Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 / Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op.9

On this CD:

1. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part 1: Mondestrunken
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

2. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part 1: Colombine
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

3. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part 1: Der Dandy
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

4. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part 1: Eine blasse Wäscherin
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

5. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part 1: Valse de Chopin
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

6. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part 1: Madonna
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

7. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part 1: Der kranke Mond
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

8. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part ll: Die Nacht
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

9. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part ll: Gebet an Pierrot
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

10. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part ll: Raub
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

11. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part ll: Rote Messe
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

12. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part ll: Galgenlied
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

13. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part ll: Enthauptung
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

14. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part ll: Die Kreuze
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

15. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part lll: Heimweh
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

16. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part lll: Gemeinheit
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

17. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part lll: Parodie
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

18. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part lll: Der Mondfleck
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

19. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part lll: Serenade
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

20. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part lll: Heimfahrt
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

21. Pierrot lunaire, melodrama for voice & chamber ensemble, Op. 21 Part lll: O alter Duft
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

22. Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
Performed by Ensemble Musique Oblique, Marianne Pousseur
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe

Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 / Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op.9, Music, Arnold Schoenberg, Philippe Herreweghe, Marianne Pousseur, Ensemble Musique Oblique, Pierre-André Valade, Classical, Classical Music
Schönberg: Pierrot lunaire op. 21
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Unusual music but very good quality
  • A very fine and natural sounding recording of this masterpiece
  • Seems like the best choice to me
 Schönberg: Pierrot lunaire op. 21

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ASIN: B00009IC6N
Release Date: 2003-10-14

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Unusual music but very good quality.......2007-05-24

This was very good music and vocal. Only probloem was the words are in French without a libretto to guide you.

5 out of 5 stars A very fine and natural sounding recording of this masterpiece.......2006-09-13

I bought this recording some years ago now, ten years ago, I think. I have listened to it fairly regularly ever since. Schoenberg's music isn't always easy to get to know. Classical radio stations don't often schedule his music - the three radio stations which play "Classical" music in my city, Adelaide, don't often play Schoenberg or Berg or Webern, the other members of the Second Viennese School. So my knowledge of the music of Schoenberg has largely come via my own efforts and my music teacher at high school, Ms Arianna Dobbie, who presented us with Serialism one year - via the Piano Variations of Webern. I still love that work.

Marianne Pousseur and the Ensemble Musique Oblique, directed by Philippe Herreweghe, present us with a very warm and natural sounding Pierrot Lunaire. Mademoiselle Pousseur is not a conventional "Classical" singer, she seems to be more of what we may call a "chanteuse" - a nightclub singer. This is probably exactly what Schoenberg wanted, because Pierrot Lunaire really is a kind of cabaret piece, albeit very sophisticated and "cerebral" cabaret! Schoenberg even suggests that the singer might wear a Pierrot costume while performing the work. It is a pity Ute Lemper has never been lured into recording this work!
However, Marianne Pousseur does an admirable job of interpreting the poems of Albert Giraud and Schoenberg's rather loose vocal lines.

Ensemble Musique Oblique provide us with a very colourful and stylish interpretation of the music and the experience of the maestro, Philippe Herreweghe, in period instrument / HIP music making informs this recording.

The Kammersymphonie, op. 9, transcribed by Anton Webern, is a very attractive piece of music. It is one not easily engaged with, like some of Schoenberg's piano music, but it is worth the effort.

All things considered, this is an excellent CD, but one in which the listener has to do a little work to "get at". For those who are new to Schoenberg and Pierrot Lunaire, I cannot recommend the 'One Night. One Life' DVD, with Christine Schäfer, too highly. It really brought Schoenberg to life for me. Ms Schäfer's CD recording with Pierre Boulez on DG is also excellent. Christine Schäfer is more of a conventional soprano and those who prefer a more "Classical" singer in the Pierrot Lunaire may prefer her to the less Classically "cultivated" voice of Marianne Pousseur. I like both.

