classical music: schoenberg

classical music: schoenberg

classical music:

Schoenberg

Leos Janacek - From the House of Dead / MCO, ASC, Boulez, Chereau (Festival Aix-en-Provence 2007)

Olaf Bär, Peter Straka

Deutsche Grammophon, 2008

A searing and memorable final production from Boulez and Chereau
Janacek's final opera, composed in 1927-28 and given its posthumous premiere two years later, is based on the Dostoyevsky novel written in 1861-62 in which the author renders his own prison experiences. The story as seen in the opera is not presented in a linear ...

Miss Saigon (1995 Studio Cast)

Claude-Michel Schonberg, David Charles Abell, ...

Angel Records, 1995

Superb
This 1995 studio recording is fabulous. While I don't necessarily prefer it entirely over the original cast recording, there are elements to this recording that are over and above the original. Joanna Ampil, while delightful as Kim, lacks Lea Salonga's essence. ...

Schoenberg Violin Concerto Op.36/Sibelius Violin Concerto Op.47

Sibelius, Schoenberg, ...

DG, 2008

Great Sibelius but the Schoenberg is the showstopper
It'd be tempting to say the classical music recording industry is in great shape when the Schoenberg on this disc is the primary work and the Sibelius is the "flip-side." But a look at much of the rest of the industry shows that this is an anomaly...still, we'll take ...

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht, Pelleas und Melisande / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Arnold Schoenberg, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1998

Schoenberg's Pelléas (Op. 5)
. Maeterlinck was and remains an unique and important poetic/literary/theatrical innovator in the categories of Symbolism and proto-Surrealism. One must appreciate just how avant-garde his work was at the Fin de Siécle. Even now his work retains its interest because ...

Jacqueline du Pre - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Monn, Saint-Saens, Schumann

Edward Elgar, Luigi Boccherini, ...

EMI Classics, 1990

Wonderful Collection
This is a wonderful collection of Jacqueline du Pre's work, both because it traces her development as an artist, her unique interaction with various conductors and her interpretations of a variety of composers. Jacueline du Pre is a cellist for all time.

Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

Richard Adler, Peter Allen, ...

Sony, 2004

Fabulous for any Broadway-lover
Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a ...

The Ligeti Project

Omar Ebrahim, David Geringas, ...

Warner Classics, 2008

Highly recommended box-set
This box should probably be your first choice if you want to get acquainted with the works of Ligeti. The recordings in this box are overseen by Ligeti himself, and they were supposed to be definitive recordings that after his death could show conductors how his music ...

Les Miserables Complete Symphonic Recording

Claude-Michel Schoenberg, Martin Koch, ...

Red Ink, 2004

Less miserable!
I have this recording memorized front to back, and when my old cassettes finally wore out, it was time to replace them digitally. Well of course it sounds phenomenal, and the booklet has all the cast info plus all the lyrics and a synopsis of the plot. I can't ...

Classic Archive: Pierre Boulez
Debussy, Schoenberg

Ideale Audience Intl, 2008

Pianoforte Opus 1: Popular Requests

John Barry, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

Pure & Simple, 1994

Pianoforte Opus 1:
We love this. I like the mix of music. It was because of this cd my 9 year old daughter wnated to learn how to play canon on our piano. She now is a great player because of this inspiration. She also learned how to play . Gymnopedies No. 1 . Thank-you for the ...

Arnold Schoenberg: Serenade/Five Pieces For Orchestra

Philippe Muller, Pierre Strauch, ...

Sony, 1993

A convert
I would like to speak in regards to what some reviewers are saying about the works of Schoenberg. I will admit that the first time I heard Schoenberg, I wrote him off as weird music that I would never like and was not worth listening to. In my defense, the first work ...

Discover Music of the 20th Century

Roger Heaton, John Adams, ...

Naxos, 2005

For the price you can't lose
This 2 cd set consists of, as the title indicates, various 20c pieces or movements from the Naxos catalog. Sound quality is uniformly high, although for some such as Stockhausen's it's not clear if that's good or bad. What is excellent is the variety of the ...

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 2

Schoenberg, Craft, ...

Naxos, 2008

A Splendid Schönberg Set...
. Naxos' new (re)issue of Robert Craft's most recent Schönberg realizations (2000) is a real treasure for it features an easily accessible orchestral piece--(the Second Chamber Symphony); a rare Expressionistic chamber opera--(The Midas Touch); and Schönberg's ...

Berg: Violin Concerto; Schoenberg: Piano Concerto; Violin Concerto

Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, ...

Umvd Labels, 2004

A Great Reissue at a Great Price!
. This is an excellent disc--a reissue from the '70s--and as a bonus, it's at a great price. The Berg Concerto is great, and almost too popular: it's available in several performances. The Schoenberg Piano Concerto is also available in serveral realizations ...

Mozart - Don Giovanni

Herbert Perry, Eugene Perry

Decca, 2005

The twins are still singing, and well.
I recently ordered Peter Sellars' "Don Giovanni" starring Herbert and Eugene Perry as the Don and Leporello, or was it Leporello and the Don? Since the brothers are identical twinc and would change roles from time to time just to keep from getting in a rut, I had ...