Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4 Hollywood String Quartet

I- Sehr langsam-
II- Etwas bewegter-
III- Schwer betont-
IV- Sehr breit und langsam-
V- Sehr ruhig
Hollywood String Quartet:
Felix Slatkin & Paul Shure, violins
Paul Robyn, viola
Eleanor Aller, cello
with
Alvin Dinkin, viola
Kurt Reher, cello
Recorded: 21 & 22 August, 1950, Hollywood

[@genedryer-bivins8314]

This was recorded in Schoenberg's presence, and was the first recording of the sextet as written. The only previous recording was in the string orchestra version. Schoenberg himself wrote the liner notes, and was highly complimentary of the performance, still considered one of the best ever recorded of this work.

[@jones3887]

I'm listening to this after reading I am Legend by Richard Matheson... It gives me a real feel for the book and the difficult emotions that the character was feeling at night. This music does not sound comforting, it reflects the characters distress and discomfort at hearing the noises outside his door and the emotions that he has to work through while battling the urge to leave the house and either fight the vampires or be seduced by them at the same time as handling his alcoholism and isolation, spurring on his feelings on loneliness and despair.

[@JohnSmith-mo2st]

famous performance, I believe - thanks

[@perfectblue8443]

I used to own the CD. Unforgettable

[@tumpertine]

Thank you so much for posting this.

[@sgw8707]

rym video

[@tt-ew7rx]

Parents of Slatkin the conductor...

[@dielotosblume1205]

21:40

[@stddisclaimer8020]

Did the Hollywood String Quartet later record this work in *_stereo_* ?

[@thein1829]

Yes