The life and work of Alban Berg / Willi Reich ; translated by Cornelius Cardew.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: London : Thames and Hudson, ©1965Description: 239 p., 24 leaves of plates : ill., music, ports. ; 23 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 780.92 BER
Contents:
INTRODUCTION -- PART I THE LIFE OF BERG : Childhood and Period of Study -- First Interlude. The Teacher's Testimonial -- Last Years of Peace, and the Time of the First World War -- Second Interlude. The Society for Musical Private Performances -- From the End of the War to the Première of Wozzeck -- Third Interlude. The 'Problem of Opera' -- The Peak of his life -- Fourth Interlude. Commemorative Address for Emil Hertzka -- The Last Years -- PART II THE WORK : Early Works -- Three Orchestral Pieces, Opus 6 -- Wozzeck -- Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with Thirteen Wind Instruments -- Lyric Suite for String Quartet -- Der Wein: Concert Aria with Orchestra -- Lulu -- Violin Concerto -- PART III THREE ARTICLES BY BERG : Why is Schöenberg's Music so Difficult to Understand? -- The Musical Impotence of Hans Pfitzner's 'New Aesthetic' -- Two Feuilletons -- Text References -- Selected Bibliography -- List of Illustrations -- Index.
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Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [232]

INTRODUCTION -- PART I THE LIFE OF BERG : Childhood and Period of Study -- First Interlude. The Teacher's Testimonial -- Last Years of Peace, and the Time of the First World War -- Second Interlude. The Society for Musical Private Performances -- From the End of the War to the Première of Wozzeck -- Third Interlude. The 'Problem of Opera' -- The Peak of his life -- Fourth Interlude. Commemorative Address for Emil Hertzka -- The Last Years -- PART II THE WORK : Early Works -- Three Orchestral Pieces, Opus 6 -- Wozzeck -- Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with Thirteen Wind Instruments -- Lyric Suite for String Quartet -- Der Wein: Concert Aria with Orchestra -- Lulu -- Violin Concerto -- PART III THREE ARTICLES BY BERG : Why is Schöenberg's Music so Difficult to Understand? -- The Musical Impotence of Hans Pfitzner's 'New Aesthetic' -- Two Feuilletons -- Text References -- Selected Bibliography -- List of Illustrations -- Index.

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