 Les Dragons D'alcala 1
Carmen - Suite No. 1 Marche Du Toreador 1
Dolly Suite: Berceuse 1
Dolly Suite: Mi - a - Ou 2
Dolly Suite: Kitty Valse 2
Dolly Suite: Le Pas Espagnol 2
Joyeuse Marche 2
Arabesque No. 2 2
Reverie 2
Pour Le Piano - Toccata 2
Firebird Suite: Berceuse 2
Firebird Suite: Finale 2
Les Troyens a Carthage (The Trojans at Carthage): Prelude 2
L'arlesienne, Suite No. 2: I. Pastorale 3
10 Pieces Pittoresques (Excerpts): Melancolie 3
10 Pieces Pittoresques (Excerpts): Improvisation 3
Chanson Triste (Version for Voice and Piano) 3
Le Manoir de Rosemonde 3
Piano Quartet in F minor, Op. 10: IV. Finale: Allegro 3
Gymnopedie No. 1 3
Prelude a L'apres-Midi D'un Faune 3
24 Pieces en Style Libre, Op. 31: Epitaphe 3
Nocturnes: I. Nuages 3
Miroirs (Excerpts): Noctuelles 4
Miroirs (Excerpts): Oiseaux Tristes 4
Triodion: I. Introduction: Ad Libitum - Ode I: O Jesus the Son of God, Have Mercy Upon Us 4
Triodion: II. Ode II: O Most Holy Birth - Giver of God, Save Us 4
Triodion: III. Ode III: O Holy Saint Nicholas, Pray to God for Us - Coda: Ad Libitum 4
Tribute to Caesar 4
Nunc Dimittis 4
Kanon Pokajanen: Ode VII: Memento 4
I Am the True Vine 4
The Woman with the Alabaster Box 4
Dopo la Vittoria (After the Victory) 5
Bogoroditse Djevo (Mother of God and Virgin)

UPC: 747313326938
Label: Naxos Special Produc
Release Date: 4.30.13
Format: CD

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