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Schoenberg: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4; Phantasy

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Quartet for Strings no 3, Op. 30; Quartet for Strings no 4, Op. 37; Fantasy for Violin and Piano, Op. 47
Performers: Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Schulte, Rolf

While Schoenberg's final two string quartets inhabit atonal sound worlds, the 'Third' draws on Classical forms such as theme-and-variations, minuet and sonata-rondo, its unsettling opening...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York....continue...

Bottesini: Fantasia On Themes Of Rossini; Passione Amore; Gran Duetto No. 2

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia on Canzonette of Rossini, for 2 double basses & piano; Concerto di bravura; Grand Duetto no 2, for 2 double basses; Concerto for 2 double basses & orchestra (or piano)
Performers: Cobb, Timothy; Martin, Thomas [Double Bass]; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]

These works for two double basses by Giovanni Bottesini date from his student days at the Milan Conservatory. The delightful Fantasia on themes of Rossini...continue...
Recording information: 2006-10-13&2006-10-05&2007-....continue...

Arnold Schoenberg: String Trio, Four Pieces

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

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: String Trio, Op. 45; Pieces (4) for chorus & ensemble, Op. 27; Satires (3), for chorus and instruments, Op. 28; Suite, septet in E flat major, Op. 29; Incidental Music to a Motion ...
Performers: Appel, Toby; Kay, Alan R.; Lowenstern, Michael; Neidich, Charles; O'Neill, Richard; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]; Schulte, Rolf; Sherry, Fred [Cello]
Conductors: Craft, Robert

Naxos's Robert Craft Collection has been acclaimed as 'one of the most enticing Schoenberg collections around' (MusicWeb on 8557523), with Fanfare proclaiming that 'Craft outshines...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...

American Classics - Wuorinen: The Dante Trilogy

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-01-29

Works: Charles Wuorinen: The Mission of Virgil; The Great Procession, ballet; The River of Light, ballet
Performers: Bush, Phillip; Carroll, Paul [Percussion]; Cobb, Timothy; Finn, Michael; Grant, Cameron; Jolles, Susan [Harp]; Kay, Alan R.; Kolor, Thomas; Macomber, Curtis; Moredock, Richard; Neubauer, Paul; Oldfat...
Conductors: Knussen, Oliver
Ensemble: Contemporary Music Group

In his long composing life, Charles Wuorinen has drawn on an extremely wide range of intellectual and musical inspirations, including many from science and literature....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: Concerto for String Quartet, etc / Jennifer Lane

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

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; Spoken Word: A Conversation with Arnold Schoenberg
Performers: Lane, Jennifer; Oldfather, Christopher [Piano]
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: 20th Century-Fox Symphony Orchestra; Fred Sherry String Quartet

"For all the demanding density and complexity of his music, Schoenberg always gave his listeners a foothold. The performances on this disc bring him across...continue...

Webern: Symphony, Six Pieces, etc / Craft, Philharmonia

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Anton Webern: Symphony, Op. 21; Canons (5) on Latin Texts, Op. 16; Traditional Rhymes (3) for soprano & ensemble, Op. 17; Songs (3) for soprano, E flat clarinet & guitar, Op. 18; String Trio, Op. 20;...
Performers: Fedele, David; Frautschi, Jennifer; Gekker, Christopher; Goble, Daniel; Gosling, Stephen; Kavafian, Ani; Kuney, Scott; Lim, Sunghae Anna; Lowenstern, Michael; Mills, Jesse; Neidich, Charles; O'Neill,...
Conductors: Craft, Robert
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra; Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

"Craft elicits impressive clarity and delicacy from the Philharmonia Orchestra in the two-movement Op. 21 Symphony and in the Six Pieces Op. 6 (even the...continue...