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Radio 3,28 Jun 2020,29 mins

Verklärte Nachte

Experience Classical

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Called 'indecent' following its première in Vienna, Schoenberg's 1902 musically-sensual composition was allied to a controversal poem which talks of sex outside of marriage, multiple partners, and an illegitimate pregnancy. Composer: Arnold Schoenberg Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Edward Gardiner Recording date: 13 March 2020 Date of broadcast: 13 March 2020

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