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It's polling time again. Time to pick your Top 5 Favorite Works of Berg's. There are no stipulations for this poll.
Here are my picks (in no particular order):
Violin Concerto
Three Pieces for Orchestra
Lyric Suite (doesn't matter about which arrangement --- I love them all)
Wozzeck
Der Wein
Since he wrote so very little (only about 20 works all told), there's not a huge list to choose from. But mine would be: Wozzeck, Lulu, the Chamber Concerto, the Three Pieces for Orchestra, and the Altenberg Lieder. Lyric Suite as a runner up. Not as enamored of the Violin Concerto.
Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on October 24, 2015, 07:43:20 PM
Since he wrote so very little (only about 20 works all told), there's not a huge list to choose from. But mine would be: Wozzeck, Lulu, the Chamber Concerto, the Three Pieces for Orchestra, and the Altenberg Lieder. Lyric Suite as a runner up. Not as enamored of the Violin Concerto.
This is true, but it's still fun to think about nonetheless. I can't say I'm a great fan of the
Chamber Concerto. I'm still trying to figure that one out.
Chamber Concerto
Wozzeck
Violin Concerto
Lyric Suite
Altenberg Lieder
Wozzeck
Lulu
Lyric Suite
String Quartet
Altenberg
Now you guys show up after I change my avatar. ::) ;D Anyway, great picks Greg and Trout.
Quote from: Mirror Image on October 26, 2015, 05:58:10 PM
Now you guys show up after I change my avatar. ::) ;D Anyway, great picks Greg and Trout.
You switching back to a Berg avatar within days is a good bet. ;)
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on October 26, 2015, 06:01:04 PM
You switching back to a Berg avatar within days is a good bet. ;)
Don't tempt me! :P
Chamber Concerto
Lyric Suite (Quartet version)
Violin Concerto
Lulu
Wozzeck
Now, this is easy!
Quote from: springrite on October 26, 2015, 06:27:05 PM
Chamber Concerto
Lyric Suite (Quartet version)
Violin Concerto
Lulu
Wozzeck
Now, this is easy!
I figured it would be for you, Paul. :D
Quote from: Mirror Image on October 26, 2015, 06:30:07 PM
I figured it would be for you, Paul. :D
One day the Chamber Concerto will suddenly hit it for ya and become one of your all time favourites (for at least two weeks).
Violin Concerto
Chamber Concerto
Seven Early Songs
Three Pieces for Orchestra op.6
Piano Sonata op.1
Sarge
Quote from: springrite on October 27, 2015, 09:16:27 AM
One day the Chamber Concerto will suddenly hit it for ya and become one of your all time favourites (for at least two weeks).
:P
Three pieces for orchestra!
Violin Concerto
Wozzeck
Chamber concerto
Lulu
piano sonata
lyric suite
chamber concerto
3 pieces for orchestra
violin concerto
Lulu suite
3 pieces for orchestra
Violin concerto
Wozzeck
Altenberg lieder
Quote from: (poco) Sforzando on April 05, 2016, 03:47:03 PM
Not the whole opera?
Nah not the whole opera. The suite as it stands is like the perfect 2nd Viennese school concert work for me.
"5 works" represents ca. 25% of Berg's output, so this one is "mathematically" easier than other such polls :D...
My choices:
3 Pieces for Orchestra
Wozzeck
Lyric Suite
Violin Concerto
Lulu
Cheers,
The Chamber Concerto is the best thing in the whole world!!!!
Chamber Concerto
Piano Sonata
Violin Concerto
Lulu Suite
Three Pieces for Orchestra
Chamber Concerto
Violin Concerto
Lyric Suite
Three Pieces for Orchestra
Lulu Suite
Not many works to choose from though
If I were into opera, I'm sure I would include the relevant two in this list.
Since I'm not particularly, then its Violin Concerto, Chamber Concerto, Three Pieces for Orchestra, 5 Altenberg Lieder and String Quartet.
Quote from: springrite on October 27, 2015, 09:16:27 AM
One day the Chamber Concerto will suddenly hit it for ya and become one of your all time favourites (for at least two weeks).
As long as you go for a recording with ALL orchestral players vs. the ones with career soloists playing the violin and piano parts....
Try this... members of the Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Giuseppe Sinopoli:
https://www.youtube.com/v/dv0fwOeIQkU
...very fond of the (tiny) Vier Stucke Op. 5 for clarinet and piano.