Whereas the playing time of Handel's concerto for
strings and continuo is fourteen minutes, and
Schoenberg's orchestral elaboration of it 22 minutes, the
work should be counted among the latter's compositions
and not simply as one of his orchestrations (Brahms,
Bach). He was not an unqualified admirer of Handel,
and indeed became livid if the name was mentioned in
the same breath as Bach. Apropos the Monn Cello
Concerto recomposed for Pablo Casals, Schoenberg
wrote:
"I was mainly intent on removing the defects of
the Handelian style. Just as Mozart did with
Handel's Messiah, I have had to get rid of whole
handfuls of rosalias and sequences, replacing them
with real substance. I also did my best to deal with
the other main defect of the Handelian style,
which is that the theme is always best when it first
appears and grows steadily more insignificant and
trivial in the course of the piece."
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (arr. of Handel's Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 7) (more info)
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I. Largo - Allegro - 5:07
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II. Largo - 3:10
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III. Allegretto grazioso - 6:35
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IV. Hornpipe - 5:44
Piano Suite, Op. 25 (more info)
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Praeludium - 1:00
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Gavotte - Musette - Gavotte - 3:09
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Intermezzo - 3:11
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Menuett - Trio - Menuett da capo - 3:22
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Gigue - 2:35
Gurre-Lieder, Part I: Lied der Waldtaube (Song of Wood Dove) (version with chamber orchestra) (more info)
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Lied der Waldtaube from Gurre-Lieder (1923 chamber ensemble version) - 12:56
Das Buch der hangenden Garten, Op. 15 (more info)
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Unterm Schutz von dichten Blattergrunden - 2:22
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Hain in diesen Paradiesen - 1:23
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Als Neuling trat ich ein in dein Gehege - 1:43
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Da meine Lippen reglos sind und brennen - 1:35
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Saget mir, auf welchem Pfade - 1:08
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Jedem Werke bin ich furder tot - 1:06
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Angst und Hoffen wechselnd mich beklemmen - 1:07
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Wenn ich heut nicht deinen Leib beruhre - 0:43
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Streng ist uns das Gluck und sprode - 1:34
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Das schone Beet betracht ich mir im Harren - 2:06
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Als wir hinter dem bebluhmten Tore - 2:36
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Wenn sich bei heiliger Ruh in tiefen Matten - 1:57
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Du lehnest wider eine Silberweide - 1:38
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Sprich nicht immer von dem Laub - 0:48
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Wir bevolkerten die abend dustern Lauben - 4:45
A Conversation with Arnold Schoenberg (July 1949) (more info)
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A Conversation with Arnold Schoenberg (July 1949) - 6:31
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