5 out of 5 stars Seems like the best choice to me.......2004-05-01

If you're like me, you want to like these pieces but find most recordings too painful to listen to. I partially agree with the famous comment that Schoenberg's music isn't so bad, its just often played badly. Even some highly regarded recordings can't seem to make this music as enjoyable as it could be. Some kind of difficult balance is needed between the romantic and radical elements of the music, the recorded sound must be clear but not too dry, and singers who perform Pierrot Lunaire are up for a difficult challenge.

Being familiar with Herreweghe's fine early music work and this group's recording of Schoenberg's orchestration of Mahler's Das Lied, I had cause for optimism for both performances and sound quality on this recording, and I was not disappointed at all. The sound is typical of Harmonia Mundi's high standards with small chamber groups, providing excellent ambience and balance between soloists. Pousseur can be clearly heard but is never over-projected, and her vocal technique seems completely natural and appropriate for Schoenberg's demands.

Pierrot Lunaire is possibly the most Webernesque piece in Schoenberg's ouvre. While Schoenberg gets more attention as leading innovator of the 2nd Viennese movement, I've always preferred Webern's more minimal approach to atonalism. Again, however, good Webern recordings are scarce, and so I am happy that this group decided to record Webern's transcription of Schoenberg's 1st Chamber Symphony. The result is a lighter and more ingratiating listening experience than this piece usually offers.

Given the budget price, this Pierrot and the Chamber Symphony make a recommended choice for particular Schoenberg/Webern listeners like myself.
Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 / Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 - Ensemble Modern
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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 Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 / Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9 - Ensemble Modern
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Release Date: 1993-07-13

Tracks:

  1. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Mondestrunken
  2. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Colombine
  3. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Der Dandy
  4. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Eine blasse Wascherin
  5. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Valse de Chopin
  6. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Madonna
  7. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Der kranke Mond
  8. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Die Nacht
  9. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Gebet an Pierrot
  10. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Raub
  11. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Rote Messe
  12. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Galgenlied
  13. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Enthauptung
  14. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Die Kreuze
  15. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Heimweh
  16. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Gemeinheit
  17. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Parodie
  18. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Der Mondfleck
  19. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Serenade
  20. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: Heimfahrt
  21. Pierrot lunaire, Op.21: O alter Duft
  22. Kammersymphonie Nr.1, Op.9: Langsam - Peter Eotvos/Ensemble Modern
  23. Kammersymphonie Nr.1, Op.9: Sehr rasch - Peter Eotvos/Ensemble Modern
  24. Kammersymphonie Nr.1, Op.9: Viel langsamer, doch flieBend - Peter Eotvos/Ensemble Modern
  25. Kammersymphonie Nr.1, Op.9: Viel langsamer - Peter Eotvos/Ensemble Modern
  26. Kammersymphonie Nr.1, Op.9: Etwas bewegter - Peter Eotvos/Ensemble Modern

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Schönberg del Siglo XXI.......2003-06-25

Versiones modélicas de la Ensemble Modern con Eötvös al frente, conduciendo la música de Schönberg hacia el siglo XXI, con lecturas técnicamente impecables.

El Pierrot es, junto con Boulez (Sony y DG), la referencia absoluta de la obra y quizás la que más variedad y atmósferas obtiene de la obra, con una cantante muy entregada a la dramatización hablada-cantada.

La sinfonía de cámara es la mejor versión que he escuchado de esta obra, por encima de Gielen (Philips), Boulez (Sony), Chailly (Decca) y Abbado (DG) por este orden. Una versión de lujo recreada con detalle y plena de disfrute en los instrumentistas, soberbios.

