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| Korngold: String Sextet; Schoenberg: Verklaerte Nacht | 
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| Creators: Andrea Hess, Rhydian Shaxson, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Arnold Schoenberg, Raphael Ensemble, Roger Tapping, Sally Beamish, Anthony Marwood, Elizabeth Wexler
Label: Hyperion UK
Category: Music
List Price: $23.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 217916
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 034571164250
EAN: 0034571164250
ASIN: B000002ZNU
Release Date: November 17, 1993
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| Tracks:
| • | String Sextet In D Major, Op. 10: Moderato - Allegro | | • | String Sextet In D Major, Op. 10: Adagio | | • | String Sextet In D Major, Op. 10: Intermezzo (Moderato, con grazia) | | • | String Sextet In D Major, Op. 10: Finale (Presto) | | • | Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4: Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4 (Part 1) | | • | Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4: Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4 (Part 2) | | • | Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4: Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4 (Part 3) | | • | Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4: Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4 (Part 4) | | • | Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4: Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4 (Part 5) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
The playing of The Raphael Ensemble is wonderfully polished, and the account these young musicians deliver has lots of voltage behind it. The opening is extremely atmospheric--hauntingly stark and subdued--but the climactic pages that come later in the piece have rarely been as intensely presented. Hyperion's 1990 recording is outstanding, and the coupling, Korngold's excellent D-major sextet, receives a marvelous performance from the group that rediscovered it. --Ted Libbey
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| Customer Reviews:
Fascinating compositions given outstanding performances August 7, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This disc contains two engaging and colorful works, played by one of the finest chamber groups I've had the pleasure of listening to---The Raphael Ensemble. The first, a lovely composition, is the String Sextet by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, who is best known for his Hollywood motion picture soundtracks from over a half century ago. The piece has a luxurious feel. Its unmistakably romantic influence is captured in a disarming but never maudlin way by the Raphael. This is particularly evident in the pleasant, waltz-like third movement intermezzo. The final presto's exotic, Bartokian sounding elements shift to reveal a somewhat more comfortably lyrical quality. Here and elsewhere, the Raphael plays brilliantly....The Schoenberg Verklarte Nacht is an interesting piece, laden with dramatic and poignant sonorities. Aside from the darkly sweet moments, one occasionally encounters an undoubtedly Wagnerian flavor, particularly in the end (shades of Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla from The Magic Fire Music). I find the work absorbing, and it is given an especially sensitive and concentrated performance by the Raphael. In addition, Hyperion's cover art for the cd is most interesting. It is called Ghostly Cloud, by Richard Riemerschmid. The entire package is firmly recommended.
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