After a release of Mahler's 'Das Lied von der Erde', which was acclaimed by the international music press, Het Collectief decided resolutely to return to its roots with a next CD recording. We recorded the work that started it all twenty-five years ago, Schönberg's Kammersymhonie opus 9, for a second time, flanked by the equally romantic Verklärte Nacht.

In the twenties of the previous century, Arnold Schoenberg founded the ‘Verein für musikalische Privataufführungen’ (Society for Private Musical Performances) with the help of his pupils Alban Berg and Anton Webern. Programming chiefly recent works that had been refused at the official concert venues, the society kept aloof from the mainstream conservative concert life.

This spring you can hear Het Collectief perform on stages in Flanders, the Netherlands, Latvia and Germany. We will continue to highlight the best of twentieth century repertoire, with particular focus on chamber music for strings and piano.