The RIAS Second Viennese School Project

Berlin 1949-1965

Hard to exaggerate the richness of these four CDs...Irmen Burmester insightfully takes the Sprechstimme in a vivid Pierrot lunaire...[Stadlen] is a commanding soloist in Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto — Sunday Times More…

Release Date: 22nd Oct 2012
Catalogue No: AUDITE21412
Label: Audite
Length: 4 hours 59 minutes

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Schoenberg: Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21

Work length36:21

Irmen Burmester, Hans-Peter Schmitz, Alfred Bürkner, Hans Bastiaan, Walter Müller, Werner Haupt, Klaus Billing
Josef Rufer

Pt. I: No. 1, Moondrunk

Track length1:42

Pt. I: No. 2, Columbine

Track length1:58

Pt. I: No. 3, The Dandy

Track length1:21

Pt. I: No. 4, An Ethereal Washerwoman

Track length1:21

Pt. I: No. 5, Chopin Waltz

Track length1:37

Pt. I: No. 6, Madonna

Track length2:02

Pt. I: No. 7, The Sick Moon

Track length2:18

Pt. II: No. 8, Night

Track length2:28

Pt. II: No. 9, Prayer to Pierrot

Track length0:53

Pt. II: No. 10, Theft

Track length1:23

Pt. II: No. 11, Red Mass

Track length1:47

Pt. II: No. 12, Gallows Song

Track length0:18

Pt. II: No. 13, Beheading

Track length2:23

Pt. II: No. 14, The Crosses

Track length2:20

Pt. III: No. 15, Homesickness

Track length2:10

Pt. III: No. 16, Vulgarity

Track length1:22

Pt. III: No. 17, Parody

Track length1:36

Pt. III: No. 18, The Moonspot

Track length1:00

Pt. III: No. 19, Serenade

Track length2:38

Pt. III: No. 20, Homeward Bound

Track length2:16

Pt. III: No. 21, O Ancient Fragrance

Track length1:28

Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9

Work length19:55

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Ferenc Fricsay

Langsam - Sehr rasch

Track length19:55

Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Op. 42

Work length20:34

Peter Stadlen
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Winfried Zillig

I. Andante

Track length4:33

II. Molto allegro

Track length2:13

III. Adagio

Track length7:37

IV. Giocoso: Moderato

Track length6:11

Schoenberg: Phantasy for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Op. 47

Work length10:40

Tibor Varga, Ernst Krenek

Schoenberg: Das Buch der Hängenden Gärten, Op. 15

Work length27:45

Suzanne Danco, Hermann Reutter

No. 1, Unterm Schutz von dichten Blattergrunden

Track length2:16

No. 2, Hain in diesen Paradiesen

Track length1:35

No. 3, Als Neuling trat ich ein in dein Gehege

Track length1:52

No. 4, Da meine Lippen reglos sind und brennen

Track length1:24

No. 5, Saget mir, auf welchem Pfade

Track length1:19

No. 6, Jedem Werke bin ich furder tot

Track length1:17

No. 7, Angst und Hoffen wechselnd mich beklemmen

Track length1:03

No. 8, Wenn ich heut nicht deinen Leib beruhre

Track length0:49

No. 9, Streng ist uns das Gluck und sprode

Track length1:54

No. 10, Das schöne Beet betracht ich mir im Harren

Track length2:31

No. 11, Als wir hinter dem bebluhmten Tore

Track length2:38

No. 12, Wenn sich bei heiliger Ruh in tiefen Matten

Track length2:05

No. 13, Du lehnest wider eine Silberweide

Track length1:35

No. 14, Sprich nicht immer von dem Laub

Track length0:49

No. 15, Wir bevolkerten die abend dustern Lauben

Track length4:38

Schoenberg: De Profundis (Psalm 130), Op. 50b for mixed choir a cappella

Work length5:51

Rundfunkchor Berlin
Gunther Arndt

Schoenberg: Klavierstücke (3), Op. 11

Work length12:58

Eduard Steuermann

No. 1, Massig

Track length3:43

No. 2, Massig

Track length6:58

No. 3, Bewegt

Track length2:17

Schoenberg: Kleine Klavierstücke (6), Op. 19

Work length5:06

Eduard Steuermann

No. 1, Liecht, zart

Track length1:09

No. 2, Langsam

Track length0:53

No. 3, Sehr langsam Viertel

Track length0:44

No. 4, Rasch, aber leicht

Track length0:23

No. 5, Etwas rasch

Track length0:39

No. 6, Sehr langsam

Track length1:18

Schoenberg: Klavierstücke (5), Op. 23

Work length10:30

Eduard Steuermann

No. 1, Sehr langsam

Track length2:17

No. 2, Sehr rasch

Track length1:15

No. 3, Langsam

Track length2:58

No. 4, Schwungvoll

Track length1:36

No. 5, Walzer

Track length2:24

Schoenberg: Klavierstück, Op. 33a

Work length2:17

Else C. Kraus

Schoenberg: Klavierstück, Op. 33b

Work length3:52

Else C. Kraus

Schoenberg: String Trio, Op. 45

Work length16:47

Erich Röhn, Ernst Doberitz, Arthur Troester

Schoenberg: Suite in G for String Orchestra

Work length22:56

Berliner Philharmoniker
Ferenc Fricsay

I. Overture

Track length6:01

II. Adagio

Track length7:38

IV. Gavotte

Track length9:17

Berg: Lyric Suite - three movements for string orchestra (1928)

