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Episode 2

Anton Webern (1883-1945): 2/5. Donald Macleod reveals how tragedy blighted Webern's early career and considers the way his erratic, headstrong personality shaped the music he wrote.

Anton Webern (1883-1945)

2/5. Donald Macleod reveals how tragedy blighted Webern's early career, and considers the way his erratic, headstrong personality shaped the music he wrote.

Schmerz, immer blick nach oben (Three pieces for string quartet)
Dorothy Dorow (soprano)
Schoenberg Quartet

Five Movements, Op 5 (String orchestra version)
Munchener Kammerorchester
Christoph Poppen (conductor)

Three Songs (Nos 1 and 2)
Svetlana Savenko (soprano)
Yuri Polubelov (piano)

Entflieht auf leichten Kahnen, Op 2
Netherlands Chamber Choir

Six Pieces, Op 6
The Cleveland Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor)

Four Pieces for violin and piano, Op 7
Jesse Mills (violin)
Christopher Oldfather (piano)

Six Songs, Op 14
Heather Harper (soprano)
Members of the London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor).

1 hour

Last on

Tue 11 Dec 2007 20:45

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  • Tue 11 Dec 2007 12:00
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