Anton Webern
Born: 3rd December 1883, Vienna, Austria
Died: 15th September 1945, Mittersill, Austria
Nationality: Austrian
Anton Webern was an Austrian composer, conductor, and musicologist. His music was among the most radical of its milieu in its lyrical, poetic concision and use of then novel atonal and twelve-tone techniques. His approach was typically rigorous, inspired by his studies of the Franco-Flemish School under Guido Adler and by Arnold Schoenberg's emphasis on structure in teaching composition from the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, the First Viennese School, and Johannes Brahms. Webern, Schoenberg, and their colleague Alban Berg were at the core of what became known as the Second Viennese School.
Webern was arguably the first and certainly the last of the three to write music in an aphoristic and expressionist style, reflecting his instincts and the idiosyncrasy of his compositional process.
Read more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Webern
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Further Reading: Webern
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Leonskaja celebrates the Second Viennese School
27th Sep 2024
Elisabeth Leonskaja's persuasive and engaging recital of piano works that are often misunderstood is an essential listen, whether mention of the Second Viennese School excites you or normally sends you running for the hills.
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Berg, Webern and Schoenberg from the Heath Quartet
15th Jul 2022
The UK-based string quartet bring luminous clarity and beauty to three transitional works by the Second Viennese School, with soprano Carolyn Sampson joining them for Schoenberg's String Quartet No. 2.
Popular Genres: Webern
Popular Works: Webern
- Cantata No. 2, Op. 31 (11)
- Cantata No.1 for Soprano Chorus and Orchestra op.29 (15)
- Cello Sonata, Op. post. (1914) (17)
- Concerto for Nine Instruments Op. 24 (21)
- Das Augenlicht, ‘Through Our Open Eyes Light Flows into the Heart’, Op. 26 (12)
- Drei Gesänge, Op. 23 (10)
- Drei Lieder, Op. 18, for voice, E flat clarinet and guitar (13)
- Drei Lieder, Op. 25 (12)
- Drei Volkstexte (Three Traditional Rhymes) for Soprano, Violin, Viola, Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet, Op. 17 (11)
- Entflieht, Op. 2 (15)
- Five Canons on Latin Texts for Soprano, Clarinet, and Bass Clarinet, Op. 16 (13)
- Five movements for String Quartet, Op. 5 (1909) (50)
- Five Pieces for Orchestra Op. 10 (30)
- Four pieces for violin & piano, Op. 7 (1910) (42)
- Four Songs Op. 13 (10)
- Fünf geistliche Lieder, Op. 15 (12)
- Fünf Lieder (nach Gedichten von Richard Dehmel) (11)
- Fünf Lieder, Op. 3 from “Der siebente Ring” (11)
- Fünf Lieder, Op. 4 (14)
- Im sommerwind (Idyl for large orchestra) (1904) (19)
- Kinderstück (11)
- Langsamer Satz, (slow movement), Op. post. (1905) (54)
- Movement for string trio, Op. post, (1925) (10)
- Passacaglia for Orchestra, Op. 1 (36)
- Quartet, Op. 22 for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano (20)
- Quintett für Streicher und Klavier (1907) (10)
- Sechs Lieder, Op. 14 (12)
- Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, Op. 9 (1911-1913) (32)
- Six Pieces for Orchestra Op. 6 (37)
- String Quartet, Op. 28 (1937-38) (27)
- String Quartet, Op. post. (1905) (14)
- String Trio, Op. 20 (1927) (18)
- Symphony, Op. 21 (25)
- Three Little Pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 11 (1914) (37)
- Two Songs, Op. 19 (Texts: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) (14)
- Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30 (24)
- Variations, Op. 27 (70)
- Vier Lieder, Op. 12 (14)
- Zwei Lieder, Op. 8 (13)
- Zwei Stücke (16)