Work length30:51

Végh Quartet

I. Allegretto gioviale

Track length3:10

II. Andante amoroso

Track length6:26

III. Allegro misterioso - Trio estatico

Track length3:13

IV. Adagio appassionato

Track length6:12

V. Presto delirando

Track length5:06

VI. Largo desolato

Track length6:44

Berg: Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5

Work length5:58

Heinrich Geuser, Klaus Billing

No. 1, Massig

Track length1:21

No. 2, Sehr langsam

Track length1:22

No. 3, Sehr rasch

Track length1:01

No. 4, Langsam

Track length2:14

Berg: Sieben frühe Lieder

Work length14:58

Magda László, Lothar Broddack

No. 1, Nacht

Track length4:03

No. 2, Schilflied

Track length1:54

No. 3, Die Nachtigall

Track length1:49

No. 4, Traumgekront

Track length2:35

No. 5, Im Zimmer

Track length1:10

No. 6, Liebesode

Track length1:42

No. 7, Sommertage

Track length1:45

Berg: Schliesse mir die Augen beide (1925 version)

Work length0:57

Evelyn Lear, Hans Hilsdorf

Berg: Schliesse mir die Augen beide (1925 version)

Work length1:51

Evelyn Lear, Hans Hilsdorf

Webern: Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1

Work length10:27

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Arthur Rother

Webern: Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10

Work length5:27

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Maderna

No. 1, Sehr ruhig und zart

Track length0:52

No. 2, Lebhaft und zart bewegt

Track length0:46

No. 3, Sehr langsam und ausserst ruhig

Track length1:46

No. 4, Fliessend, ausserst zart

Track length0:38

No. 5, Sehr fliessend

Track length1:25

Webern: Four pieces for violin & piano, Op. 7 (1910)

Work length4:36

André Gertler, Diane Andersen

No. 1, Sehr langsam

Track length0:52

No. 2, Rasch

Track length1:33

No. 3, Sehr langsam

Track length1:08

No. 4, Bewegt

Track length1:03

Strauss, Josef: Rosen aus dem Suden, Op. 388 (Arr. A. Schoenberg)

Work length11:25

Bastiaan Quartett

Strauss, Josef: Der Zigeunerbaron, Op. 417

Work length9:15

Bastiaan Quartett

Schatzwalzer (Arr. A. Webern)

Track length9:15

Schoenberg: Phantasy for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Op. 47

Work length8:28

Rudolf Kolisch, Alan Willman

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This 4-CD boxed set presents historic recordings of works by Arnold Schoenberg, the founding father of 20th-century modern music, and his most prominent pupils, Alban Berg and Anton Webern.

These recordings, made between 1949 and 1965, comprise works which were written between 1906 and 1950, thus portraying practically the entire era of the Viennese School. Not only do they trace the multi-layered compositional developments of the Viennese School, but they are also significant musical and historic documents of multi-faceted interpretational approaches towards this music.

The Viennese School was formed before the First World War as a movement in music attempting to unite radical expressive techniques and traditional form concepts, demanding specially trained interpreters for this undertaking. In these RIAS recordings, first-rate artists from the circle of the three Viennese composers can be heard: Rudolf Kolisch, Eduard Steuermann, Winfried Zillig and Else C. Kraus were immediately shaped by their teacher, Schoenberg, whereas others, such as Peter Stadlen and Tibor Varga were in contact with the composer, or with Webern or Berg. Ferenc Fricsay or Suzanne Danco, on the other hand, did not belong to the circle of the Viennese School and its performance teachings. Their interpretations are of particular interest as they brought these works to life, unprejudiced by performance traditions of this music which, at that time, was hardly performed.

The comparison of the two recordings of Schoenberg’s 'Fantasy for Violin and Piano', Op. 47, with Kolisch and Varga respectively, and the sensational interpretation of Schoenberg’s 'Pierrot Lunaire' by the Munich singer Irmen Burmester alongside an outstanding instrumental ensemble under the direction of Josef Rufer (1949) are particular highlights of this anthology.

These radio recordings were made possible thanks to the indefatigable initiative of the music writer Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt in his role as Editor of New Music at the RIAS. He and his colleague Josef Rufer, who can be heard as conductor, ensured that those musicians who had returned from exile would be engaged to contribute to these radio documents. By doing so, Stuckenschmidt and Rufer intended, on the one hand, to continue the tradition of Schoenberg’s stay in Berlin from 1925 until 1933, and, on the other hand, to provide the music of the Viennese School with greater resonance within public awareness.

This edition is complemented by the publication of a text by Prof Dr Rudolf Stephan, the doyen of research into the Viennese School in Germany after the Second World War and editor of the complete works of Arnold Schoenberg and Alban Berg. He reflects on his comprehensive experiences with the music of the Viennese School, stretching back to the years immediately following the end of the war.

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Hans-Peter Schmitz (piccolo), Werner Haupt (cello), Hans Bastiaan (violin), Walter Muller (viola), Irmen Burmester (soprano), Alfred Burkner (bass clarinet), Klaus Billing (piano), Peter Stadlen (piano), Ernst Krenek (piano), Tibor Varga (violin), Suzanne Danco (soprano), Hermann Reutter (piano), Eduard Steuermann (piano), Else C. Kraus (piano), Arthur Troester (cello), Ernst Doberitz (viola), Erich Rohn (violin), Heinrich Geuser (clarinet), Lothar Broddack (piano), Magda Laszlo (soprano), Evelyn Lear (soprano), Hans Hilsdorf (piano), Andre Gertler (violin), Diane Andersen (piano), Rudolf Kolisch (violin), Alan Willman (piano)

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, members, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner Philharmoniker, Végh Quartet, Bastiaan Quartett, Josef Rufer, Ferenc Fricsay, Winfried Zillig, Gunther Arndt, Arthur Rother, Bruno Maderna

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Hard to exaggerate the richness of these four CDs...Irmen Burmester insightfully takes the Sprechstimme in a vivid Pierrot lunaire...[Stadlen] is a commanding soloist in Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto

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