It's arguable whether or not Robert Craft's recordings for Columbia are pleasurable to hear again after many years in the vault, but because they are part of the historical record and ripe for reissue by Sony, they are at least worth a few words in consideration. This 2006 reissue of Craft's recordings of Arnold Schoenberg's and Anton Webern's orchestral transcriptions of works by Brahms, Bach, and Schubert is a curiosity that deserves to be heard at least once, if only to understand the deep reverence both modernists felt ...
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It's arguable whether or not Robert Craft's recordings for Columbia are pleasurable to hear again after many years in the vault, but because they are part of the historical record and ripe for reissue by Sony, they are at least worth a few words in consideration. This 2006 reissue of Craft's recordings of Arnold Schoenberg's and Anton Webern's orchestral transcriptions of works by Brahms, Bach, and Schubert is a curiosity that deserves to be heard at least once, if only to understand the deep reverence both modernists felt for the past, and the significance of the old masters to the development of their own music. The Piano Quartet in G minor was transformed into a lush, late Romantic symphony by Schoenberg -- he humorously referred to it as Brahms' Fifth Symphony -- and because of the rich orchestration he lavished on this chamber work, it seems to be a heartfelt tribute paid to a lifelong idol. The orchestrations of the Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, "St. Anne," and two chorales, Schmücke dich, O...
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Add this copy of The Music of Arnold Schoenberg ~ Craft to cart. $20.11, like new condition, Sold by Streetlight_Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Cruz, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Sony Classical.
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