Your 20th Century desert island picks

[James]

Hey folks, if only allowed to choose 8 pieces of music from the 20th century to take with you to a deserted island what would they be?
(referring all music, so your list can include pieces from any genre if need be)

[Dr. Dread]

Too hard. 

[prémont]

In no particular order:

Carl Nielsen: Commotio (for organ)
Carl Nielsen: Symphony no.5
Bela Bartok: Piano concerto no. 3
Bela Bartok: For children
Frank Martin: Petite symphonie concertante
Igor Stravinsky: Petrouschka
Ptr Eben: Laudes (for organ)
Walter Kraft: Totentanz toccata (for organ as well)

[DavidW]

I would randomly choose between the string quartets of Bartok and Shostakovich until I had 8 chosen.

[ChamberNut]

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10
Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 10
Bartok - String Quartet No. 4
Messiaen - QPLFDT
Mahler - Symphony No. 6
Sibelius - Symphony No. 7
Prokofiev - Romeo & Juliet
Stravinsky - The Rite of Spring

[bwv 1080]

but what would we play them on?


if you got LP versions of 8 long operas perhaps you could make a raft out of the discs, go home and listen to your full collection

[Brian]

Shostakovich Symphonies 9, 10
either Ravel Concerto in G or Rachmaninov Concerto 3
Janacek Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta
Atterberg Symphony No 3
Sibelius Violin Concerto
I'll save the last spot for a while, in case my listening to Bernstein's Mass over the next week or so suggests it deserves a spot here. Otherwise, maybe Sibelius 5 or the piano concerto not chosen above.

Things I'd be really sad about leaving behind: Shostakovich 5, 7, Piano Concerto 2; Ravel La Valse, Daphnis et Chloe (complete); Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead; West Side Story; Gershwin; [edit] Strauss Metamorphosen.

[Franco]

Durufle, Requiem
Stravinsky, Symphonies for Wind Instruments (1920)
Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms
Ravel, Piano Concerto in G
Poulenc, Aubade for piano and 18 instruments
Barber, Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Copland, Appalachian Spring
Rach 2nd

[Lethevich]

Medtner - Piano Quintet
Britten - Peter Grimes
Andriessen - De Staat
Sibelius - The Oceanides
Kancheli - Symphony No.5 Bartók - Violin Concerto No.2
Schnittke - Peer Gynt
Pärt - Stabat Mater
Shostakovich - Preludes & Fugues

[vandermolen]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6

Miaskovsky: Symphony No 6

Moeran: Symphony in G Minor

Braga Santos: Symphony No 4 (without the chorus!)

Copland: Symphony No 3

Novak: The Storm

Shostakovich: Symphony No 4

David Diamond: Symphony No 3 or Tubin Symphony No 4 (can't decide)

[ChamberNut]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 6

Oh crap, I forgot about this one. 

[The new erato]

strauss beim schlafengehen
bartók 6th string quartet
ligeti 6th piano étude
stravinsky mass
webern symphony
fauré 13th piano nocturne
debussy sonata for flute, viola & harp
poulenc 8th piano nocturne

With all those short pieces you are getting very little bang for the buck!

[Wanderer]

Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Bluebeard's Castle.
Sibelius – Symphony no.7
Ravel – Piano Concerto in D (for the left hand), Gaspard de la nuit.
Shostakovich – Symphony no.10
R. Strauss: Salome, Don Quixote, Vier letzte Lieder.
Medtner: "Night Wind" Sonata, Second Improvisation, Piano Concerto No.3
Schreker: Die Gezeichneten
Zemlinsky: Eine florentinische Tragödie

[Franco]

Bartók – Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta

This work was definitely in the running for my list, as was his Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion.

[ChamberNut]

Oh man, I forgot about Strauss too.  I have to totally redo my list. 

[UB]

Adams - John's Book of Alleged Dances
Nono- Como una ola de fuerza y luz
Rihm - Die Hamletmaschine
Schnittke - Piano Quintet
Rihm - Vers une Symphonie Fleuve V
Shostakovich - Preludes and Fugues
Shostakovich - Cello Concerto #1
Birtwistle - Earth Dances

[bhodges]

In chronological order:

Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle (1911)
Berg: Wozzeck (1914-1922)
Hindemith: Five Pieces for Strings (1927)
Martinů : Double Concerto (1938)
Britten: Peter Grimes (1945)
Ligeti: Atmosphères (1961)
Murail: Gondwana (1980)
Xenakis: Tetras (1983)

Regrets: no Mahler, R. Strauss, Shostakovich, Berio, Grisey, Schoenberg, Webern, or Carter.   

--Bruce

[The new erato]

the pieces i picked actually meaning something to me and i love them lots.

where's your personal list? 

Too difficult to rate. I always wimp out of these kinds of lists, how could I possibly restrict myself. At least it would take a VERY long time to reflect if I were to do it.

[jochanaan]

The complete works of Edgard Varèse.

[Marc]

Another useless list , I like it.

Mahler: 4th symphony.
Ravel: Piano Concerto pour la main gauche.
Poulenc: 3 motets (Exsultate Deo, Ave verum corpus, Salve Regina).
Stravinsky: Elegia for viola solo.
Pärt: Te Deum.
Pärt: De Profundis.
Andriessen: De Staat.
Micháns: Herbstlieder.

Tomorrow another list, of course.