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Post by karlhenning on Mar 2, 2014 20:35:28 GMT -5
Maybe I shall be the only one here . . . but I am a big fan of Schoenberg, and have been listening to a lot of his music lately. Particularly the Serenade, Op.24 and the Septet, Op.29, both from a Domaine Musical box which I picked up last week. The Serenade has long been a great favorite of mine . . . and the Septet is gaining favor, as well.
So . . . anyone else here a Schoenberg nut?
Cheers, ~Karl
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Post by Admin on Mar 2, 2014 23:27:33 GMT -5
Karl, I'm not a Shoenberg nut, but I did hear a lot about him when I was a student at UCLA back in the 60s. He was somewhat of a legend in the music dept. I don't own any of his music, and in listening to a few of his works on itune, he reminds me quite a bit of a somewhat "unruly" Wagner. I will listen to a bit more. Thank.
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Post by karlhenning on Mar 3, 2014 8:47:58 GMT -5
Schoenberg in LA exile! What a strange idea, isn't it? And he and Gershwin played tennis together.
I've been reading Malcolm MacDonald's book in the Master Musicians series. I really do love all the music, [although] many a piece of his is music which (no matter how familiar I am with it) demands one's attention. Not all of the pieces are like that. Do you know the Serenade, Op.24? That endures as one of my very favorites of his.
When James Levine was music director of the BSO, two of his seasons were dedicated to (I paraphrase here) Beethoven and Schoenberg, Two Great Revolutionaries. One concert on that theme was a concert performance of Moses und Aron, which is magnificent . . . and the live performance (as I have found in many an instance) greatly illumined the piece.
Cheers, ~Karl
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