Schulhoff, E.: Flute Sonata / Concertino / Schoenberg, A.: Wind Quintet (Arr. for Flute and Piano)

Featuring

Fenwick Smith
Sally Pinkas
Mark Ludwig
Edwin Barker
Randall Hodgkinson
Erwin Schulhoff

Arnold Schoenberg

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Composition History

Arnold Schoenberg's Quintet for Wind Instruments, Op. 26, was his first strictly twelve-tone composition.

Cultural Impact

The Terezín Chamber Music Foundation, which supported the recording of Schulhoff's works, is dedicated to preserving music created in the Terezín concentration camp and fostering new compositions.

Composer Biography

Erwin Schulhoff, a prodigy born in Prague, won the Mendelssohn Prize twice for both piano performance and composition by his early twenties.

Performer Biography

Flautist Fenwick Smith retired from the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2006 after 28 years and has an adventurous discography including premiere recordings of works by Copland, Schoenberg, and Schulhoff.

Historical Context

Erwin Schulhoff, a Jewish and leftist composer, was deported to the Wülzburg internment camp in 1941, where he died of tuberculosis.

Composition History

The transcription of Schoenberg's Quintet for Wind Instruments was made by Felix Greissle, Schoenberg's student and later son-in-law, at Schoenberg's suggestion.

Interpretation

The transcription of Schoenberg's Quintet for Wind Instruments for flute and piano offers greater clarity and transparency, especially in faster movements, compared to the original wind quintet.