Credits:

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Description:

[A Collection of Schoenberg Works by Emard: An Overview of the Evolution of His Style from Atonality to the Twelve-Tone Technique]Pierre-Laurent Emard makes his solo album debut on AlphaClassics with this collection of Schoenberg works, marking the first release in their partnership. Emard, who performed Schoenbergs Op. 11 when he won the 1973 Olivier Messiaen International Competition, has cherished this project for many years; it has now come to fruition after more than 40 years of dedicated study. The album features five major works, ranging from Op. 11, composed in 1909, to Op. 33a/33b, his final solo piano pieces written around 192831 before his exile to the United States. This collection spans Schoenbergs compositional evolution over approximately 22 yearsfrom the stage of free atonality to the establishment of the twelve-tone techniqueand while tonality is deconstructed, the wor