Utwory na płycie:

• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 1 - Part I: No. 1. Mondestrunken (Moondrunk)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 2 - Part II: No. 10. Raub (Theft)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 2 - Part II: No. 11. Rote Messe (Red Mass)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 2 - Part II: No. 12. Galgenlied (Gallows Song)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 2 - Part II: No. 13. Enthauptung (Beheading)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 2 - Part II: No. 14. Die Kreuze (The Crosses)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 3 - Part III: No. 15. Heimweh (Homesickness)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 3 - Part III: No. 16. Gemeinheit (Vulgarity)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 3 - Part III: No. 17. Parodie (Parody)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 3 - Part III: No. 18. Der Mondfleck (The Moonspot)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 3 - Part III: No. 19. Serenade (Serenade)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 1 - Part I: No. 2. Colombine (Columbine)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 3 - Part III: No. 20. Heimfahrt (Homeward Bound)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 3 - Part III: No. 21. O alter Duft (O Ancient Fragrance)
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 1. Gebet an Pierrot
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 2. Raub
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 3. Die Estrade
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 4. Der Randy
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 5. Moquerie
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 6. Sonnen Ende
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 7. Nordpolfahrt
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 8. Columbine
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 1 - Part I: No. 3. Der Dandy (The Dandy)
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 9. Der Mondfleck
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 10. Die Laterne
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 11. Abend
• Max Kowalski: 12 Gedichte aus Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 4 - No. 12. Heimfahrt
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 1 - Part I: No. 4. Eine blasse Wascherin (An Ethereal Washerwoman)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 1 - Part I: No. 5. Valse de Chopin (Chopin Waltz)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 1 - Part I: No. 6. Madonna (Madonna)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 1 - Part I: No. 7. Der kranke Monde (The Sick Moon)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 2 - Part II: No. 8. Nacht (Night)
• Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21, Pt. 2 - Part II: No. 9. Gebet an Pierrot (Prayer to Pierrot)

Schonberg:
Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21

Max Kowalski:
Pierrot Lunaire Op. 4

In the early 20th century Schönberg’s opus 21 was revolutionary – thanks in part to his use of Sprechgesang, a spoken part with notated pitches and rhythms. The full recognition of this ground-breaking work took some time. Due to the influence of several composer colleagues and their enthusiasm for Pierrot Lunaire, it was soon considered a landmark modern work. While Schönberg is certainly the most important composer to have set Giraud’s poems translated by Otto Erich Hartleben, he was not the only one to have been inspired by this collection. Besides Otto Vriesländer, Max Kowalski (1882–1956), an original and almost completely forgotten song composer, chose twelve poems. Six of those overlap with those set by Schönberg, and are featured on this recording. Kowalski composed his song cycle (published in 1913, the same year as Schönberg’s) for the more familiar ensemble of voice and piano. In contrast to Schönberg’s often nightmarish interpretation, Kowalski highlights the lighter and more ironic side of Hartleben’s translated poems and lends a “cabaret” tone to the collection.