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Schoenberg owes his survival to crime drama

A concert on the South Bank showed why Webern is more revered than his master but also why Schoenberg will always be the more significant figure

Jonathan Berman conducted the London Sinfonietta in some heavy-duty Schoenberg including his Serenade Op. 24. Credit: Monika S. Jakubowska 
issue 26 October 2024

  • Schoenberg: Reshaping Tradition

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