Composer: Johannes Brahms, Arnold Schönberg
Orchestra: Camerata Salzburg
Conductor: Sándor Végh
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Capriccio
Catalogue: C8004
Release: 2016
Size: 256 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Brahms: String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 111 (arr. for string orchestra)
01. I. Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Un poco allegretto
04. IV. Vivace ma non troppo presto
Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 (Version for String Orchestra)
05. Grave
06. Molto rallentando
07. A tempo
08. Adagio
09. Adagio [Molto tranquillo]
This re-release is one of CAPRICCIO’s most famous recordings which has been remastered for optimal quality and offered at a special price. + The first work chosen for this release is Johannes Brahms’ String Quintet in G Major. The piece, scored for two violins, two violas, and cello, was intended to be the composer’s last piece of music. + The one movement string sextet Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night) is considered Schoenberg’s earliest important work. The piece is inspired by Dehmel’s poem of the same name, and was written in just three weeks.