Alban Berg is more than op.1 - Complete recording with much more Pianomusic

[Steffen Fahl]

Hi Guys,
I just want to let give you a hint for the asfaik most comprehensive Alban Berg Complete recording of his nonscenic music. including among in total more than 400 mp3's more than 70 pieces of in parts never before heard pianomusic an together 240 compositions with participation of the Piano. (Which are simply way to much to upload them all here again. so please excuse me to point you indirectly to my Website where all the music is already online.)

However: Evryone who did'nt knew any more of Alban Berg than his great Pianosonata op.1 will have the chance to find some more here. Just ad /berg to the URL in my bottomline and you will find the Alban Bergpage.
best
Steffen

[marijn1999]

That's interesting to hear. All I really know by Berg besides Piano Sonata are his two song cycles called "Jugendlieder" 1 and 2, his String Quartet Op. 3 and his Violin Concerto from 1935. I'd love to hear more of his piano music. It's such a shame that so little music is known by him.

[ahinton]

That's interesting to hear. All I really know by Berg besides Piano Sonata are his two song cycles called "Jugendlieder" 1 and 2, his String Quartet Op. 3 and his Violin Concerto from 1935. I'd love to hear more of his piano music. It's such a shame that so little music is known by him.

A lot of music by him is well known; here's a list, although even this is probably not comprehensive:

The following is a complete list of the compositions of Alban Berg.

Jugendlieder (1), composed 1901–4, voice and piano, published 1985
        Herbstgefühl (Siefried Fleischer)
        Spielleute (Henrik Ibsen)
        Wo der Goldregen steht (F. Lorenz)
        Lied der Schiffermädels (Otto Julius Bierbaum)
        Sehnsucht I (Paul Hohenberg)
        Abschied (Elimar von Monsterberg-Muenckenau)
        Grenzen der Menschheit (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
        Vielgeliebte schöne Frau (Heinrich Heine)
        Sehnsucht II (Paul Hohenberg)
        Sternefall (Karl Wilhelm)
        Sehnsucht III (Paul Hohenberg)
        Ich liebe dich! (Christian Dietrich Grabbe)
        Ferne Lieder (Friedrich Rückert)
        Ich will die Fluren meiden (Friedrich Rückert)
        Geliebte Schöne (Heinrich Heine)
        Schattenleben (Martin Greif)
        Am Abend (Emanuel Geibel)
        Vorüber! (Franz Wisbacher)
        Schummerlose Nächte (Martin Greif)
        Es wandelt, was wir schauen (Joseph von Eichendorff)
        Liebe (Rainer Maria Rilke)
        Im Morgengrauen (Karl Stieler)
        Grabschrift (Ludwig Jakobowski)

Jugendlieder (2), composed 1904–8, voice and piano, published 1985
        Traum (Frida Semler)
        Augenblicke (Robert Hamerling)
        Die Näherin (Rainer Maria Rilke)
        Erster Verlust (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
        Süss sind mir die Schollen des Tales (Karl Ernst Knodt)
        Er klagt das der Frühling so kortz blüht (Arno Holz)
        Tiefe Sehnsucht (Detlev von Liliencron)
        Über den Bergen (Karl Busse)
        Am Strande (Georg Scherer)
        Winter (Johannes Schlaf)
        Fraue, du Süsse (Ludwig Finckh)
        Verlassen (Bohemian folksong)
        Regen (Johannes Schlaf)
        Traurigkeit (Peter Altenberg)
        Hoffnung (Peter Altenberg)
        Flötenspielerin (Peter Altenberg)
        Spaziergang (Alfred Mombert)
        Eure Weisheit (Johann Georg Fischer)
        So regnet es sich langsam ein (Cäsar Flaischlein)
        Mignon (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
        Die Sorglichen (Gustav Falke)
        Das stille Königreich (Karl Busse)
        An Leukon (Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim)

Seven Early Songs, voice and piano, composed 1905–8, revised and orchestrated 1928
        Nacht (Carl Hauptmann)
        Schilflied (Nikolaus Lenau)
        Die Nachtigall (Theodor Storm)
        Traumgekrönt (Rainer Maria Rilke)
        Im Zimmer (Johannes Schlaf)
        Liebesode (Otto Erich Hartleben)
        Sommertage (Paul Hohenberg)

Schliesse mir die Augen beide (Theodor Storm), voice and piano, composed 1907, published 1930/1955

An Leukon (Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim), voice and piano, composed 1908; published 1937/1963 (Reich) & 1985 (UE) (2 versions exist: in G minor [1907]; in E minor [1908])

Frühe Klaviermusik, published 1989

Zwölf Variationen über ein eigenes Thema in C, piano, composed Nov. 8, 1908; published 1957/1985

Symphony and Passacaglia, fragment, composed 1913

Piano Sonata, Op. 1, composed 1907–8, published April 24 1911

Vier Lieder, Op. 2, voice and piano, composed 1909–10, published 1910
        Schlafen, schlafen (Friedrich Hebbel)
        Schlafend trägt man mich (Alfred Mombert)
        Nun ich der Riesen Stärksten (Alfred Mombert)
        Warm die Lüfte (Alfred Mombert)

