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Background: Fred Sherry, the soloist in the Cello Concerto on this new release, is well known for his pioneering approach to recording modern music. In 1933, Schoenberg transcribed for cello a harpsichord concerto by the baroque composer Matthias Monn. He dedicated his arrangement to Pablo Casals, whom he had met in Vienna, but Casals considered it too demanding.

It was later premièred instead by Emmanuel Feuermann in London. Of the Five Orchestral Pieces, Schoenberg wrote: 'Art belongs to the unconscious. One must express oneself directly.' Brahms's Piano Quartet in G minor of 1863 attracted Schoenberg, who had played it as violist and cellist, and who felt that the piano dominated the work at the expense of the strings. His transcription is a feast for orchestra.

CATALOGUE NR: 8557524
RECORD LABEL: Naxos
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 30-Oct-2006

COMPOSER: Arnold Schonberg  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: 5 Pieces for Orchestra op.16. Cello Concerto after GM Monn (Schonberg). Piano Quartet in G minor op.25 (Brahms orch. Schonberg).
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Robert Craft
ARTISTS: Fred Sherry      

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