Overview
This book contains a new study of the life and works of the composer Alban Berg (1885-1935). The major events in his life are recounted, based on a reassessment of archival documents, correspondence, and the recollections of those who knew him. His relationship with other modernists in music, art, and literature-including Arnold Schoenberg, Karl Kraus, and Alma Mahler-Werfel-is traced. The role played in Berg's personal and artistic life by his wife, Helene, is emphasized, and her management of his legacy-often controversial-for the forty years following his death is explored. The book contains a close study of each of Berg's major musical works, including his operas Wozzeck and Lulu--
- | Author: Bryan R. Simms
- | Publisher: Oxford University Press
- | Publication Date: February 01, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 528 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0190931442
- | ISBN-13: 9780190931445
