Mimi Ezust <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > One correction: Someone mentioned Berg's violin concerto as either atonal > or serial... forgive my vagueness. I've been reading on the run. > > This piece is neither. It has beautiful melodies, "noodling" of the > kind that violinists do to warm up or amuse themselves (on purpose: > Berg asked Louis Krassner who commissioned it to please demonstrate > his personal "noodling" and make sure it was original and not bits > from other concerti or sonatas). The Berg also contains an entire Bach > Chorale ("Es ist genug" from KK.60) and a Viennese waltz-tune. But they > are hidden from first-time-listeners. You need to work a little bit to > 'get' this, but it's well worth the effort. The chorale starts with a > whole-tone scale! Bach was one hip guy. Actually I think the chorale is pretty obvious even on a first hearing! Several later composers have also used it: <http://www.bach-cantatas.com/CM/Es-ist-genug.htm> I can still remember the first time I heard the concerto - in a music class at school - and the way I had to redefine my idea of what beautiful music was as a result. I shall be listening to it again when it's broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Tuesday night. (available on 'Listen Again' for a week afterwards). Virginia Knight [log in to unmask] Personal homepage: http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/~cmvhk/virginia.html *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html