Arranger(s): Schoenberg, Arnold
Conductor(s): Craft, Robert
Artist(s): Sherry, Fred
Label: Naxos
Genre: Concerto; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century; Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.557524
Barcode: 747313252428
Release Date: 11/2006

SCHOENBERG, A.: 5 Orchestral Pieces / BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quartet No. 1 (orch. Schoenberg) (Craft) (Schoenberg, Vol. 5)

In 1933, Schoenberg transcribed for cello a harpsichord concerto by the baroque composer Matthias Monn (1717-50). He dedicated his arrangement to Pablo Casals, whom he had met in Vienna, but Casals considered it too demanding. It was later premi�red instead by Emmanuel Feuermann in London. Of the Five Orchestral Pieces, Schoenberg wrote: �Art belongs to the unconscious. One must express oneself directly.� Brahms�s Piano Quartet in G minor of 1863 attracted Schoenberg, who had played it as violist and cellist, and who felt that the piano dominated the work at the expense of the strings. His transcription is a feast for orchestra.

Tracklist

Schoenberg, Arnold
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
1 I. (Premonitions) 02:15
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
2 II. (The Past) 05:17
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 III. (Chord-Colours) 03:11
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
4 IV. (Peripeteia) 02:10
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
5 V. (The Obbligato Recitative) 03:57
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Sherry, Fred (cello)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
6 I. Allegro moderato 07:04
Sherry, Fred (cello)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
7 II. Andante, alla Marcia 04:53
Sherry, Fred (cello)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
8 III. Tempo di Minuetto 05:14
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
Sherry, Fred (cello)
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Brahms, Johannes
Schoenberg, Arnold - Arranger
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
9 I. Allegro 13:55
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
10 II. Intermezzo: Allegro ma non troppo 09:09
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
11 III. Andante con moto 11:00
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)
12 IV. Rondo alla zingarese: Presto 08:51
Craft, Robert (Conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 01:16:56