Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht; R. Strauss: Metamorphosen

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Richard Strauss originally intended his 1945 Metamorphosen to be for string septet, yet ultimately opted for 23 solo strings in response to Paul Sacher's commission for a work with larger forces. A draft score of Strauss's septet version came to light in 1990, and its reconstruction by Rudolf Leopold receives its first recording here. The lush harmonies and busy yet functional counterpoints gain definition and transparency when pared down to chamber dimensions. It's easier to ascertain motivic and timbral interplay from register to register, due in no small part to the sensitive ensemble blending. Strauss's wistful Capriccio prelude and Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht are also beautifully balanced and packed with enough nuance to warm a thinking romantic's heart. A handsome, gorgeously engineered release. --Jed Distler

Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht; R. Strauss: Metamorphosen, Music, Dietmar Schwalke, Arnold Schoenberg, Richard Strauss, Rainer Zepperitz, Brandis Quartet, Walter Kussner, Dietmar Schwalke, Wilfried Strehle, Chamber, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Orchestral, Romantic Orchestral Music, Sextet for Six String Instruments

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Schoenberg: La Nuit Transfigurée; R. Strauss: Métamorphoses Manufacturer: Calliope Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005Q4MN Release Date: 2002-03-12

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Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht; R. Strauss: Metamorphosen Dietmar Schwalke , and Wilfried Strehle Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Sextets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schoenberg | Schoenberg, Arnold | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00001X51U Release Date: 1999-10-12

Tracks:

1. Verklarte Nacht, Op.4: Sehr Langsam
2. Verklarte Nacht, Op.4: Breiter
3. Verklarte Nacht, Op.4: Schwer Betont
4. Verklarte Nacht, Op.4: Sehr Breit Und Langsam
5. Verklarte Nacht, Op.4: Sehr Ruhig
6. Metamorphosen: Realisation - Brandis Qt Berlin/Dietmar Schwalke
7. Prld To Capriccio, Op.85: Sxt

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