String Quartet, Op. 3, composed 1910, published 1920

Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtkartentexten von Peter Altenberg, Op. 4, soprano and orchestra, 1912 (Altenberg Lieder)
        Seele, wie bist du schöner
        Sahst du nach dem Gewitterregen
        Über die Grenzen des All
        Nichts ist gekommen
        Hier ist Friede

Vier Stücke, Op. 5, clarinet and piano, composed 1913, published 1920
        Mäßig
        Sehr langsam
        Sehr rasch
        Langsam

Drei Stücke, Op. 6, orchestra, composed 1914–15
        Präludium
        Reigen
        Marsch

Wozzeck (opera), Op. 7, composed 1914–22

Drei Bruchstücke aus ‘Wozzeck’, soprano and orchestra

Kammerkonzert, piano, violin, winds, composed 1923–5

Adagio, violin, clarinet and piano, arranged 1926 (arrangement of Kammerkonzert mvt. 2)

Schliesse mir die Augen beide (Theodor Storm), voice and piano, composed 1925

Lyric Suite, string quartet, composed 1925–6

Drei Sätze aus der Lyrischen Suite, arranged for string orchestra, 1928

"Der Wein" (Charles Baudelaire), concert aria, soprano and orchestra, composed 1929

Four-part Canon Alban Berg an das Frankfurter Opernhaus, composed 1930

Lulu (opera), composed 1929–35, orchestra part of Act 3 completed by Friedrich Cerha

Symphonische Stücke aus der Oper "Lulu" (Lulu-Suite), soprano and orchestra, premièred under Kleiber in 1934

Violin Concerto, composed 1935

Vocal scores
        Franz Schreker: Der ferne Klang (1911)
        Arnold Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder (1912)
        Arnold Schönberg: Litanei and Entrückung from String Quartet no.2, 1912
              Arrangement for string quartet, piano, and harmonium
        Johann Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, 1921

There have been considerably more prolific composers, of course, but all of the above was achieved within a short life (like his idol Mahler, he died at age 50).

If the OP knows more, however, this would indeed be of great interest; Berg was indeed a wonderful composer!

Best,

Alistair

[marijn1999]

A lot of music by him is well known; here's a list, although even this is probably not comprehensive:

The following is a complete list of the compositions of Alban Berg.

Jugendlieder (1), composed 1901–4, voice and piano, published 1985
        Herbstgefühl (Siefried Fleischer)
        Spielleute (Henrik Ibsen)
        Wo der Goldregen steht (F. Lorenz)
        Lied der Schiffermädels (Otto Julius Bierbaum)
        Sehnsucht I (Paul Hohenberg)
        Abschied (Elimar von Monsterberg-Muenckenau)
        Grenzen der Menschheit (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
        Vielgeliebte schöne Frau (Heinrich Heine)
        Sehnsucht II (Paul Hohenberg)
        Sternefall (Karl Wilhelm)
        Sehnsucht III (Paul Hohenberg)
        Ich liebe dich! (Christian Dietrich Grabbe)
        Ferne Lieder (Friedrich Rückert)
        Ich will die Fluren meiden (Friedrich Rückert)
        Geliebte Schöne (Heinrich Heine)
        Schattenleben (Martin Greif)
        Am Abend (Emanuel Geibel)
        Vorüber! (Franz Wisbacher)
        Schummerlose Nächte (Martin Greif)
        Es wandelt, was wir schauen (Joseph von Eichendorff)
        Liebe (Rainer Maria Rilke)
        Im Morgengrauen (Karl Stieler)
        Grabschrift (Ludwig Jakobowski)

Jugendlieder (2), composed 1904–8, voice and piano, published 1985
        Traum (Frida Semler)
        Augenblicke (Robert Hamerling)
        Die Näherin (Rainer Maria Rilke)
        Erster Verlust (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
        Süss sind mir die Schollen des Tales (Karl Ernst Knodt)
        Er klagt das der Frühling so kortz blüht (Arno Holz)
        Tiefe Sehnsucht (Detlev von Liliencron)
        Über den Bergen (Karl Busse)
        Am Strande (Georg Scherer)
        Winter (Johannes Schlaf)
        Fraue, du Süsse (Ludwig Finckh)
        Verlassen (Bohemian folksong)
        Regen (Johannes Schlaf)
        Traurigkeit (Peter Altenberg)
        Hoffnung (Peter Altenberg)
        Flötenspielerin (Peter Altenberg)
        Spaziergang (Alfred Mombert)
        Eure Weisheit (Johann Georg Fischer)
        So regnet es sich langsam ein (Cäsar Flaischlein)
        Mignon (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
        Die Sorglichen (Gustav Falke)
        Das stille Königreich (Karl Busse)
        An Leukon (Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim)

Seven Early Songs, voice and piano, composed 1905–8, revised and orchestrated 1928
        Nacht (Carl Hauptmann)
        Schilflied (Nikolaus Lenau)
        Die Nachtigall (Theodor Storm)
        Traumgekrönt (Rainer Maria Rilke)
        Im Zimmer (Johannes Schlaf)
        Liebesode (Otto Erich Hartleben)
        Sommertage (Paul Hohenberg)

