Berg (1885-1935) put a human face on the 12-tone system
of composition pioneered by his teacher, Arnold Schönberg.
The appeal of Berg's music lies in its balance of formal rigor
and emotional richness, in the fact that it is both tightly constructed
and expressive, both "cerebral" and emotional. Even
the most violent and shocking pages Berg wrote have a familiar,
Romantic ring to them. Here
are his essential recordings.
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