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Building a Library: Pelleas und Melisande

With Andrew McGregor. Including Building a Library: Schoenberg: Pelleas und Melisande. Simon Heighes on recent Bach recordings. Disc of the Week: Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K364.

Building a Library:
SCHOENBERG: Pelleas und Melisande

Reviewer - William Mival

First choice:
(c/w SCHOENBERG: Verkl盲rte Nacht; SCRIABIN: Prometheus, the Poem of Fire; SCHMIDT: Symphony No 2)
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos (conductor) [1953]
Music and Arts CD-1156 (2 CDs, Mid Price)

Modern Recommendations:
(c/w VARESE: Ameriques)
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoltan Kocsis (conductor) [2001]
Budapest Music Center Records BMCCD102 (2 CDs)
(c/w SCHOENBERG: Variations for Orchestra Op.31; Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Op.36; Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Op.42.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor) [1991]
Apex (ERATO) 2564699845 (2 CDs, Budget)

CD Review BAL Catalogue Data
bal.schoenberg:
bal.schoenberg.pelleas.und.melisande

3 hours, 15 minutes

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 May 2009 09:00

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