Disco obligado para admiradores de Schönberg, sobre todo con una impronta moderna.
Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 / Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op.9
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Schoenberg's continues to be played 50 yrs after his death
  • Delete Denis Diderot's ravings from reviews
  • warning: this music fit only for lunatics & university types
 Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 / Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op.9
Arnold Schoenberg , Philippe Herreweghe , Marianne Pousseur , Ensemble Musique Oblique , and Pierre-André Valade
Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
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ASIN: B000000787
Release Date: 1992-12-11

Tracks:

  1. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: I. Teil - Premiere Partie - Part 1 - Mondestrunken
  2. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: I. Teil - Premiere Partie - Part 1 - Colombine
  3. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: I. Teil - Premiere Partie - Part 1 - Per Dandy
  4. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: I. Teil - Premiere Partie - Part 1 - Eine blasse Wascherin
  5. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: I. Teil - Premiere Partie - Part 1 - Valse de Chopin
  6. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: I. Teil - Premiere Partie - Part 1 - Madonna
  7. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: I. Teil - Premiere Partie - Part 1 - Der kranke Mond
  8. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: II. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part II - Die nacht
  9. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: II. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part II - Gebet an Pierrot
  10. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: II. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part II - Raub
  11. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: II. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part II - Rote Messe
  12. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: II. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part II - Galgenlied
  13. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: II. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part II - Enthauptung
  14. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: II. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part II - Die kreuze
  15. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: III. Teil - Troisieme Partie - Part III - Heimweh
  16. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: III. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part III - Gemeinheit
  17. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: III. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part III - Parodie
  18. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: III. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part III - Der Mondfleck
  19. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: III. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part III - Serenade
  20. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: III. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part III - Heimfahrt
  21. Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21: III. Teil - Deuxieme Partie - Part III - O alter Duft
  22. Kammersymphonie Op. 9

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Schoenberg's continues to be played 50 yrs after his death.......1999-12-11

For decades spoil sports like "denisdiderot" below have been attacking Schoenberg's 12 tone system, saying, for example, that his music has no relation to "natural acoustics" and to the way "human beings make sense of sound". Well, last I checked, I'm a human being, one who happens to love this music, and I join musicians and music enthusiasts around the globe in praise of Schoenberg's work. The music of a "mediocre musical talent" doesn't last 50 years after his death. A talentless hack is forgotten. Schoenberg hasn't been forgotten and never will be. I dare say, though the real Denis Diderot is certainly remembered, the person below using Diderot's name as an alias will be forgotten shortly after his own death. Schoenberg will live on in the hearts and minds of musicians and music lovers everywhere as he does today.

Herreweghe brings the same luscious sound to Schoenberg that he does to his famed recordings of the music of the baroque and pre-baroque. This is a recording to treasure, and I highly recommend it to interested parties.

Schoenberg's music is not for everyone, but then there's a lot in music that isn't for everyone. Try to accept that, though you may not connect with this composer, there are many who honestly do, and you may be missing something.

5 out of 5 stars Delete Denis Diderot's ravings from reviews.......1999-07-07

How about deleting Denisdiderot@hotmail 's "reviews" of this piece (Pierrot Lunairre). The jerk has got the exact same "review" posted for 5 or 6 different recordings of this piece and all he has to say is that he hates Schoenberg. It has nothing to do with any of the particular records and contributes nothing but irritation. It doesn't need to be there. Thank you. (Please do not print/post this message)

1 out of 5 stars warning: this music fit only for lunatics & university types.......1999-03-26

the music contained on this cd is proof enough in and of itself that Arnold Schoenberg was a mediocre musical talent, and turned to composing in an alienist atonal style only after he could plainly see that he could not compete on tonal musical grounds with the likes of strauss, pfitzner, schreker, ravel, debussy, and the like. the man craved attention and success, and most of all, "historical significance" for himself, and therefore devised a system of composing that purposefully could not be understood, thus setting himself up as a pretended misunderstood "genius" in the romantic sense, and claiming that anyone who cried foul regarding his music was simply not sophisticated enough to comprehend his noise. Then he created a rigid mathematical system of organizing tones with no relation whatsoever to natural acoustics or the way human beings make sense of sound. If his ludicrous communistic regimentation of musical tones is not enough to prove that Schoenberg was a musical mediocrity at best, or incompetent at worst, then just listen to the garbage contained on this cd for confirmation.

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