Walzer Bearbeitungen / Schoenberg • Webern • Berg – The Waltz Arrangements (CD)

UPC: 845221050041

Overview

Discover early 20th-century reimaginings of Johann Strauss II’s most beloved waltzes as arranged by Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, and Alban Berg. The LINOS-Ensemble, in collaboration with Deutschlandfunk, presents five inventive chamber versions—from Berg’s eloquent Wein, Weib und Gesang to Schoenberg’s orchestral reworkings of Kaiserwalzer—blending traditional Viennese charm with avant-garde sensibility.

Product Features

• Product Type: Audio CD (Album)
• Format & Packaging: Stereo recording; jewel case with 16-page booklet featuring score excerpts and historical notes (German/English)
• Total Runtime: Approx. 51 minutes
• Genre: Classical / Chamber Music
• Label: Capriccio (Catalog 5004) / Deutschlandfunk co-production
• Release Date: 2009 (recorded 2008)
• Country of Origin: Germany (Made in Germany)
• Ensemble: LINOS-Ensemble

Track Listing

1. Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333 (1869)

   • Arrangement by Alban Berg for string quartet, harmonium, and piano (1921) – 12:49

2. Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388 (1880)

   • Arrangement by Arnold Schoenberg for string quartet, harmonium, and piano (1921) – 9:02

3. Lagunenwalzer, Op. 411 (1883)

   • Arrangement by Arnold Schoenberg for piano, harmonium, and string quartet (1921) – 8:13

4. Kaiserwalzer, Op. 437 (1888)

   • Arrangement by Arnold Schoenberg for flute, clarinet, string quartet, and piano (1921) – 12:20

5. Schatzwalzer, Op. 418 (1885)

   • Arrangement by Anton Webern for string quartet, harmonium, and piano (1921) – 8:47

Publishers and Artists

Composers & Arrangers:

• Johann Strauss II (orig. waltzes)
• Alban Berg, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern (arrangements, 1921)

Performers:

• LINOS-Ensemble (string quartet plus harmonium, piano, flute, clarinet)

Production Credits:

• Co-Producer: Deutschlandfunk & Capriccio
• Recording Year: 2008
• Release Year: 2009
• Design: sowiesodesign.de
• Made in Germany

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