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Demystifying Schoenberg

Monday, January 07, 2008

Composer and music commentator Rob Kapilow has helped audiences understand many works over the years, from Mozart to Mahler. Now he's trying to turn listeners on to the 12-tone composer Arnold Schoenberg. He shows us why Schoenberg's "Verklarte Nacht" is actually very listener-friendly.

Rob Kapilow's Web site
The text of the Poem "Verklarte Nacht"


Comments

  • [1] jethro from ny January 07, 2008 - 02:50PM

    Hey,

    this segment of Rob Kapilow kind of narrating what's going during the musical piece is amazing. There's something about it that is soothing and enriching in the way that WNYC tends to make people feel. If this happened more frequently, I think it could be a very attractive radio show on its own. Or if it was someone describing the action in an opera or describing the instrumentation, man,that would be... awesome.

    - Jethro
  • [2] Sarah from Astoria January 07, 2008 - 02:52PM

    This is awesome. I normally don't care for classical music, but this is fascinating.
  • [3] Nelson January 07, 2008 - 02:55PM

    How amazing it would be to learn about classical music from Rob Kapilow! Give this man a show!
  • [4] hrh from tehran-iran January 07, 2008 - 07:17PM

    I 110% agree with your listener Nelson.

    Please create a Kapilow Show.

    Thank you Mr. Rob Kapilow & Happy 2008!

    Cheers.

    Hamid.

    www.videopix.co.uk

    http://videopix.zenfolio.com

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