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Anton Webern (1883-1945): 1/5. Donald Macleod tackles Webern's forbidding reputation, and explores some myths about the spirit behind his music.

Anton Webern (1883-1945)

1/5. Donald Macleod tackles Webern's forbidding reputation, and explores some myths about the spirit behind his music.

Quartet, Op 28 (2nd mvt)
Quatuor Parisii

Four Songs, Op 13
Heather Harper (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)

Concerto, Op 24
Members of the Staatskapelle Dresden
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)

Passacaglia, Op 1
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)

Quartet, Op 28
Quatuor Debussy

Langsamer Satz
Psophos Quartet

Two Songs, Op 19
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Singers
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor).

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Mon 10 Dec 2007 20:45

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