Opus Five Vol. VI

The album Opus Five is grounded in two prominent five-movement works from the early twentieth century. Arnold Schoenberg’s Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 16 and Anton Webern’s Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10 stand as exemplary instances of the rupture with tonal harmony, the redefinition of instrumental timbre, and a concentrated, compressed sonic experience. Each volume of Opus Five, within the discourse of post-Orientalism, reflects the sonic world of one of five composer–thinkers; each, through its own language and technique, reveals distinct trajectories of innovation and experimentation in modern music. Opus Five is a tribute to the tradition of serious, philosophical composition — a tradition in which each piece is not merely a sonic object but the discovery and expansion of a new sonic world. The project seeks to assemble five independent perspectives and five distinct musical languages within a coherent framework, so that each piece, with its own identity, offers a broad and profound encounter with the musical world of post-Orientalism. Post-Orientalism Label – Publisher Publication: 2025, Washington, D.C. © 2025 Post-Orientalism Label. All rights reserved by the composers and the label. Remastered at Post-Orientalism Studio © 2025 Post-Orientalism Label and the composers. All rights reserved.