In the Works
A monthly series that explores the inner workings of masterpieces of 20th-century orchestral repertoire. Alban Berg 's Violin Concerto was dedicated "to the memory of an angel". Alan Hall deciphers the influences on the work from Berg's own life and from the political atmosphere of the day, with the help of musicologists and musicians, including violinist Daniel Hope , Douglas Jarman ,
Rosemary Moravec of the Austrian National Library and Regina Busch of the Berg Edition.
8.15 Berg Violin Concerto
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Levine.