Arnold Schoenberg may be best known for his densely-layered 12-tone music, but he also had his lighter side. Tonight we sample some Schoenberg รก la Handel, in the Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra.
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra
Schoenberg's concerto is based on George Frideric Handel's Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 7. In typical Schoenberg fashion, the composer wrote that he "was mainly intent on removing the defects of the Handelian style. Just as Mozart did with Handel's Messiah, I have had to get rid of whole handfuls ...
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