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Dane Rudhyar: Five Stanzas; Arnold Schoenberg: Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5
Five Stanzas for String Ensemble, dedicated to Carl Ruggles, pioneer and friend, was composed in Hollywood, California, from December 6 to December 26, 1927, and the final score was written during the following weeks. I had met Carl Ruggles in … Continue reading
Schoenberg – Die Glückliche Hand · Variations for Orchestra, Op.31 · Verklärte Nacht / Nimsgern · BBC Orch. · NY Phil. · Boulez
This is one of the best discs in this series. The expressionist drama Die Gluckliche Hand is one of Schoenberg’s most experimental works, and though the Freudian expressionism is dated, the music is surprisingly enjoyable. The opening minutes create one … Continue reading
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Schoenberg: Gurrelieder / The Two Chamber Symphonies ~ Ozawa / Inbal
This is the biggest piece of music that ever gets performed with any regularity. Anyone who avoids Schönberg because his name is synonymous with that nasty, atonal stuff need have no fear. This is a ripely romantic score with big … Continue reading
Arnold Schoenberg: Concerto for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 42 / Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 / Chamber Symphony No. 2, Op. 38 – Alfred Brendel / SWF Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden / Michael Gielen Reviews
Schoenberg (1874-9151) practically invented 20th century music, or at least freed it from the spell of Romanticism, and his famous Chamber Symphony 1 fairly started the revolution. His rejection of tonality, however, does not mean the rejection of structure or … Continue reading
Mahler: Lieder; Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony
“[Gerhaher's] voice, reminiscent of Fischer-Dieskau’s, also exhibits many of that master-singer’s stylistic virtues … This is interpretation of Lieder at the highest level.” — GramophoneIn 1998, Christian Gerhaher won the International Award Pro Musicis in Paris/New York. In 2002, he … Continue reading
Stravinsky: Soldier’s Tale; Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1; Berg: Adagio Reviews
Stravinsky’s tongue-in-cheek morality masterpiece, The Soldier’s Tale, is one of his cleverest and most enduring works, here receiving its first outing on CD, following several requests. It boasts a stellar cast, not only of musicians, drawn from the Boston Symphony … Continue reading
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