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Is it possible to convey the abstract conception of God with words, or is it necessary to create an image in order to gain an understanding of this mystery? Arnold Schoenberg had been reflecting on this question long before his initial sketches of Moses und Aron. Moses is the thinker but is unable to formulate his concepts in words and requires the visual strength of his brother Aron to convince the people to follow a god whom they cannot see or feel.

The conflict between these two positions is insoluble and this was perhaps the reason why Schoenberg never finished the third act of his opera, although the libretto was already complete. The choir functions in the role of third protagonist placed between the antipodal figures of Moses and Aron, supporting the principle weight of the dramatic action.

Moses und Aron is based on a single twelve-tone row which the composer has used in ornate variations and transformations to create the magnificent architecture of this Twentieth Century operatic masterpiece.

Orchestral Cast

3 (alle auch Picc.) · 3 (3. auch Engl. Hr.) · Es-Klar. · 2 · Bassklar. · 2 · Kfg. - 4 · 3 · 3 · 1 - P. S. (Glsp. · Xyl. · Gl. · Trgl. · Beck. · Gong · Tamt. · Tamb. · Rührtr. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr. · Flex. · Ratsche) (6 Spieler) - 2 Mand. · Hfe. · Cel. · Klav. - Str.;

Bühnenmusik: Picc. · 1 · 0 · Engl. Hr. · 1 · 0 - 1 · 2 · 2 · 0 - P. S. (Xyl. · Gongs · Beck. · Schellen · gr. Tr.) - 2 Git. · 2 Mand. · Klav.

Cast

Moses · Sprechrolle - Aron · Tenor - Ein junges Mädchen · Sopran - Eine Kranke · Alt - Ein junger Mann · Tenor - Der nackte Jüngling · Tenor - Ein anderer Mann · Bariton - Ephraimit · Bariton - Ein Priester · Bass - Vier nackte Jungfrauen · 2 Soprane, 2 Alti - Stimme aus dem Dornbusch · Sopran, Knaben, Alt, Tenor, Bariton, Bass (mehrfach besetzt, je 3-6) - Bettlerinnen und Bettler · 6-8 Alti, 6-8 Bässe - Einige Greise · Tenöre - Die 70 Ältesten · Bässe (etwa 25 Sänger, der Rest Komparserie) - Die 12 Stammesfürsten · Tenöre, Bässe - Chor (SMezATBarB) - 6 Solostimmen im Orchester (SMzATBarB) - Tänzer - Tänzerinnen - Statisten

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Title:

Moses und Aron

Oper in drei Akten

Text von Arnold Schönberg

Englische Übersetzung von Allen Forte

Language:

German, English

Edition:

Performance material

Publisher/Label:

Schott Music

Year of composition:

1930 - 1937

World Premiere:

March 12, 1954 · Hamburg (D)
Musikhalle
Conductor: Hans Rosbaud

(concert) (concert performance, without act 3)

June 6, 1957 · Zürich (CH)
Opernhaus
Conductor: Hans Rosbaud
Original staging: Karl Heinz Krahl · Costumes: Jaroslav Berger · Set design: Paul Haferung
(scenic) (scenic performance, without act 3)

Series:

Moses und Aron

Technical Details

Product number:

LS 3580-01

Delivery rights:

Distribution rights for all countries except USA, Canada, Cuba and Mexico

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Audio:

Video:

Schönberg: Moses und Aron (Trailer Opéra de Paris)

Schönberg: Moses und Aron (Trailer Semperoper Dresden)

Persons

Arnold Schoenberg (Composer)

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Arnold Schoenberg (Librettist)

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