The Jewish Composer
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951): 4/5. The Jewish Composer. Donald Macleod looks at Schoenberg's works that drew on his Jewish heritage.
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
4/5. The Jewish Composer
Donald Macleod looks at the works Schoenberg wrote drawing on his Jewish heritage, which became increasingly important to him as anti-Semitism swelled in Europe.
Six Little Piano Pieces, Op 10 No 6
Daniel Barenboim (piano)
Dance round the Golden Calf (Erotic Orgy); Scene 4 (Moses und Aaron)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Chorus of Nederlandse Opera
Pierre Boulez (conductor)
Kol Nidre
David Wilson-Johnson (Rabbi-narrator)
Simon Joly Chorale
Philharmonia Orchestra
Robert Craft (conductor)
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
Schoenberg Quartet
Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra
Roberto Benzi (conductor)
A Survivor from Warsaw, Op 46
John Tomlinson (narrator)
Chor der Sachsischen Staatsoper Dresden
Staatskapelle Dresden
Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor).
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