Variations Op. 27 (WEBERN ANTON)

Performer: Agnes Baltsa, Antonia Fahberg, Audience Applause, Barbara Hendricks, Berliner Philharmoniker, et al. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestre Philharmonique de Berlin Conductor: Alfred Hertz, Arthur Nikisch, Bruno Walter, Carlo Maria Giulini, Claudio Abbado, et al. Compositeur: Alban Berg, Anton Bruckner, Anton Webern, Antonin Dvorak, Antonio Vivaldi, et al. CD (16 septembre 2013) Nombre de disques: 50 Format : Coffret, CD Label: Deutsche Grammophon

It may come as a surprise to learn that Anton Webern's delicate, refined and intimate music can be transferred to the organ. Xavier Durasse (1934-1992), a pupil of Durufle and Messiaen, has produced an organ adaptation of the famous three-movement Variations for piano op. 27 (1936), a groundbreaking composition in serial music. His arrangement is accompanied by judicious registration marks and division of the manuals. The result is fully convincing, making this late work with its chamber-like atmosphere attractive to organists.Durasse's adaptation is now presented to the public for the first time. His pupil Bernhard Haas, an organ professor in Munich, has prefixed his teacher's manuscript with a foreword containing important suggestions regarding the work's performance. / Orgue

Par SCHOENBERG ARNOLD. The two poems by Stefan George 'Litanei' and 'Rapture ' were worked by Schoenberg into a set of variations and into a finale far removed from traditional notions of form. The vocal reduction of the 3rd movement 'Litanei' is available as UE 6862, the vocal reduction for the 4th movement 'Entrückung ' is available as UE6863. The string parts are available as UE 2994. 'This quartet adds a new element to Schoenberg's creative oeuvre: brevity. It was already indicated by the succinctness of the Chamber Symphony and is clearly expressed in the structure of the F sharp minor Quartet with four shorter movements. There is only a small step from the harmonic language of this work to a complete renunciation of tonality. The last movement - although, in the main, belonging to F sharp mayor - no longer carries a key signature. Chromatic alteration turns the fourth chords into harmonies never heard before, free from any tonal context.' (Anton Webern)/ Répertoire / 2 Violons, Alto, Violoncelle et Soprano