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Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 4: Berg, Webern, Boulez

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27; Pierre Boulez: Sonata for Piano no 2
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Boulez's major contribution to the sonata literature is the 2nd... Biret's performance, reminds us of the music's fantastic side: she's more effective in the impressionistic...continue...
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Zemlinsky: Lyric Symphony Op 18; Berg: Pieces from the Lyric Suite / Graf, Trekel, Robinson, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-05-26

Works: Alexander von Zemlinsky: Lyrische Symphonie for soprano, baritone & orchestra, Op. 18; Alban Berg: Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version)
Performers: Robinson, Twyla; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Graf, Hans
Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra

Alexander von Zemlinsky's best known work, the seductive 'Lyric Symphony', inspired Alban Berg, who quoted its third movement in his own 'Lyric Suite', three movements...continue...

20th Century Piano Sonatas - Berg, Schoenberg, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-07-31

Works: Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Paul Hindemith: Sonatas (3) for Piano; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 11; Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Sonata for Piano no 2 ("27 April 1945")
Performers: Franzetti, Allison Brewster

"Allison Brewster Franzetti's debut on Naxos invites the listener to compare and contrast four early modern piano works, performed with muscular vigor and sharp intelligence,...continue...

Berg: String Quartet, Lyric Suite; Wolf: Italian Serenade

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-06-26

Works: Alban Berg: Quartet for Strings Op. 3; Lyric Suite for Soprano and String Quartet; Hugo Wolf: Serenade for String Quartet in G major "Italian Serenade"

"...our ability to really hear and follow what's going on depends on the performance--and these four musicians may be the best on disc (surpassing the...continue...

Discover - Opera

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-10-31

Works: Orazio Vecchi: L'Amfiparnaso; Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo; Francesco Cavalli: Calisto; Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; George Frederick Handel: Rinaldo; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux,...
Performers: Alperyn, Graciela; Amps, Kym; Banditelli, Gloria; Barr, Frank; Benackova, Gabriela; Biel, Ann-Christine; Bordogna, Paolo; Borst, Martina; Buchanan, Alison; Carmignani, Alessandro; Cigna, Patrizia; Da...
Conductors: Vartolo, Sergio; ; Medlam, Charles; Mallon, Kevin; Östman, Arnold; Halász, Michael; Segerstam, Leif; Zedda, Alberto; Humburg, Will; Rahbari, Alexander; Davis, Colin; Casadesus, Jean-Claude;...
Ensemble: ; Aradia Ensemble; London Baroque; Scholars Baroque Ensemble

For 400 years, opera has illuminated the innermost recesses of human existence. Once the sport of kings and princes, it now provides the soundtrack of...continue...

Discover - Music of the 20th Century

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Anton Webern: Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 1...
Performers: Aitken, Robert [Flute]; Berman, Boris; Biret, Idil; Heaton, Roger; Hill, Peter; Hirsch, Rebecca; Kilanowisz, Zofia; Kormendi, Klara
Conductors: Rahbari, Alexander; Klas, Eri; Yuasa, Takuo; Craft, Robert; Sanderling, Stefan; Bakels, Kees; Lenárd, Ondrej; Mogrelia, Andrew; Slovák, Ladislav; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Bateman, Paul; Sincl...
Ensemble: ; Amici Ensemble

Discover Music of the 20th Century is a comprehensive and easily digestible guide, leading us through the diverse, innovative and controversial music of this era....continue...

The Art of the Clarinet - Berg, etc / P. Schmidl, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2003-05-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Clarinet/Violin and Cello no 4 in B flat major, Op. 11; Johannes Brahms: Trio for clarinet (or viola), cello & piano in A minor, Op. 114; Alban Berg: Pieces (4) ...
Performers: Inui, Madoka; Miteva, Teodora; Pichler, Pierre; Schmidl, Peter

"Naxos seems to be embarking on what promises to be a delightful series that shines the light on the soloists of the Vienna Philharmonic and...continue...

Berg: Violin Concerto, Lyric Suite, etc / E. Klas, R. Hirsch

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-10-01

Works: Alban Berg: Concerto for Violin; Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6
Performers: Hirsch, Rebecca
Conductors: Klas, Eri
Ensemble: Netherlands Radio Symphony

"This performance has tight, clear structure and plenty of drama. It lacks the patent leather polish and dynamic range of my favorite recording by the...continue...

Berg: Wozzeck / Segerstam, Falkman, Dalayman, Qvale

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-04-01

Works: Alban Berg: Wozzeck, opera, Op. 7
Performers: Dalayman, Katarina; Eklof, Marianne; Eliasson, Ola; Falkman, Carl Johan; Hedlund, Klas; Quale, Ulrik; Stregard, Lennart; Wahlund, Sten
Conductors: Segerstam, Leif
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Opera Orchestra

Perhaps the only atonal opera to keep a place in regular repertiore, Berg's 'Wozzeck' is a remarkable study of victimization, despair and madness. Immensely powerful...continue...

Schoeberg, Berg, Webern: Piano Music / Peter Hill

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1999-06-18

Works: Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Arnold Schoenberg: Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 11; Little Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 19; Pieces (5) for piano, Op. 23; Suite for piano, Op. 25; Pieces (2) for piano,...
Performers: Hill, Peter

"...These are scrupulously prepared performances, with all the polyphonic strands clarified and all the myriad articulation marks respected....Apart from its amazing value for money, Naxos's...continue...