Notable Recordings
Notable recordings of this composition include:
| Sprechstimme | Ensemble | Conductor | Record Company | Year of Recording | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika Stiedry-Wagner | Arnold Schoenberg | n/a | 1940 | n/a | |
| Helga Pilarczyk | Members of the Conservatory Society Concert Orchestra | Pierre Boulez | Ades | 1961 | CD |
| Bethany Beardslee | Columbia Chamber Ensemble | Robert Craft | Columbia / CBS | 1963 | CD |
| Jan DeGaetani | Contemporary Chamber Ensemble | Arthur Weisberg | Nonesuch | 1970 | CD |
| Yvonne Minton | Ensemble InterContemporain | Pierre Boulez | Sony Music | 1977 | CD |
| Barbara Sukowa | Schoenberg Ensemble | Reinbert de Leeuw | Koch Schwann | 1988 | CD |
| Jane Manning | Nash Ensemble | Simon Rattle | Chandos | 1991 | CD |
| Phyllis Bryn-Julson | Ensemble Modern | n/a | BMG | 1991 | CD |
| Phyllis Bryn-Julson | New York New Music Ensemble | Robert Black | GM Recordings | 1992 | CD |
| Karin Ott | Cremona Musica Insieme | Pietro Antonini | Nuova Era | 1994 | CD |
| Christine Schäfer | Ensemble InterContemporain | Pierre Boulez | Deutsche Grammophon | 1997 | CD |
| Anja Silja | Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble | Robert Craft | Naxos | 1999 | CD |
The avant-pop star Björk, known for her interest in avant-garde music, performed Pierrot Lunaire at the 1996 Verbier Festival with Kent Nagano conducting. According to the singer in a 2004 interview, "Kent Nagano wanted to make a recording of it, but I really felt that I would be invading the territory of people who sing this for a lifetime." Only small recorded excerpts (possibly bootlegs) of her performance have become available.
The jazz singer Cleo Laine recorded Pierrot Lunaire in 1974. Her version was nominated for a classical Grammy Award. Another jazz singer who has performed the piece is Sofia Jernberg, who sang it with Norrbotten NEO.
In March 2011, Bruce LaBruce directed a performance at the Hebbel am Ufer Theatre in Berlin. This interpretation of the work included gender diversity, castration scenes and dildos, as well as a female to male transgender Pierrot.
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