Berg

Abstract

This book contains a new study of the life and works of the composer Alban Berg (1885–1935). The major events in his life are recounted, based on a reassessment of archival documents, correspondence, and the recollections of those who knew him. His relationship with other modernists in music, art, and literature—including Arnold Schoenberg, Karl Kraus, and Alma Mahler-Werfel—is traced. The role played in Berg’s personal and artistic life by his wife, Helene, is emphasized, and her management of his legacy—often controversial—for the forty years following his death is explored. The book contains a close study of each of Berg’s major musical works, including his operas Wozzeck and Lulu.

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