This exciting series of 2-CD sets from EMI Classics
features music written in the 20th century, a period of enormous upheaval, both political and artistic. During these 100
years music went through an unprecedented period of
revolution and transformation and the music in these sets illustrates
how these changes manifested themselves in the musical landscape. This seventh installment in the 20th-Century Classics
series showcases the depth and range of music offered of the
EMI catalogue: Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály from Hungary;
Frederick Delius and Sir William Walton from England; Karl
Hartmann from Germany; Arthur Honegger from Switzerland; Jacques
Ibert and Darius Milhaud from France; Erich Korngold from Czech
Republic; and Heitor Villa-Lobos from Brazil, all go to make up a
fascinating release of ten 2-CD sets. With striking covers and budget prices, these sets
provide a perfect introduction to the exciting music of these modern
composers.
