Berg
Alban Berg (1885-1935) was an Austrian composer and one of the central figures of the Second Viennese School. A pupil of Arnold Schoenberg, he developed a language that brought twelve-tone and atonal techniques into contact with late Romantic expressiveness.
His major works include the operas Wozzeck and Lulu, the Lyric Suite, the Chamber Concerto and the Violin Concerto. Though his catalogue is relatively s...
BERG Four symphonic excerpts from "Lulu"
BERG Konzertarie: Der Wein
BERG Three movements from the "Lyric Suite"
BERG Chamber Concerto
Stereo studio recordings, 1960
Total duration: 75:26
Bethany Beardslee, soprano
Israel Baker, violin
Pearl Kaufman, piano
The Columbia Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Robert Craft
BERG Lulu
Studio recording, 1949 or 1951
Total duration: 121:22
Ilona Steingruber - Lulu
Maria Cerny - Gräfin Geschwitz
Otto Wiener - Dr. Schön
Hans Libert - Alwa
Emil Sieger - Schigolch
Waldemar Kmentt - Maler
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Herbert Häfner
BERG Altenberglieder (world première recording)
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1
Live and studio recordings, 1953 (Ambient Stereo) and 1957 (stereo)
Total duration: 67:11
Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Írma Kolássi, mezzo-soprano
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française
Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio (SWDR)
SCHOENBERG String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7
SCHOENBERG String Quartet No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 10
SCHOENBERG String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30
SCHOENBERG String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37
WEBERN Five Movements for String Quartet, Op. 5
BERG String Quartet, Op. 3
Recorded 1951-52
Total duration (download): 164:25; CD programme: 144:07
Juilliard String Quartet