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Webern, A.: Vocal and Orchestral Works - 5 Pieces / 5 Sacred Songs / Variations / Bach-Musical Offering: Ricercar

1/28/2010, 33 Tracks, 1:07:02

Featuring

  • Robert Craft
  • Tony Arnold
  • Claire Booth
  • David Wilson-Johnson
  • Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Simon Joly Chorale
  • Anton Webern

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Performer Biography

Robert Craft had a historic association with Igor Stravinsky, serving as his constant companion, co-conductor, and musical confidant for over twenty years.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Robert Craft's original Webern album helped introduce the composer's then little-known music to a wider audience.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Webern's music features both the thinnest textures ever written and some of the densest, yet always remaining transparent and crystalline.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Despite its difficulty, Robert Craft believes that repeated listening will help Webern's music, much of which is still not in the standard repertoire, overcome barriers.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Anton Webern's music is characterized by extreme compression, brevity, constant shifts in tempo and dynamics, and unique instrumental combinations.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Robert Craft, the conductor, is recording the complete works of Stravinsky, Schoenberg, and Webern for Naxos and has won multiple awards for his recordings.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording is the first attempt to play Webern's Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30, at the metronomic speeds indicated by the composer.

Source: Booklet

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