Episode 5
Anton Webern (1883-1945): 5/5. Donald Macleod reflects on Webern's intense love of his homeland Austria, which helped him through the difficulties of the Second World War.
Anton Webern (1883-1945)
5/5. Donald Macleod reflects on Webern's intense love of his homeland Austria, which helped him through the difficulties of the Second World War until his death at the hands of an American soldier.
Variations, Op 30
Ulster Orchestra
Takuo Yuasa (conductor)
Three Songs, Op 25
Halina Lukomska (soprano)
Charles Rosen (piano)
Im Sommerwind
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Variations for piano, Op 27
Barry Douglas (piano)
Cantata No 2, Op 31
Christiane Oelze (soprano)
Gerald Finley (bass)
BBC Singers
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Ideale Landschaft
Svetlana Savenko (soprano)
Yuri Polubelov (piano).
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- Fri 14 Dec 200712:00BBC Radio 3
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