CD 1
Ballett-Variationen - Ballet Variations
Choreographic poem
(1949, rev. 1992, new version 1998)
I Allegro con brio
II Allegretto con grazia
III Vivace
IV Allegramente
V Valse lente
VI Finale. Allegro maestoso
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Concertino
for piano and wind orchestra with percussion (1947)
I Allegretto
II Allegro pesante
III Molto vivace
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
piano: Christopher Tainton
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
The Vocal Scarf of the Primadonna Rosa Silber -
Exercise with Strawinsky about a picture of Paul KLee
Choreographic poem (1950, rev. 1990)
I Introduction
II Pas d'action
III Variationen a und b
IV Pas de deux
V Conclusion
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Kammerkonzert - Chamber Concerto
for piano, flute and strings (1946)
I Lebhafte Halbe - Lively minims
II Rezitativ und Arie - Recitative and Aria
III Sehr lebhaft - Very lively
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
piano: Christopher Tainton
flute: Matthias Perl
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Sinfonische Zwischenspiele - Symphonic Interludes
from the lyric drama "Boulevard Solitude" (1951)
I Intermezzo I
II Intermezzo Ii
III Intermezzo III
IV Intermezzo IV
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
CD 2
Concerto No. 1 for piano and orchestra (1950)
I Entrée
II Pas de deux
III Coda
piano: Christopher Tainton
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Drei sinfonische Etüden - Three Symphonic Studies
for large orchestra (1956/64)
I Echos - Echoes
II Stimmen - voices
III Rufe - Cries
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Quattro Poemi
for orchestra (1959)
I Elogio
II Egloga
III Elegia
IV Ditirambo
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Antifone
for 11 solo-strings, wind and percussion (1960)
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
CD 3
Los Caprichos
Fantasia per orchestra (1963)
I Nadie se conoce - Nobody knows one's own self
II Tal para qual - Birds of a feather flock together
III El sueño de la razón produce monstruos - The sleep of reason gives birth to monsters
IV ¿Quién más rendido? - Who is more devoted?
V El sí pronunciany la mano alargan al primero que llega - She says "yes", stretching out her hand to the first man who comes along
IV ¿De qué mal morirá? - Of which illness will he die?
VII Aquellos polvos - That dust
VIII nun hubo remedio - There was no way out
IX Linda maestra! - Beautiful mistress!
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra ( 1966)
I Moderato cantabile
II Vivace
III Ciacona
Orchestra sinfonica abruzzese
Double Bass: Daniele Roccato
Conductor: Tonino Battista
Heliogabalus Imperator
Allegory for music (1971/72, rev. 1986)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
CD 4
La selva incantata - The Enchanted Forest
Aria and Rondo for orchestra (1991)
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Liebeslieder - Love Songs
for violoncello and orchestra (1984/85)
I Ruhig, verhalten - Calm, testrained
II ¼ = 72
III Bewegt, heftig, stürmisch - Agitated, intense, stormy
IV Ernst, getragen - Serious, grave
V Tango
VI Sonett
BBC Symphony Orchestra
violoncello: Anssi Karttunen
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
Scorribanda sinfonica sopra la tomba di una Maratona
for orchestra (2001)
NDR-Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: Peter Ruzicka
Ouverture zu einem Theater - Ouverture to a Theatre
for orchestra (2012)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Oliver Knussen
