Arnold Schoenberg fell in love with and later married Mathilde Zemlinsky, the sister of his mentor Alexander von Zemlinsky, dedicating his composition Verklärte Nacht to her.
Album & Artwork
This album intersperses musical works with spoken poems, read by the French actress Fanny Ardant, which either inspired the music or complement its themes.
Interpretation
The performers, Trio Arcadis, play transcriptions of the works, which required them to clarify sound layers and find new balances to capture the spirit of the originals with fewer instruments.
Composition History
Arnold Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) was composed in 1899 as a string sextet when he was twenty-five years old.
Composer Biography
Alexander von Zemlinsky, whose Trio op. 3 is featured, was Arnold Schoenberg's mentor for a time, giving him lessons in counterpoint.
Instruments
Amandine Ley plays a Testore violin from 1731, and Nicolas Saint-Yves plays a Gaggini cello from 1962.
Composition History
Johannes Brahms supported Alexander von Zemlinsky, leading to the publication of Zemlinsky's Trio op. 3.
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