Schoenberg riot
Arnold Schoenberg’s 130th birthday.
All selections by Arnold Schoenberg except where noted.

1. Theme & variations, Op. 43b (1934) – opening
   Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / John Mauceri cond
2. Fantasy for violin & piano, Op. 47 (1949)- opening
   Yehudi Menuhin vn / Glenn Gould pf
3. Brettllieder / Cabaret songs (1901) – “Einfältiges Lied / Simple song”
   Phyllis Bryn-Julson S / Ursula Oppens pf
4. Suite for string orchestra in G (1944), Ouverture – opening
   German Symphony Orchestra Berlin / John Mauceri cond
5. Songs, Op. 2 (1899) – “Erhebung / Exaltation”
   Phyllis Bryn-Julson S / Ursula Oppens pf
6. Friede auf Erden / Peace on earth, Op. 13 (1907)
   BBC Singers / Pierre Boulez cond
7. Five piano pieces, Op. 23 (1923) – Walzer / Waltz
   Paul Jacobs pf
8. Gurre-Lieder / Songs of Gurre (1900/1911)- “Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf zur Kraht / The cock lifts his head to crow”
   Chorus of Danish Radio / Danish State Radio Symphony & Concert Orchestras / János Ferencsik cond
( — station break — )
9. Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene / Music to accompany a moving-picture scene
   BBC Symphony Orchestra / Pierre Boulez cond
10. Erwartung / Expectation, Monodrama in one act, Op. 17 (1909) – conclusion
    Anja Silja S / Vienna Philharmonic / Christoph von Dohnányi cond
11. Chamber symphony No. 1, Op. 9 (1906) – conclusion
    Members of the Ensemble InterContemporain / Pierre Boulez cond
12. Das Buch der hängenden Garten / The book o fthe hanging gardens, Op. 15 (1908) – #14 (“Sprich nicht immer… / Speak not always…”)
    Phyllis Bryn-Julson S / Ursula Oppens pf
13. String quartet no. 2, Op. 10 () – 4th movement, “Entrückung/ Ecstasy” – opening
    LaSalle String Quartet / Margaret Price S
14. Franz Schubert: Ständchen / Serenade (“Horch, horch, die Lerch / Hark, hark, the lark”), D.889 (1826; arrangement for small ensemble by Arnold Schönberg,1921)
    Wendela Bronsgeest S / Schönberg Ensemble / Reinbert de Leeuw cond
15. Ode to Napoleon Bonaparte, Op. 41b – opening
    Ensemble Intercontemporain / Pierre Boulez cond
16. Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21 (1912) – “Galgenlied / Gallows song”
    Jan de Gaetani voice / The Contemporary Chamber ensemble ( Thomas Nyfenger pic / Jeanne Benjamin va / Michael Rudiakov vc ) / Arthur Weisberg cond
17. Verklärte Nacht / Transfigured night -conclusion
    String sextet of the Domaine Musical Ensemble / Pierre Boulez cond
18. Ferruccio Busoni: Berçeuse élégiaque/ Elegiac lullaby, Op. 42 (transcription for small ensemble by Arnold Schönberg) – conclusion
    Arditti Quartet / Michel Moraguès fl / Paul Meyer cl / Marc Marder b / Louise Bessette pf / HakonAustbö hmn / Michel Béroff cond
19. Johnny Noble, after Prince Leileohako: Hawaiian War Chant (1860/1929)
    The Shut-Ins (John Poultney gtr & voice / Mike Roper uke & voice / Joe Kyle, Jrb)