Walter Meyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >(*Gurrelieder*, in fact, was started in 1902, when Schoenberg was 25, >and had not written anything for orchestra before, except for his *Lyric >Suite*, but not finished until 1913, over which time his musical style >had greatly changed, although there seems nothing disjointed about this >work.) To me, style-wise, the last movement sounds quite disjointed relative to the previous music. I heard the word performed live in the late 60s by Zubin Mehta and the LA Philharmonic. I wish I could say it was a masterpiece, but I prefer Schoenberg's relatively more concise Pelleas and Melisande, or even better, the Wagner originals. To those who enjoy post-Wagnerian excess, I would recommend diving into the murky soup of Korngold's "Wunder der Heliane." Jeff Dunn [log in to unmask] Alameda, CA