Australian conductor Simone Young leads this afternoon鈥檚 recording for 麻豆社 Radio 3 with music from turn of the century Austria.
Webern鈥檚 Passacaglia, composed whilst he was being tutored by Arnold Schoenberg, takes its influence from Brahms鈥� Fourth Symphony. Three Fragments from Berg鈥檚 opera Wozzeck depict conflict and have echoes of his own service in the First World War.
Concluding today鈥檚 concert is the euphoric symphonic poem Feste in Herbst by Joseph Marx. Translating as 鈥楢utumnal Festival鈥�, this piece conjures a picture of seasonal transition.
