16:30 - 17:30
Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world.
Webern Day - Thursday 15th September |  | |
 10 Facts about Webern In the 12 years between 1908 and 1920, he moved house 27 times He wrote nearly thirty pieces before the Passacaglia, his official Op 1 He wrote the shortest piece in the repertory of great music: Op 11 No 2, for cello and piano, which last less than 30 seconds His great passion in life other than music was mountain climbing He loved nature and was a keen gardener Though his music sounds very modern, he regarded it as a continuation of the Viennese romantic tradition from Schubert to Mahler He was a fine conductor, and worked with the BBC Symphony Orchestra on many occasions in the 1930s He taught music at the Jewish Cultural Institute for the Blind in Vienna He was shot in mysterious circumstances by a chef in the American army, after he's stepped outside to smoke half a cigar obtained on the black market Posthumously, he was possibly the most influential composer of his generation, heralded as the new Messiah by composers such as Boulez and Stockhausen | | More about Webern Related Links on radio 3 on bbc.co.uk on the web The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. |
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