Breaking Free: The Father
Donald Macleod focuses on Schoenberg's family life, including his troubled first marriage. With Four Songs for Voice and Piano, Op 2; Die Gluckliche Hand; Piano Concerto.
Donald Macleod explores Schoenberg's life from five different viewpoints. Part of Radio 3's season: Breaking Free - the minds that changed music. Today the composer's family life, including his troubled first marriage.
Schoenberg's family life did not always run smoothly. His first wife ran off with the painter Schoenberg had engaged to teach them both, with tragic consequences. His relationship with his eldest son was never warm, Schoenberg's parenting style being old-fashioned to say the least. His second marriage however was a happy one, and the basis of a second family in America. Donald looks at Schoenberg's family life and relationships.
Four Songs, Op 2
Konrad Jarnot, Baritone
Urs Liska, Piano
Die Glückliche Hand, Op 18
Siegmund Nimsgern, Bass
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, Conductor
Wind Quintet, Op 26: Rondo
London Sinfonietta
David Atherton, Conductor
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op 42
Mitsuko Uchida, Piano
The Cleveland Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, Conductor
Part of Radio 3's "Breaking Free - the minds that changed music", exploring the music of the Second Viennese School.
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Arnold Schoenberg
4 Songs Op 2
Performer: Urs Liska. Singer: Konrad Jarnot.- CAPRICCIO : 71-20.
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Arnold Schoenberg
Die Gluckliche Hand Op 18
Performer: BBC S O.. Performer: BBC Singers. Conductor: Pierre Boulez. Singer: Siegmund Nimsgern.- SONY CLASSICAL : smk-4846.
- SONY CLASSICAL.
- 18.
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Arnold Schoenberg
Quintet Op 26 - Rondo
Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: David Atherton.- Decca 433 083-2.
- Decca.
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Arnold Schoenberg
Concerto Op 42 - final movement
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.- PHILIPS : 468-033-2.
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- Tue 3 Jan 201712:00BBC Radio 3
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