Moses and Aaron
By: Schoenberg
Contributors: Fiedler, Hans Herbert; Krebs, Helmut; Rosbaud, Hans, 1895-1962; Schoenberg, Arnold, 1874-1951; Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Sinfonie-Orchester; Norddeutscher Rundfunk. Chor
Series: Masterworks; Masterworks
Publisher: Columbia Masterworks
Published: 1957
Place of publication: New York]
Language: ger
Subjects: Drama; Operas
Work titles: Moses und Aron
Notes: Columbia Masterworks: K3L-241. Additional no. on labels: KL 5218--KL 5220.

Opera in three acts.

Libretto by composer.

Notes on the historical background of the opera and on the text, by Allen Forte, introduction to the music, by Milton Babbitt, and libretto with English translation by Allen Forte ([24] p.) inserted in outer container.

Automatic sequence.

Hans Herbert Fiedler, speaking role as Moses ; Helmut Krebs, tenor, as Aaron ; supporting soloists ; Chorus and Orchestra of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk ; Hans Rosbaud, conductor.

Sung in German.
Table of contents: title: Side 1 (Act I : beginning): Scene 1: The Calling of Moses; title: Scene 2: Moses meets Aaron in Wasteland ; side 2: (Act I : continuation): Scene 3: Moses and Aaron bring God's message to the People; title: Scene 4 (beginning) ; side 3 (Act I : conclusion): Scene 4 (conclusion); title: Interlude ; side 4 (Act II : beginning): Scene 1: Aaron and the Seventy Elders before the Mountain of Revelation; title: Scene 2; title: Scene 3: The Golden Calf and the Altar ; side 5 (Act II continuation): Scene 3: The Golden Calf and the Altar (conclusion) ; side 6 (Act II : continued): Scene 4; title: Scene 5: Moses and Aaron.