Unique and Fabulous!...
Sébastien Melmoth | Hôtel d'Alsace, PARIS | 07/13/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
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5-stars just for being in existence, this 1921 transcription for Schoenberg's post-WW1 Private Musical Society is for flute, oboe, clarinet, violins, viola, cello, double-bass, piano, harmonium, and percussion--plus, of course, soprano: now that"s a line-up! Timings are similar to Mahler: Symphony No. 4 - Arranged by Erwin Stein (which features the wonderful soprano Christiane Oelze).
Doubleplus bonus, Schoenberg's 1920 transcription of the Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen for similar small forces, with fine bass/baritone Olaf Bär: can it get any better than this?
Now that's entertainment!
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