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Music Matters: Hilary Hahn, Schoenberg's Moses und Aron, Nonesuch Records at 50

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17/05/2014

Hilary Hahn, Schoenberg's Moses und Aron, Nonesuch Records at 50

BBC Radio 3 - Music Matters, Hilary Hahn, Schoenberg's Moses und Aron, Nonesuch Records at 50

Petroc Trelawny previews the new WNO production of Schoenberg's opera Moses und Aron.

Petroc Trelawny talks to violinist Hilary Hahn and previews the new WNO production of Schoenberg's 'fragmentary masterpiece' Moses und Aron, starring Sir John Tomlinson as Moses.

Petroc Trelawny talks to the American violinist Hilary Hahn, renowned for championing new music. He asks her whether she has a conscious mission to re-cast the role of the classical soloist in the 21st century. Petroc also explores Schoenberg's 'fragmentary masterpiece', his opera Moses und Aron, which tells the story of two brothers struggling with their divine mission. Welsh National Opera are mounting a new production of the piece, directed by Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito and starring Sir John Tomlinson as Moses. Plus, a look at the history of the pioneering record label Nonesuch, which started as a budget classical label in 1964 but was soon at the forefront of contemporary classical music, with artists like John Adams, Steve Reich, Kronos Quartet and Philip Glass all signed as Nonesuch artists.

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