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Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)

Part Three

Wednesday 19 March 2008 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)

Repeated: Wednesday 19 March 2008 21:00-22:00 (Radio 3)

Donald Macleod explores Schoenberg's role as an influential teacher and musical innovator. Having crossed the barrier of tonality in his music, he formed a new set of rules to structure his compositions, which was called the twelve-tone system.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

Es gingen zwei Gespielen gut (Deutsche Volksleder.)
Simon Joly singers/ Craft (cond)
Naxos 8.557521 tr 5

Five piano pieces op.23
Maurizio Pollini (piano)

Cello concerto after Monn
Fred Sherry (cello)/ Philharmonia Orchestra/ Craft (cond)
Koch 3-7475-2 HI tr1-3

Variations for Orchestra
BBC SO/ Boulez
SMK 48464 tr 7-18




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