Schoenberg: Five Pieces, Cello Concerto, Brahms Quartet Transcription / Sherry, Craft

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
November 21, 2006
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHOENBERG
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Philharmonia Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Robert, Fred Sherry
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 21, 2006
    • UPC
      747313252428
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8557524
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. I. (Premonitions)

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    2. II. (The Past)

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    3. III. (Chord-Colours)

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    4. IV. (Peripeteia)

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    5. V. (The Obbligato Recitative)

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    6. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Fred Sherry

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    7. II. Andante, alla Marcia

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Fred Sherry

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    8. III. Tempo di Minuetto

      Composer: Arnold Schoenberg

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Performer: Fred Sherry

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    9. I. Allegro

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    10. II. Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    11. III. Andante con moto

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft

    12. IV. Rondo alla zingarese: Presto

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

      Conductor: Robert Craft


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