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Serialism, also known as twelve-tone technique, is a method of composing music developed by Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg in the early 20th century. It involves organizing all twelve pitches of the chromatic scale into a row or series, and then using that series to create melodies, harmonies, and rhythms. Serialism often involves a high degree of complexity and atonality, and can be found in various forms of classical music, including chamber music, orchestral music, and opera.
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| 1 | София Асгатовна Губайдулина | Chamber Music with Double Bass [Heinze, KlangArt Berlin] | ||
| 2 | Runfunkorchester Berlin | Arnold Schönberg: "Die glückliche Hand" op. 18 & Orchestral Works by A. Berg, A. Webern, E. Steuermann, M. Gielen | ||
| 7 | Anton Webern | Webern: Works for String Quartet & String Trio Op.20 | ||
| 8 | Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Anat Efraty, Daniele Gatti | Berg: Drei Orchesterstücke - Symphonische Stücke aus der Oper: "Lulu" | ||
| 18 | Josef Greindel, Helmut Melchert | Moses und Aron | ||
| 25 | Artis Quartett Wien | Zemlinsky: String Quartets 3 & 4 / Müller-Hermann: String Quartet | ||
| 39 | Madamme Hussein | Madamme Hussein | ||
| 43 | Artemis Quartet/Thomas Kakuska/Valentin Erben | Verklarte Nacht | ||
| 55 | Philharmonia Orchestra with Esa-Pekka Salonen | Gurrelieder | ||
| 72 | Artis Quartett Wien | Webern - Complete Works for String Quartet and String Trio | ||
| 73 | Auguste Enna | Enna: Lille pige med svovlstikkerne (Den) / ZEMLINSKY: Die Seejungfrau | ||
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1951 | Anton Webern | Chamber Music for Strings [Schoenberg Quartet] |
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1951 | Anton Webern | Complete String Trios and Quartets |
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1957-10 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Freude (2. Stunde Aus Klang) For 2 Harps |
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1957-10 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | CE: #3: Elektronische Musik 1952-1960: Etude-Studie I-Studie II-Gesang Der Jünglinge |
| 95 | Alban Berg | BERG, A.: Violin Concerto / Lyric Suite / 3 Orchestral Pieces | ||
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1959 | Mary Thomas | Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire / Serenade |
| 100 | 1960 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Kontakte | |
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1967 | Alban Berg | Webern conducts Berg: Violin Concerto |
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1969 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Himmels - Tur |
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1969 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Trans |
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1969 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Stimmung |
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1972 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Donnerstard Aus Licht Cd 3 |
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1973 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | 4 Helicopters & String Quartet |
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1973 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Early Gurus Of Electronics |
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1976 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Kurtag |
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1976 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Lover, The Lord Has Left Us… |
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1976 | Arnold Schönberg | Schoenberg: Piano Music |
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1976 | Arnold Schönberg | SCHOENBERG: Moses and Aron (The Complete Opera) |
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1976 | Arnold Schönberg | Moses und Aron |
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1977 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | C.E. #12: Stimmung |
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1977 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Mittwoch aus Licht |
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1980 | Lasalle Quartett | Neue Wiener Schule: Die Streichquartette |
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1983 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Donnerstag Aus Licht Cd 2 |
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1983 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Donnerstag Aus Licht Cd 1 |
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1985 | Roland Pontinen | SCHOENBERG / BERG: Piano Music |
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1987 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Klavierstücke Vol. III |
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1987 | LaSalle Quartet | LaSalle Quartet - Neue Wiener Schule |
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1989 | The California Ear Unit | for Philip Guston |
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1990 | Alfred Schnittke | Schnittke: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2, Musica nostalgica & Epilogue from Peer Gynt |
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1990 | Theodor W. Adorno | Kompositionen |
| 58 | 1991 | Morton Feldman | Rothko Chapel + Why Patterns? | |
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1992 | Morton Feldman | For Philip Guston [The California EAR Unit] |
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1992 | Alessandra Marc | Krenek: Jonny Spielt Auf |
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1992 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | contemporaneo 2 |
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1992 | Daniel Barenboim | Schonberg : Verklärte Nacht, 5 Orchestral Pieces & Piano Works |
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1993 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | DONNERSTAG aus LICHT CD 4 |
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1993 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | DONNERSTAG aus LICHT CD 3 |
