Schoenberg: Transfigured Night / Erwartung, Vol. 6

On this CD:

1. Verklärte Nacht, for string sextet, Op. 4
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra
Conducted by Robert Craft

2. Erwartung, monodrama in 1 act, Op. 17
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra with Anja Silja
Conducted by Robert Craft

Editorial Reviews
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This disc is Volume VI of conductor Robert Craft's ongoing Schoenberg series for Koch International. It contains the work that launched Schoenberg's career and a 1909 vocal work, Erwartung (or Expectation), that fulfills all the promise of Schoenberg's new vision for modern music. The performances here are dazzling, especially in Transfigured Night. This is the 1943 revised version for string orchestra, and Craft's handling of it is masterly. The work itself has moods and moments that actually seem to bury 19th-century German Romanticism, especially that of Mahler and Richard Strauss. More dynamic is Craft's handling of Erwartung, a "monodrama" for soprano and large orchestra. Craft himself provides the booklet notes detailing the rugged sophistication of Schoenberg's writing in Erwartung. It's quite a revelation. Highly recommended. --Paul Cook

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    		Schoenberg: Transfigured Night / Erwartung, Vol. 6

    Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00004U5FQ
    Release Date: 2000-09-12

    Tracks:

    1. Transfigured Night: String Orchestra Version: Beginning
    2. Transfigured Night: String Orchestra Version: Upbeat to 105
    3. Transfigured Night: String Orchestra Version: Bar 153
    4. Transfigured Night: String Orchestra Version: Bar 188
    5. Transfigured Night: String Orchestra Version: Upbeat to 231
    6. Transfigured Night: String Orchestra Version: Bar 270
    7. Transfigured Night: String Orchestra Version: Bar 320
    8. Transfigured Night: String Orchestra Version: Bar 370
    9. Erwartung: Scene 1: Beginning
    10. Erwartung: Scene 2: Bar 38
    11. Erwartung: Scene 3: Bar 90
    12. Erwartung: Scene 4: Bar 132

    Amazon.com

    This disc is Volume VI of conductor Robert Craft's ongoing Schoenberg series for Koch International. It contains the work that launched Schoenberg's career and a 1909 vocal work, Erwartung (or Expectation), that fulfills all the promise of Schoenberg's new vision for modern music. The performances here are dazzling, especially in Transfigured Night. This is the 1943 revised version for string orchestra, and Craft's handling of it is masterly. The work itself has moods and moments that actually seem to bury 19th-century German Romanticism, especially that of Mahler and Richard Strauss. More dynamic is Craft's handling of Erwartung, a "monodrama" for soprano and large orchestra. Craft himself provides the booklet notes detailing the rugged sophistication of Schoenberg's writing in Erwartung. It's quite a revelation. Highly recommended. --Paul Cook

    Music Track:

    1. Songs, dances, and fantasy
    2. Studio Retrospect
    3. Summer Dreams
    4. Symphony 4 F Minor Op 36 / Mrche Slave Op 31
    5. Symphony 40
    6. Symphony 5 in E Minor Op 64 / Capriccio Italien
    7. Tango Flamenco
    8. Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker
    9. The Chaucer Songbook
    10. The Lord of the Rings

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