Complete Works for Strings

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)


COMPACT DISC ONE
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 7 (1904-05) 45:07
in D minor - in d-Moll - en ré mineur
1 Nicht zu rasch - 12:40
2 Kräftig (nicht zu rasch) - 11:57
3 Mäßig, langsame Viertel - 12:12
4 Mäßig, heiter 8:18

String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (1927) 31:21
5 I Moderato 8:50
6 I Adagio 8:41
7 III Intermezzo. Allegro moderato 7:21
8 IV Rondo. Molto moderato 6:30
Dedicated to Mrs Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
76:37

COMPACT DISC TWO
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 10 (1907-08) 30:51
in F sharp minor - in fis-Moll - en fa dièse mineur
for two violins, viola, cello and a soprano voice (in the third and fourth movements: 'Litanei' and 'Entrückung', poems by Stefan George)
1 I Mäßig 6:49
2 II Sehr rasch 7:04
3 III Litanei 5:52
4 IV Entrückung 11:06
To my wife

String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 (1936) 34:19
5 I Allegro molto; energico 9:23
6 II Comodo 8:21
7 III Largo 8:09
8 IV Allegro 8:26
To the ideal patron of chamber music
ELIZABETH SPRAGUE COOLIDGE
and to the ideal interpreters of it
THE KOLISCH QUARTET
65:20

COMPACT DISC THREE
Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (1899) 29:04
Poem by Richard Dehmel (from Weib und Welt) for six string instruments
1 Sehr langsam - 3:02
2 (C) - 9:44
3 Schwer betont - 2:18
4 Sehr breit und langsam - 9:54
5 Sehr ruhig 4:06

6 Phantasy for Violin with Piano Accompaniment, Op. 47 (1949)* 9:23
In memory of Adolph Koldofsky

7 Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte, Op. 41 (1942) 15:05
(Lord Byron) for String Quartet, Piano and Reciter
53:45

COMPACT DISC FOUR
String Trio, Op. 45 (1946)† 19:08
1 Part 1 - 1:56
2 First Episode - 5:26
3 Part 2 - 3:29
4 Second Episode - 2:48
5 Part 3 5:29
Commissioned by the Department of Music, Harvard University

premiere recording in this version
Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 (1911) 5:31
arranged by Henk Guittart for string quartet (1999)
6 I Leicht, zart 1:35
7 II Langsam 0:48
8 III Sehr langsame Viertel 1:02
9 IV Rasch, aber leicht 0:26
10 V Etwas rasch 0:41
11 VI Sehr langsam 0:59

premiere recording in this version
Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon, Op. 26 (1923-4) 39:50
arranged by Henk Guittart for string quintet (1995)
12 I Schwungvoll 11:35
13 II Anmutig und heiter, scherzando 9:26
14 III Etwas langsam. Poco adagio 9:40
15 IV Rondo 8:50
To Budi Arnold
64:43

COMPACT DISC FIVE
String Quartet in D major (1897) 26:59
in D-Dur - en ré majeur
1 I Allegro molto 9:18
2 II Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso 4:50
3 III Andante con moto 7:51
4 IV Allegro - Presto 5:00

Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 (1906) 20:37
arranged by Anton Webern for piano and string quartet (1922-3)
5 Langsam - Sehr rasch - 5:38
6 sehr rasch - 2:00
7 viel langsamer, aber doch fließend - 2:57
8 viel langsamer - 5:08
9 schwungvoll 4:52

Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (1933) 21:03
in B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur
after the Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 7 by George Frideric Handel, freely transcribed by Arnold Schoenberg
10 Largo - Allegro 5:06
11 Largo 3:15
12 Allegretto grazioso 6:46
13 Hornpipe. Moderato 5:56
68:52
Schoenberg Quartet
Janneke van der Meer violin*†
Wim de Jong violin
Henk Guittart viola†
Viola de Hoog cello†
with
Susan Narucki soprano
Jan Erik van Regteren Altena viola
Taco Kooistra cello
Sepp Gtrotenhuis piano
Michael Grandage reciter
Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra
Roberto Benzi
Contains the composer's complete works for strings
Dedicated to the memory of our beloved mentor and dear friend Jenö Lehner (1906-1997) - Schoenberg Quartet
Recorded in:
Oud-Katholieke Church, Delft, The Netherlands ; Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam; Maria Minor, Utrecht; Main Hall, Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht; Musis Sacrum, Arnhem
Recorded between 29 June 1991 and 11 June 2001
Sound Engineer(s)
Benno Torrenga (Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra)
Adriaan Verstijnen (other works)
Adriaan Verstijnen (Editing)
Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K