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

Music for Egon Schiele
Studio album by Rachel's
Released	February 20, 1996 (U.S.)
Recorded	July 20–24, 1995
Genre	Chamber music, post-rock
Length	47:03
Label	Quarterstick[1]
Rachel's chronology
Handwriting (1995) Music for Egon Schiele (1996) The Sea and the Bells (1996)

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5[7]

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."[8] 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."[9]

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."[6]

Track listing

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

References

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