PIERROT LUNAIRE Arnold Schönberg | Max Kowalski  Ingrid Schmithüsen, Soprano ACD2 2734 |
Between 1987 and 2014, Ms Schmithüsen sang in more than seventy performances of Schönberg's Pierrot lunaire cycle with various ensembles. In the early 20th century Schönberg’s opus 21 was revolutionary — thanks in part to his use of Sprechgesang, a spoken part with notated pitches and rhythms. While Schönberg is certainly the most important composer to have set Giraud’s poems, he was not the only one to have been inspired by this collection.
Besides Otto Vriesländer, Max Kowalski (1882-1956), an original and almost completely forgotten song composer, chose twelve poems. Six of those overlap with those set by Schönberg, and are featured on this recording. Kowalski composed his song cycle (published in 1913, the same year as Schönberg's) for the more familiar ensemble of voice and piano.
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ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG (1874-1951) PIERROT LUNAIRE, OP. 21 (1912) (Poèmes de/poems by Otto Erich Hartleben d’après/after Albert Giraud) 1. Part. I No. 1 Mondestrunken [1:44] 2. Part. I No. 2 Columbine [1:37] 3. Part. I No. 3 Der Dandy [1:25] 4. Part. I No. 4 Eine blasse Wäscherin [1:19] 5. Part. I No. 5 Valse de Chopin [1:23] 6. Part. I No. 6 Madonna [1:56] 7. Part. I No. 7 Der kranke Mond [2:36] 8. Part. II No. 8 Nacht [2:25] 9. Part. II No. 9 Gebet an Pierrot [1:09] 10. Part. II No. 10 Raub [1:15] 11. Part. II No. 11 Rote Messe [1:56] 12. Part. II No. 12 Galgenlied [0:20] 13. Part. II No. 13 Enthauptung [2:27] 14. Part. II No. 14 Die Kreuze [2:19] 15. Part. III No. 15 Heimweh [2:21] 16. Part. III No. 16 Gemeinheit! [1:17] 17. Part. III No. 17 Parodie [1:32] 18. Part. III No. 18 Der Mondfleck [0:58] 19. Part. III No. 19 Serenade [2:36] 20. Part. III No. 20 Heimfahrt [1:59] 21. Part. III No. 21 O alter Duft [1:38] INGRID SCHMITHÜSEN sprechgesang / soprano CARISSA KLOPOUSHAK violon et alto / violin and viola CHLOÉ DOMINGUEZ violoncelle / violoncello CLAIRE MARCHAND flûte / flute SIMON ALDRICH clarinette / clarinet SARA LAIMON piano |
MAX KOWALSKI (1882-1956) PIERROT LUNAIRE OP. 4 (ENVIRON/CIRCA 1911/12) Voix et piano / Voice and piano (Poèmes de / Poems by Otto Erich Hartleben d’après / after Albert Giraud) 22. I. Gebet an Pierrot [1:35] 23. II. Raub [1:54] 24. III. Die Estrade [1:34] 25. IV. Der Dandy [1:51] 26. V. Moquerie [1:56] 27. VI. Sonnen Ende [2:02] 28. VII. Nordpolfahrt [1:31] 29. VIII. Columbine [1:25] 30. IX. Der Mondfleck [2:20] 31. X. Die Laterne [1:22] 32. XI. Abend [1:57] 33. XII. Heimfahrt [2:03] INGRID SCHMITHÜSEN sprechgesang / soprano BRIGITTE POULIN piano |
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