Music for Egon Schiele explained

Music for Egon Schiele
Type:	Album
Artist:	Rachel's
Cover:	Rachel's-MusicforEgonSchiele.jpg
Released:	February 20, 1996 (U.S.)
Recorded:	July 20–24, 1995
Genre:	Chamber music, post-rock
Length:	47:03
Label:	Quarterstick^[1]
Prev Title:	Handwriting
Prev Year:	1995
Next Title:	The Sea and the Bells
Next Year:	1996

Music for Egon Schiele is the second album by the instrumental group Rachel's, released in 1996.^{[2] [3]}

The album was composed as the score to a theatrical production, Egon Schiele, about the life of the painter Egon Schiele.^[4] It was staged by the Itinerant Theater Guild, in 1995.^[5]

Critical reception

The Village Voice called the album "a haunting array of compositions that attempt to narrate the elements of Schiele's life through cello, piano, viola, and bass."^[6] Rolling Stone noted that "the music is as stark and loving as Schiele's art, the sound of a noble, lonely agony rendered in elegant monochrome."^[7]

AllMusic wrote that "it is to pianist Rachel Grimes' credit that her pieces convey a stirring sense of drama and vivid imagery that perfectly match her subject."

Track listing

All songs composed by Rachel Grimes

1. "Family Portrait" – 5:41
2. "Egon & Gertie" – 3:02
3. "First Self-Portrait Series" – 3:47
4. "Mime Van Osen" – 3:05
5. "Second Self-Portrait Series" – 2:30
6. "Wally, Egon & Models in the Studio" – 4:41
7. "Promenade" – 8:24
8. "Third Self-Portrait Series" – 2:23
9. "Egon, Edith & Wally Meet" – 2:41
10. "Egon & Wally Embrace and Say Farewell" – 3:09
11. "Egon & Edith" – 2:55
12. "Second Family Portrait" – 4:45

Personnel

Musicians

• Rachel Grimes – piano, mixing, design & photography
• Christian Frederickson – viola
• Wendy Doyle – cello

Technical

• Jason Noble – producer, mixing, design & photography
• Bob Weston – engineer, mixing
• John Loder – mastering
• Egon Schiele – artwork
• Aaron Frisbee, Chip Dumstorf – Graphic Technologies
• Gregory King – booklet printing

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rachel's . Trouser Press . 5 April 2022.
2. Web site: Rachel's Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. Kulkarni . Neil . Egon for gold . Melody Maker . Feb 17, 1996 . 73 . 7 . 36.
4. News: Indie labels helped make a big difference in '96 . Florida Times Union . 1 Jan 1997 . D4.
5. News: Thomas . Rob . SPOTLIGHT: RACHEL'S . Wisconsin State Journal . 16 Mar 2000 . Rhythm . 18.
6. Music: Edgies . The Village Voice . 9 Jan 1996 . 41 . 2 . 41.
7. Fricke . David . On the edge . Rolling Stone . Mar 21, 1996 . 730 . 98.