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Anton Webern (1883-1945): 1/5. Donald Macleod tackles Webern's forbidding reputation, and explores some myths about the spirit behind his music.
Anton Webern (1883-1945)
1/5. Donald Macleod tackles Webern's forbidding reputation, and explores some myths about the spirit behind his music.
Quartet, Op 28 (2nd mvt)
Quatuor Parisii
Four Songs, Op 13
Heather Harper (soprano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Concerto, Op 24
Members of the Staatskapelle Dresden
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor)
Passacaglia, Op 1
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Quartet, Op 28
Quatuor Debussy
Langsamer Satz
Psophos Quartet
Two Songs, Op 19
BBC Singers
Ensemble InterContemporain
Pierre Boulez (conductor).
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- Mon 10 Dec 200712:00BBC Radio 3
- Mon 10 Dec 200720:45BBC Radio 3
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