Violin Concerto (Berg)

Alban Berg's Violin Concerto was written in 1935 (the score is dated August 11, 1935). It is probably Berg's best known and most often performed piece.

Sound samples

• - this is the tone row as shown in the above example. Note that the B which separates the triads from the whole-tone scale at the end of the row is longer than the other notes. (ogg format, 10 seconds, 43KB)
• - most of the orchestra can be heard playing the rhythmic motif which runs through this movement. (ogg format, 18 seconds, 83KB)
• (ogg format, 17 seconds, 77KB)

All samples are performed by Itzhak Perlman and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa.

Related Topics:
Itzhak Perlman - Boston Symphony Orchestra - Seiji Ozawa

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