Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part I, Mondestrunken | 1:38 |
| 2 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part I, Columbine | 1:37 |
| 3 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part I, Der Dandy | 1:20 |
| 4 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part I, Eine blasse Wäscherin | 1:22 |
| 5 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part I, Valse de Chopin | 1:15 |
| 6 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part I, Madonna | 2:01 |
| 7 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part I, Der kranke Mond | 2:32 |
| 8 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part II, Nacht | 2:24 |
| 9 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part II, Gebet an Piettot | 1:01 |
| 10 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part II, Raub | 1:10 |
| 11 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part II, Rote Messe | 1:51 |
| 12 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part II, Galgenlied | :15 |
| 13 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part II, Enthauptung | 2:09 |
| 14 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part II, Die Kreuze | 2:12 |
| 15 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part III, Heimweh | 1:59 |
| 16 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part III, Gemeinheit! | 1:09 |
| 17 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part III, Parodie | 1:22 |
| 18 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part III, Der Mondfleck | 1:57 |
| 19 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part III, Serenade | 2:16 |
| 20 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part III, Heimfahrt | 1:48 |
| 21 | Pierrot lunaire, Op. 21: Part III, O alter Duft! | 1:42 |
| 22 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Unterm schutz von dichten blättergründen | 2:15 |
| 23 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Hain in diesen paradiessen | 1:12 |
| 24 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Als neuling trat ich ein iin dein gehege | 1:24 |
| 25 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Da meine lippen reglos sind und brennen | 1:17 |
| 26 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Saget mir auf welchem pfade | 1:04 |
| 27 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Jedem werke bin ich fürder tot | 1:01 |
| 28 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Angst und hoffen wechselnd mich beklemmen | :53 |
| 29 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Wenn ich heut nicht deinen leib berühre | :31 |
| 30 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Streng ist uns das glück und spröde | 1:30 |
| 31 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Das schöne beet betracht ich mir im harren | 1:59 |
| 32 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Als wir hinter dem beblümten tore | 2:45 |
| 33 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Wenn sich bei heilget ruh in tiefen matten | 1:55 |
| 34 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Du lehnest wider eine silberweide | 1:35 |
| 35 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Sprich nicht immer | :35 |
| 36 | The Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15: Wir bevölkerten die abend-düstern | 4:56 |
About this Album
Composed in a fit of productivity in May 1912, Pierrot Lunaire is the last piece Schoenberg wrote before his years-long silence and the development of his now infamous 12-tone system. This album features the groundbreaking piece, along with The Book of the Hanging Gardens, the composer’s take on Lieder, both performed by Jan DeGaetani.
Credits
MUSICIANS
Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano
Gilbert Kalish, piano
The Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (1-21)
Arthur Weisberg, conductor
Gilbert Kalish, piano
Thomas Nyfenger, flute & piccolo
Arthur Bloom, clarinet & bass clarinet
Jeanne Benjamin, violin & viola
Michael Rudiakov, cello
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Pierrot lunaire recorded May 1970
The Book of Hanging Gardens recorded November 1974, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York
Engineering & musical supervision: Marc J. Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz
Mastering by Robert C. Ludwig
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Cover art: Schoenberg; Gaze (1910), Arnold Schoenberg Institute Catalogue No. 124; courtesy Lawrence, Ronald, and Nuria Schoenberg










