Alban Berg

Alban Maria Johannes Berg ( BAIRG; Austrian German: [ˈalbaːn ˈbɛrg]; 9 February 1885 – 24 December 1935) was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively small oeuvre, he is remembered as one of the most important composers of the 20th century for his expressive style encompassing "entire worlds of emotion and structure". Berg was born and lived in Vienna. He began to compose at the age of fifteen. He studied counterpoint, music theory and harmony with Arnold Schoenberg between 1904 and 1911, and adopted his principles of developing variation and the twelve-tone technique. Berg's major works include the operas Wozzeck (1914–1922) and Lulu (from 1928; finished posthumously), the chamber pieces Lyric Suite and Chamber Concerto, as well as a Violin Concerto. He also composed a number of songs (lieder). Berg died from sepsis in 1935. He is said to have brought more "human values" to the twelve-tone system; his works are seen as more "emotional" than those of Schoenberg. His music had a surface glamour that won him admirers when Schoenberg himself had few.

The Menuhin Century - The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings - 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Gathering Clouds - 2026-04-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1 - Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21, D. 960 - 2026-03-20T00:00:00.000000Z

A Merry Feast with Music - 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Sweet Lullabies - Classical Music to Gently Fall to Sleep - 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Autumn Adagios - 2025-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Autumn Sonatas - 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000000Z

A Musical Bestiary - 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Music in the Air - 2025-09-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Forest Murmurs - 2025-09-05T00:00:00.000000Z

On a Summer Evening - 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Viennese Music: Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Strauss... - 2025-08-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Music and Grace - 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Cantabile - 2025-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Fischer-Dieskau Lieder A-Z: C.P.E. Bach – Berg (Complete Lieder Recordings on DG & Decca) - 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000000Z

A Garden After the Rain - Sounds & Fragrances - 2025-05-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Berg: Lulu Suite - Schoenberg: Theme and Variations, Op. 43b - Webern: Im Sommerwind - 2025-03-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Sviatoslav Richter: Titan of the Piano - 2025-03-19T00:00:00.000000Z

The Roaring Seventies - 2025-02-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Zehetmair - Caprices: Paganini, Bach, Mozart - 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Boulez A-Z: Berg - Birtwistle - 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Berg, Schoenberg & Webern: Piano Works - 2024-09-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Karajan A-Z: Berg - Borodin - 2024-09-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Greatest Violin Works - 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Vienna 1913 - 2022-10-21T00:00:00.000000Z

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