Schoenberg - The Complete Works For Chamber Ensemble

Rare Original 1974 UK Pressing "Decca ‎SXLK 6660-4 STEREO" 5xLP Box

Includes Original Booklet

Conductor – David Atherton

London Sinfonietta

Chorus – London Sinfonietta Chorus 

Chorus Master – Clive Wearing 

Bass Clarinet – Antony Pay (tracks: C1, D1, D2, D4, F1, H1, H2), Roger Fallows (tracks: B1, E1, F1, I1)

Bassoon – Roger Birnstingle (tracks: B1, D4, E1, G1, H1)

Cello – Christopher Van Kampen (tracks: A1), Jennifer Ward Clarke (tracks: A1, B1, C1, D1, D2, D4, E1, E2, E3, F1, H2, H3, I1, J1)

Clarinet – Antony Pay (tracks: B1, E1, I1), Gervase de Peyer (tracks: I1), Robert Hill (tracks: B1, E1)

Contrabassoon – Nicholas Reader (tracks: B1, E1)

Cor Anglais – Robin Millar (tracks: B1, E1)

Double Bass – Robin McGee (tracks: B1, D4, E1)

Drums [Side Drum] – James Holland (tracks: D5)

Flute, Piccolo Flute – Sebastian Bell (tracks: B1, C1, D1, D4, D5, E1, G1, H1)

Guitar – John Williams (tracks: F1)

Harmonium – David Atherton (tracks: E3), Harold Lester (tracks: D3, D4, E1)

Harp – Sidonie Goossens (tracks: D3)

Horn – Alan Civil (tracks: G1, H1), Anthony Chidell (tracks: B1, E1), Barry Tuckwell (tracks: B1, D4, E1)

Keyboards [Celeste] – John Constable (tracks: D3, D4)

Mandolin – Hugo D'Alton (tracks: F1, H2)

Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Anna Reynolds (tracks: E1)

Oboe – Janet Craxton (tracks: B1, D2, D4, E1, G1, H1)

Piano – John Constable (tracks: C1, D1, D2, D5, E2, E3, H3, I1, J1, J2), Roger Vignoles (tracks: E1)

Soprano Vocals – June Barton (tracks: I1), Mary Thomas (tracks: D5)

Trumpet – Howard Snell (tracks: D5)

Viola – Donald McVay (tracks: A1, B1, D4, E1, E2, F1, H3, I1, J1), Kenneth Essex (tracks: A1)

Violin – Joan Atherton (tracks: A1, B1, D4, E1, E2, E3, J1)

Violin, Viola – Nona Liddell (tracks: A1, B1, C1, D1, D2, D4, E1, E2, E3, F1, H2, I1, J1, J2)

Vocals [Bass-baritone] – John Shirley-Quirk (tracks: F1)

Vocals [Reciter] – Gerald English (tracks: J1), Mary Thomas (tracks: C1, D1)

Tracks :

A1 Verklärte Nacht, Op.4 For String Sextet (1899) 29:30

B1 Chamber Symphony No.1, Op.9 (1906) 21:15

C1 Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: Three Times Seven Melodramas For Reciter, Piano, Flute (Piccolo), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola) And Cello (1912) 22:53

D1 Pierrot Lunaire Op.21: Three Times Seven Melodramas For Reciter, Piano, Flute (Piccolo), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola) And Cello (1912) [Concluded] 11:55

D2 Ein Stelldichein, For Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Cello And Piano (1905) 5:48

D3 Herzgewächse Op.20, For Soprano, Celeste, Harmonium And Harp (1911) 3:25

D4 Three Pieces For Chamber Orchestra (1910) 1:50

D5 Nachtwandler, For Soprano, Piccolo, Trumpet, Side Drum And Piano (1901) 4:55

E1 Lied Der Waldtaube, For Mezzo-Soprano And Chamber Ensemble (1900 Arr.1922) 13:15

E2 Die Eiserne Brigade. March For String Quartet And Piano (1916) 4:21

E3 Weihnachtmusik, For Two Violins, Cello, Harmonium And Piano (1921) 5:55

F1 Serenade, Op.24, For Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Mandolin, Guitar, Violin, Viola, Cello And Bass Voice (1920-23) 32:44

G1 Wind Quintet, Op.26 (1923-24) 31:20

H1 Wind Quintet, Op.26 (1923-24) [Concluded] 9:18

H2 Der Wunsch Des Liebhabers, Op.27, No.4, For Mixed Chorus, Mandolin, Clarinet, Violin And Cello (1925) 3:51

H3 Der Neue Klassizismus, Op.28, No.3, For Mixed Chorus, Viola, Cello And Piano (1925) 9:11

I1 Suite, Op.29, For Clarinet In E Flat, Clarinet In B Flat, Bass Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello And Piano (1924-26) 32:12

J1 Ode To Napoleon, Op.41, For Reciter, String Quartet And Piano (1942) 15:45

J2 Phantasy, For Violin With Piano Accompaniment, Op.47 (1949) 9:23

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