The Listening Service meets the Second Viennese School.
Schoenberg鈥檚 objection to being dubbed a 鈥渇amous theoretician and controversial musician鈥
Tom looks at why Schoenberg felt a strong lineage from Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and Bach
Schoenberg鈥檚 conception of what the 鈥渋dea鈥 of a piece of music really was...
Tom explores what Schoenberg meant by the dissonance and how he broke free from tonality.
Schoenberg鈥檚 experience in the new atonal world...
Schoenberg鈥檚 distillation and defence of his theory of composition with 12 tones...
We listen to Schoenberg鈥檚 praise of his pupil, Alban Berg...
Tom looks at Schoenberg鈥檚 demonstration of how to harmonize a melody to maximum effect...
Tom looks at Schoenberg鈥檚 love of Gershwin, who was also his tennis partner in Hollywood.
Tom looks at Schoenberg鈥檚 plea to musicians to play the correct notes in his String Trio.
We hear Schoenberg on the reception of his music in America, Europe.
Tom explores how Schoenberg hears the music that he is going to write.