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Gurre-Lieder
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| Title | Gurre-Lieder |
| Playing time | 01:54:58 |
| Authors |
Schönberg, Arnold [Komponist/in]
[GND]
Jacobsen, Jens Peter [Text] [GND] |
| Contributors |
Stokowski, Leopold [Dirigent]
[GND
]
Philadelphia Orchestra [Orchester] Victor [Label] RCA Victor Company Inc. [Produzent] |
| Date |
1932.04.09 [Bezugsdatum] |
| Place |
Philadelphia, Metropolitan Opera House [Ortsbezug]
Camden [Produktionsort] |
| Keywords | Musik ; E-Musik ; Literatur ; Vokalmusik - Chormusik, Chorwerke ; Besetzung - Orchester ; Gesang ; Vokalmusik - Kunstlied ; Lyrik ; Publizierte und vervielfältigte Aufnahme |
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20. Jahrhundert - 30er Jahre [Bezugsdatum]
20. Jahrhundert - Nullerjahre |
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| Type | audio |
| Format |
SCS [Schallplatte, Schellack] |
| Language |
Englisch |
| Link |
"Gurre-Lieder" on the website of the Arnold Schönberg Center |
| Signature | Österreichische Mediathek, e11-00417_b02_k02 |
| Media type | Mp3-Audiodatei |
Cover "Gurre-Lieder", Arnold Schönberg Center, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT
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The “Gurre-Lieder” took an unusually long time for Schönberg to compose; he worked on them from 1900 to 1911, albeit with long interruptions. A competition inviting the submission of a Lieder cycle for voice and piano announced by the Vienna Tonkünstlerverein provided Schönberg with the direct motivation to compose the piece. His teacher and friend Alexander Zemlinsky recalls: “Wanting to compete for the prize, Schönberg composed a few Lieder to texts by Jacobsen. I played them for him (as we know, Schönberg did not play the piano); the Lieder were very beautiful and truly novel – but we both had the impression that they would have little chance of winning a prize for that very reason.” Accordingly, Schönberg did not submit the composition, deciding instead to rework it for voice and orchestra, an ensemble which ultimately grew to a colossal size: five soloists, three four-voice male choruses, an eight-voice mixed chorus and an enormous orchestra.
On April 8, 1932 Leopold Stokowski conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in the US premiere of Arnold Schönberg’s “Gurre-Lieder” at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia. “With two turntables at work, 25 sides were cut at 78 RPM during the premiere, but the recording was aborted about eight minutes before the conclusion. Although none of this performance was used for the original 78 RPM release, 19 of the metal masters still exist. The performance on April 9 was recorded at 33 RPM on 13 sides. At the time, Victor was engaged in the daring strategy of marketing its newly developed long-playing record. The April 11 performance was recorded in its entirety at 78 RPM on 27 sides and issued by Victor later that year.“ (Ward Maston) (Text: Arnold Schönberg Center)
On April 8, 1932 Leopold Stokowski conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra in the US premiere of Arnold Schönberg’s “Gurre-Lieder” at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia. “With two turntables at work, 25 sides were cut at 78 RPM during the premiere, but the recording was aborted about eight minutes before the conclusion. Although none of this performance was used for the original 78 RPM release, 19 of the metal masters still exist. The performance on April 9 was recorded at 33 RPM on 13 sides. At the time, Victor was engaged in the daring strategy of marketing its newly developed long-playing record. The April 11 performance was recorded in its entirety at 78 RPM on 27 sides and issued by Victor later that year.“ (Ward Maston) (Text: Arnold Schönberg Center)
