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Schoenberg: Chamber Symphony No. 1

Stephen Johnson explores Schoenberg's First Chamber Symphony, which caused a riot at a performance in Vienna in 1913 and is considered to be on the edge between the old and new.

Composed in 1906, Schoenberg's First Chamber Symphony caused a riot at an early performance in Vienna in 1913: the infamous 'skandalkonzert' in which the audience rebelled against Schoenberg, Berg and Webern's stark musical expressionism.

Stephen Johnson explores a masterpiece on the edge between old and new musical worlds ? a crucial stepping stone towards the new artistic horizons of the 20th century.

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20 minutes

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Wed 4 Dec 2013 20:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Composer Arnold Schoenberg

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