Anton Webern
Webern Five Movements, op 5
1969
The Borodin String Quartet plays Webern's early work for String Quartet, the Five Movements, op 5.
Composer | Anton Webern |
Ensemble | Borodin String Quartet |
Genre | Chamber music |
Webern wrote his Five Movement in 1909, when he was 26. They come some years before he adopted the 12-note technique, but they display a leanness and austerity characteristic of his work. In 1928 he made a version for string orchestra.
Anton Webern (1883 – 1945)
Five Movements for String Quartet
- Heftig bewegt
- Sehr langsam
- Sehr lebhaft
- Sehr langsam
- In zarter Bewegung
The recording was made in 1969.
It is from the Saul Collection at Music Preserved.
- The Borodin String Quartet