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Anton Webern (1883-1945)

Part Three

Wednesday 12 December 2007 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)

Repeated: Wednesday 12 December 2007 20:45-21:45 (Radio 3)

Donald Macleod investigates how Webern's encounter with his mentor Arnold Schoenberg led to a continuing relationship that imposed on huge areas of his life and music, and not always in a positive way.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

Kinderstuck
Yuji Takahashi (piano)
Denon 60CO106061
CD2 t4

Piano Quintet
Ensemble InterContemporain
Deutsche Grammophon 4377862
CD1 t1

Five Songs, Op 4
Christiane Oelze (soprano)
Eric Schneider (piano)
Deutsche Grammophon 4471032
CD1 tracks 22-26

Three pieces for cello and piano, Op 11
Fred Sherry (cello)
Christopher Oldfather (piano)
Naxos 8.557530
CD1 tracks 31-33

Six Bagatelles, Op 9
Artis Quartet
Sony Classical SK48059
CD1 tracks 9-14

Symphony, Op 21
The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnanyi (conductor)
Decca 4445932
CD1 tracks 8 & 9

Quartet, Op 22
Jennifer Frautschi (violin)
Christopher Oldfather (piano)
Daniel Goble (tenor saxophone)
Michael Lowenstern (clarinet)
Naxos 8.557530
CD1 tracks 16-17 




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