LoginBoulez Conducts Webern, Vol. 3
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Webern (1883-1945) was practicing his own kind of atonality and serialism before he met Schoenberg. Schoenberg taught him that his serial principles could bring order to his work. This disc contains seven short works that reflect Webern's own experimental writing. This music is neither easy to play nor easy to listen to. The rewards are immense, however. Best here is Symphony, Op. 21, (1928) and Variations for Orchestra (1940), with "best" being practically meaningless. But you can hear the beginnings of 20th-century modernism in this music. Pierre Boulez, as usual, does what he can to make the music intelligen
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Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Release date: 28 January 1997
EAN: 0028944776522 UPC: 028944776522
Release date: 28 January 1997
EAN: 0028944776522 UPC: 028944776522
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