The Cambridge Companion to Berg

Book Overview

The world of Alban Berg is full of paradoxes, secrets and allusions, but he was able to handle emotional and moral issues at a distance and with profound sympathy. His unhurried, almost aristocratic attitude to life and his extreme self-criticism in professional matters resulted in an extraordinarily small musical output, but it includes masterpieces such as the operas Wozzeck and Lulu, and his last work, the Violin Concerto. All of Berg's substantial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521564891
• ISBN13: 9780521564892
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"