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Egon Wellesz
12+ albums
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Egon Joseph Wellesz (October 21, 1885 – November 9, 1974) Austrian composer, teacher and musicologist, pupil of Arnold Schoenberg and student of Byzantine music. Left Austria for England in the wake of the Anschluss — more specifically, as noted in a review of the recent recording of songs and orchestral works on the Capriccio label — probably quoting their program notes — was in the Netherlands at the time by good fortune. Wrote nine symphonies and an equal number of string quartets, the former starting, in 1945, only with his arrival in England and the latter series of works spread throughout his life. Also wrote much other music including operas — of which Die Bakchantinnen was revived and recorded a few years ago; an octet with the same instrumentation as Schubert's, piano and violin concertos (one of each), for instance. Stylistically his earliest music, somewhat like that of Ernst Krenek, is in a very harsh but tonal style; there is a definite second period of sorts around the time of the first two symphonies (1940s) in which his music has a somewhat Brucknerian sound — in the symphonies sometimes an equal breadth, though still with something of a 20th-century feel and harmonies, and after his fourth symphony (the Austriaca) his music is more pan-tonal/non-tonal, serial in character. This is consistent, in for instance the 8th quartet, with hints of tonality. The record label cpo in Osnabrück has now released a complete recording of his nine symphonies, though aside fr
top songs
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4442Symphony No. 4, Op. 70, "Symphonia Austriaca": III. Adagio
1543Sonnets From The Portuguese: 2. Nur drei jedoch in Gottes ganzen All vernahmen es
1114Sonnets From The Portuguese: 4. Ich denk an dich
995Sonnets From The Portuguese: 5. Mir scheint, das Angesicht der Welt verging
986Sonnets From The Portuguese, Op.52: 1. Un es geschah mir einst
957Sonnets From The Portuguese, Op.52: 3. Du bist da droben im Palast begehrt
738Symphonischer Epilogue, Op. 108
659Eklogen (Opus 11): Naenie
5610Eklogen (Opus 11): Epilog
56albums
Wellesz, E.: Piano Music (Complete)
Wellesz: Symphonies Nos. 4, 6 & 7
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Berg: Lyric Suite; Wellesz: Sonnets By Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Op.52
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Repertoire De Stijl : Bauhaus : Dada
Wellesz: Symphonies Nos. 1, 8 & Symphonic Epilogue, Op. 108
Wellesz: String Quartets
Wellesz: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5
Wellesz: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 9
Wellesz: Piano Concerto - Violin Concerto
Wellesz: Piano Concerto, Op. 49 & Other Works
Egon Wellesz: Choral Music
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Wellesz, E.: Sonnet by Elizabeth Barrett-Browning / Symphonischer Epilogue / Vorfruhling / Vision / Ode an Die Musik / Lied Der Welt