Topic: Schoeck Treatment

[San Antone]

Yes, indeed! Really exquisite and sensual weave of notes. I really like it, and it's good to try other Swiss composers like Honegger, Martin, and Andreae, Hermann, Brun, Bloch, Gerber, Flury (some riveting 1st Symphony there!), and Raff, why not.

Worth mentioning are the Cello concerto. Penthesilea and Venus look like two ultra-romantic operas, a sonorities wallow.

Sommernacht is wonderful, as are Elegie, op. 36 (song cycle for baritone and chamber orchestra), and Notturno (song cycle for baritone and string quartet).  But also don't overlook the piano/vocal lieder: over 300 songs.  There is a complete set of recordings, the Jecklin Edition.

[SymphonicAddict]

Sommernacht is wonderful, as are Elegie, op. 36 (song cycle for baritone and chamber orchestra), and Notturno (song cycle for baritone and string quartet).  But also don't overlook the piano/vocal lieder: over 300 songs.  There is a complete set of recordings, the Jecklin Edition.

Interesting suggestions. Thank you.

I don't consider myself a big fan of Lieder/songs, but lately I've come to appreciate them more and more, and Schoeck appears a very promising composer about it.

[André]

This is something I've long wanted to do, and of course it took several OTHER projects that I should be working on right now for me to finally do that, namely the cleaning, updating, and generally sprucing-up of the Recommended Recordings Sections of the Surprised By Beauty website.

I've started with my favorite-among-favorites, Othmar Schoeck:


Othmar Schoeck - Recommended Recordings

https://surprisedbybeautyorg.wordpress.com/2017/01/07/othmar-schoeck-recommended-recordings/

Very informative, thanks Jens!

Between Schoeck, Schreker and Pfitzner I tread slowly, trying to find music - and recordings - that will stand the test of time (deep seated appreciation vs passing infatuation).

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Very informative, thanks Jens!

Between Schoeck, Schreker and Pfitzner I tread slowly, trying to find music - and recordings - that will stand the test of time (deep seated appreciation vs passing infatuation).

Thank you! I'm v. happy if any of this helps anyone else discovering - slowly - some unforeseen beauties!

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Schoeck: Buried Alive, Exhumed



Reading Chris Walton’s biography of Othmar Schoeck is a fascinating trip into a different time, just a
century ago. But it’s also an object lesson in “never meet your heroes”. Although sympathetically
portrayed, Walton does not flinch from the fact that Schoeck was a real piece of work...

[André]

I just received the Denon disc with Notturno



I was surprised to see there’s half a dozen recordings to choose from. Hopefully this will provide satisfaction.

A word about the work, Jens ? I always read your comments with keen interest 

[SurprisedByBeauty]

I just received the Denon disc with Notturno



I was surprised to see there’s half a dozen recordings to choose from. Hopefully this will provide satisfaction.

A word about the work, Jens ? I always read your comments with keen interest 

A word? Do you have an hour? :-)

https://avemariaradio.net/oldsite/audio-archive/church-and-culture-july-28-2018-hour-1/

...and many more written ones, here: https://ionarts.blogspot.com/search/label/Othmar%20Schoeck

[André]

Goody, thanks !