Webern Opp 1-31

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Pick your top 5 from Opp 1-31

Op. 1, Passacaglia for orchestra (1908)
7 (17.1%)
Op. 2, Entflieht auf leichten Kähnen for a cappella choir, on a poem by Stefan George (1908)
0 (0%)
Op. 3, Fünf Lieder (Five Songs) for voice and piano, on Der Siebente Ring by Stefan George (1907–08)
0 (0%)
Op. 4, Fünf Lieder for voice and piano, poems by Stefan George (1908–09)
1 (2.4%)
Op. 5, Five Movements for string quartet (1909); version for string orchestra (1929)
6 (14.6%)
Op. 6, Six Pieces for large orchestra (1909–10, revised 1928)
9 (22%)
Op. 7, Four Pieces for violin and piano (1910)
0 (0%)
Op. 8, Zwei Lieder (Two Songs) for voice and 8 instruments, on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke (1910)
0 (0%)
Op. 9, Six Bagatelles for string quartet (1913)
2 (4.9%)
Op. 10, Five Pieces for orchestra (1911–13)
12 (29.3%)
Op. 11, Three Little Pieces for cello and piano (1914)
0 (0%)
Op. 12, Vier Lieder (Four Songs) for voice and piano (1915–17)
1 (2.4%)
Op. 13, Vier Lieder for voice and orchestra (1914–18)
0 (0%)
Op. 14, Sechs Lieder (Six Songs) for voice, clarinet, bass clarinet, violin and cello on poems by Georg Trakl (1917–21)
0 (0%)
Op. 15, Five Sacred Songs for voice and small ensemble (1917–22)
0 (0%)
Op. 16, Five Canons for high soprano, clarinet and bass clarinet (1923–24)
2 (4.9%)
Op. 17, Three Traditional Rhymes for voice, violin (doubling viola), clarinet and bass clarinet (1924–25)
0 (0%)
Op. 18, Drei Lieder (Three Songs) for voice, E-flat clarinet and guitar (1925)
2 (4.9%)
Op. 19, Zwei Lieder, for mixed choir, celesta, guitar, violin, clarinet and bass clarinet, on poems by Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1926)
0 (0%)
Op. 20, String Trio (1927)
6 (14.6%)
Op. 21, Symphony (1928)
15 (36.6%)
Op. 22, Quartet for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano (1930)
3 (7.3%)
Op. 23, Drei Lieder for voice and piano, on Hildegard Jone's Viae inviae (1934)
0 (0%)
Op. 24, Concerto for Nine Instruments (1934)
6 (14.6%)
Op. 25, Drei Lieder for voice and piano, on poems by Hildegard Jone (1934–35)
0 (0%)
Op. 26, Das Augenlicht for mixed choir and orchestra, on a poem by Hildegard Jone (1935)
2 (4.9%)
Op. 27, Variations for piano (1936)
5 (12.2%)
Op. 28, String Quartet (1937–38)
8 (19.5%)
Op. 29, Cantata No. 1 for soprano, mixed choir and orchestra, on a poem by Hildegard Jone (1938–39)
2 (4.9%)
Op. 30, Variations for orchestra (1940)
7 (17.1%)
Op. 31, Cantata No. 2 for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra, on a poem by Hildegard Jone (1941–43)
4 (9.8%)

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James

November 03, 2012, 06:22:57 AM
A poll dedicated to one of the 20th century's greatest composers. The works with opus numbers are the ones that Webern saw fit to have published in his own lifetime, plus a few late works published after his death. They constitute the main body of his work, from Opp 1-31, which are your top 5?

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Dancing Divertimentian

#1
November 03, 2012, 07:36:43 PM
For me, Op. 6, 20, 22, 29, & 31.

Everything is good but my fave Webern is perhaps his smaller ensemble works for diverse instruments, tops probably being the op.22 w/ tenor saxophone.


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ibanezmonster

#2
November 03, 2012, 08:42:36 PM
1, 6, 21, 30, 31

Brahmsian

#3
November 03, 2012, 08:49:58 PM
Haven't listened to all the complete works yet.  I do enjoy very much what I've heard thus far.

Sergeant Rock

#4
November 04, 2012, 06:06:10 AM Last Edit: November 04, 2012, 06:16:53 AM by Sergeant Rock
Most of my favorite Webern are the atonal works composed prior to op.17 (his first serial composition). Also love the early Romantic works (without opus numbers, like Im Sommerwind, 2 Pieces for Cello and Piano, and the Piano Quintet). My choices:

Op.6    6 Pieces for Orchestra
Op.9    6 Bagatelles for String Quartet
Op.10  5 Pieces for Orchestra
Op.16  5 Canons for soprano, clarinet, bass clarinet
Op.26  Das Augenlicht for mixed chorus and orchestra

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nochmal

#5
January 02, 2013, 01:57:57 PM
From memory, I went with 5, 20, 21, 24, on the apparent misapprehension that it was possibly to add/modify votes at a later time.  >:( I'm certain I stand by 5, 21, 24, less so about 20 (haven't checked yet), and would obviously have selected a fifth option; Webern is the guy who in the first place got me into modernist stuff from the notational side of music (as opposed to "weird" stuff from the performer-centred part of the biz), and to me an utterly singular phenomenon.

As an aside, I've always had trouble getting into the songs of the 2WS. I've had an idea about why, but I'm not sure: On the face of it, one might expect that poems and music from the same intellectual climate, so to speak, might appeal in a similar way. Not so for me for this crowd. Of course, this should only be an issue if the words significantly modify how the music turns out -- this seems kind of reasonable, but I guess I'll have to check it out in more depth (in Webern particularly).

Roberto

#6
August 08, 2013, 12:59:39 AM
The 2 cantatas are magnificent. I love the Variations for orchestra because I can recognize almost all variations. The Symphony is beautiful, the Concerto is great. I like the songs also. The last 2 song is full of emotion. I'm always watching the theme variations in Webern's music; it is full of surprises and mystery.

Mirror Image

#7
February 11, 2020, 06:24:51 AM
Quote from: San Antone on November 04, 2012, 03:52:36 AM
I love Webern's works for orchestra, that's first - but I do not like his vocal/choral music (but that is true for all "atonal" music) - so my votes would have reflected this bias, except I somehow voted for a work I've never heard.  Op. 12?

I really enjoy Webern's lieder. Has your opinion changed at all, San Antone? I realize this post of yours was from 8 years ago.

some guy

#8
February 12, 2020, 11:44:52 AM
I just looked through the list. Webern wrote a lot of vocal and choral music.

I now feel like I've been cheating myself. I certainly am going to be rectifying that situation forthwith. Plus, I'm gonna listen to Webern's vocal music now. :-)

Karl Henning

#9
February 12, 2020, 01:18:11 PM
Quote from: some guy on February 12, 2020, 11:44:52 AM
I just looked through the list. Webern wrote a lot of vocal and choral music.

I now feel like I've been cheating myself. I certainly am going to be rectifying that situation forthwith. Plus, I'm gonna listen to Webern's vocal music now. :-)


I'd jump right to the Cantatas, if I were you.
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some guy

#10
February 12, 2020, 06:27:43 PM
OK. That's what I'll do. :)

Uhor

#11
April 05, 2020, 02:22:27 PM
Two of the most colourful pieces in the repertoire

Op. 6, Six Pieces for large orchestra
Op. 10, Five Pieces for orchestra

Three intimate and beautiful chamber works.

Op. 20, String Trio
Op. 21, Symphony
Op. 22, Quartet for violin, clarinet, tenor saxophone and piano
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