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Strauss: Don Quixote; Schoenberg: Concerto
Arnold Schoenberg, Richard [1] Strauss, Seiji Ozawa
Strauss: Don Quixote; Schoenberg: Concerto
Genre: Classical
 
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Conservative music lovers run screaming from the room at the very mention of Schoenberg's name. That's a pity, particularly in the case of this concerto, which is actually a reworking of a Baroque original by Monn. Schoenb...  more »

     
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All Artists: Arnold Schoenberg, Richard [1] Strauss, Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Title: Strauss: Don Quixote; Schoenberg: Concerto
Members Wishing: 0
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Label: Sony
Release Date: 10/25/1990
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074643986328

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Conservative music lovers run screaming from the room at the very mention of Schoenberg's name. That's a pity, particularly in the case of this concerto, which is actually a reworking of a Baroque original by Monn. Schoenberg keeps pretty strictly to the original as far as the actual notes are concerned, but he dresses the whole thing up in the wildest, most modernistic orchestration, and the result is hilarious. As a coupling to Strauss's Don Quixote, it almost upstages the larger work, and it's a true "sleeper" in the Yo-Yo Ma discography. Try it--you'll like it! --David Hurwitz

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Nancy Beiman | Ontario, Canada | 01/17/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Yo-Yo Ma gives a wonderful, sensitive performance that has me crying at the end, every time I hear it.The Schoenberg piece is moderately interesting, but I bought this for Strauss' DON QUIXOTE."