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1993 | London Sinfonietta | Schoenberg: Suite, Op.29; Wind Quintet, Op.26 |
| 86 | 1994-03-19 | Krzysztof Penderecki | Matrix 5 | |
| 91 | Artemis Quartet | Verklarte Nacht | ||
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1970 | Krzysztof Penderecki | PENDERECKI: St. Luke Passion |
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1974 | Pierre Boulez | Dialogue de l'ombre double |
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1992 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Etude |
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1995 | Pierre Boulez | Complete Webern |
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1996 | Christina Hogman | SCHOENBERG: Verklarte Nacht / String Quartet No. 2 / Chamber Symphony No. 1 |
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1996 | The Lark Quartet | Schoenberg & Zemlinsky String Quartets |
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1997 | Ulf Wallin | SCHOENBERG: Complete Works for Violin and Piano |
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1997 | Various Artists | Berg: 7 Early Songs; Piano Sonata; Opera Extracts etc |
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1997 | Franz Schubert | Anton Webern: Complete Works: Op. 1 - Op. 31 |
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1997 | Sir Simon Rattle | Schoenberg/Webern/Berg : Orchestral Music |
| 92 | 1999-05-07 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Mantra | |
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2000 | Steffen Schleiermacher | Piano Music of the Darmstadt School, Vol. 2 |
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2000 | Various Artists | 20th Century Classics: Arnold Schoenberg |
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2002 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | CE: #1; Chöre Für Doris-Drei Lieder-Sonatine-Kreuzspiel |
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2003 | Spooky Actions | Spooky Actions, Music of Anton Webern |
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2003-03-01 | Alexander von Zemlinsky | ZEMLINSKY : Symphony in B flat major |
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2004 | Sir Simon Rattle | Simon Rattle Edition: The Second Viennese School |
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2004 | Alban Berg Quartett | Berg - Chamber Works |
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2005 | Champ d'Action | Karel Goeyvaerts: The Serial Works Nos. 1-7 |
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2005 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Orchester-Finalisten |
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2005 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Stockhausen - MANTRA |
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2006 | SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg | Arnold Schönberg: Gurrelieder |
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2006 | Pierre Boulez | Pierre Boulez: Oeuvres complètes |
| 57 | 2006-09-04 | György Ligeti | Clear or Cloudy: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon | |
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2007 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Cosmic Pulses |
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2010 | Ehnahre | Taming The Cannibals |
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2010-12-01 | Various Artists | SCHOENBERG: Verklarte Nacht / WEBERN: Selected Piano and Chamber Works |
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2011 | SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg | Arnold Schönberg: Die Jakobsleiter / Jacob's Ladder & Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 8 |
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2011 | Bamberger Symphoniker/Ingo Metzmacher | Berg: 7 Early Songs; Piano Sonata; Opera Extracts etc |
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2011 | Emanuele Arciuli | Alban Berg - Anton Webern : Complete Piano Music |
| 71 | 2011-06-05 | Milton Babbitt | Piano works | |
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2012 | Bruno Heinen Sextet | Karlheinz Stockhausen Tierkreis |
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2012 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Punkte - Für Orchester |
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2012-05-29 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Stimmung (Hyperion) |
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2012-05-29 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Tierkreis |
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2013 | Michele Marelli | Karlheinz Stockhausen: Harlekin |
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2014-08-04 | Anton Webern | Complete Works |
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2014-08-04 | Anton Webern | Complete Webern |
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2015 | LaSalle Quartet | Neue Wiener Schule: Streichquartette |
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2016 | Karlheinz Stockhausen | Donnerstad Aus Licht Cd 4 |
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2017 | Ensemble Intercontemporain | Boulez conducts Webern |
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2017-02-15 | Salvatore Sciarrino | Sciarrino: Complete Works for Violin & Viola |
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2018 | Daniel Barenboim | Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht, Pelleas Und Melisande etc |
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2018-12-21 | SOCAH | Asynchronous Revivalism |
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2021 | Anton Webern | Webern: Symphony - Six Pieces for Large Orchestra |
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2021-01-02 | Jute Gyte | Diapason |
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2021-09 | Garry Schyman | Metamorphosis (Original Soundtrack) |
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2022-01-28 | Iannis Xenakis | A Stochastic Portrait, part 2: Chamber Works |
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2023 | Various Artists | Schönberg: Verklärte Nacht, Pelleas Und Melisande etc |