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Arnold Schoenberg

The Complete Works For Chamber Ensemble (5LP box)

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Benchmark 5LP box set with the higly praised recordings by the London Sinfonietta conducted by David Atherton, released on Decca in 1974. With insert.

condition (records/box): NM / NM Insert included. | The collection features many significant compositions, spanning Arnold Schoenberg's stylistic evolution from his early romantic works to his twelve-tone pieces. These are highly acclaimed recordings, in part due to conductor David Atherton's connection to Schoenberg's pupil, Roberto Gerhard, which lends an air of authority to the interpretations.

Details
File under: Avant-GardeSerial
Cat. number: SXLK 6660-4
Year: 1974

Release notes

Center-label info: ffss - Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound - ffss Made in England. ℗ 1974 The Decca Record Co. Ltd. Includes a 20 Page Booklet. Booklet info: Recorded between October 17th 1973 and May 6th 1974 Rectangular sticker on last page, just above the DECCA logo, and overlaping a misprint cat# (ⓢ SXLK 6060.4), with: "℗ © 1974, The Decca Record Company Limited,London. ⓢ SXLK 6660-4" Booklet designed and produced in Holland by Mundoprint B.V. Back cover box set info: Made in England.…

Tracklist
A1Verklärte Nacht, Op.4 For String Sextet (1899)29:30
B1Chamber Symphony No.1, Op.9 (1906)21:15
C1Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: Three Times Seven Melodramas For Reciter, Piano, Flute (Piccolo), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola) And Cello (1912)22:53
D1Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: Three Times Seven Melodramas For Reciter, Piano, Flute (Piccolo), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola) And Cello (1912) [Concluded]11:55
D2Ein Stelldichein, For Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Cello And Piano (1905)5:48
D3Herzgewächse Op.20, For Soprano, Celeste, Harmonium And Harp (1911)3:25
D4Three Pieces For Chamber Orchestra (1910)1:50
D5Nachtwandler, For Soprano, Piccolo, Trumpet, Side Drum And Piano (1901)4:55
E1Lied Der Waldtaube, For Mezzo-Soprano And Chamber Ensemble (1900 Arr.1922)13:15
E2Die Eiserne Brigade. March For String Quartet And Piano (1916)4:21
E3Weihnachtmusik, For Two Violins, Cello, Harmonium And Piano (1921)5:55
F1Serenade, Op.24, For Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Mandolin, Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello And Bass Voice (1920-23)32:44
G1Wind Quintet, Op.26 (1923-24)31:20
H1Wind Quintet, Op.26 (1923-24) [Concluded]9:18
H2Der Wunsch Des Liebhabers, Op.27, No.4, For Mixed Chorus, Mandolin, Clarinet, Violin And Cello (1925)3:51
H3Der Neue Klassizismus, Op.28, No.3, For Mixed Chorus, Viola, Cello And Piano (1925)9:11
I1Suite, Op.29, For Clarinet In E Flat, Clarinet In B Flat, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello And Piano (1924-26)32:12
J1Ode To Napoleon, Op.41, For Reciter, String Quartet And Piano (1942)15:45
J2Phantasy, For Violin With Piano Accompaniment, Op.47 (1949)9:23
Credits
Antony Pay
Bass Clarinet (C1, D1, D2, D4, F1, H1, H2), Clarinet (B1, E1, I1)
Roger Fallows
Bass Clarinet (B1, E1, F1, I1)
Roger Birnstingle
Bassoon (B1, D4, E1, G1, H1)
John Constable
Celesta [Celeste] (D3, D4), Piano (C1, D1, D2, D5, E2, E3, H3, I1, J1, J2)
Christopher Van Kampen
Cello (A1)
Jennifer Ward Clarke
Cello (A1, B1, C1, D1, D2, D4, E1, E2, E3, F1, H2, H3, I1, J1)
London Sinfonietta Chorus
Chorus (H2, H3)
Clive Wearing
Chorus Master (H2, H3)
Gervase de Peyer
Clarinet (I1)
Robert Hill
Clarinet (B1, E1)
Alain Judd
Compiled By
Arnold Schoenberg
Composed By
David Atherton
Conductor (B1, C1, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, E1, F1, G1, H1, H2, H3, I1, J1), Harmonium (E3), Liner Notes
Nicholas Reader
Contrabassoon (B1, E1)
Robin Millar
Cor Anglais (B1, E1)
Robin McGee
Double Bass (B1, D4, E1)
Colin Moorfoot
Engineer [Recording Engineer]
Philip Wade
Engineer [Recording Engineer]
Sebastian Bell
Flute, Piccolo Flute (B1, C1, D1, D4, D5, E1, G1, H1)
John Williams
Guitar (F1)
Harold Lester
Harmonium (D3, D4, E1)
Sidonie Goossens
Harp (D3)
Alan Civil
Horn (G1, H1)
Anthony Chidell
Horn (B1, E1)
Barry Tuckwell
Horn (B1, D4, E1)
Alexander Goehr
Liner Notes
Arnold Whittall
Liner Notes
Alicia Smith
Lyrics By [English Translation] (H2, H3)
Arthur D. Walker
Lyrics By [English Translation] (E1)
Bernard Miall
Lyrics By [English Translation] (D3)
Cecil Gray
Lyrics By [English Translation] (D1)
Gerald Larner
Lyrics By [English Translation] (G1)
Jethro Bithell
Lyrics By [English Translation] (D2)
Richard Haig
Lyrics By [English Translation] (A1)
Hugo D'Alton
Mandolin (F1, H2)
Anna Reynolds
Mezzo-soprano Vocals (E1)
Janet Craxton
Oboe (B1, D2, D4, E1, G1, H1)
Rayment Kirby
Photography By [Box Cover Photographic Study]
Roger Vignoles
Piano (E1)
James Mallinson
Producer [Recording Producer]
James Holland
Snare [Side Drum] (D5)
June Barton
Soprano Vocals (I1)
Mary Thomas
Soprano Vocals (D5), Vocals [Reciter] (C1, D1)
Howard Snell
Trumpet (D5)
Donald McVay
Viola (A1, B1, D4, E1, E2, F1, H3, I1, J1)
Kenneth Essex
Viola (A1)
Joan Atherton
Violin (A1, B1, D4, E1, E2, E3, J1)
Nona Liddell
Violin, Viola (A1, B1, C1, D1, D2, D4, E1, E2, E3, F1, H2, I1, J1, J2)
John Shirley-Quirk
Vocals [Bass-baritone] (F1)
Gerald English
Vocals [Reciter] (J1)