Schoenberg : Variationen für Orchester (1/3)

Arnold Schoenberg : Variationen für Orchester, op. 31 (1926/28)
Introduktion - Thema - Variationen I - IV.
Berliner Philharmoniker,
Herbert von Karajan, direction.

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[MrRaph87]

hello ... ce n'est pas une toile de Joan Miro ... en fait, il s'agit d'une composition de Kandinsky, intitulée "trait transversal".

[bartje11]

Magnificent. Schoenberg and von Karajan & the Berliner at their best.

[ClemensCoreDrummer]

net schlecht :D

[zsinet3]

@Varese13 In this age of the commercialization of the arts a courageous act... I and other admirers of the collective genius of Berg, Schoenberg, and Webern are thankful. Karajan's courage mirrors their own in face of mundane obstacles...Thanks for the insights.

[Varese13]

@zsinet13 As Schoenberg himself once commented: "my works are not difficult, they are just badly played." Well, this was the breakthrough recording which set a standard for all future performances of the work. For those who think that Karajan was more interested in money and power than music, he bankrolled the set of recordings he and the Berliners made of the music of Schoenberg, Berg and Webern, as DGG was afraid they couldn't make a profit from them.

[zsinet3]

@Varese52 I totally agree. A magnificent composition and performance. One of the all time great recordings of the 20th. century...What's so special is that it reveals how mere "readings" of this masterwork may ruin its sheer power and ingenuity!

[jmeans]

This is a great recording.

[Mungaa]

intensive variation

[lionyt0]

@dodgeballdude27 I think the painting was done by Wassily Kandinsky. He and Schoenberg wrote a few letters to each other and discussed their work, too.

also...you can read something here: nytimes.com/2003/10/24/arts/ar­t-review-kandinsky-and-schoenb­erg-seen-and-heard-on-canvas.h­tml

[japanesesweet]

@Varese52 yes, I couldn't agree more re. dramatic sweep. A comparison with Boulez is instuctive in this respect. Variation 5,more orchestral detail comes across (in the Boulez) but at the expense of the drama of the music.

[Varese52]

This recording must be counted as one of Karajan and the Berliner's greatest accomplishments. Apparently, the orchestra members were re-seated for each variation, like small chamber ensembles, so that musical details could be better heard. Nevertheless, as is typical of this conductor, the dramatic sweep of the piece is never lost in the shuffle. A truly magnificent performance of an under-appreciated masterpiece.