Ken Burns has evidently used considerable quantities of classical music, including twentieth-century music, on the soundtrack to his forthcoming PBS documentary The War. The tracklist of a companion CD on Legacy is tasteful and surprising:
Walton, "Death of Falstaff" from music to Henry V
Dvorak, slow movement of Cello Concerto
Copland, Clarinet Concerto
Ligeti, "Lamento" from Horn Trio (!)
Fauré, Elégie
Liszt, Nuages gris
Messiaen, "Abîme des oiseaux" from Quartet for the End of Time
Copland, "Grovers Corners" from music to Our Town
Mendelssohn, Song Without Words for cello and piano, Op. 109
Elgar, "Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations
I predict a major run on Elgar in the stores.
