Alban Berg’s opera ‘Wozzeck’, had its world premiere in Berlin, at what at that time was known as the ‘Berlin State Opera’ on 14 December 1925.
It caused a veritable scandal before during and after its performance– both because of its atonality and its modern and radical politcal story line. [ It was later banned in the 3rd Reich as so-called 'decandent-art' - this is sort of [...] Continue Reading…
Berlin 07-02-2010
Although Daniel Barenboim’s flying visit to London has been billed as a Beethoven series, it is becoming ever clearer that the support act lies at the heart of his programming decisions. His four Schoenberg selections – tonight the Five Orchestral Pieces, op.16 – trace the composer’s journey from high romanticism to serialism in a not-quite chronological but musically intelligent order. The Beethoven concertos have simply been draped [...] Continue Reading…
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