Naxos
Schoenberg: Five Pieces, Cello Concerto, Brahms Quartet Transcription / Sherry, Craft
$19.99
Details
- Composer
- SCHOENBERG
- Artist
- Robert, Fred Sherry
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Nov 21, 2006
- Catalog #
- 8557524
- UPC
- 747313252428
About
This is Schoenberg for people who hate Schoenberg. The Five Pieces for Orchestra, far from sounding radical or appallingly dissonant as they must have in 1909, now impress us as impressionistic, atmospheric, and evocative. The loony Cello Concerto after Monn and the Brahms Piano Quartet are both modern classics in the art of transcription, not to mention one composer's very strongly personalized view of his predecessors.
Robert Craft's performances are uniformly impressive, particularly in the Cello Concerto. Its appallingly difficult solo part is handled with consummate intelligence and virtuosity by Fred Sherry, and the accompaniment hardly could be clearer or cleaner in texture. The Brahms is very good too, surpassed only by Craft himself in his earlier Sony recording with the Chicago Symphony. This newcomer, however, does enjoy much better sonics, and at the Naxos price makes an excellent bargain.
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
Robert Craft's performances are uniformly impressive, particularly in the Cello Concerto. Its appallingly difficult solo part is handled with consummate intelligence and virtuosity by Fred Sherry, and the accompaniment hardly could be clearer or cleaner in texture. The Brahms is very good too, surpassed only by Craft himself in his earlier Sony recording with the Chicago Symphony. This newcomer, however, does enjoy much better sonics, and at the Naxos price makes an excellent bargain.
--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
Tracklist 12 tracks
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1 I. (Premonitions) 02:15
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. (Premonitions)
- Duration
- 02:15
- Composer
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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2 II. (The Past) 05:17
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. (The Past)
- Duration
- 05:17
- Composer
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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3 III. (Chord-Colours) 03:11
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. (Chord-Colours)
- Duration
- 03:11
- Composer
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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4 IV. (Peripeteia) 02:10
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. (Peripeteia)
- Duration
- 02:10
- Composer
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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5 V. (The Obbligato Recitative) 03:57
- Track
- 5
- Title
- V. (The Obbligato Recitative)
- Duration
- 03:57
- Composer
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Ensemble
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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6 I. Allegro moderato 07:04
- Track
- 6
- Title
- I. Allegro moderato
- Duration
- 07:04
- Composer
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Performer
- Fred Sherry
- Ensemble
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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7 II. Andante, alla Marcia 04:53
- Track
- 7
- Title
- II. Andante, alla Marcia
- Duration
- 04:53
- Composer
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Performer
- Fred Sherry
- Ensemble
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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8 III. Tempo di Minuetto 05:14
- Track
- 8
- Title
- III. Tempo di Minuetto
- Duration
- 05:14
- Composer
- Arnold Schoenberg
- Performer
- Fred Sherry
- Ensemble
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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9 I. Allegro 13:55
- Track
- 9
- Title
- I. Allegro
- Duration
- 13:55
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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10 II. Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo 09:09
- Track
- 10
- Title
- II. Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo
- Duration
- 09:09
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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11 III. Andante con moto 11:00
- Track
- 11
- Title
- III. Andante con moto
- Duration
- 11:00
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft
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12 IV. Rondo alla zingarese: Presto 08:51
- Track
- 12
- Title
- IV. Rondo alla zingarese: Presto
- Duration
- 08:51
- Composer
- Johannes Brahms
- Ensemble
- Philharmonia Orchestra
- Conductor
- Robert Craft