Gurre-Lieder for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra [Paperback]

Arnold Schoenberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 5, 2000

This ambitious work by one of the 20th century's great musical innovators calls for 5 solo voices, a speaker, 3 male choruses, and an 8-part mixed chorus. Based on a German translation of a poem by Jens Peter Jacobsen, this edition features the original text, as well as a German singing translation and a new English translation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (September 5, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486410900
• ISBN-13: 978-0486410906
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,072,202 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding piano reduction, April 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Gurre-Lieder for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (Paperback)

This a facsimile of the standard piano reduction of an early Schoenberg work. The Gurre Lieder epitomize the post-Wagnerian genre but also introduce a lot of Schoenberg future techniques (e.g., "Sprachgesang").

The piano reduction makes it easy to follow this rather complex score (the Conductor or the study version of the scores is very rewarding but challenging). The piano reduction itrseld has been done by Alban Berg a marvelous musicien himself and a friend and student of Schoenberg. So the reduction is outstandingly well done and in particular all the important harmonic information is very clear. More than a piano reduction, this vocal score is an abtraction of this suberp score.

If you love the piece, you may also want to have the complete score. Even if you have the conductor score and love it, this version will add to your understanding of the piece.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must, May 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Gurre-Lieder for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (Paperback)

It is a great piano reduction of one of my favorite pieces. I bought it in the official edition (much more expansive...). As one reviwer mentionned, this is not the orchestral score. But for most of us, it will do as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Schoenberg Gurrelieder, August 9, 2006

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Mr. Christopher Hugh Slater "C.H. Slater" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gurre-Lieder for Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (Paperback)

An excellent clearly printed vocal score. The piano transcription is by Berg that would need simplification for most pianists to play. There is a translation of the German text given on separate pages with rehearsal numbers relating to the score. There is a good Introduction by Robert Rimm - a Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania - and a Glossary of German terms used in the score that is very useful.