Portrait of Arnold Shönberg by Richard Gerstl, ca. 1905
Skalkottas and his contemporaries IV
With the kind support of the Embassy of Israel in Athens
The tribute to Skalkottas and his era ends with Schoenberg’s Five pieces for orchestra, a radical work and a milestone in the history of German musical expressionism. Still, however ground-breaking that movement may seem, it actually served as a continuation of the great German symphonic tradition. Weber and Brahms are both central to this tradition, and we will be hearing two of their best-loved works in thoughtful interpretations from the Israeli conductor, Yoav Talmi.
