"Arnold Schoenberg: Sensuality & Decay"

Behind this evocative title are two seldom-encountered song cycles marking Schoenberg's transition from tonality to what came next: Eight Lieder (Op. 8) and Das Buch der hängenden Gärten, sung by soprano Claudia Friedlander and tenor Matthew Tuell with pianist Lloyd Arriola. Also included are Schoenberg's Three Piano Pieces of 1894 and the final duet from Franz Schreker's opera Der ferne Klang.