{"id":6319,"date":"2014-08-12T19:45:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T18:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/?post_type=product&#038;p=6319"},"modified":"2017-06-17T13:14:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T12:14:17","slug":"6319","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/product\/6319\/","title":{"rendered":"Schoenberg- Verkl\u00e4rte Nacht, Brahms Serenade no. 1- Original Chamber Versions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #494949;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Johannes Brahms:<\/strong>\u00a0Serenade no. 1 in D major, opus 11<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Arnold Sch\u00f6nberg:<\/strong>\u00a0Verkl\u00e4rte Nacht<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #494949;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">LIVE RECORDINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #494949;\">Release date- June 30, 2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #494949;\">Orchestra of the Swan, Kenneth Woods- Conductor (Brahms)<br \/>\n<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #f33f3f;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ensemble-epomeo.net\/\">Ensemble Epomeo<\/a>\u00a0and Friends(Sch\u00f6nberg)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #494949;\">Caroline Chin* violin 1<br \/>\nDiane Pascal violin 2<br \/>\nDavid Yang* viola 1<br \/>\nTom Hankey viola 2<br \/>\nKenneth Woods* cello 1<br \/>\nMatthew Sharp cello 2<br \/>\n*Members Ensemble Epomeo<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u201d\u00a0Few, though, will have heard this nonet version of the Serenade, reconstructed by Alan Boustead in the 1980s, for strings, flute, two clarinets, bassoon and horn. In this live recording a slightly chubby ugly duckling in its orchestral format suddenly achieves lightness and clarity. Thanks to this\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #005689;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orchestraoftheswan.org\/\">aptly named Stratford-based ensemble<\/a>, it has turned into a swan.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #f33f3f;\" href=\"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2014\/08\/03\/cd-review-fiona-maddocks-the-observer-on-brahms-and-schoenberg-with-epomeo-and-swan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fiona Maddocks, The Observer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #222222;\">\u201cthe sextet version, whilst obviously pared down in texture, actually has a greater intensity\u2026<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #222222;\">\u00a0they capture the build of intensity in the music, and one can sense that this must have been a captivating performance to experience live.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #222222;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #222222;\">Despite the relative containment of the sextet version\u2026. this is an exciting performance.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #222222;\">\u00a0\u201c<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #f33f3f;\" href=\"http:\/\/nicks-classical-notes.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Boston, Classical Notes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #000000;\">Whether performed by sextet or string orchestra,\u00a0<\/span>Verkl\u00e4rte Nacht<span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #000000;\">\u00a0is usually interpreted to emphasise the dense textures, and half-lit effects of its richly voiced scoring; scene setting is usually the order of the day. But this group, the string trio Ensemble Epomeo with three extra players, instead strives for, and achieves, clarity of line and texture. The textures are appropriately bass heavy, and the two cellos dominate, but every line comes through with exceptional clarity. This gives the piece a new profile, with the complex but now clear counterpoint driving the music and leading the ear through the harmonic web. There is atmosphere here too, and much warmth in the ensemble\u2019s sound, but that is never at the expense of the individual lines\u2026 \u00a0Generally, though, this is an impressive recording, and one that exposes many details of the score that usually remain obscure.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #f33f3f;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.classical-cd-reviews.com\/2014\/07\/brahms-schoenberg-ensemble-epomeo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gavin Dixon, Classical CD Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>\u201c\u2026Unlike the chamber version of the Brahms Serenade, Schoenberg\u2019s\u00a0Verkl\u00e4rte Nacht\u00a0in its original string sextet version\u2014my preferred way of hearing the piece, though the string orchestra version is magnificent\u2014is no rarity on recordings. Happily, this is a competitive performance with no technical weaknesses, a taut interpretation, and all the more impressive for being recorded live. The three members of the string trio Ensemble Epomeo, one of whom is the conductor Kenneth Woods, playing cello, are joined by three \u201cfriends.\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Orgel, Fanfare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arnold Sch\u00f6nberg- Verkl\u00e4rte Nacht. Ensemble Epomeo and Friends\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-nqwguYbefs?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0;float:none;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/product\/6319\/\" send=\"false\" layout=\"box_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #494949;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Johannes Brahms:<\/strong>\u00a0Serenade no. 1 in D major, opus 11<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Arnold Sch\u00f6nberg:<\/strong>\u00a0Verkl\u00e4rte Nacht<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #494949;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">LIVE RECORDINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #494949;\">Release date- June 30, 2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #494949;\">Orchestra of the Swan, Kenneth Woods- Conductor (Brahms)<br \/>\n<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #f33f3f;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ensemble-epomeo.net\/\">Ensemble Epomeo<\/a>\u00a0and Friends(Sch\u00f6nberg)<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #494949;\">Caroline Chin* violin 1<br \/>\nDiane Pascal violin 2<br \/>\nDavid Yang* viola 1<br \/>\nTom Hankey viola 2<br \/>\nKenneth Woods* cello 1<br \/>\nMatthew Sharp cello 2<br \/>\n*Members Ensemble Epomeo<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u201d\u00a0Few, though, will have heard this nonet version of the Serenade, reconstructed by Alan Boustead in the 1980s, for strings, flute, two clarinets, bassoon and horn. In this live recording a slightly chubby ugly duckling in its orchestral format suddenly achieves lightness and clarity. Thanks to this\u00a0<a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #005689;\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orchestraoftheswan.org\/\">aptly named Stratford-based ensemble<\/a>, it has turned into a swan.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; color: #f33f3f;\" href=\"http:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/2014\/08\/03\/cd-review-fiona-maddocks-the-observer-on-brahms-and-schoenberg-with-epomeo-and-swan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fiona Maddocks, The Observer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[995],"product_tag":[1004,997,1073,1005],"class_list":{"0":"post-6319","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cds","7":"product_tag-brahms-2","8":"product_tag-orchestra-of-the-swan-2","9":"product_tag-schoenberg","10":"product_tag-verklarte-nacht","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/6319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6319"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=6319"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=6319"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kennethwoods.net\/blog1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=6319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}