Webern: Vocal and Orchestral Works / Craft, Arnold, Booth, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Tony Arnold
• Claire Booth (Soprano)
• David Wilson-Johnson (Bass-Baritone)

Conductor

• Craft, Robert

Ensembles

• 20th Century Classics Ensemble
• Philharmonia Orchestra
• Simon Joly Chorus
• Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Composer

• Anton Webern (1883 - 1945)

Notes & Reviews:

Robert Craft's abiding love and understanding of Anton Webern's music have made him an internationally renowned champion of this elusive composer's oeuvre. Its utter originality, pristine architecture and refined emotionalism yield rich rewards indeed. Whether transforming the 'Ricercata' from J.S. Bach's 'A Musical Offering' into a kaleidoscope of orchestral sounds, creating vivid new colors through ever-changing vocal and instrumental groupings, revelling in multi-layered polyphony or cultivating the purest simplicity, Webern reveals new musical worlds which remain as fresh and fascinating today as when they were written.

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Works Details

Webern, Anton : Fuga a 6 voci from Bach's Musical Offering, BWV 1079

• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
• Running Time: 7 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1935

Webern, Anton : Lieder (2), Op. 19

• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Simon Joly Chorus
• Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1926

Webern, Anton : Movements (5), version for string orchestra, Op. 5

• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 9 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1929

Webern, Anton : Songs (2) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 8

• Performer: Tony Arnold
• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
• Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Webern, Anton : Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 10

• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1911-1913

Webern, Anton : Songs (4) for soprano & orchestra (or piano), Op. 13

• Performer: Tony Arnold
• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
• Running Time: 7 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1918

Webern, Anton : Songs (6) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 14

• Performer: Tony Arnold
• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
• Running Time: 7 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1917-1922

Webern, Anton : Sacred Songs (5) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 15

• Performer: Tony Arnold
• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
• Running Time: 5 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1917-1922

Webern, Anton : Das Augenlicht, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 26

• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Simon Joly Chorus
• Running Time: 6 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1935

Webern, Anton : Variations for orchestra, Op. 30

• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
• Running Time: 7 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1940-1941

Webern, Anton : Cantata no 2 for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra, Op. 31

• Performers: Claire Booth (Soprano); David Wilson-Johnson (Bass-Baritone)
• Conductor: Robert Craft
• Ensemble: 20th Century Classics Ensemble
• Notes: EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England (07/28/2008-07/30/2008)
• Running Time: 14 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1941-1943