For those of you who made it to the Oregon Symphony’s last subscription series this past weekend, you were treated to wonderful, expressive performances of Alban Berg’s great Violin Concerto. No doubt, many of you were intrigued by the snippets of information given both in Maestro Kalmar’s introductory talks and the program notes, so here are some excellent resources for exploring this extraordinary concerto in-depth:
Wikipedia: Berg Violin Concerto
Answers.com: Berg Violin Concerto
BBC: Audio commentary and analysis of Berg’s Violin Concerto
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