ALBAN BERG (1885-1935)

1

Piano Sonata, Op. 1 (1908)

12:43

Orchestrated 1984 by Theo Verbey (b. 1959)

Mäßig bewegt - Viel langsamer (Quasi adagio) -

Three Pieces, Op. 6 (1914-15, revised version 1929)

20:57

for Orchestra

Meinem Lehrer und Freunde Arnold Schoenberg in unermeßlicher Dankbarkeit und Liebe

2

I

Präludium. Langsam - Ein wenig bewegter (Tempo II) -

4:46

3

II

Reigen. Anfangs etwas zögernd. Leicht beschwingt -

5:35

4

III

Marsch. Mäßiges Marschtempo (I) - Flottes Marschtempo (II) -

10:35

premiere recording

5

Der Wein (1929)

12:52

Concert Aria (sung in French)

Three Poems from Charles Baudelaire's Le Vin

Sehr langsam -

Robert Murray tenor

6

Passacaglia (1913)

4:17

Symphonic Fragment of theme and eleven variations, arranged 1999 by Christian von Borries (b. 1969) from Berg's unfinished score sketches; orchestration lightly modified by Mario Venzago

Langsam

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1935)

28:10

Für Louis Krasner

Dem Andenken eines Engels

Revised 1996 by Douglas Jarman

7

I

Andante - Allegretto

11:11

8

II

Allegro - Adagio

16:59

Isabelle van Keulen violin

Three Fragments from 'Wozzeck' (1923-24)

19:58

for voice and orchestra from the opera Wozzeck (1914-22) after Georg Büchner's drama

9

I

Act I, Scenes 2 and 3. Langsam - [Marschtempo] -

7:23

10

II

Act III, Scene 1. Grave (Theme with seven variations and fugue)

5:36

11

III

Act III, Scenes 4 and 5. Langsam - Adagio -

6:58

Saga Danielsson child soprano

Geraldine McGreevy soprano

Symphonic Pieces from the Opera 'Lulu' (1934)

34:17

after Frank Wedekind's tragedies Erdgeist (Earth Spirit) and Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box)

Arnold Schoenberg zum 60. Geburtstag

12

I

Rondo. Andante. Introduzione - Tempo II - Tempo I -

15:49

13

II

Ostinato. Allegro - Tumultuoso - Agitato - Sempre vivace -

3:54

14

III

Lied der Lulu (Anton v. Webern zum 50. Geburtstag). Comodo

2:44

15

IV

Variationen. Moderato - Grandioso - Grazioso - Funèbre -

3:08

16

V

Adagio. Sostenuto - Lento - Grave

8:40

Geraldine McGreevy soprano

17

Der Wein (1929)

13:33

Concert Aria (sung in German)

Three Poems from Charles Baudelaire's Le Vin

German text by Stefan George

Sehr langsam -

Geraldine McGreevy soprano

18

Wein, Weib und Gesang!

9:22

Waltz, Op. 333 by Johann Strauss II (1825-1899)

Transcribed 1921 for small ensemble by Alban Berg

Andante, quasi religioso - Allegro moderato - Maestoso - Tempo di Valse

Also available as SACD CHSA 5074

Mario Venzago