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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Webern: Lieder
Soprano Christiane Oelze and pianist Eric Schneider in a highly praised survey of Webern’s Lieder, released initially in 1995. Forty songs on a generous CD of 76 minutes. Anton Webern’s first composition was the song ‘Vorfrühling’, composed on his 16th birthday in 1899. Not surprisingly, it was very much in the style of Schubert and Schumann Lieder, with nods towards Wolf and Strauss. However, a certain restraint and economy that manages to deliver powerful emotional content is present – something that would become a hallmark of his later style. Study with Schoenberg and the adoption of his 12- tone technique allowed Webern to use his spare textures and skill at setting words to greater effect. Here one can chart Webern’s progress from the earliest Schubertian effort, to the songs that just about cling to tonality (the mysterious night- inspired fantasies of the Dehmel cycle) with their subdued and intense atmosphere that evoke the Wagner of Tristan, to the transparent textures of the later works with their allusions to ländler and Bach. New notes and sung texts “Christiane Oelze’s voice and musicianship are well suited to the songs. Her voice is not large, but by careful control of dynamics she can easily encompass those infrequent moments where a big phrase or an ample
gesture is required. The sound is pure and bright, and her sense of line is as admirable as her intonation. If anything, I was even more impressed by her pianist, an artist of great intelligence, refinement and command
of colour. The recording balances them very well.” Gramophone Magazine, April 1996 “Oelze offers a revelatory and light-filled journey through the songs of Webern.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2012 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Weit flog ich (Far did I fly)
and a reading of Richard Dehmel's poem 'Ein Stelldichein' by Werner Wölbern
Ildiko Raimondi (soprano) Junge Philharmonie Wien, Michael Lessky The basis of this CD was an idea by Michael Lessky, the conductor of the Junge Philharmonie Wien, for an orchestration of the Strindberg song ‘Schien mir’s, als ich sah die Sonne’ from Anton Webern’s Song Cycle Op.12 by the Austrian composer Thomas Pernes. The work has been commissioned by the Arnold Schoenberg Centre in Vienna and this is the Premiere Recording. | | | (also available to download from $11.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Choral Arrangements by Clytus Gottwald
“Gottwald's awesome technical demands put much of this music way beyond the scope of most choirs, and it is greatly to Ralph Allwood's credit that the Rodolfus Choir, most of whom are students and all of
whom are under 25, have not only tackled this music at all but have done so with considerable distinction ... there is a collective enthusiasm for the music and for art of choral singing” Gramophone Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Webern - Complete Songs with Piano
Svetlana Savenko (soprano) & Yuri Polubelov (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Webern: Complete Works Vol. 1
Webern: | Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 Entflieht, Op. 2 Fünf Lieder, Op. 3 from “Der siebente Ring” Fünf Lieder, Op. 4 Five movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909) Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 Four pieces for violin & piano, Op. 7 (1910) Zwei Lieder, Op. 8 Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 (1911-1913) Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11 (1914) Vier Lieder, Op. 12 Four Songs Op. 13 |
Leonard Stein (piano), Marni Nixon (soprano), Milton Thomas (viola), Dorothy Wade (violin), Ward Fenley (violin), Emmet Sargeant (cello), Ralph Schaeffer (violin), Grace-Lynn Martin (soprano), William Ulyate (bass clarinet), James Decker (horn), Morris Boltuch (trumpet), Barbara Shik (harp), Cecil Figelski (viola), Robert Sushel (violin), Arthur Gleghorn (flute), Hugo Raimondi (clarinet), Lloyd Ulyate (trombone), Ann Dragonette (glockenspiel), Magdalena Rivera (double bass), Leonard Stein (celesta) Robert Craft | |
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| |  | Anton Webern - Lieder
Ursula Hesse, Aglaia Bätzner, Claudia Barainsky, Axel Bauni, Dilek Geçer, Christoph Israel, Stella Doufexis, Corinna Söller | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Mitsuko Shirai, Hartmut Holl | | | (also available to download from $11.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Le Domaine Musical (Vol. 2)
Berg: | Piano Sonata, Op. 1 Drei Orchesterstücke, Op. 6 | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 3 Pieces for Chamber Orchestra Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21 Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9 Serenade, Op. 24 Septet (Suite) in E flat major, Op. 29 | Stravinsky: | Concertino for twelve instruments Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet Three Pieces for String Quartet Symphonies of Wind Instruments Renard Agon ‘Ballet for Twelve Dancers’ | Webern: | Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 Zwei Lieder, Op. 8 Vier Lieder, Op. 12 Cantata No.1 for Soprano Chorus and Orchestra op.29 Cantata No. 2, Op. 31 Variations, Op. 27 Symphony, Op. 21 |
“…in the throes of his love-hate relationship with Schoenberg, Pierre Boulez directs pugnacious accounts of the Serenade and Suite and a high-pressure First Chamber Symphony. An intense Verklärte Nacht is still among the finest, and if Pierrot lunaire can yield more expressive light and shade, the recitation of Helga Pilarczyk has lost little in immediacy. Webern was of especial importance to Boulez at this time: performances of the Symphony and Cantatas have an eloquent poise, while Yvonne Loriod maps out emotional tension in the Variations with an unerring rightness and largely eschews rhetoric in Berg's Sonata.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2006 | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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