Originally released by Koch, these recordings of key works in Arnold Schoenberg's oeuvre are now part of Naxos' Robert Craft Collection, a series of reissues that reaffirms the conductor's unflagging devotion to modern music, even if the performances and recording quality periodically flag. The pieces predate Schoenberg's discovery of the twelve ...
Those who know Richard Strauss' tone poems but little else may encounter a few surprises on this 2004 compilation from Chandos Classics. Two of the selections are early works that show the young Strauss dutifully working toward symphonic mastery through classical forms; and the third reveals him as a mature, sensitive creator of orchestral art ...
Schoenberg's Five Pieces for Orchestra is a warhorse of modern music, performed and recorded with regularity. Robert Craft's rendition of Schoenberg's accessible 1909 Expressionist masterpiece is as good as any, and is at times quite spirited (hard not to be, given the work's bombastic character), especially during the opening section, "Vorgefuhle ...
A deluxe sampler covering the work of nearly 40 years, John Tavener: A Portrait has much to offer, including 19 musical tracks, a 46-minute interview with the composer, and a biographical essay detailing the key events and ideas in his life and work. Of primary interest is the premiere recording of Tavener's intense Prayer of the Heart, ...
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