Robert Craft – Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 & 4 Stücke für gemischten Chor, Op. 27 & Serenade, Op. 24 (2023) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Robert Craft – Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31 & 4 Stücke für gemischten Chor, Op. 27 & Serenade, Op. 24 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 57:39 minutes | 1,16 GB | Genre: Classical
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Craft was born in Kingston, New York, to Raymond and Arpha Craft, and studied music at the Juilliard School. He became particularly interested in early music, such as that of Claudio Monteverdi, Carlo Gesualdo, and Heinrich Schütz, and in contemporary music by the composers of the Second Viennese School and others.Craft met Stravinsky in 1948, and from then until the composer’s death in 1971, Craft worked with Stravinsky in a variety of roles, eventually evolving into a full artistic partnership. Craft compiled the libretti for Stravinsky’s The Flood and A Sermon, a Narrative and a Prayer, and lived with Igor and Vera Stravinsky in Hollywood and later in New York City. He remained close to the composer’s widow until her death in 1982.

After Stravinsky’s death, Craft continued to concertize and to write. His 2002 autobiography, An Improbable Life, details his life before, during, and after his friendship with Stravinsky. The memoir elaborates on the impact Stravinsky had on his life.

Shortly after Stravinsky’s death, Craft married the composer’s longtime nurse, Rita Christiansen, but the marriage did not endure. His survivors include a son from that marriage, Alexander; a sister, Phyllis Crawford; his second wife, the former Alva Celauro Minoff, a singer and actress; two stepchildren, Edward Minoff and Melissa Minoff; and four grandchildren.

Tracklist:

1-1. Robert Craft – I. Introduction. Mäßig, ruhig (2023 Remastered Version) (01:16)
1-2. Robert Craft – II. Thema. Molto moderato (2023 Remastered Version) (00:52)
1-3. Robert Craft – Variation I. Moderato (2023 Remastered Version) (01:00)
1-4. Robert Craft – Variation II. Langsam (2023 Remastered Version) (01:32)
1-5. Robert Craft – Variation III. Mäßig (2023 Remastered Version) (00:45)
1-6. Robert Craft – Variation IV. Walzertempo (2023 Remastered Version) (01:09)
1-7. Robert Craft – Variation V. Bewegt (2023 Remastered Version) (01:48)
1-8. Robert Craft – Variation VI. Andante (2023 Remastered Version) (01:15)
1-9. Robert Craft – Variation VII. Langsam (2023 Remastered Version) (02:06)
1-10. Robert Craft – Variation VIII. Sehr rasch (2023 Remastered Version) (00:35)
1-11. Robert Craft – Variation IX. L’istesso tempo – aber etwas langsamer (2023 Remastered Version) (00:59)
1-12. Robert Craft – III. Finale. Mäßig schnell – Grazioso – Viel rascher – Adagio – Presto (2023 Remastered Version) (05:48)
1-13. Robert Craft – 1. Unentrinnbar (2023 Remastered Version) (01:08)
1-14. Robert Craft – 2. Du sollst nicht, du musst (2023 Remastered Version) (00:50)
1-15. Robert Craft – 3. Mond und Menschen (von Tschan-Jo-Su aus “Die chinesische Flöte”) (2023 Remastered Version) (02:36)
1-16. Robert Craft – 4. Der Wunsch, des Liebhabers (von Tschan-Jo-Su aus “Die chinesische Flöte”) (2023 Remastered Version) (03:40)
1-17. Robert Craft – 3 Satiren, Op. 28, No. 1: Am Scheideweg (2023 Remastered Version) (00:55)
1-18. Robert Craft – I. Marsch (2023 Remastered Version) (03:50)
1-19. Robert Craft – II. Menuett – Trio (2023 Remastered Version) (06:18)
1-20. Robert Craft – III. Variationen. Thema Var. I-V (2023 Remastered Version) (03:34)
1-21. Robert Craft – IV. Sonnett No. 217 by Francesco Petrarca: “O könnt’ ich je der Rach’ an ihr genesen” (2023 Remastered Version) (02:39)
1-22. Robert Craft – V. Tanzscene (2023 Remastered Version) (06:42)
1-23. Robert Craft – VI. Lied (ohne Worte) (2023 Remastered Version) (01:45)
1-24. Robert Craft – VII. Finale (2023 Remastered Version) (04:27)

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