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Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire / Patricia Kopatchinskaja
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Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire / Patricia Kopatchinskaja

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Composer
SCHONBERG, ARNOLD
Artist
Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Apr 09, 2021
Catalog #
ALPHA722
UPC
3760014197222

About

Pierrot lunaire, premiered in Berlin in 1912, is a series of twenty-one short melodramas for voice and five instruments on German translations of poems by Albert Giraud. Here the composer first introduces Sprechgesang (speech-song), a technique that revolutionised declamation. Schoenberg wanted the piece to be ironic, at once tender and grotesque, in the manner of cabaret songs. Patricia Kopatchinskaja, the violinist who is also an occasional actress, had long dreamt of playing and reciting this unique work. It was a pain in her arm preventing her from playing the violin that one day propelled her into the role of narrator: ‘All my life I have felt that I was Pierrot. Every time I played this piece on the violin when I was a student, I would say the words in my head.’ She has now played and performed Pierrot in many venues around the world, including the Berlin Philharmonie, several cities in the United States, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Sweden. Now she has assembled a number of her musician friends and decided to record it for posterity. Schoenberg’s Phantasy op.47 and Six Little Piano Pieces op.19 complete the programme, along with works by Webern (Four Pieces for violin and piano op.7) and Schoenberg’s arrangement of Johann Strauss’s Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz) op.437.

Tracklist 34 tracks

  1. 1 Part I: No. 1. Moondrunk 01:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Part I: No. 1. Moondrunk
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  2. 2 Part I: No. 2. Columbine 01:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Part I: No. 2. Columbine
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  3. 3 Part I: No. 3. The Dandy 01:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    Part I: No. 3. The Dandy
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  4. 4 Part I: No. 4. An Ethereal Washerwoman 01:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Part I: No. 4. An Ethereal Washerwoman
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  5. 5 Part I: No. 5. Chopin Waltz 01:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    Part I: No. 5. Chopin Waltz
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  6. 6 Part I: No. 6. Madonna 01:58
    Track
    6
    Title
    Part I: No. 6. Madonna
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  7. 7 Part I: No. 7. The Sick Moon 02:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Part I: No. 7. The Sick Moon
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  8. 8 Part II: No. 8. Night 02:09
    Track
    8
    Title
    Part II: No. 8. Night
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  9. 9 Part II: No. 9. Prayer to Pierrot 01:12
    Track
    9
    Title
    Part II: No. 9. Prayer to Pierrot
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  10. 10 Part II: No. 10. Theft 01:09
    Track
    10
    Title
    Part II: No. 10. Theft
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  11. 11 Part II: No. 11. Red Mass 01:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    Part II: No. 11. Red Mass
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  12. 12 Part II: No. 12. Gallows Song 00:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    Part II: No. 12. Gallows Song
    Duration
    00:19
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  13. 13 Part II: No. 13. Beheading 02:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    Part II: No. 13. Beheading
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  14. 14 Part II: No. 14. The Crosses 02:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    Part II: No. 14. The Crosses
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  15. 15 Part III: No. 15. Homesickness 02:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    Part III: No. 15. Homesickness
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  16. 16 Part III: No. 16. Vulgarity 01:12
    Track
    16
    Title
    Part III: No. 16. Vulgarity
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  17. 17 Part III: No. 17. Parody 01:20
    Track
    17
    Title
    Part III: No. 17. Parody
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  18. 18 Part III: No. 18. The Moonspot 00:56
    Track
    18
    Title
    Part III: No. 18. The Moonspot
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  19. 19 Part III: No. 19. Serenade 02:49
    Track
    19
    Title
    Part III: No. 19. Serenade
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  20. 20 Part III: No. 20. Homeward Bound 01:44
    Track
    20
    Title
    Part III: No. 20. Homeward Bound
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  21. 21 Part III: No. 21. O Ancient Fragrance 01:45
    Track
    21
    Title
    Part III: No. 21. O Ancient Fragrance
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Meesun Hong, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  22. 22 Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437 (arr. A. Schoenberg for chamber ensemble) 09:28
    Track
    22
    Title
    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437 (arr. A. Schoenberg for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    09:28
    Composer
    Johann Strauss II
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Júlia Gállego, Reto Bieri, Marko Milenković, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  23. 23 Phantasy, Op. 47 12:38
    Track
    23
    Title
    Phantasy, Op. 47
    Duration
    12:38
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Meesun Hong, Joonas Ahonen
  24. 24 No. 1. Sehr langsam 01:19
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 1. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Anton Webern
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Joonas Ahonen
  25. 25 No. 2. Rasch 01:23
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 2. Rasch
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Anton Webern
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Joonas Ahonen
  26. 26 No. 3. Sehr langsam 01:18
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 3. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Anton Webern
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Joonas Ahonen
  27. 27 No. 4. Bewegt 01:04
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 4. Bewegt
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Anton Webern
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Joonas Ahonen
  28. 28 Miniature Viennese March (arr. for piano quartet) 03:20
    Track
    28
    Title
    Miniature Viennese March (arr. for piano quartet)
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Fritz Kreisler
    Performer
    Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Meesun Hong, Thomas Kaufmann, Joonas Ahonen
  29. 29 No. 1. Leicht, zart 01:23
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 1. Leicht, zart
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Joonas Ahonen
  30. 30 No. 2. Langsam 00:53
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 2. Langsam
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Joonas Ahonen
  31. 31 No. 3. Sehr langsam Viertel 01:00
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 3. Sehr langsam Viertel
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Joonas Ahonen
  32. 32 No. 4. Rasch, aber leicht 00:28
    Track
    32
    Title
    No. 4. Rasch, aber leicht
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Joonas Ahonen
  33. 33 No. 5. Etwas rasch 00:33
    Track
    33
    Title
    No. 5. Etwas rasch
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Joonas Ahonen
  34. 34 No. 6. Sehr langsam 01:14
    Track
    34
    Title
    No. 6. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Joonas Ahonen