26 Aug 2018

WEBERN: Langsamer Satz

From Music Alive, 8:00 pm on 26 August 2018
New Zealand String Quartet

New Zealand String Quartet Photo: Bruce Harris

The beautiful alpine countryside of Lower Austria is where Anton Webern liked to hike. It was there that Webern found inspiration for his 'Langsamer Satz' (slow movement). Webern was 21, and his cousin Wilhelmine, who later became his wife, was his companion on the trip.

Webern's more famous avant-garde music was still some years in the future, and this passionate piece is descended from the 19th century romantic tradition of Brahms, Richard Strauss, and especially Gustav Mahler.

Recorded 26 August 2018, St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington by RNZ Concert

Sound engineer: Darryl Stack

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