Despite his significant impact as a teacher, Arnold Schoenberg wrote surprisingly little about his twelve-tone method, with much of our understanding coming from his students.
Interpretation
The album features a selection of keyboard music for both modern piano and 16th-century virginals, exploring the versatility of these instruments across centuries.
Album & Artwork
The album is conceived as a single, through-composed recital, and the performer recommends listening to the entire CD in one sitting for the full experience.
Album & Artwork
The album's repertoire was inspired by Joseph Kerman's comparison of William Byrd's influence on the Elizabethan/Jacobean world with Arnold Schoenberg's impact on the 20th century.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Arnold Schoenberg, in his essay 'Brahms the Progressive', aimed to prove that Johannes Brahms, often seen as a classicist, was a great innovator in musical language.
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms had an unusual interest in Renaissance and Medieval music, particularly their rhythmic devices, which set him apart from other 19th-century composers.
Compositional Technique
Arnold Schoenberg's Suite for solo piano op.25 (1923) was the first complete work in which he used his groundbreaking 'twelve-tone method'.
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