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| | Description: | Vienna, old and new, meet on this journey from Mozart to Schoenberg and then on to Berg, Weill, Gerhard and Ligeti with David Atherton and the London Sinfonietta. Central to this anthology is the pioneering set of music by Schoenberg recorded in 1973-74 critically acclaimed for it's 'big line and attention to detail (Stereo Review) and for the "mellow but well-detailed recording' (Gramophone). The London Sinfonietta is renowned across the world as one of the most adventurous groups commissioning and performing new music. From it's inception, however, the Sinfonietta played the classics alongside new and avant-garde pieces, and this new Eloquence set traces the engagement of the group with the Viennese tradition. At the center of the set is the 5-LP survey of Schoenberg's chamber music - from the early and Wagnerian Verklärte Nacht to the late Phantasy for violin and piano - which the Sinfonietta recorded in 1973-4 to mark the centenary of the composer's birth. The recordings were bedded in by extensive performing experience, in a comprehensive concert series celebrating the music of Schoenberg and his Catalan student, Roberto Gerhard. The Sinfonietta's co-founder David Atherton had come to know Gerhard at Cambridge, and so these recordings bear the stamp of authority, as well as thorough preparation. In a new interview for the set with note-writer Peter Quantrill, Atherton explains the genesis of the Sinfonietta as formed around the unique instrumentation of Schoenberg's First Chamber Symphony. He and his colleagues shook up the London concert scene in the 1970s with their energy and commitment to modernist classics and living composers. However, the Sinfonietta brought the same incisive musicianship to Mozart's wind serenades and Schubert's sacred music, as these Argo recordings testify. A further rarity is the album of clarinet concertos by Louis Spohr, with the ensemble's long-standing clarinetist, Antony Pay, as soloist. Recorded after a complete Stravinsky concert series, their version of Agon has long been recognized as a definitive account. The Gerhard album preserves all three of the composer's late and exquisite 'Zodiac' pieces, Gemini, Libra and Leo, the last two named after the zodiacal signs of Gerhard and his wife. The set also includes the 3-LP Weill set that Atherton and the Sinfonietta recorded for Deutsche Grammophon in 1975 and concludes with the Ligeti album recorded that same year by the ensemble for Decca's 20th-century HEAD series with soloists Aurèle Nicolet (flute) and Heinz Holliger (oboe). The set makes a significant contribution to the Schoenberg 150th anniversary year, as well as telling a compelling story of one of the UK's most innovative performing ensembles."Vienna: Mozart To Schoenberg" is a captivating CD that takes listeners on an extraordinary journey through the evolution of Viennese classical music. Conducted by the renowned David Atherton, this album showcases masterpieces from two pivotal figures in Vienna's musical history?Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Arnold Schoenberg. The selection highlights the transformation of musical language from the elegant classicism of Mozart to the groundbreaking modernism of Schoenberg, offering a rich tapestry of orchestral colors and emotional depth. David Atherton, celebrated for his insightful interpretations and international career with leading orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra and Hong Kong Philharmonic, brings both precision and passion to these works. The CD is produced by Australian Cattle God, a label known for its commitment to high-quality recordings across diverse genres, supporting innovative artists who push boundaries in contemporary music. | | | Manufacturer No.: |
ELQ4847297 |
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