Hugo Wolf dedicated himself exclusively to composition from 1888, after several failed attempts to secure permanent employment, including as Kapellmeister at the Salzburg Landestheater.
Composer Biography
Hugo Wolf, born in 1860, was the same age as Gustav Mahler, who was part of his circle of acquaintances.
Compositional Technique
Hugo Wolf composed approximately 300 Lieder for solo voice with piano, treating the text meticulously and combining it with an accompaniment that highlights its poetic clarity.
Composer Biography
Alban Berg, a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg, began his studies at age 20 in 1905, and his work is characterized by deep expressiveness, even more so than his teacher's.
Performer Biography
Solveig Faringer, a soprano, is noted for her thematic programmes, made possible by her prodigious linguistic skills, and has worked closely with contemporary composers.
Compositional Technique
When Alban Berg began using Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, he did so idiosyncratically, building material to allow consonances at regular intervals, creating a synthesis of Romanticism and Modernism.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Hugo Wolf's Lieder do not possess the Wagnerian heaviness but rather fit naturally into the Austrian tradition rooted in Schubert, though Wolf treats melody differently, emphasizing declamation.
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