Berg, Schoenberg & Webern: Piano Works Elisabeth Leonskaja

• Alban Berg (1885 - 1935): Piano Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1:
• 1 Berg: Piano Sonata in B Minor, Op. 1 12:39
• Anton Webern (1883 - 1945): Variations for Piano, Op. 27:
• 2 Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27: I. Sehr mäßig 02:01
• 3 Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27: II. Sehr schnell 00:40
• 4 Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27: III. Ruhig, fließend 03:47
• Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951): 3 Pieces, Op. 11:
• 5 Schoenberg: 3 Pieces, Op. 11: No. 1, Mässige Viertel 04:48
• 6 Schoenberg: 3 Pieces, Op. 11: No. 2, Mässige Achtel 08:12
• 7 Schoenberg: 3 Pieces, Op. 11: No. 3, Bewegte Achtel 03:24
• 6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19:
• 8 Schoenberg: 6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 : No. 1, Leicht, zart 01:25
• 9 Schoenberg: 6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 : No. 2, Langsam 00:46
• 10 Schoenberg: 6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 : No. 3, Sehr langsam 00:55
• 11 Schoenberg: 6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 : No. 4, Rasch, aber leicht 00:29
• 12 Schoenberg: 6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 : No. 5, Etwas rasch 00:47
• 13 Schoenberg: 6 Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 : No. 6, Sehr langsam 01:18
• Suite, Op. 25:
• 14 Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 25: I. Präludium 01:18
• 15 Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 25: II. Gavotte 01:25
• 16 Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 25: III. Musette 01:36
• 17 Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 25: IV. Gavotte da capo 01:31
• 18 Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 25: V. Intermezzo 04:54
• 19 Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 25: VI. Menuett 02:03
• 20 Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 25: VII. Trio 00:37
• 21 Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 25: VIII. Menuett da capo 01:35
• 22 Schoenberg: Suite, Op. 25: IX. Gigue 03:45
• Total Runtime 59:55

Info for Berg, Schoenberg & Webern: Piano Works

One of the most celebrated pianists of our time, remaining true to herself and to her music, and in doing so, is following in the footsteps of the great Russian musicians of the Soviet era. This album pays tribute to the Second Viennese School, featuring works by Berg, Schoenberg and Webern.

Masterful miniatures of the Viennese school: ‘A septuagenarian with the energy and agility of a player half her age and the wisdom of age in her playing,’ wrote the British newspaper The Observer in 2022 about Elisabeth Leonskaja. As one of the most important pianists of our time, she combines the musical traditions of Vienna and her Soviet homeland. And so, to mark Arnold Schoenberg's 150th birthday on 13 September 2024, the Viennese by choice is releasing an album dedicated entirely to the Second Viennese School. Leonskaja has selected gems from the works of Schoenberg and his two best-known pupils Alban Berg and Anton Webern, with which the 2020 Opus Klassik winner covers a diverse spectrum: She opens with Berg's Piano Sonata Op. 1, which is orientated towards the home key of B minor in the Romantic tradition. Webern, on the other hand, handled Schoenberg's twelve-tone system even more strictly than the inventor himself. In his Variations for Piano Op. 27, he develops each movement on its own twelve-tone row. With this album, however, Elisabeth Leonskaja focuses on Schönberg's works. The Three Pieces Op. 11 from 1909 are among his first atonal works, while the Six Little Piano Pieces Op. 19, composed three years later, are already masterful miniatures. Compressed into a very small space, they alternate between a wide variety of colours, from bold to resigned. Schönberg's Suite for Piano Op. 25 is also made up of short individual pieces. Here he combines twelve-tone technique with the dances of the Baroque. Rhythmically inventive to eccentrically humorous, the gavotte, musette and minuet follow one another.

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