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Alda Caiello, Prazak Quartet - Arnold Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Suite Op. 29 (2012) [Hi-Res]

Alda Caiello, Prazak Quartet - Arnold Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Suite Op. 29 (2012) [Hi-Res]
  • Title: Arnold Schönberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Suite Op. 29
  • Year Of Release: 2012/2022
  • Label: Praga Digitals
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +Booklet
  • Total Time: 01:07:30
  • Total Size: 354 mb / 1.2 gb
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Tracklist

01. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: I. Mondestrunken
02. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: II. Colombine
03. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: III. Der Dandy
04. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: IV. Eine blasse Wäscherin
05. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: V. Valse de Chopin
06. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: VI. Madonna
07. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: VII. Der kranke Mond
08. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: VIII. Nacht
09. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: IX. Gebet an Pierrot
10. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: X. Raub
11. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XI. Rote Messe
12. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XII. Galgenlied
13. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XIII. Enthauptung
14. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XIV. Die Kreuze
15. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XV. Heimweh
16. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XVI. Gemeinheit!
17. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XVII. Parodie
18. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XVIII. Der Mondfleck
19. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XIX. Serenade
20. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XX. Heimfahrt
21. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: XXI. O alter Duft
22. Suite, Op. 29: I. Ouverture. Allegretto, sehr flott
23. Suite, Op. 29: II. Tanzschritte. Moderato
24. Suite, Op. 29: III. Thema mit Variationen
25. Suite, Op. 29: IV. Gigue

Playing host to an ad hoc group of musicians, the Prazák Quartet presents two of Arnold Schoenberg's classic works in a program that coheres most effectively. The pairing of the expressionist melodrama Pierrot lunaire and the angular, twelve-tone Suite requires the addition of a female vocalist, flute doubling on piccolo, two clarinets, a bass clarinet, and a piano to the Prazák's members, so this is a practical match-up for a concert, provided the players are available. Soprano Alda Caiello delivers the sprechstimme of Pierrot lunaire with a variety of expressions that sort with the bizarre moods and characters in the songs, and her delivery is theatrical, intense, and disturbing in its edginess. The instrumentalists are obviously at home in Schoenberg's music, so the complexities of Pierrot's tense accompaniment and the pungent counterpoint of the Suite come off with apparent ease. The recording space is quite spacious and reverberant, so this takes some of the harshness off Schoenberg's dissonances, and the roominess of the sound provides a great deal of separation, so the players can be differentiated with little difficulty. This may not be the best choice for listeners who like dry textures and crisp definition in these pieces, but that preference should take nothing away from the merits of this album.


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