Composed in a fit of productivity in May 1912, Pierrot Lunaire is the last piece Schoenberg wrote before his years-long silence and the development of his now infamous 12-tone system. This album features the groundbreaking piece, along with The Book of the Hanging Gardens, the composer’s take on Lieder, both performed by Jan DeGaetani.
Composed in a fit of productivity in May 1912, Pierrot Lunaire is the last piece Schoenberg wrote before his years-long silence and the development of his now infamous 12-tone system. This album features the groundbreaking piece, along with The Book of the Hanging Gardens, the composer’s take on Lieder, both performed by Jan DeGaetani.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Pierrot lunaire recorded May 1970
The Book of Hanging Gardens recorded November 1974, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York
Engineering & musical supervision: Marc J. Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz
Mastering by Robert C. Ludwig
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Cover art: Schoenberg; Gaze (1910), Arnold Schoenberg Institute Catalogue No. 124; courtesy Lawrence, Ronald, and Nuria Schoenberg
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MUSICIANS
Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano
Gilbert Kalish, piano
The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (1-21)
Arthur Weisberg, conductor
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Thomas Nyfenger, flute & piccolo
Arthur Bloom, clarinet & bass clarinet
Jeanne Benjamin, violin & viola
Michael Rudiakov, cello
