Six little piano pieces op. 19
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| Titel | Six little piano pieces op. 19 |
| Spieldauer | 00:04:52 |
| Urheber/innen |
Schönberg, Arnold [Komponist/in]
[GND]
Victor - Red Seal Record [Label] RCA Manufacturing Co. Inc. [Produzent] |
| Mitwirkende |
Sanromá, Jesús Maria [Klavier]
[GND
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| Datum |
1911.06.17 [Bezugsdatum] |
| Ort |
Wien, Grinzinger Friedhof / Vienna-Grinzing cemetary [Ortsbezug]
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| Schlagworte | Musik ; E-Musik ; Publizierte und vervielfältigte Aufnahme |
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20. Jahrhundert - 10er Jahre
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| Typ | audio |
| Format |
SCS [Schallplatte, Schellack] |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Link |
Sixth piano piece for opus 19 on the website of the Arnold Schönberg Center |
| Signatur | Österreichische Mediathek, e11-00621_b01_k02 |
| Medienart | Mp3-Audiodatei |
Gustav Mahler’s grave. Arnold Schönberg Center, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT
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Amid his infinite sorrow and dismay, a few weeks after Gustav Mahler’s funeral Schönberg composed the sixth piano piece for opus 19, dated June 17, 1911. This miniature’s epigrammatic expression serves as an extreme contrast to Mahler’s symphonic writing. The epitaph represents a retreat into stillness, imperceptibly departing. Eye-witness accounts describe peaceful moments while Mahler’s coffin was being lowered into the ground, after heavy rainfall had given way to clear skies. Two days after the funeral, Anton Webern wrote to Schönberg: “I have the feeling that Mahler knows how much we mourn for him. My thoughts always return to the cemetery up there, where his body is resting. Did you feel that mysterious stillness when his coffin was being lowered into the ground?” (Letter dated May 24, 1911)
The distinct brevity of Schönberg’s piano pieces allows a full recording to fit on one side, even on a shorter shellac record. After two piano performances by Walter Gieseking and Henri Gil-Marchex, this recording is the first commercial production for a broader audience, by Jesús María Sanromá. The pianist takes a sober approach to his interpretation, which hardly transcends the notation. (Text: Arnold Schönberg Center)
The distinct brevity of Schönberg’s piano pieces allows a full recording to fit on one side, even on a shorter shellac record. After two piano performances by Walter Gieseking and Henri Gil-Marchex, this recording is the first commercial production for a broader audience, by Jesús María Sanromá. The pianist takes a sober approach to his interpretation, which hardly transcends the notation. (Text: Arnold Schönberg Center)