Composer of the Week - Arnold Schoenberg - The Jewish Composer

Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) 4/5. The Jewish Composer Donald Macleod looks at the works Schoenberg wrote drawing on his Jewish heritage, which became increasingly important to him as anti-Semitism swelled in Europe. Six Little Piano Pieces, Op 10 No 6 Daniel Barenboim (piano) Dance round the Golden Calf (Erotic Orgy); Scene 4 (Moses und Aaron) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Chorus of Nederlandse Opera Pierre Boulez (conductor) Kol Nidre David Wilson-Johnson (Rabbi-narrator) Simon Joly Chorale Philharmonia Orchestra Robert Craft (conductor) Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra Schoenberg Quartet Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra Roberto Benzi (conductor) A Survivor from Warsaw, Op 46 John Tomlinson (narrator) Chor der Sachsischen Staatsoper Dresden Staatskapelle Dresden Giuseppe Sinopoli (conductor).