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Robert Craft Edition, Vol. 2: Arnold Schoenberg

6 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: German Folksongs (3) for chorus, Op. 49; Folksongs (3) for chorus; Quartet for Strings no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10; Suite for string orchestra in G major; Gurrelieder; Pelleas un...
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Carey, Tim; Frautschi, Jennifer; Hulse, Eileen; O'Neill, Richard; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Silja, Anja; Welch-Babidge, Jennifer; Williams, Sioned; Wyn-Rogers, Catherine
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

In addition to his special command of Stravinsky's and Schoenberg's music, Robert Craft is well known for his recordings of works by Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Shutz,...continue...

The Works of Arnold Schoenberg Vol 1 / Robert Craft

5 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet after Handel's Op. 6 no 7; Suite for piano, Op. 25; Gurrelieder; Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; Serenade for baritone & septet, Op. 24; Variations...
Performers: Appel, Toby; Beesley, Mark; Denk, Jeremy; Kay, Alan R.; Lane, Jennifer; Neidich, Charles; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Press, Peter; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Starobin, David [Guitar]; ...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; 20th Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; New York Woodwind Quintet; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Robert Craft, the noted conductor and widely respected writer and critic on music, literature, and culture, holds a unique place in the world of classical...continue...

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Craft, Wyn-Rogers, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-03-27

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Orchestral Songs (4) Op. 22; Chamber Symphony no 1 in E major, Op. 9
Performers: Alley, John [Piano]; Appel, Toby; Carey, Tim; Carey, Timothy; Feld, Melanie; Hulse, Eileen; Kay, Alan R.; Komer, Chris; Lowenstern, Michael; Morelli, Frank [Bassoon]; Neidich, Charles; O'Connor, Tara...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra members; Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Arnold Schoenberg sought to write music that avoided traditional tonal implications, which eventually led him away from tonality altogether. Herzgewächse is a short piece for...continue...

Schoenberg: Serenade, Variations, Bach Orchestrations / Robert Craft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Serenade for baritone & septet, Op. 24; Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31; Transcription for orchestra of Bach's Prelude & Fugue in E flat major; Transcription for orchestra of Bach...
Performers: Appel, Toby; Kay, Alan R.; Neidich, Charles; Press, Peter; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Starobin, David [Guitar]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: 20th Century Classics Ensemble; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This fourth volume of the Naxos Robert Craft Schoenberg Collection features Schoenberg's largest orchestral work. 'Variations, Op. 31' is a sequence of short and clearly...continue...

Schoenberg: Six A Cappella Mixed Choruses, etc / Craft

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-12-13

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: German Folksongs (3) for chorus, Op. 49; Choruses (3); Quartet for Strings no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10; Suite for string orchestra in G major
Performers: Frautschi, Jennifer; O'Neill, Richard; Sherry, Fred [Cello]; Welch-Babidge, Jennifer
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: 20th Century Classics Ensemble; Simon Joly Singers; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

This third volume of the Naxos Robert Craft Schoenberg Collection features music written over a period of forty years. Included are the 'String Quartet No....continue...