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'''Alban Maria Johannes Berg''' (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an [[Austria|Austrian]] composer. He was a member of the Second [[Vienna|Viennese]] School along with [[Arnold Schoenberg]] and [[Anton Webern]], producing works that combined Mahlerian romanticism with a highly personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique. | '''Alban Maria Johannes Berg''' (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an [[Austria|Austrian]] composer. He was a member of the Second [[Vienna|Viennese]] School along with [[Arnold Schoenberg]] and [[Anton Webern]], producing works that combined Mahlerian romanticism with a highly personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique. | ||
| − | ''"In fact there's very few works by Alban Berg that I can enjoy. I like "Opus 1: Piano Sonata" and I like the "Lyric Suite". But "Wozzeck": spare me! That's too much "deep in a hurt" for my taste, see."'' <ref>http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/concerts/player.html?type=concert&ConcertID=20051491%7C2431</ref>. | + | ''"In fact there's very few works by Alban Berg that I can enjoy. I like "Opus 1: Piano Sonata" and I like the "Lyric Suite". But "Wozzeck": spare me! That's too much "deep in a hurt" for my taste, see."'' <ref> Frank Zappa during a 1975 radio interview. http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/concerts/player.html?type=concert&ConcertID=20051491%7C2431</ref>. |
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 3 January 2012
Alban Berg
Alban Maria Johannes Berg (February 9, 1885 – December 24, 1935) was an Austrian composer. He was a member of the Second Viennese School along with Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, producing works that combined Mahlerian romanticism with a highly personal adaptation of Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique.
"In fact there's very few works by Alban Berg that I can enjoy. I like "Opus 1: Piano Sonata" and I like the "Lyric Suite". But "Wozzeck": spare me! That's too much "deep in a hurt" for my taste, see." [1].
References
- ↑ Frank Zappa during a 1975 radio interview. http://www.wolfgangsvault.com/concerts/player.html?type=concert&ConcertID=20051491%7C2431
See also
Alban Berg at Wikipedia
Website of the Alban Berg Stiftung
