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Wozzeck
''Wozzeck'' is the first opera by the Austrian composer Alban Berg . It was composed between 1914 and 1922 and first performed in 1925. Since then it has established a solid place for itself in the mainstream operatic tradition, and modern productions are consistently sold out. Though its musical style is challenging, the quality of Berg's work amply repays repeated listenings. Although a typical performance takes only slightly over an hour and a half, it is nevertheless an intense... More »
Lulu (opera)
''Lulu'' is an opera by the composer Alban Berg. The libretto was adapted by Berg himself from Frank Wedekind's plays ''Erdgeist'' and ''Die Büchse der Pandora'' . More »
Violin Concerto (Berg)
Alban Berg's ''Violin Concerto'' was written in 1935 . It is probably Berg's best known and most often performed piece. More »
Lyric Suite
''Lyric Suite'' is a six-movement work for string quartet written by Alban Berg between 1925 and 1926. Though publicly dedicated to Alexander von Zemlinsky , the work has recently been revealed to possess a 'secret dedication' and outline a 'secret programme'. Berg himself arranged three of the movements for string orchestra. More »
Schliesse mir die Augen beide
Schliesse mir die Augen beide is a poem by Theodor Storm, twice set to music by Alban Berg. Berg composed his first setting in 1907, dedicating it to his future wife. The second version was composed in 1925 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Universal Edition music publisher. This second setting was Berg's first fully-fledged 12 tone composition, and he re-used its tone row in the first movement of the Lyric Suite for string quartet of 1926. More »
Seven Early Songs (Berg)
The ''Seven Early Songs'' , , are early compositions of Alban Berg, written while he was under the tutelage of Arnold Schoenberg. They are an interesting synthesis combining Berg's heritage of pre-Schoenberg song writing with the rigour and undeniable influence of Schoenberg. The writing very much carries with it the heritage of Richard Strauss through the expansiveness of gesture and 'opening of new vistas' and those of Richard Wagner. They are for soprano and piano, although they were revised... More »
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