ARNOLD SCHÖNBERG (1874-1951) : Pierrot Lunaire Op.21 - Suite Op.29 Prazak Quartet, Alda Caiello

Pierrot lunaire, the scandalous 'Red Mass' with its bloody host, stems from a musical art in which Viennese cabaret, Neapolitan and oriental antecedents and German Jewish humour blend with stable, clearly audible Sprechgesang (speech-song) in a musical framework that serves as stage director and means of dramatic expression. It simultaneously proposes a literal text of immediate impact and its humorous and even ironic antithesis. Same outline with the Suite Op.29, which is serial but with jazzy counterpoint !

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