Schliesse mir die Augen beide (Theodor Storm), voice and piano, composed 1907, published 1930/1955

An Leukon (Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim), voice and piano, composed 1908; published 1937/1963 (Reich) & 1985 (UE) (2 versions exist: in G minor [1907]; in E minor [1908])

Frühe Klaviermusik, published 1989

Zwölf Variationen über ein eigenes Thema in C, piano, composed Nov. 8, 1908; published 1957/1985

Symphony and Passacaglia, fragment, composed 1913

Piano Sonata, Op. 1, composed 1907–8, published April 24 1911

Vier Lieder, Op. 2, voice and piano, composed 1909–10, published 1910
        Schlafen, schlafen (Friedrich Hebbel)
        Schlafend trägt man mich (Alfred Mombert)
        Nun ich der Riesen Stärksten (Alfred Mombert)
        Warm die Lüfte (Alfred Mombert)

String Quartet, Op. 3, composed 1910, published 1920

Fünf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtkartentexten von Peter Altenberg, Op. 4, soprano and orchestra, 1912 (Altenberg Lieder)
        Seele, wie bist du schöner
        Sahst du nach dem Gewitterregen
        Über die Grenzen des All
        Nichts ist gekommen
        Hier ist Friede

Vier Stücke, Op. 5, clarinet and piano, composed 1913, published 1920
        Mäßig
        Sehr langsam
        Sehr rasch
        Langsam

Drei Stücke, Op. 6, orchestra, composed 1914–15
        Präludium
        Reigen
        Marsch

Wozzeck (opera), Op. 7, composed 1914–22

Drei Bruchstücke aus ‘Wozzeck’, soprano and orchestra

Kammerkonzert, piano, violin, winds, composed 1923–5

Adagio, violin, clarinet and piano, arranged 1926 (arrangement of Kammerkonzert mvt. 2)

Schliesse mir die Augen beide (Theodor Storm), voice and piano, composed 1925

Lyric Suite, string quartet, composed 1925–6

Drei Sätze aus der Lyrischen Suite, arranged for string orchestra, 1928

"Der Wein" (Charles Baudelaire), concert aria, soprano and orchestra, composed 1929

Four-part Canon Alban Berg an das Frankfurter Opernhaus, composed 1930

Lulu (opera), composed 1929–35, orchestra part of Act 3 completed by Friedrich Cerha

Symphonische Stücke aus der Oper "Lulu" (Lulu-Suite), soprano and orchestra, premièred under Kleiber in 1934

Violin Concerto, composed 1935

Vocal scores
        Franz Schreker: Der ferne Klang (1911)
        Arnold Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder (1912)
        Arnold Schönberg: Litanei and Entrückung from String Quartet no.2, 1912
              Arrangement for string quartet, piano, and harmonium
        Johann Strauss II: Wein, Weib und Gesang, 1921

There have been considerably more prolific composers, of course, but all of the above was achieved within a short life (like his idol Mahler, he died at age 50).

If the OP knows more, however, this would indeed be of great interest; Berg was indeed a wonderful composer!

Best,

Alistair

Yes, that is Wikipedia's list right? But a lot of that list is not known that much.

[Steffen Fahl]

Sorry, but I fear I must correct you:

In short your list is defenitly very incomplete.

If you take a look at albanberg.resampled.de you will see, that I simply present there pretty much more compositions not only than have been recorded anywhere before, but even than there are listed in any Alban Berg worklist before.

Let me give you just as an example an rough comparison for the Pianomusic of Alban Berg of which albanberg.resampled.de presents more than 70 items:

your Wikipedialist mentions beside the Sonata op.1 one Variation and just a general hint to the "frühe Klaviermusik" published by a fellow Student of me in the late 90th. (Yes his Edition is really as great as interesting), but as it turned out for me even this first edition of "frühe Klaviermusik" is defenitly not complete leaving for instance large early pianocompositions or later Sketches completly unmentioned at all.

Alltogether be sure albanberg.resampled.de presents hours of music by Alban Berg not even pblished anywhere before. By the way for the Songs or the Choirmusic the difference of your List and the actually existing scores presented at albanberg.resampled.de is even much larger.

And as Martin said, even the music listed there and published in the "Alban Berg Gesamtausgabe" is not at all alreday completly recorded before (as it is from now on at albanberg.resampled.de). Just keep in mind the until now "most complete" compilation of all recorded Alban Berg music presents all together 9 hours of music including already 4 hours for the two operas Wozzek + Lulu. Leaving just 5 hours for all of Bergs other works. albanberg.resampled.de (which currently do not include the operas) presents nevertheless 12 hours of digital audiorealisatzion just for the non-scenic works of Berg what means including up to 7 hours more recorded music of Berg. So if you want to hear the Detail you know where to go now

That why I hope my project might be perhaps of interest for those interested in the music of Alban Berg  

[chrisbutch]

I remember performing the 7 Early Songs with a friend many years ago. The piano writing is a delight to play - pianistically not unlike the Hugo Wolf lieder.