Webern's teacher, Arnold Schoenberg, paid him a high compliment, stating that his pieces would only be understood by those who believe music can express things only music can.
Recording & Production
This album completes Robert Craft's second recording cycle of Anton Webern's works.
Composer Biography
Anton Webern, the composer, was a nature lover and family man who married his first cousin and had four children.
Composition History
Webern's transcription of Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony, Op. 9, was written in 1923 to be performed alongside Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, influencing its instrumentation.
Performer Biography
Robert Craft, the conductor, holds a unique place in world music, having recorded the complete works of Stravinsky, Schoenberg, and Webern for Naxos.
Compositional Technique
Webern's String Quartet, Op. 28, achieves true polyphony and conforms to strict 12-tone harmony, largely within strict canon.
