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Best avant garde songs — page 6

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629 of the best avant garde songs

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  1. 251
    Autumn Gardens: III. Giocoso e leggieroEinojuhani Rautavaara, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
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  2. 252
    Compositions 1960: Piano Piece for David Tudor No. 3 - Arr. for GuitarLa Monte Young, Noël Akchoté
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  3. 253
    Le marteau sans maître: Avant "l'Artisanat furieux"Pierre Boulez, Hilary Summers, Ensemble Intercontemporain
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  4. 254
    Ainsi la Nuit: (Libre et souple)Henri Dutilleux, Belcea Quartet
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  5. 255
    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 (arr. A. Schoenberg): II. IntermezzoArnold Schoenberg, Johannes Brahms, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Jia Lu
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  6. 256
    Wozzeck / Act III: Scene V: Street Before Marie's Door. "Ringel, Ringel, Rosenkranz"Alban Berg, Viktoria Lehner, Vienna Boys' Choir, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
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  7. 257
    Wax and Violence: IV. Ti gu go Inîga mî (Some of them say)Heiner Goebbels, Ensemble Modern, Vimbayi Kaziboni
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  8. 258
    Schoenberg: 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 11: No. 1 Mässig (Viertel)Arnold Schoenberg, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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  9. 259
    7 Papillons: No. 2. —Kaija Saariaho, Anssi Karttunen
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    Symphony No. 8, "The Journey": II. FeroceEinojuhani Rautavaara, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Leif Segerstam
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    Rattlesnake MountainPauline Oliveros
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    Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano: I. Allegretto -Henri Dutilleux, Emmanuel Pahud, Eric Le Sage
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  13. 263
    The ParkRobert Ashley
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  14. 264
    TrasparenzaArne Nordheim, Biosphere, Deathprod
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  15. 265
    Stein Schere Papier: I. Introitus (A Response to Répons)Heiner Goebbels, Ensemble Modern, Vimbayi Kaziboni
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  16. 266
    Come Let UsMark Pritchard, Gregory Whitehead
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  17. 267
    Dry Keys Echo in the Dark and Humid Early HoursDavid Toop
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  18. 268
    Baladă şi jocGyörgy Ligeti, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Suyeon Kang
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  19. 269
    Leino Songs: I. Sua katselenKaija Saariaho, Anu Komsi, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo
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  20. 270
    Glass CoilWojciech Rusin, Eden Girma
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  21. 271
    IonisationEdgard Varèse, Pierre Boulez, New York Philharmonic
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  22. 272
    Bye Bye ButterflyPauline Oliveros
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  23. 273
    Samoa: I. —Ensemble Recherche
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    Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 120 (orch. L. Berio): II. Andante un poco adagioLuciano Berio, Johannes Brahms, Karl-Heinz Steffens, Rhenish State Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Raiskin
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  25. 275
    4 Songs from the Opera Aleksis Kivi (arr. for choir): No. 2. Olven kunnia (The Glory of Beer)Einojuhani Rautavaara, YL Male Voice Choir, Matti Hyokki
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  26. 276
    Canaan - Live TrainingHolly Herndon, Evelyn Saylor, Annie Garlid
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  27. 277
    Ligeti : Requiem : I IntroitusGyörgy Ligeti, Jonathan Nott, Berliner Philharmoniker
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  28. 278
    Dutilleux: BlackbirdHenri Dutilleux, Anne Queffélec
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  29. 279
    Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24, Teil 1: Die Guten gehn im gleichen SchrittGyörgy Kurtág, Anna Prohaska, Isabelle Faust
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  30. 280
    3 Sacred Hymns: No. 2. Gospodi, Gospodi Iisuse (Lord Jesus)Alfred Schnittke, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Peter Dijkstra
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  31. 281
    Hurdy HurryPhill Niblock
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    Horse Sings from CloudPauline Oliveros
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  33. 283
    Gesang der JünlingeKarlheinz Stockhausen
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  34. 284
    Sait MidikharThe Georgian Six, Giya Kancheli
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    InterferenceHolly Herndon
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  36. 286
    Fantasia For Strings: 4. Allegro moderato - Meno mossoHans Werner Henze, Collegium Musicum Zürich, Paul Sacher
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    6 Bagatelles: IV. Presto ruvidoGyörgy Ligeti, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet
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  38. 288
    Death of the TimekeeperKhonsu
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    PolkaAlfred Schnittke, Daniel Hope, Alexey Botvinov
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  40. 290
    We Will Find ItEmily Glass, Dasychira
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  41. 291
    Choir Concerto: I. O pavelitel' sushcheva fsevo (O Master of all living)Alfred Schnittke, USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir, Valery Polyansky
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    Deux Sérénades (Written for Hilary Hahn): No. 1. Sérénade pour mon amour. ModeratoEinojuhani Rautavaara, Hilary Hahn, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck
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    7 Papillons: No. 6. —Kaija Saariaho, Anssi Karttunen
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    Ligeti : Hamburg Concerto : III Aria, Aksak, HoketusGyörgy Ligeti, Reinbert de Leeuw
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    You could touch him but he wasn’t thereDavid Toop
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  46. 296
    Symphony mathis:Ⅰ - RemixPaul Hindemith, Beacher Pigou
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    Sonic ContoursVladimir Ussachevsky
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    WhisperingEinojuhani Rautavaara, Hilary Hahn, Cory Smythe
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  49. 299
    Ligeti: 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet: I. Allegro con spiritoGyörgy Ligeti, Les Vents Français
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    AtmosphèresGyörgy Ligeti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
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Einojuhani RautavaaraHelsinki Philharmonic OrchestraVladimir AshkenazyLa Monte YoungNoël AkchotéPierre BoulezHilary SummersEnsemble IntercontemporainHenri DutilleuxBelcea QuartetArnold SchoenbergJohannes BrahmsNorrköping Symphony OrchestraJia LuAlban BergViktoria LehnerVienna Boys' ChoirWiener PhilharmonikerClaudio AbbadoHeiner Goebbels

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