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Work: Gurre-Lieder

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ComposerSchoenberg, Arnold (1874-1951)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1911
Work typeChoral
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Zubin Mehta finds fountain of youth in LA Phil’s Gurre-Lieder

Zubin Mehta conducts the LA Philharmonic in Gurre-Lieder © Timothy Norris
A memorable, impassioned performance of Arnold Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder in Disney Hall. 
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Freitag, der Dreizehnte celebrates Schoenberg at the Reaktor

Magdalena Anna Hofmann, Christine Schäfer and Klangforum Wien © Werner Kmetitsch
What do you get for the composer who made – and also kind of broke – everything? Arnold Schoenberg’s well-documented phobia of the number 13 aside, he could not have asked for a superior tribute in his 150th anniversary year.
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Simone Young conducts Sydney Symphony in its first Gurre-Lieder

Simone Young conducts the Sydney Symphony © Dan Boud
Can a perfect performance of the stupendous Gurrelieder be anything other than five stars?
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Bachtrack top ten: Arnold Schoenberg

Arnold Schoenberg in his apartment, Liechtensteinstrasse 68/70, Vienna, 1907 © Arnold Schönberg Center, Wien
Who's afraid of Arnold Schoenberg? His music was met with great hostility from critics and audiences, but his revolutionary “serial” method became the foundation for musical modernism in the 20th century.

Romantic expressions: Arnold Schoenberg before serialism

Arnold Schoenberg in his flat in Vienna (1911) © Arnold Schönberg Center, Wien
Schoenberg is known as the inventor of serialism, but he also worked in lush Romanticism and anguished Expressionism. Enjoy this exploration of his early work. 

A tour through the history of choral music

Choir © Jens P. Raak | Pixabay
Welcome to the first instalment of our regular At Home Guide, in which we discuss what’s new on Bachtrack At Home and guide you through the wonderful performances in our ever-growing archive.