Kirill Petrenko conducts Arnold Schoenberg [Blu-ray]

To mark the 150th anniversary of Arnold Schoenberg's birth, the Berliner Philharmoniker are dedicating an edition to the composer in which they present five central works from all stylistic periods under the direction of chief conductor Kirill Petrenko. The lovers' dialogue in the Transfigured Night is characterized by agitated passion, the free-tonal Chamber Symphony by sparkling humour. In the Variations op. 31, composed in twelve-tone technique, each variation has its own individual character. Patricia Kopatchinskaja is the soloist in the brilliant violin concerto. With Jakobsleiter, a particularly personal work, Schönberg also succeeds in creating a pioneering spatial sound.

In addition to the recordings on 3 CDs and a Blu-ray, the box set designed by American artist Peter Halley contains a comprehensive accompanying book with in-depth essays.

Треклист:
Arnold Schoenberg:
Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op. 4 (version for string orchestra from 1943)
Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9
Die Jakobsleiter (Jacob’s Ladder), oratorio
Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 36