Schoenberg: Five Orchestra Pieces, Survivor from Warsaw

Arnold Schoenberg (Composer), Robert Craft (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), London Symphony Orchestra [members of] (Orchestra), Stephen Varcoe (Performer), London Voices (Performer), Eileen Hulse (Performer), Simon Callow (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Stephen Varcoe, London Voices, Eileen Hulse, Simon Callow
• Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra [members of]
• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Composer: Arnold Schoenberg
• Audio CD (February 21, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Koch Int'l Classics
• ASIN: B000001SHL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,442 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Five Pieces for Orchestra, Opus 16: I. Vorgefuhle

2. Five Pieces for Orchestra, Opus 16: II. Vergangenes

3. Five Pieces for Orchestra, Opus 16: III. Farben

4. Five Pieces for Orchestra, Opus 16: IV. Peripetie

5. Five Pieces for Orchestra, Opus 16: V. Das obligate Rezitativ

6. A Survivor From Warsaw, Opus 64

7. Accompaniment To A Cinematographic Scene, Opus 34: Threatening Danger, Fear, Catastrophe

8. Herzgewaechse, Opus 20

9. Serenade, Opus 24: Marsch

10. Serenade, Opus 24: Menuett

11. Serenade, Opus 24: Variationen

12. Serenade, Opus 24: Sonett Nr. 217 con Petrarca

13. Serenade, Opus 24: Tanzscene

14. Serenade, Opus 24: Lied (ohne Worte)

15. Serenade, Opus 24: Finale

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars esssential schoenberg, April 5, 2003

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This review is from: Schoenberg: Five Orchestra Pieces, Survivor from Warsaw (Audio CD)

The blood-curdling vocal delivery of A Survivor from Warsaw (Opus 46) is not easy to do; this is the best recording I've heard. The rest, especially 5 Pieces for Orchestra (Opus 16), is Schoenberg you need to hear. Herzegewaesche (in english, the foliage of the heart) is so tragically beautiful. The other 2 pieces on this very important CD of Schoenberg, Opus 34 & 24, are as intense as you would expect from him. Every wild note hits home. Every wild note makes a powerful point.