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  1. 51
    Compositions 1960: No. 2, Build a Fire - Arr. for GuitarLa Monte Young, Noël Akchoté
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  2. 52
    Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C MaliTerry Riley, Africa Express, Andre de Ridder
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  3. 53
    Across the Lake of the Ancient World - InstrumentalTerry Riley
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  4. 54
    Rohtko Chapel 1Morton Feldman
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  5. 55
    IIOren Ambarchi
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  6. 56
    3 Pieces in Baroque Style: No. 1. AriaKrzysztof Penderecki, Sinfonia Varsovia
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  7. 57
    I Won't Ever Be Happy AgainBright Eyes, Aimee Mann, BC Camplight, David Bazan, David Miller, DJ Spooky feat. Saba Saba, Free Form Funky Freqs, Los 6 Paraguayos, Matthew Shipp, Guster, Portastatic, The Classic Brown, The Wrens, Wilco
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  8. 58
    Fünf Sätze, Op. 5: I. Heftig bewegtAnton Webern, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Heinz Holliger
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  9. 59
    Leapday Night, Scene 1David Behrman
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  10. 60
    Stringsongs: I. Cliff LightMeredith Monk, Phaedra Ensemble
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  11. 61
    G Song (arr. Keisuke Nakagoshi for piano 4 hands)Terry Riley, ZOFO Duet
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    The People United Will Never Be Defeated: Thema: Tempo IFrederic Rzewski, Ursula Oppens
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    Passacaglia (Orchestrated by Sir Andrew Davis)Alban Berg, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
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    Fear, Uncertainty, DoubtHolly Herndon
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    Piano Sonata, Op. 1Alban Berg, Glenn Gould
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  16. 66
    PetalsKaija Saariaho, Anssi Kartunnen
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  17. 67
    Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4Arnold Schoenberg, Emerson String Quartet, Paul Neubauer, Colin Carr
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  18. 68
    IVOren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werliin
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  19. 69
    Kyema (Intermediate States)Éliane Radigue
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    Mathis Der Maler, 6th Tableau, Scene 1: Der liebste Vater, eer verstand mich (Regina/Mathis)Paul Hindemith, Rafael Kubelík, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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  21. 71
    6 Bagatelles: I. Allegro con spiritoGyörgy Ligeti, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
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  22. 72
    Langsamer SatzAnton Webern, Novus Quartet
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    L'Amour de loin, Premier acte, Deuxième tableau: "Peut-être bien qu'elle n'existe pas" (Le Pèlerin)Kaija Saariaho, Daniel Belcher, Kent Nagano, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Marie-Ange Todorovitch
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    Rothko Chapel 4Morton Feldman
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    Piano Quintet: V. Moderato pastoraleAlfred Schnittke, Molinari Quartet, Louise Bessette
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    Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: IV. AdagioArnold Schoenberg, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Charles Pikler, John Sharp, Joseph Golan, Li-Kuo Chang, Ruben Gonzalez, Stephen Balderston
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  27. 77
    Missa prolationum, Kyrie: Kyrie eleison IJohannes Ockeghem, The Hilliard Ensemble, Paul Hillier
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  28. 78
    Meow Meow FrrruöOoOoOoOoOo
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  29. 79
    6 Chansons: No. 4. PrintempsPaul Hindemith, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Marcus Creed
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    Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 - Version For String Sextet: III. Schwer betontArnold Schoenberg, LaSalle Quartet, Donald McInnes, Jonathan Pegis
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  31. 81
    Piano Quintet, VAlfred Schnittke
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  32. 82
    LearPauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis
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    Sonata: 4. Allegro Moderato Maestoso bar 345Paul Hindemith, Christian Lindberg, Roland Pöntinen
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  34. 84
    Rothko Chapel 2Morton Feldman
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    The People United Will Never Be Defeated: Variation 15 - Flexible, Like an ImprovisationFrederic Rzewski, Benyamin Nuss
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    Piano Quintet: V. Moderato pastoraleAlfred Schnittke, Louise Bessette, Quatuor Molinari
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  37. 87
    Choir Concerto: IV. Sej trud, shto natchinal ja s upavan'jem (Complete this work which I began)Alfred Schnittke, Dale Warland Singers, Dale Warland
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  38. 88
    Tango (Arr. by Andriy Rakhmanin for Violin and Piano) - From "Agony"Alfred Schnittke, Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov
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  39. 89
    Pareidolia - Single EditEiko Ishibashi, Jim O'Rourke
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  40. 90
    Zhao HuaHVAD, Pan Daijing
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    Die Geschichte Eines Unbekannten Schauspielers (The Story of the Unknown Actor): Thema - TitelmusikAlfred Schnittke, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Frank Strobel
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  42. 92
    Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 / Part 1: I. MondestrunkenArnold Schoenberg, Christine Schäfer, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Pierre Boulez
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    Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: II. Molto rallentandoArnold Schoenberg, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Charles Pikler, John Sharp, Joseph Golan, Li-Kuo Chang, Ruben Gonzalez, Stephen Balderston
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    DrumsLaurie Spiegel
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  45. 95
    Violin Concerto: I. AndanteAlban Berg, James Ehnes, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis
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  46. 96
    Performance One - Part 1Terry Riley
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    Piano Piece 1952 - Version 2Morton Feldman, Murcof, Vanessa Wagner
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    Appalachian Grove ILaurie Spiegel
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    7 Frühe Lieder (Arr. for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra by Reinbert de Leeuw): 7 Frühe Lieder: No. 1, Nacht - Live in RotterdamAlban Berg, Camerata RCO, Rolf Verbeek, Barbara Hannigan
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    IOren Ambarchi
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