general information

composition date
1899
duration
28 min
editor
Universal Edition, Tesin
Opus
4

type

Chamber music (Strings, 6 or more musicians, with or without keyboard)

detailed formation

2 violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos

information about the creation

date
March 18, 1902

Vienne

interpreters

Quatuor Rosé et deux instrumentistes de l'Orchestre philharmonique de Vienne : Franz Jelinek : alto 2, Franz Schmidt : violoncelle 2.

observations

  • Première version pour sextuor à cordes : 1899-1905 ;
  • Version pour orchestre à cordes : 1917 ;
  • Révision pour orchestre à cordes : 1943.

Part titles

  • Sehr langsam
  • Breiter
  • Schwer betont
  • Sehr breit und langsam
  • Sehr ruhig

recordings

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Verklärte Nacht op. 4

Composed by Arnold Schoenberg , concert on January 12, 1978

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Verklärte Nacht op. 4

Composed by Arnold Schoenberg , concert on January 20, 1986

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Verklärte Nacht op. 4

Composed by Arnold Schoenberg , concert on March 14, 1986

This is an excerpt. The full version is available at the IRCAM media library


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