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  1. 1988: Turnage’s Greek

    Duration: 05:53

  2. 1987: Adams’ Nixon in China

    Duration: 04:58

  3. 1980: Simon Rattle in Birmingham

    Duration: 04:22

  4. 1979: Sony Walkman

    Duration: 05:39

  5. 1978: BBC Young Musician of the Year

    Duration: 05:57

  6. 1971: Britten’s Owen Wingrave

    Duration: 05:16

  7. 1970: Soft Machine at the Proms

    Duration: 05:26

  8. 1969: Maxwell Davies’ Eight Songs for a Mad King

    Duration: 05:51

  9. 1968: Andre Previn’s Music Night

    Duration: 05:31

  10. 1968: Rostropovich plays Dvorak

    Duration: 06:27

  11. 1968: Oliver Knussen’s Symphony no.1

    Duration: 05:08

  12. 1966: Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar

    Duration: 06:09

  13. 1965: Reich’s It’s Gonna Rain

    Duration: 05:47

  14. 1965: Maria Callas

    Duration: 05:15

  15. 1963: Leeds International Piano Competition

    Duration: 05:54

  16. 1962: Jacqueline Du Pre

    Duration: 06:01

  17. 1962: Britten’s War Requiem

    Duration: 04:29

  18. 1962: Scottish Opera

    Duration: 04:41

  19. 1959: Messiaen’s Catalogue d’oiseaux

    Duration: 06:06

  20. 1958: Arnold’s The Bridge on the River Kwai

    Duration: 04:17

  21. 1958: Stockhausen’s Gruppen

    Duration: 04:39

  22. 1957: Bernstein’s West Side Story

    Duration: 04:24

  23. 1957: Sibelius dies

    Duration: 04:52

  24. 1956: Glenn Gould’s Goldberg Variations recording

    Duration: 05:57

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