@JJStuffEngineering That's because this is early Webern, before he delved into the world of atonal music. I believe he was 20 when he wrote this. You could honestly mistake this for late Strauss if you didn't know. Such a wonderful piece.
@AdventConsular If I was to exaggerate my opinion, thanks to god he composed the later rotted banana peels (Ironically I happen to like bananas) and rubbish compared to this earlier nonsense.
Why do I exaggerate by saying so then? Well, Webern was one who was out there to break "tonality" in music i.e. composers don't need to repeat the same structures, habits, i.e the same music all over again. As omgtkseth mentioned, there are people out there craving for divergent composing.
I've been interested in classical music for over 30 years but somehow never dug to find out Webern even wrote tonal pieces. Only two works fit in this category but given the composer's relatively small output (that can fit on 6 CDs!) this is a considerable portion of his work.
You may well be right, but I would have said Bruckner and Schrecker long before I would have said Brahms and Richard Strauss. But you could say any of this of Zemlinsky himself. If you listen to the two works side by side I think my main point becomes clear: the Webern work sounds a good deal more like Zemlinsky's Mermaid than it does the Schoenberg work (Peleas), written the same year. That I find most interesting.
@moosatious I recently got familiar with Zemlinksy's "Mermaid", its is a very interesting work. I will follow your suggestion and listen side by side :-). I think the reason it sounds more like Zemlinksy than Schoenberg, is that was written before Webern became Schoenberg's student. Webern first piece under Schoenberg tutelage was Passacaglia Op.1, written in 1908.
I guess this means that Webern wrote two, not merely one, tonal pieces? On a more serious note, this work is worth comparing with Zemlinsky's "The Mermaid" first performed the year Webern wrote this as a youth of 19. Such a comparison sheds much light on the Second Viennese School's indebtedness (which even Schoenberg never denied) to Zemlinsky,
This is different from what i heard before of Anton Webern.
What a twisted mastermind,he could have made musicfor horror movies/science fiction and everything else including Disney soundtracks. WOW
JJStuffEngineering 2 months ago
@JJStuffEngineering That's because this is early Webern, before he delved into the world of atonal music. I believe he was 20 when he wrote this. You could honestly mistake this for late Strauss if you didn't know. Such a wonderful piece.
MarimbaFire2007 1 month ago
One of my favorits. Thanks for upload !
CabasseAlbatros 3 months ago
@AdventConsular If I was to exaggerate my opinion, thanks to god he composed the later rotted banana peels (Ironically I happen to like bananas) and rubbish compared to this earlier nonsense.
Why do I exaggerate by saying so then? Well, Webern was one who was out there to break "tonality" in music i.e. composers don't need to repeat the same structures, habits, i.e the same music all over again. As omgtkseth mentioned, there are people out there craving for divergent composing.
Apsander 3 months ago
Nice but I enjoy much more his dodecaphonic works.
omgtkseth 6 months ago
this, bizzarely, seems rather like Delius; 'brigg fair' and 'first cuckoo..'
lsbrother 8 months ago
oops never mind i see the next video!
anthonyjakes 9 months ago
Hey what happened? there's still a couple of minutes more to this piece...
anthonyjakes 9 months ago
the essence of peace
peachmelba16 10 months ago
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I've been interested in classical music for over 30 years but somehow never dug to find out Webern even wrote tonal pieces. Only two works fit in this category but given the composer's relatively small output (that can fit on 6 CDs!) this is a considerable portion of his work.
wondermusic63 11 months ago
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wondermusic63 11 months ago
You may well be right, but I would have said Bruckner and Schrecker long before I would have said Brahms and Richard Strauss. But you could say any of this of Zemlinsky himself. If you listen to the two works side by side I think my main point becomes clear: the Webern work sounds a good deal more like Zemlinsky's Mermaid than it does the Schoenberg work (Peleas), written the same year. That I find most interesting.
moosatious 1 year ago
@moosatious I recently got familiar with Zemlinksy's "Mermaid", its is a very interesting work. I will follow your suggestion and listen side by side :-). I think the reason it sounds more like Zemlinksy than Schoenberg, is that was written before Webern became Schoenberg's student. Webern first piece under Schoenberg tutelage was Passacaglia Op.1, written in 1908.
iamalittlespy 1 year ago
@moosatious I have not heard of Franz Schrecker before, thanks for pointing him out. I will have to get familliar with his music.
iamalittlespy 1 year ago
I guess this means that Webern wrote two, not merely one, tonal pieces? On a more serious note, this work is worth comparing with Zemlinsky's "The Mermaid" first performed the year Webern wrote this as a youth of 19. Such a comparison sheds much light on the Second Viennese School's indebtedness (which even Schoenberg never denied) to Zemlinsky,
moosatious 1 year ago
@moosatious Zemlinsky, Mahler, R.Strauss and Brahms as well.... :-)
iamalittlespy 1 year ago
Enchanting, a dream.
hanskers 2 years ago