{"product_id":"306319","title":"Claudio Abbado - SCHOENBERG Gurrelieder: For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2013 marks the centenary of the first performance of Schoenberg\\u2019s \\u2013 if not the early 20th century\\u2019s \\u2013 essay in gargantuism. The forces involved were unprecedented: in addition to the soloists (soprano, mezzo-soprano, two tenors, bass and speaker) there were three male-voice choirs and an eight-part mixed choir; and the 150-piece orchestra included 25 woodwind, 11 percussion, 4 harps and 80 strings. In 1903 he had even been compelled to ask the Waldheim\\u2013Eberle Press to prepare him some special 48-stave manuscript paper. The reception at the first performance was overwhelming: the ovation lasted fifteen minutes; the composer\\u2019s denigrators were silenced, and many members of the audience wept. The title means 'Songs of Gurre', referring to Gurre Castle in Denmark, scene of the medieval love-tragedy revolving around the Danish national legend of the love of the Danish king Valdemar Atterdag (spelt Waldemar by Schoenberg) for his mistress Tove, and her subsequent murder by Valdemar's jealous Queen Helvig.\u003cp\u003eSCHOENBERG Gurrelieder: For Soloists, Chorus And Orchestra\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55179737760129,"sku":"306319","price":12.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/415HRhEGp6L._SL1500.jpg?v=1768220145","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/306319","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}