(1893-1945)
Malcolm Hayes investigates
Webern's place in the Austro-German lyrical tradition. He also discovers
Webern's response to Debussy and Schoenberg, and the lasting impression of the music of the Renaissance.
1: Boyhood in Carinthia and Student Days in Vienna
Drei Gedichte (1899-1903) Dorothy Dorow (soprano), Rudolf Jansen (piano) Im Sommerwind
Netherlands Ballet Orchestra, conductor Roelof van Driesten
Blumengruss; Der Tod; Heimgang in der Prune (Eight Early Songs) Christiane Oelze (soprano), Eric Schneider (piano)
Plus excerpts from works by Wolf, Strauss, Mahler and Isaac. Producer John Thornley
Repeated next Monday 11.30pm