Schoenberg, Arnold > Ensemble InterContemporain

Schoenberg / Equilbey, Accentus

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-06-21

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Friede auf Erden, Op. 13; Pieces (5) for orchestra, Op. 16; Folksongs (3) for chorus; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9; Pieces (6) for Mens Chorus, Op. 35; Dreimal tausend J...
Performers: Chassany, Caroline; Dubois, Paul-Alexandre
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence; Nott, Jonathan
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

Within a large oeuvre covering every genre, Arnold Schoenberg's output of choral music embodied, through his career, the favored instrument for his faith. The pieces...continue...

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Boulez, Schäfer, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-10-20

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41
Performers: Boffard, Florent; Cambreling, Frederique; Cherrier, Sophie; Conquer, Jeannne Marie; Damiens, Alain; Desjardins, Christophe; Kang, Hae Sun; Nagano, Hideki; Pittman-Jennings, David; Queyras, Jean-Guihe...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

"...The three performances are in fact all very well played, but they seem to have become progressively more free and expansive, with a finer sense...continue...