Composer of the Week

Anton Webern (1883-1945) 1/5. Donald Macleod tackles Webern's forbidding reputation, and explores some myths about the spirit behind his music. Quartet, Op 28 (2nd mvt) Quatuor Parisii Four Songs, Op 13 Heather Harper (soprano) London Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez (conductor) Concerto, Op 24 Members of the Staatskapelle Dresden Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor) Passacaglia, Op 1 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Pierre Boulez (conductor) Quartet, Op 28 Quatuor Debussy Langsamer Satz Psophos Quartet Two Songs, Op 19 BBC Singers Ensemble InterContemporain Pierre Boulez (conductor).