Webern: Vocal and Orchestral Works - 5 Pieces / 5 Sacred Songs / Variations / Bach-Musical Offering: Ricercar

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ANTON WEBERN
Webern: Vocal and Orchestral Works - 5 Pieces / 5 Sacred Songs / Variations / Bach-Musical Offering: Ricercar
Tony Arnold / Claire Booth / David Wilson-Johnson / Simon Joly Chorale / Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble / Philharmonia Orchestra, Robert Craft

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Saturday 1 August 2009

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"Many of the performances are by the Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, a group of veteran New York new-music players who could just as well call themselves the Robert Craft All-Stars…their interpretations reflect Mr. Craft's half century of experience with this repertory." The New York Times

Robert Craft's abiding love and understanding of Anton Webern's music have made him an internationally renowned champion of this elusive composer's oeuvre.

Whether transforming the 'Ricercata' from J.S. Bach's A Musical Offering into a kaleidoscope of orchestral sounds, creating vivid new colours through ever-changing vocal and instrumental groupings, revelling in multi-layered polyphony or cultivating the purest simplicity, Webern reveals new musical worlds which remain as fresh and fascinating today as when they were written.

"[Robert Craft's] new home, Naxos, adds the lure of bargain prices to recordings that would be important no matter the cost…they provide rich overviews of the evolving styles of Webern and Schoenberg. Many of the performances are by the Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble, a group of veteran New York new-music players who could just as well call themselves the Robert Craft All-Stars…their interpretations reflect Mr. Craft's half century of experience with this repertory." The New York Times

Tracks:

Offering' trans. for orchestra by Anton Webern
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Two Songs, Op. 19 (Texts: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
Simon Joly Chorale & Philharmonia Orchestra

Five movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909)
Philharmonia Orchestra

Zwei Lieder, Op. 8
Tony Arnold (soprano)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10
Philharmonia Orchestra

Four Songs Op. 13
Tony Arnold (soprano)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Sechs Lieder, Op. 14
Tony Arnold (soprano)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Fünf geistliche Lieder, Op. 15
Tony Arnold (soprano)
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Das Augenlicht, 'Through Our Open Eyes Light Flows into the Heart', Op. 26
Simon Joly Chorale & Philharmonia Orchestra

Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble

Cantata No. 2, Op. 31
Claire Booth (soprano) & David Wilson-Johnson (bass)
Simon Joly Chorale & Philharmonia Orchestra