Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire - Winograd/Howland/Steuermann

Pierrot Lunaire, melodrama for recitation and chamber orchestra, Opus 21, Arnold Schönberg (composed in 1912) Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds «Pierrot lunaire» («Three times Seven Poems from Albert Giraud's 'Pierrot lunaire'») PART ONE Mondestrunken (Moondrunk) Columbine Der Dandy (The Dandy) Eine blasse Wäscherin (An Ethereal Washerwoman) Valse de Chopin (Chopin Waltz) Madonna Der kranke Mond (The Sick Moon) PART TWO Nacht (Passacaglia) (Night) Gebet an Pierrot (Prayer to Pierrot) Raub (Theft) Rote Messe (Red Mass) Galgenlied (Gallows Song) Enthauptung (Beheading) Die Kreuze (The Crosses) PART THREE Heimweh (Homesickness) Gemeinheit! (Vulgarity) Parodie (Parody) Der Mondfleck (The Moonspot) Serenade Heimfahrt (Barcarole) (Homeward Bound) O Alter Duft (O Ancient Fragrance) Voice – Alice Howland Piano – Eduard Steuermann (Steuermann played the world premiere under Schoenberg in 1912) Bass Clarinet – David Kalina Cello – Seymour Barab Clarinet – Donald Lituchy Flute – Lois Schaefer Piccolo Flute – Lois Schaefer Violin, Viola – Robert Koff Conductor – Arthur Winograd Recording released in 1955