Anton Webern

Anton Webern was born on 3 December 1883 in Vienna. His role as a composer in the early years of this century is generally regarded as a decisive pointer to future development. The brevity and concentration of material influenced not only his contemporaries but the next generation as well. Nonetheless, his enormous regard for the great romantics never waned. He died at Mittersill on 15 September 1945 from a bullet wound, accidentally shot by an American soldier during the post-war Austrian occupation.

A selection of M&V articles about Anton Webern

Timings - Universal Edition's preparations for the Mahler Centenary years (2010-2011), by Jennifer Paull

CD Spotlight. Sensuality and Freedom - Stokowski conducts Schubert and Dvorák, heard by Béla Hartmann. '... one is never left in any doubt as to the force of the conductor ...'

Ensemble. Simplicity and Eloquence - Quatuor Ebène plays Haydn, Webern and Schubert, reviewed by Bill Newman

Ensemble. Musical Paradise - The Artemis Quartet shines at Urbana's Krannert Center, reviewed by Sonja Stojanovic

Ensemble. Ravishing Firebird! - Kelly Ferjutz reports on Boulez in Cleveland