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Schoenberg: Piano Works

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Composer
Arnold Schoenberg
Artist
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Alpha
Released
Oct 02, 2026
Catalog #
ALPHA1281
UPC
3701624512814

About

The French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a leading figure in contemporary classical music and an insightful interpreter of the core piano repertoire, has joined Alpha Classics and launches the partnership with an album that has long been close to his heart: Schonberg's piano works. He has waited more than forty years to record them - a journey that began in 1973 when, as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, he performed Schonberg's Opus 11 live on TV after winning the Olivier Messiaen Competition. At a time when the composer's music was often misunderstood, Aimard developed a lasting connection to it's originality and expressive power. In this long-awaited recording, he traces the composer's artistic evolution through five landmark piano works, from the Expressionism of Op. 11 (1909) to Op. 33b (1931), written on the eve of Schonberg's emigration to the United States and reflecting both Brahmsian tradition and a world in transition.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Mässig 03:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Mässig
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  2. 2 No. 2. Mässig 09:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Mässig
    Duration
    09:12
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  3. 3 No. 3. Bewegt 02:36
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Bewegt
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  4. 4 No. 1. Leicht, zart 01:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Leicht, zart
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  5. 5 No. 2. Langsam 01:04
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Langsam
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  6. 6 No. 3. Sehr langsam Viertel 01:04
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Sehr langsam Viertel
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  7. 7 No. 4. Rasch, aber leicht 00:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Rasch, aber leicht
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  8. 8 No. 5. Etwas rasch 00:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 5. Etwas rasch
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  9. 9 No. 6. Sehr langsam 01:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 6. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  10. 10 No. 1. Sehr langsam 01:55
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  11. 11 No. 2. Sehr rasch 01:23
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Sehr rasch
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  12. 12 No. 3. Langsam 02:59
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3. Langsam
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  13. 13 No. 4. Schwungvoll 02:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4. Schwungvoll
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  14. 14 No. 5. Walzer 03:22
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5. Walzer
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  15. 15 I. Praludium 01:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Praludium
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  16. 16 II. Gavotte - III. Musette 04:17
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Gavotte - III. Musette
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  17. 17 IV. Intermezzo 04:16
    Track
    17
    Title
    IV. Intermezzo
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  18. 18 V. Menuett 03:59
    Track
    18
    Title
    V. Menuett
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  19. 19 VI. Gigue 03:14
    Track
    19
    Title
    VI. Gigue
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  20. 20 Klavierstück, Op. 33a 02:15
    Track
    20
    Title
    Klavierstück, Op. 33a
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard
  21. 21 Klavierstück, Op. 33b 03:37
    Track
    21
    Title
    Klavierstück, Op. 33b
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Performer
    Pierre-Laurent Aimard