Schoenberg’s famous Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), inspired by Richard Dehmel’s poem in which a woman announces to her companion that she is pregnant by another man, is presented here in its version for piano trio by Eduard Steuermann: ‘This brilliant pianist, the creator of many of Schoenberg’s pieces, brings the story to life by entrusting the dialogue between the man and the woman to cello and violin alone’, says Thomas Dieltjens, pianist of the group Het Collectief. Anton Webern made a transcription of Schoenberg’s Kammersymphonie op.9 in 1923 for the same forces as Pierrot Lunaire. This miniature orchestra, consisting of just two wind instruments (flute, clarinet), two string instruments (violin, cello) and a piano, ‘preserves great clarity in the polyphonic line’. Het Collectif asked the young composer Tim Mulleman to transcribe for the same ensemble the Piano Sonata op.1 of Alban Berg, who himself made arrangements of some of his own works, including the famous Adagio from his Kammerkonzert, also presented in this programme.
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“…The playing by Het Collectief is so engaging and emotionally resonant that this disc should appeal even to readers who are normally cool the the New Viennese School.”
Jack Sullivan – American Record Guide – July/August 2023
“… Superbly recorded, this album is a great musical and artistic success and it is still a reference record to be credited to our compatriots, guided by musical excellence and of which each release is a great vintage.”
Pierre-Jean Tribot – crescendo-magazine.be – 8 March 2023
“… recommendable release.”
Richard Whitehouse – Gramophone magazine – February 2023
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