The Four Orchestral Songs balance traditional text settings with innovative instrumentation.
Schoenberg's Herzgewächse, Op. 20, is an example of 'sound of colour,' resulting from his collaboration with avant-garde painter Kandinsky.
Pierrot Lunaire, one of Schoenberg's best-known works, marks a return to counterpoint.
The Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9, is described as the densest, most compact, and rapidly moving music of its time (1906).
Anja Silja, the Sprechstimme performer, gave her first concert at age 10 and made her stage debut at 16 as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia.
Arnold Schoenberg sought to compose music that avoided traditional tonal implications, eventually leading him away from tonality entirely.
Robert Craft, the conductor on this album, is recording the complete works of Stravinsky, Schoenberg, and Webern for Naxos.
