To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the father of musical modernism, we are announcing our plans, in collaboration with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra and its chief conductor Fabio Luisi, to record the most comprehensive edition of Schoenberg’s works for and with orchestra ever produced. The project, which will comprise over ten hours of music, will be released in a loose sequence until the end of the decade. This recording project makes it possible to rediscover a fascinating composer who concerns us more than ever and whose music touches and enriches us.
The first recording to be released is Schönberg’s ravishingly beautiful tone poem Transfigured Nightin the revised orchestral version of 1943 created by the composer himself. It is one of the most famous works of the Austrian composer and is based on a poem by Richard Dehmel, which tells of a loving couple on a bright moonlit night, of devotion, confusion and deep understanding.
The album will be released in digital form today, September 13, 2024, the composer’s birthday. The album cover is based on one of Schoenberg’s own paintings, which will continue for the rest of the series.
