Great Composers: Anton Webern
17,148
Published 2018-07-12
This was a video request from YouTubers BASSOONISTFROMHELL and Eric Rakestraw. See all current requests at www.lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html
----------
Classical Nerd is a weekly video series covering music history, theoretical concepts, and techniques, hosted by composer, pianist, and music history aficionado Thomas Little.
----------
Music:
- Anton Webern: Variations, Op. 27, performed by Chiara Bertoglio
[free recording courtesy pianosociety.com]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette
----------
Contact Information:
Questions and comments can be directed to:
nerdofclassical [at] gmail.com
Tumblr:
classical-nerd.tumblr.com
----------
All images and audio in this video are for educational purposes only and are not intended as copyright infringement. If you have a copyright concern, please contact me using the above information.
All Comments (21)
-
Webern stepped outside to smoke, because his young grandson, a baby, was in the house and he didn't want to disturb the child. What a tragedy for him and the young soldier.
-
Webern was a "complete" genius. He could form intense emotion with very few notes. For example, his string quartet op.28. As well as in many other works.
-
Webern's Cantata Opus 29 is one of the great works of the 20th century and is a favorite of mine.
-
Nice work. Zappa had talked about Webern not being recorded properly in any of the complete works, my favourite is still the Boulez version.
-
Great posting.....would you consider doing an in-depth documentary on him. Also on the 2nd Viennese school?
-
love it!!
-
thank you for your video
-
10:57 If you thinks that's bad : "Put a worm in a glass of whiskey and within seconds it will die. Moral of the story? If you've got worms, drink whiskey."
-
Love your informative and entertaining videos. Even if you do misuse the word "belie."
-
Webern was born the very same month as Edgard Varèse! EV arrived 19 days after AW.
-
How does his "tone color melody" differ from a hocket? I LOVE your channel. ... Love it!!
-
'doors' guy jim morrison sites webern as an influence.
-
Could we take a moment to appreciate what a great anti-smoking slogan we were given here? I see no reason why this shouldn't go on billboards. "Don't smoke... I guess... You might get shot." Thomas Little, 2018
-
With the hokiest lyrics on earth, the Doktor is a real nature-boy!❤
-
I would say Webern's 2nd cantata sounds almost tonal to me. At least it sounds very coherent. Maybe it is because of this sound colour technique. Another thing I'd like to say is that in Russia, right before the Communist revolution, another group of atonal composers that did produce far superior works to that of The Second Viennese school, was emerging.Post-Scriabinists, I would call them. For example, Protopopov, Mosolov, Roslavets.
-
When are you going to post a segment on Jean Sibelius?
-
Can you do Arron Copland? I would be so happy if you did that!
-
after 60 years i still dont know what twelvetone is ... is it like blockchain , similarly born to be obscure ? anyway, it stil sounds like that famous squeaky gate. ( yes i am a fillistine )........................................................
-
Pointillist? U mean the Seurat of composers?
-
Thanks for the biography. His music is still ugly and horrible to listen to...
