Schreker: Orchestral Works

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Sumptuously performed and unflinchingly recorded, this collection will be seized on by Schreker enthusiasts, who will enjoy every massively scored climax, every gorgeously coloured, embroidered... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 1st Feb 2000
Catalogue No: CHAN9797
Label: Chandos
Length: 77 minutes

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Schreker: Vorspiel zu einem Drama (Prelude to a Drama)

Work length20:21

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BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky

Schreker: Valse lente

Work length4:19

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BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky

Schreker: Ekkehard, Op. 12 (symphonic overture)

Work length12:12

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BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky

Schreker: Der Schatzgräber, Act III: Interlude

Work length14:37

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BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky

Schreker: Der ferne Klang: Nachtstück

Work length16:20

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BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky

Schreker: Phantastische Overture, Op. 15

Work length9:53

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BBC Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky

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2010

Sumptuously performed and unflinchingly recorded, this collection will be seized on by Schreker enthusiasts, who will enjoy every massively scored climax, every gorgeously coloured, embroidered and encrusted texture. Those who are only Schreker enthusiasts north-north-west may need to be warned that the climaxes are pretty frequent and that the textures are in constant flux. Listening to this programme uninterrupted is recommended only to addicts; others may wonder whether Schreker isn't repeating himself. All are operatic preludes or entr'actes (from Die Gezeichneten, Der Schatzgräber and Derferne Klang respectively), and all serve similar functions: to represent in a darkened auditorium erotic acts or emotions that could scarcely be represented on a stage. The Valse lente is balletic light music, softly and delicately scored. Ekkehard is a tone-poem about a monk who falls in love with a Duchess and goes to war to defend her: each of these aspects has its own theme, and they're turbulently developed before a peaceful conclusion on Ekkehard's 'monastic' melody over a palpable organ pedal. No programme is stated for the Fantastic Overture, but it approaches the three big dramatic pieces in richness. Not many composers demand quite so much of a vast orchestra as Schreker, and Sinaisky and his orchestra amply fulfil those demands.

2011 edition

The textures are lush and overheated. Sinaisky draws seductively beautiful playing from the BBC Philharmonic, heightened by gloriously rich Chandos sound, and the whole disc serves to advance Schreker's cause.

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