Webern: 6 Orchestral Pieces, Op.6

For grand orchestra (1909), dedicated to Arnold Schoenberg who conducted the première in Vienna, 1913. The six pieces are: Langsam; Bewegt; Mässig; Sehr mässig; Sehr langsam; Langsam.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 20th century classics
• second viennese school
• anton webern
• schoenberg
• berg
• atonality
• 12tone
• chromaticism
• op.6
• polyphony
• bach

[Schizopantheist]

Am i the only one to hear elements of 'The Forbidden Planet' in one of these pieces (the third i think)? It certainly sounds like Webern influenced a lot of film score composers...

[CaptainBluebear08]

@Schizopantheist

The liaison's a fact. Hollywood took up some atonal sounds, mainly after WW2. Bernard Herrmann f.ex. was an aficionado of contemporary music as well as of the Baroque. Spielberg even considered to use Schoenberg's Op.46 for his Schindler's List, but in the end he chose for the commercial music.

[CaptainBluebear08]

@Schizopantheist

Even Schoenberg himself wrote a score for "film music". I posted it under that same title. See the infobar over there.

Just for the record. 'Atonal' music is not about atomistic snippets, but about the "meaningful unity" of the composition, as Adorno remarked.

[mahler151]

His glasses look sorta like they were photoshopped on, or they're made of cardboard.

[CaptainBluebear08]

@mahler151

No way. His glasses were originals, and he wore them as a kinda hommage to Gustav Mahler.

[Neryanel]

@CaptainBluebear08 Thank you very much :)

[Neryanel]

Which orchestra is performing, and who is the conductor, and when is this particular recording from? I would appreciate if you could post this, please.

[mahler151]

@CaptainBluebear08 Oh I know he indeed did need glasses (his poor eyesight is what kept him from combat during WWI, I think), I'm just saying the lighting in this picture gives them a very strange appearence.